caption birth_place birth_date yearsactive birthname image article_title name partner occupation
sweeney in 2009 walton , liverpool , lancashire , england 17 april 1971 1989 -- present claire jane sweeney claire_sweeney_crop . jpg claire sweeney
 claire sweeney tony -lrb- 2014-2015 -rrb- hibbard -lrb- 2001 -- 2007 -rrb- daniel riley actress , television presenter , singer
claire sweeney

claire jane sweeney -lrb- born 17 april 1971 -rrb- is an english actress , singer and television personality , best known for playing the role of lindsey corkhill in the channel 4 soap opera `` brookside '' and her appearance on the first series of the reality tv show `` celebrity big brother '' .
