Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer, has celebrated the recent news that her ex-husband Kevin Clifton is expecting a baby with Stacey Dooley.
Fans of the BBC hit were delighted to hear that glitterball champions Kevin and Stacey are having their first child together, with Stacey sharing a picture of her baby bump and telling fans "Gaaaaaaang.....We are having a baby!"
40-year-old Karen, who was married to Kevin for three years before their 2018 split, was one of the first former Strictly colleagues to congratulate the happy couple on their huge revelation.
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The Mirror reports that replying to their Instagram post, Karen wrote: "Congratulations! So happy for you both," accompanied by a heart emoji. Kevin and Karen met on the set of Burn The Floor, before beginning dating in 2011 - while the Grimsby-born dancer was still married to second wife Clare Craze.
He was also previously married to amateur Latin world champion Anna Melnikova from 2003 to 2006.
Kevin proposed to Karen on her birthday while on stage for the production of Burn The Floor, with the pair marrying in 2015 - but they announced in March 2018 that they had parted ways. Kevin joined Strictly in 2012, coming second in each of his first four series stints as a professional partner between 2013 and 2016.
He finally won the glitterball with Stacey in 2018 before leaving the show in 2020. Speculation grew around the possibility of a romance between the investigative journalist and dancer, despite Stacey solid in a five-year relationship with Sam Tucknott.
But the pair split shortly after Stacey's success on the hit BBC One competition - before Kevin and Stacey confirmed their romance in 2019. Other Strictly professionals who commented on Kevin and Stacey's baby post included Katya Jones, Amy Dowden, Nancy Xu and Graziano Di Prima.
Katya wrote: "Such wonderful news!!!! Congratulations to the both of you!!!", while Nancy added 12 love heart eyed emojis to her comment of "THIS IS AMAZING". Amy replied: "Yayyyyyyy the best news for two beautiful souls! So happy for you both," accompanied by six red sparkly red hearts.
Italian Graziano said: "Whaaaaaaatttt?!!! OMG SO HAPPY FOR YOUUUUU," followed by three love heart eyed emojis.
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