Kevin Clifton

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Kevin Clifton
Born
Kevin James Clifton

(1982-10-13) 13 October 1982 (age 41)
Waltham, Grimsby, England
Education Caistor Grammar School
Occupation(s)Dancer, actor
Known for Strictly Come Dancing (2013–2019)
Spouses
  • Anna Melnikova
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    (m. 2003;div. 2005)​
  • Clare Craze
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    (m. 2006;div. 2013)​
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    (m. 2015;div. 2018)​
Partner Stacey Dooley (2019–present)
ChildrenMinnie Dooley
Family Joanne Clifton (sister)

Kevin James Clifton [1] (born 13 October 1982) is an English professional dancer and actor who was a professional dancer on the BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing , having previously worked as an assistant choreographer. [2] He has also featured on Burn the Floor . He was given the nickname "Kevin from Grimsby" by Bruce Forsyth. [3] [4]

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On 15 December 2018, Clifton won the sixteenth series of Strictly with his celebrity partner Stacey Dooley, who has been his girlfriend since 2019. He appeared in every year's final from when he joined the show in 2013, with the exception of 2017 and 2019. He announced on 6 March 2020 that he was leaving the show, saying that he wanted to focus on "other areas of his career." [5]

Early life

Clifton started dancing ballroom and Latin as a child in his home village of Waltham, in the town of Grimsby, taught by his parents, former World Champions Keith and Judy Clifton. [6] He competed nationally and internationally as a child initially partnering his sister Joanne. [7] Later, when they both chose to move on to different partners he chose Latin as his primary dance style so as not to directly compete against his sister. [8] He was a Youth World Number 1 and four time British Latin Champion and won International Open titles in Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Belgium. At the time of his retirement from competitive dancing in 2007, he was ranked 7th in the world.

Career

In 2010, Clifton made his musical theatre debut in Dirty Dancing The Musical at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End, where he partnered BBC1's So You Think You Can Dance winner, Charlie Bruce. From January 2008 to June 2013, Clifton and his future wife Karen Hauer were principal dancers of the Burn The Floor Dance Company, performing in the show's record breaking Broadway run, as well as starring at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End. He also performed with the show in Japan, Australia, South Africa and the United States, as well as making guest appearances on Dancing with the Stars in the United States and So You Think You Can Dance in the Netherlands. [9] They rejoined Burn The Floor as principal dancers for a short tour of Australia and Japan in Spring 2014.

In 2015, Clifton appeared on Series 5 of Hacker Time . [10] [11]

In 2023, Clifton appeared in Aladdin for a Pantomime run set for six-weeks at Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre. [12]

Strictly Come Dancing

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

In 2013, Clifton appeared on series 11 of Strictly Come Dancing and was partnered with Susanna Reid. He had previously auditioned for the show with his partner Karen Hauer, but they had only needed a female dancer at the time, so he was instead employed as a choreographer for the show in 2012. In the 2013 Blackpool performance of the show he was joined in the opening dance by his family. [13] On the same show, Reid and Clifton scored 39/40 for their paso doble, putting them at the top of the leaderboard. He won the 2013 Strictly Come Dancing Pro Challenge [14] becoming the Guinness World Records holder for most Drunken Sailors in 30 seconds [15] The couple's popularity ensured they reached the final, [16] on 21 December, where they finished as runners up with Natalie Gumede behind model Abbey Clancy. [17]

In 2014's series 12 of Strictly Come Dancing Clifton was paired with pop star Frankie Bridge. [18] They were declared the runners-up with Simon Webbe beaten by Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev. In 2015, Clifton, recently married to co-professional dancer Karen Hauer, returned for the thirteenth series of the show and was partnered up with EastEnders actress Kellie Bright. Bright and Clifton scored a perfect 40 for their Tango and Showdance and eventually finished as joint runners up with Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice. [19]

Clifton has also taken part in the 'Strictly live tour'. For the 2014 tour he continued his partnership with series 11 partner, Susanna Reid. He was due to dance again with Frankie Bridge for the 2015 tour, but she had to pull out due to pregnancy, he instead danced with series 6 contestant Rachel Stevens. Clifton and Bridge were however reunited for the 2016 tour.

In 2016 Clifton again took part in Strictly Come Dancing, where he partnered singer and media personality Louise Redknapp. On 17 December 2016, Clifton became the first professional dancer in the show's history to compete in four consecutive finals; he was also the only professional dancer not to be in the dance-off. For the fourth time, Clifton finished as a series runner-up, after he and Redknapp lost out in the final result to Ore Oduba and Ore's partner (Kevin's sister), Joanne.

