Strictly’s Stacey and Kevin go public... and she gets One Show gig
IT has been only two weeks since Stacey Dooley’s ex- boyfriend claimed she ditched him for ‘rat’ Kevin Clifton.
Now the Strictly Come Dancing champion has confirmed her romance with her professional dancing partner from the hit show.
On her Instagram account the 32year-old BBC presenter posted the first picture of the pair together since her boyfriend of three years, personal trainer Sam Tucknott, claimed that she had run off with the ‘slippery snake’.
She and Clifton were pictured grinning as they were reunited following Miss Dooley’s work trip to the United States, where she has been filming one of her documentaries.
Clifton, 36, has been married three times and faced criticism from his second wife for the way he treated her.
‘Grinning as they reunited’
Miss Dooley has also been revealed as one of Alex Jones’s replacements on The One Show as the BBC continues to push her to be their next big star.
Miss Jones, who is going on maternity leave to have her second child, showed off her baby bump by posting a picture of herself in a bikini on social media.
The broadcaster, 42, captioned the shot: ‘About to pop! Penultimate day at work today...’
Miss Dooley will fill in for her in the week beginning July 29. Emma Willis and Mel Giedroyc are among others who will step in for the Welsh presenter. Miss Jones, son, Edward, who has with a twoyear- her insurance broker husband Charlie Thompson, announced her pregnancy in December.
She said she knows The One Show will be in ‘ very capable hands’ when she is on maternity watching with leave, little Teddy from adding: my and ‘I own the plan newest sofa on She addition.’ took only three-and-a-halfold months off on maternity leave when Edward was born because she was concerned about her job security. This time the star, who is the BBC’s second highest- paid female presenter with a salary of up to £450,000 in 2017, will take an extra month.
On Thursday Miss Jones posted a snap of herself with co-host Matt Baker, captioned: ‘And that’s my penultimate show before the bubba done, my last one with Matthew.
‘It feels so weird to be saying goodbye, but it’s only temporary, the autumn will come round soon enough.’