TV star Stacey Dooley is expecting her first child with former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton, she has announced.
The documentary-maker, 35, first met Clifton when they competed on the BBC dancing contest together in 2018 and took home the glitterball trophy. Clifton, 39, was a professional dancer on Strictly from 2013 to 2019, and won the 16th series with Dooley before announcing they were a couple.
On Friday, sharing a picture of her bump on Instagram, Stacey wrote: "Gaaaaaaang... We are having a baby! So b****y delighted. Kev, you're magic, I love youuuu. (Was becoming impossible to hide and if one more person asks me if I've had my t**s done in LA I'm gonna scream.) Here goessssssss."
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On Instagram, Clifton wrote: "We're having a baby! And I think my girl @sjdooley looks beautiful pregnant." Scores of people took to social media to congratulate the pair, including Big Zuu, Zara McDermott and former Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore, who wrote: "So delighted for you guys!! Congrats."
Strictly's Dianne Buswell added: "Congratulations!", while Zara McDermott gushed: "Oh my gosh CONGRATULATIONS!" In a sweet tribute to his partner, Kevin commented: "Love you," with a red heart emoji next to her snap.
Meanwhile, another fan wrote: "A huge congratulations to you both!", while a second added: "Congrats my love." And one message read: "Congratulations such great news, all the best to the cutest couple."
Last year, Kevin opened up on the possibility of having children with Stacey, admitting: "We talk about it here and there. I think we’re both quite open to the idea of having kids. You know. We haven’t really like put a timeline on it or anything, but yeah, maybe, who knows?”
While Stacey added of her partner: "He is an angel. He is the kindest man I’ve met. His temperament is very chilled and he would be an amazing father."
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