For series 15 in 2017, Clifton was partnered with Scottish comedian Susan Calman. [20] Calman expressed her great delight at the partnering with Clifton, of whom she is a fan. [21] They were eliminated on week 10, after a dance-off against Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez. This was the first time Clifton did not make it to the final.

For series 16, in 2018, Clifton was partnered with English television presenter and journalist, Stacey Dooley. The couple were the series winners.

He partnered TV host Anneka Rice for series 17, in 2019, they were the second couple to be eliminated after the judges chose to save David James and Nadiya Bychkova; making this Clifton's shortest series to date. He did however return to dance with former footballer Alex Scott for weeks 6 & 7 while Scott's normal partner Neil Jones was recovering from an injury to his calf muscle. Following this series, Clifton chose to quit the show to “focus on other projects”.

SeriesCelebrity partnerPlaceAverage
Score
11 Susanna Reid 2nd33.8
12 Frankie Bridge 35.1
13 Kellie Bright 34.1
14 Louise Redknapp 35.9
15 Susan Calman 7th23.3
16 Stacey Dooley 1st34.0
17 Anneka Rice 14th14.7

Series 11 with celebrity partner Susanna Reid

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellGoodmanTonioli
1 Jive / "Shake a Tail Feather"777728No Elimination
2 Tango / "Locked out of Heaven"788831Safe
3 Viennese Waltz / "Annie's Song"899834Safe
4 Samba / "Whenever, Wherever"778729Safe
5 American Smooth / "On the Sunny Side of the Street"888832Safe
6 Charleston / "Bad Moon Rising"889934Safe
7 Waltz / "You Light Up My Life"999936Safe
8 Paso Doble / "Les Toreadors"910101039Safe
9 Cha-cha-cha / "Hound Dog"788831Safe
10 Quickstep / "Good Morning"889833Safe
11 Argentine Tango / "Smooth Criminal"888832Safe
12 Foxtrot / “Can't Take My Eyes Off You”99101038Safe
Salsa / "Move Your Feet"888832
13 Quickstep / “Can't Take My Eyes Off You”9910937Runners-up
Showdance / "Your Song"999936
Paso Doble / "Les Toreadors"910101039

Series 12 with celebrity partner Frankie Bridge

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellGoodmanTonioli
1 Waltz / "Someone like You"778830No Elimination
2 Charleston / "Happy Days"778830Safe
3 Paso Doble / "America"8999351Safe
4 Cha-cha-cha / "Call Me Maybe"888832Safe
5 Foxtrot / "Daydream Believer"888832Safe
6 Tango / "Defying Gravity"9991037Safe
7 Samba / "La Bamba"789832Safe
8 Quickstep / "Town Called Malice"89101037Safe
9 Viennese Waltz / "What's New Pussycat?"99101038Safe
10 Jive / "Surfin' USA"999936Safe
11 Salsa / "Work"889934Safe
12 Rumba / “Somewhere Only We Know”7891034Safe
Argentine Tango / "The 5th"99101038
13 Samba / “La Bamba”910101039Runners-up
Showdance / "Get Happy"99101038
Paso Doble / "America"910101039

1 Week 3 featured Donny Osmond as a guest judge, he scored Frankie and Kevin a 10, making their official total 45

Series 13 with celebrity partner Kellie Bright

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellGoodmanTonioli
1 Tango / "You Really Got Me"677727No Elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"677727Safe
3 Charleston / "Cantina Band"888832Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Dream a Little Dream of Me"888832Safe
5 Jive / "One Way or Another"899935Safe
6 Paso Doble / "School's Out"777728Safe
7 Waltz / "Love Ain't Here Anymore"888832Bottom Two
8 Samba / "Boom! Shake the Room"987933Safe
9 Quickstep / "9 to 5"9991037Safe
10 Salsa / "I Want You Back"889934Bottom Two
11 Viennese Waltz / "Oom-Pah-Pah"999936Safe
12 Rumba / “Songbird”989834Safe
American Smooth / "Let's Face the Music and Dance"910101039
13 Tango / “You Really Got Me”1010101040Runners-up
Showdance / "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line"1010101040
Charleston / "Cantina Band"910101039

Series 14 with celebrity partner Louise Redknapp

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellGoodmanTonioli
1 Jive / "Jump, Jive an' Wail"878831No Elimination
2 Viennese Waltz / "Hallelujah"888832Safe
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Flashdance... What a Feeling"788831Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Tears Dry on Their Own"888933Safe
5 Rumba / "Always on My Mind"888933Safe
6 Charleston / "Crazy in Love"899935Safe
7 Argentine Tango / "Tanguera"910101039Safe
8 American Smooth / "Big Spender"9991037Safe
9 Paso Doble / "Explosive"99101038Safe
10 Waltz / "At This Moment"910101039Safe
11 Quickstep / "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)"9991037Safe
12 Tango / “Glad All Over”9991037Safe
Samba / "Aquarela do Brasil"999936
13 Cha-cha-cha / “Flashdance... What a Feeling”99101038Runners-up
Showdance / "One Moment in Time"99101038
Argentine Tango / "Tanguera"1010101040

