KEVIN Clifton previously hinted at drama behind-the-scenes on Strictly Come Dancing as he slammed a pro dancer. The 41-year-old choreographer took aim at at a fellow dancer in an interview from 2021. Kevin was asked by a fan whether off camera attitudes change between a celebrity and pro partner pairing.
He famously brought up when singer Lulu was paired with now axed Brendan Cole in 2011 - and admitted publicly she didn't want to be paired with him. Kevin said: "Well there was a famous one before I was on the show when LuLu was paired with Brendan and she basically said on the show, 'Oh no, I didn't want to get paired with him.' "And everybody was like, 'Oh, great!'" Read More on Strictly But Kevin continued by revealing a Strictly pro dancer had been very vocal off stage about their celeb pairing.
Kevin told his sister during an episode of his podcast series: "It doesn't happen very often, [but] I have seen it." He added: "I won't name names, but I have seen it from someone who was not happy with their pairing and they made it quite obvious." Kevin and Stacey Dooley met on - and won - Strictly back in 2018 and later became a couple.
Most read in TV It recently emerged how Graziano Di Prima kicked his dance partner Zara McDermott in rehearsals. He was fired for gross misconduct when the claims emerged in the inquiry into fellow pro Giovanni Pernice. Graziano has since admitted kicking Zara during rehearsals and is now working on a farm in Italy for £6 an hour.
Investigation.