Kevin Clifton admits he’s ‘getting fed up’ and is ‘jealous’ of girlfriend Stacey Dooley being back at work now the coronavirus lockdown is easing
Kevin Clifton has admitted that he is ‘jealous’ of his girlfriend Stacey Dooley as she has gone back to work amid the easing of the coronavirus restrictions.
The professional dancer, 37, also revealed that he’s ‘starting to get really fed up now’ and is ‘itching’ to get back to his own busy schedule.
Talking on his podcast, Kevin explained how he’s been spending much of lockdown on his ‘PlayStation and watching Netflix’ and is now ‘the least fit I’ve ever been’.
‘Jealous’: Kevin Clifton, 37, has admitted that he is ‘jealous’ of his girlfriend Stacey Dooley, 33, as she has gone back to work amid the easing of the coronavirus restrictions
He said: ‘This last month, I’ve started to get an itching to get back to work, and my girlfriend is back at work.
‘I’m getting jealous of that. I’m starting to get really fed up now. It’s been an excuse to sit and play my PlayStation and just watch Netflix, but now I wish I could be performing. I think this is the least fit I’ve ever been right now.’
Kevin and Stacey started dating after she starred on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018. The pair were crowned champions and became a couple in April 2019.
The dancer recently revealed that he was so desperate to be paired with eventual winner Stacey, he called in a favour with one of the choreographers.
Couple: While Stacey’s job could resume as restrictions eased, Kevin has been spending his time in lockdown on his ‘PlayStation and watching Netflix’ (pictured on the show in 2018)
Speaking on The Kevin Clifton Show podcast he revealed he asked Strictly choreographer Jason Gilkison, who he worked with on the Burn The Floor tour, for a hand.
While last month Kevin admitted he fears for Stacey’s life when she is working on her TV documentaries.
The dancer thinks his girlfriend is ‘very brave’ but confessed he still worries when she travels to dangerous territories to film her BBC shows.
He said: ‘She’s very brave. All I can say to her is just, “Please be careful. Don’t go too far to get some conversation you want or something. It’s not worth it. Just come back to me in one piece.”‘
Stacey began her career in 2008 when she appeared in documentary Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts, and went on to land her own show Stacey Dooley Investigates the following year.
In 2019, Stacey travelled to Syria to meet Islamic State brides and she has also been to Nigeria to visit would-be suicide bombers who escaped Boko Haram.
Sensational: Kevin and Stacey were crowned Strictly champions in 2018 after winning viewers’ hearts with their incredible partnership