Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton welcome first child with sweet announcement

Lovely news!

Author: Alex RossPublished 17th Jan 2023

After first meeting on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2018, Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton have announced the lovely news that they are now parents, after Stacey gave birth to a healthy baby girl!

The happy couple announced the news on Instagram, with Stacey posting a photo of an envelope with the words 'Minnie's parents' written on it.

She captioned her photo: 'Our Daughter is here. My little masterpiece! I'm COMPLETELY OBSESSED. Love you Minnie, Love you Kev x'.

Celebrities and fans alike were quick to congratulate the couple, with TV presenter Dermot O'Leary writing: 'Huge congrats xx', and Bake Off winner Candice Brown saying: 'ayyyyyyyy so many congratulations ❤️'. (sic)

Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse also wrote: 'Congratulations guys ❤️❤️❤️ !!!! Exciting times ahead !! All the best ❤️❤️❤️'.

Meanwhile, fans also left messages with one writing: '🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 MINNIE!!!!!! Congratulations mum and dad, and well done Minnie for choosing two legends for parents ❤️❤️❤️'.

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The pair, who first met when they were paired on the 2018 series of Strictly, revealed they were expecting their first child back in August last year.

Sharing a snap of herself cradling her bump, Stacey told fans: 'Gaaaaaaang.....

'We are having a baby! 🤪

'So bloody delighted.

'Kev, you're magic, I love youuuu. ❤

'(Was becoming impossible to hide and if one more person asks me if I've had my t-ts done in LA I'm gonna scream 🤣

'Here goessssssss 🤪'. (sic)

Although Stacey first met professional dancer Kevin during her stint on Strictly, the pair were both in different relationships at the time, with things not materialising into a relationship until they were both single.

Since going public with their romance, it's safe to say Stacey and Kevin have kept their relationship mostly out of the limelight, admitting they like to keep their life private.

Congratulations to Stacey and Kevin on the birth of their baby! 👶

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