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Stacey Dooley gets birthday cuddle from baby Minnie in rare snap posted by dad Kevin

Kevin Clifton has shared a rare photo of baby Minnie with mum Stacey Dooley.

The Strictly Come Dancing star posted the snap to mark Stacey’s 36th birthday and her first as a mother.

Stylish Stacey dressed down in a pair of blue jeans and caramel hoodie, which she teamed with trainers and an orange crossbody bag.

Baby Minnie, who was born in January, is seen nestling into Stacey’s neck for a cuddle as she holds her over her shoulder.

The couple have been careful not to shown any photos of Minnie’s face so all fans could see is the back of her head – and her hair looked to be a similar red colour to mum Stacey’s.

Minnie looked to be wearing a beige tracksuit with little orange socks that matched her mum’s handbag.

Kevin shared a rare snap of Stacey with baby Minnie (Instagram)
The couple welcomed their first child in January (Instagram)

In the caption, Kevin wrote: "Happy birthday my girl @sjdooley. The most wonderful and beautiful girl in the world.

“Enjoy today, u deserve everything. Love u so much Kev and Minnie.”

Stacey’s celebrity pals including fellow presenters Zoe Ball and Laura Whitmore and Strictly dancer Nadiya Bychkova all wished her a happy birthday in the comments.

“Happy bday Stacey,” Radio 2’s Zoe wrote followed by four red balloon emojis.

Former Love Island host Laura said: “Happy Birthday beautiful Mama!”

While pro dancer Nadiya added: “Happy birthday beautiful lady.”

Stacey revealed Kevin had organised huge balloons spelling out her name (Instagram)
She said her card from minnie was the 'best bday card ever' (Instagram)

Over on her own Instagram, Stacey revealed that although Kevin was away at the moment starring in Strictly Ballroom The Musical, he had still left her a few birthday surprises.

Posting in her stories, the BBC presenter revealed Kevin had arranged for huge silver balloons which spelled out her name to be put in the house.

She wrote: “Not with my @keviclifton today... but he knows I LOVE balloons for any occasion. Wish you were here... we miss youuuuuu.”

Another photo showed a white envelope with the words ‘mummy’ written on it which looked to be a birthday card from Minnie. “BEST bday card EVSSSSSS,” Stacey wrote.

Stacey is a natural when it comes to motherhood (Instagram)
She has already taken Millie shopping and is back wearing crop tops (Instagram)

Stacey and Kevin, who met when they both starred on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, announced they were having a baby in August last year.

Sharing a snap of her bump with her 1.1 million Instagram followers, Stacey wrote: “Gaaaaaaang... We are having a baby! So bloody delighted. Kev, you’re magic, I love youuu.”

She added: “Was becoming impossible to hide and if one more person asks me if I’ve had my tits done in LA I’m gonna scream. Here goesssssss.”

In January 2023 they became a family when Stacey gave birth to a daughter, revealing her adorable name was Minnie.

She later gushed over Kevin in a post for Valentine's Day, describing him and Minnie as the "loves of [her] life". She added: "I dunno what I did to get so lucky."

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