Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying

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'', a character she played from 2006 to 2013. Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in

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with ''Hollyoaks'' co-stars

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and

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Early life

Cooper was a British champion

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for 10 years. Cooper attended the

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Career

Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on '' Waking the Dead'' in 2004. She made appearances on '' Coronation Street'' and '' Waterloo Road'' in 2006. Cooper made her on-screen debut in ''Hollyoaks'' in September 2006. In 2009 she played a character in the second series of ''

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''. In late 2010 she was in an hour-long spin-off episode called '' Hollyoaks: King of Hearts''. In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of '' In the Club''.http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks/news/it-s-a-dream-come-true-newlywed-hollyoaks-ex-claire-cooper-is-in-the-club ‘It’s a dream come true!’ Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!.

Personal life

Cooper married her boyfriend

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on 31 December 2015 in

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. On 8 May 2020, she announced she was pregnant with their first child. On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. On 12 November 2022, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Fiáin.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Cooper won Best Actress at

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in 2013 and Best Family at ''Inside Soap'' Awards in 2009. She has also received several nominations: *(*) means there were two main round of nominations for that category. For that particular category, nominated means she only made the first round of nominations and shortlisted means she made the second and final round of nominations to be decided by either the public vote or by a judging panel.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Claire Living people British television actresses Actors from Wakefield Actors from Halifax, West Yorkshire British soap opera actresses Actresses from Yorkshire Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting English soap opera actresses 1980 births