Series 15 with celebrity partner Susan Calman

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellBallasTonioli
1 Viennese Waltz / "Mad About the Boy"555520No Elimination
2 Charleston / "If You Knew Susie"367622Safe
3 Samba / "Wonder Woman Theme"455620Safe
4 Quickstep / "Bring Me Sunshine"778830Safe
5 Cha-cha-cha / "Shout Out to My Ex"457N/A1161Safe
6 Foxtrot / "Killer Queen"355518Safe
7 Jive / "This Ole House"678829Safe
8 Tango / "Firework"568827Safe
9 Paso Doble / "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble"567725Safe
10 American Smooth / "Beyond the Sea"465621Eliminated

1 In Week 5, Bruno Tonioli took a week off the show due to his work schedule.

Series 16 with celebrity partner Stacey Dooley

Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Revel HorwoodBussellBallasTonioli
1 Quickstep / Dancing"667726No Elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Came Here for Love"666725Safe
3 Jive / "Happy"676726Safe
4 Foxtrot / "Hi Ho Silver Lining"888933Safe
5 Samba / "Tequila"8789132Safe
6 Tango / "Doctor Who theme"899935Safe
7 Street/Commercial / "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"999936Safe
8 Waltz / "Moon River"888832Safe
9 Salsa / "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"789933Safe
10 Paso Doble / "Malagueña"910101039Safe
11 American Smooth / "I Dreamed a Dream"99101038Safe
12 Charleston / "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue"910101039Safe
Viennese Waltz / "You're My World"8910936
13 Foxtrot / “Hi Ho Silver Lining”910101039Winners
Showdance / "Land of 1000 Dances"8991036
Paso Doble / "Malagueña"910101039

1 Alfonso Ribeiro stood as a guest judge in place of Bruno Tonioli

Series 17 with celebrity partners Anneka Rice & Alex Scott

Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Craig Revel HorwoodMotsi MabuseShirley BallasBruno Tonioli
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / "Gloria"343414No Elimination
2 Waltz / "Run to You"455519Safe
3 Charleston / "Woo-Hoo"233311Eliminated

After fellow professional Neil Jones was injured, Clifton also partnered professional footballer Alex Scott in weeks 6 and 7.

Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResult
Craig Revel HorwoodMotsi MabuseShirley BallasBruno Tonioli
6 Street / "Ghostbusters"799934Safe
7 American Smooth / "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"788831Safe

Dance tours and other professional engagements

In August 2017, Kevin & Karen Clifton announced they would be touring the UK again in 2018 with their theatre tour 'Kevin and Karen Dance', following their first nationwide tour in 2017. [22] He also played Stacee Jaxx in the 2018-19 UK Tour of Rock of Ages and in September 2022, starred in the UK Tour of Strictly Ballroom directed by Strictly Judge Craig Revel Horwood. From March to April 2022, he starred as the Artilleryman in the tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.

Personal life

Clifton grew up in the small North East Lincolnshire town of Waltham, attending the East Ravendale Primary school, where he was notable for his Michael Jackson impressions. He later attended Caistor Grammar School, doing well academically before choosing to pursue his dance career rather than attend the sixth form. [23]

Clifton has been married three times. [24] His first marriage was to a dance partner when he was 20 years old. [24] He then married professional dancer Clare Craze. [25] They split up in 2010 and their divorce was finalised in 2013.[ citation needed ] He then married fellow professional dancer Karen Hauer, having proposed to her on her birthday, on stage during a performance of Burn the Floor. They wed on 11 July 2015. [26] On 15 March 2018, Clifton confirmed he and Karen Hauer were no longer together romantically. [27]

In 2019, it was confirmed that Clifton was dating his most recent Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner Stacey Dooley. It was announced via Twitter on 26 August 2022 that they were expecting their first child together. [28] In January 2023, Dooley gave birth to their daughter. [29]

In June 2023, Clifton appeared on BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? , where he discovered he was a direct descendant of Matooskie, an Indigenous Canadian woman. [30]

Business career

Clifton currently owns a property investment business with a friend, describing it in an interview as a 'second career'. [31]

Philanthropy

As well as taking part in various charity campaigns and visits in his role as a Strictly professional, Clifton is also a patron of the Wheelchair DanceSport Association [32] and the 2014 Dance Proms. [33] In September 2023, Clifton donated £1,050 to help pay staff wages at financially troubled Scunthorpe United. [34]

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