Stacey Dooley reunites with Kevin Clifton in his hometown and meets his parents after split from boyfriend
She headed to Grimsby on Saturday to take part in a show for Kevin’s Clifton Dance Academy
STACEY Dooley has reunited with her Strictly Come Dancing partner Kevin Clifton after her split from boyfriend Sam Tucknott.
The documentary maker, 32, headed to Grimsby on Saturday to take part in a show for Kevin’s Clifton Dance Academy.
She even got to meet Kevin's parents Keith and Judy, and the trio all happily posed for pics together.
Stacey told Grimsby Live: ‘This is Kev’s hometown, his stomping ground, and he was the most amazing partner to me. People have been so sweet and kind to us. The people of Grimsby were instrumental to us.
"We don’t take it for granted, we know that people really did get behind up and picked up the phone and we really appreciated that. Genuinely.
"I have no doubt that I wouldn’t have won without Kev, I really do believe that."
Stacey and Kevin won last year's series of the BBC One dance show after wowing viewers and the judges with their impressive routines.
The Sun recently revealed that Stacey and personal trainer Sam had called time on their romance after three years together.
Sources later told us that the star's relationship with her Strictly Come Dancingprofessional partner Kevin was the final straw for their relationship.
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The insider explained: "Before Stacey took part in the show she was resolute that she wouldn’t fall victim to the curse of Strictly and that she and Sam were tight.
"However, he found it tough that she would spend hours and hours dancing in the arms of another man and away from home.
"It definitely didn’t help their relationship, especially towards the end. It didn’t help that Stacey and Kevin remained friendly after the series.
";During filming in December Sam had been vocal about her dancing with a single man and was really paranoid that they were going to split because of the show, with rumours he had become insanely jealous — even though she insisted there was nothing for him to worry about."
She and Sam are the 14th couple to fall victim to the so-called Strictly Curse and break up after one partner appeared on the programme.
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