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Laura Harding

Kevin Clifton says Stacey Dooley would be ‘amazing’ Strictly host

Kevin Clifton Stacey Dooley Claudia Winkleman Tess Daly
  • Professional dancer Kevin Clifton says his girlfriend, Stacey Dooley, would be an "amazing" host for Strictly Come Dancing.
  • His comments followed the announcement that current hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are leaving the show at the end of the current series.
  • Daly and Winkleman, who have co-hosted the main show since 2014, will make their final appearance together in the Christmas Day festive special.
  • Daly has presented Strictly Come Dancing since its launch in 2004, with Winkleman joining her on the main show in 2014 after Sir Bruce Forsyth stepped down.
  • Clifton and Dooley met and won the series in 2018 and now consider themselves "super fans" of the programme.

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