Strictly's Kevin Clifton makes shocking confession about pairing with Stacey Dooley
May 03, 2020 - 07:25 BST Andrea Caamano Strictly Come Dancing fans know that the dancer and celebrity pairings are always a secret until the very last minute and that the decision is usually based on connection, height and sometimes location.
Speaking about it in his podcast, The Kevin Clifton Show, the 37-year-old confessed he wanted to be paired with the broadcaster because he was a big fan of her documentaries, so he called in a favour from choreographer Jason Gilkison, with whom he had worked on the Burn The Floor tour.
"Once I heard you were doing it, I went over to Jason, 'Remember that time when I had broken shins and it was the difference between Burn The Floor surviving, going bust or going to Broadway?' Kevin explained that the day Neil Jones confessed to him that Stacey had done a trial for the show, he went to his friend Jason to call in the favour. He said: "Jason was like 'What do you want?' and I said, 'Well I've heard Stacey Dooley may be doing Strictly. If there's any chance you could push for her to be my partner...'"
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