Strictly’s Karen Hauer says she loves ex-husband Kevin’s new girlfriend Stacey Dooley ‘to bits’
STRICTLY pro Karen Hauer says she loves ex-husband Kevin Clifton's girlfriend Stacey Dooley "to bits".
Karen and Kevin, both 37, confirmed their split in March 2018 and are both now in happy relationships.
Five-time Strictly finalist Kev went official with Stacey, 33, in 2018 after having sizzling chemistry in that year's series.
And Karen couldn't approve more of their romance.
She told "I’ve just toured with Stacey and I love her to bits.
“We get on very well. It won’t be weird to see us all hanging out together as couples."
While she's now in a good place, Karen admitted her split from Kevin was "traumatic".
She said: "The year we broke up was traumatic and heartbreaking. It was a shock for us both, but I think it was something that was a long time coming and we ignored the signs.
“We both had different schedules, long working days, and we just didn’t see each other very much.”
The former couple tied the knot in July 2015, with the marriage being the second for both dancers.
In February 2018 The Sun exclusively revealed that the couple were set to divorce two months after their marriage was rocked by Karen having an affair.
She was spotted a number of times with Stuart Wood in South West London, near to where she shared a home with Kevin.
Karen is now happily living with boyfriend David Webb.
She previously told how the opera singer came into her life after a rough few months.
"I'd taken a big hit and I was going through a whole explosion of emotions," said Karen.
"My life was completely changing from one day to another. It did affect me mentally and physically – I wasn’t in a good place."
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