Former Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton has confirmed he will be taking a career break to focus on being a father. The dad-of-one said he will be halting 'all work' after becoming a father to Minnie with documentary maker Stacey Dooley.
Kevin, who appeared in the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are on Thursday, June 22, told Digital Spy: "I left Strictly Come Dancing and then coronavirus > Covid happened. Then since we came out of Covid I’ve sort of gone back-to-back with different shows non-stop.
"It went Singin’ in the Rain, Rock of Ages, The War of the Worlds, Burn the Floor. Then I did The Games on ITV, Who Do You Think You Are? and then back to Singin’ in the Rain on tour. Then I started rehearsals for Strictly Ballroom the day after I finished Singin’ in the Rain.”
Kevin - who left Strictly having won the Glitterball with Stacey - added: “By the time I finish in mid-July it will have been a 10-month tour of Strictly Ballroom. So since we came out of Covid it’s just been back-to-back non-stop. So for the rest of this year I’ve decided I’m going to take a break from all performing work and just to be a dad. I just don’t want to miss any of Minnie. So yeah, my plan is to take a break as soon as this contract finishes.”
Kevin and Stacey announced the arrival of Minnie earlier this year. Stacey wrote: “Our Daughter is here. My little masterpiece! I’m COMPLETELY OBSESSED.” She signed off her caption: “Love you Minnie, love you Kev x.”
Dancer Kev echoed his partner’s words. He wrote: “Our daughter is here. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. So proud of you @sjdooley. Love you Minnie, love you Stace x.”
