Inside Claire Sweeney’s £1.2m London mansion that’s so posh it looks like a luxury hotel
CLAIRE Sweeney’s posh London mansion is home to the former Strictly star and her son Jaxon.
The former Brookside actress clearly has an eye for design as the property could be mistaken for a luxury hotel.
The 50-year-old’s love of silver and grey runs through the four-bed townhouse, combined with several huge mirrors across the four floors.
Claire, who is mum to six year-old Jaxon – her son with ex Daniel Reilly – purchased the property for £1.2m and has lived there for 16 years.
She told The Sunday Times: “I live in a four-storey townhouse in southwest London that I bought in 2006 for £1.2 million.
“It has four bedrooms and it’s all open plan with a terrace at the back. I love it.”
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An open plan living room has wooden bookshelves with glass shelves full of both books and framed family pictures, as well as Claire’s many celebrity encounters.
Huge comfy corner sofa sets fill the space, with white roses in a vase on top of a vintage suitcase styled table.
Taking inspirations from hotel lounge rooms, the dining space has silver padded chairs, with a bright framed print on the wall.
Adding a touch of sparkle, there’s a sequinned table cloth to welcome visitors.
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In Claire’s bedroom, the silver theme continues with a co-ordinating lampshades and an antique-style headboard.
One of her bedroom wardrobes opens up to reveal a huge television inside.
Son Jaxon has his very own playroom which moves away from grey and instead a cream sofa takes pride of place.
Claire, who shot to fame playing Lindsey Corkhill on Brookside on and off from 1991 until 2003, recently revealed she had only earned £5,000 last year, forcing her to sell her Spanish villa.
In an interview with The Sunday Times about money, Claire was asked how much she earned last year.
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She said: “Under £5,000. Our industry was decimated. Thankfully I’d sold a house in Spain, in 2019, so I was blessed that I could sit it out comfortably.
“It was a big house in Mallorca that I’d bought in 2004 for €690,000.”
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