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Strictly’s Kevin Clifton gives ex Karen a huge hug after her series record score with Charles Venn – and fans’ hearts melt
KEVIN Clifton melted Strictly Come Dancing fans' hearts after rushing to give estranged wife Karen a hug.
The couple split during the 2017 series but viewers were delighted to see they are still on good terms after their touching moment.
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It came after Karen's dance partner Charles Venn achieved his highest score of the series following their couple's choice performance where they danced a street/commercial routine.
Having been in the bottom two for the past two consecutive weeks, the couple scored a whopping 36 points, finishing joint second on the leaderboard.
The couple were delighted, and so were their fellow celebs and pros, who were quick to congratulate them.
Kevin, 35, could be seen jumping over the sofa to get to his estranged wife, who grinned and laughed as he jumped down and pulled her in to a big hug.
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Kevin and Karen Clifton perform emotional routine on Strictly Come Dancing
Rocking back and forth, the former couple hugged for a few seconds before high-fiving, Karen, 36, holding a blue foam finger.
She then wrapped her arm around Kevin's neck as Claudia Winkleman recapped what had happened on the show.
Viewers had all kinds of emotions about the moment, and took to Twitter to discuss.
One wrote: "Do you know what's lovely? Seeing how happy Kevin is for Karen!" while another added: "AWWW KEVIN GAVE KAREN A HUG! I am fully here for public displays of affection."
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A third tweeted: "Seeing Karen and Kevin hug breaks my heart #Strictly" while a fourth shared: "aww nice to see Kevin congratulate Karen on her dance with Charles #Strictly."
A fellow viewer added: "Awww loved seeing Karen and Kevin hug each other after her dance with Charles. Glad to see they're not on bad terms #Strictly."
The moment also struck another fan, who wrote: "Kevin and Karen's romance may have fizzled but it's nice to see that they are still friends."
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