Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley, the couple from Strictly Come Dancing, have disclosed that they have made a significant relocation for their family.
The 41-year-old dancer and 37-year-old documentarian met after winning the BBC ballroom contest in 2018, and they have a one-year-old daughter, Minnie.
However, the birth of their first child was not the only significant life event they had in 2023, as Kevin has disclosed that the pair discreetly migrated to Liverpool.
He stated the proximity of Stacey’s mother, who lives in the northern city, influenced the choice to relocate.
Kevin explained to the Liverpool Echo: ‘Stacey loves looking at houses on the internet. Looking at interiors and stuff is her favourite thing to do.
‘She just happened to have seen something she liked and thought, “Oh it’s not too far away from my mum.”
‘We went and had a look and the second she walked in was like “I love it and I can really see us living here.” It all happened really quickly and we love it.’
He added: ‘Our little girl is going to be raised as a Scouser.’
Stacey has expressed that being a mother transformed her perspective and gave her a greater empathy for others.
She explained: ‘It’s such a cliché but everything I see now is through a very different lens.
‘And it’s obvious to say Minnie is my world but she’s also taught me a deeper level of empathy for others.
‘I don’t know if it’s conscious or not, but you look at everyone you come across, you’re like, “That’s somebody’s Minnie”. You see how special everybody is. It’s bonkers, motherhood.’
Stacey and Kevin welcomed their daughter Minnie in January 2023 and have mostly kept her out of the spotlight.
Last summer, Stacey, a mother of one, explained why she chose not to publish images of Minnie’s face online.
In a July interview with The One Show, the TV host stated, “Kev and I… So, I have a young child named Minnie, and she is 10/10, magical, and golden.
‘Of course, instinctively, I want to show her off to the world.’
On her reservations, Stacey added: ‘But it’s such tricky territory. It’s hard to navigate because she can’t really give true consent yet.
‘I film with loads of kids and I’ve got pals who are public-facing who put their kids out there and that’s totally, totally their choice.
‘But, for the time being, I think we’re just going to wait until she’s a bit older.’
Strictly Come Dancing is expected to return to BBC One later this year.
Source My Celebrity Life.