Kevin Clifton

Kevin Clifton: Biography in Details

Who is Kevin Clifton?

Kevin Clifton is an English professional dancer and choreographer famous as one of the professional dancers on the BBC TV series ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. He is also well-known as ‘Kevin from Grimsby’.

Kevin Clifton: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Childhood, Ethnicity

Kevin Clifton was born on 13 October 1982, in Waltham, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. As of 2020, his age is 37. He was born to parents, Keith(father) and Judy Clifton(mother).

Both of her parents are former ‘British American Latin’ champions in dancing. Also, he has a sister named Joanne who is also an award-winning professional dancer.

During his childhood days, he was taught by his parents to dance. He used to dance with his sister as her partner and competed regularly. He was named the Youth number 1 and also won International Open Titles in many countries.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

In which school did Kevin Clifton attend?

Talking about his education, Kevin Clifton attended East Ravendale Primary School. Following that, he joined Caistor Grammar School and graduated from there.

Kevin Clifton: Professional Life, Career

Clifton’s parents trained him to dance from an early age. He was the Youth No 1 dancer in the world and won the British Latin Championship four times. After retiring in 2007 as a professional dancer, he got even more fame.

Kevin Clifton made his musical theatre debut in Dirty Dancing The Musical in 2010. He and Karen Hauer were the main dancers of Burn The Floor dance company from 2008 to 2013.

After being rejected twice, in 2015, he finally participated in the 13th edition of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ with actress, Kellie Bright. Since then, he has been in ever-present on the show and is one of the fan-favorites.

In 2016, Kevin Clifton partnered with Louise Redknapp and reached the finals of the show. In 2017, he partnered with comedian, Susan Calman. The same year, Kevin also went on a theatre tour of ‘Kevin and Karen Dance’ with his wife.

In 2018, he finally won the 16th season of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ with the filmmaker, Stacey Dooley.

In 2019, he participated with the TV presenter, Anneka Rice. However, this time he was eliminated early.

Kevin Clifton runs the ‘Clifton Dance Academy Online’ with his sister. Similarly, he also has a property investment business with a friend of his.

Kevin Clifton: Net Worth, Salary

Kevin Clifton has an estimated net worth of around $1 million. He earns around $65,000 a year from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

Rumors and Controversies

In 2018, Clifton was involved in some controversy. During the taping of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, his celebrity dance partner, Stacey Dooley went through a break-up with her long-term boyfriend, Sam Tucknott.

Dooley was in a long-term relationship with Tucknott. But, Tucknott said he saw flirtatious text messages from Kevin on Dooley’s phone which caused the break-up.

Even though Stacey denied the allegations, she is now in a relationship with Clifton and the couple are now living together. There are no rumors about the English dancer.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Kevin Clifton has a height of around 5 feet 5 inches and weighs around 62 kg. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Is Kevin Clifton active on social media?

Kevin Clifton is active on social media sites. He has around 373k followers on Instagram and around 12.5k followers on Facebook. Similarly, he has around 250.9k followers on Twitter.

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