STRICTLY Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton proudly showed off the moment that Stacey Dooley swooned over him while she still had a boyfriend.
Professional dancer Kevin was smug as he shared a picture of a tweet that his now-girlfriend wrote in 2013.
The couple, who met on the BBC dance show in 2018, welcomed their daughter Minnie into the world in January this year.
“OMG! That new guy?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!?!?!?!!?! I likey! God I love strictly!” Stacey wrote on Twitter ten years ago, having no idea then that she was talking about her future partner.
Stacey was in a relationship with Sam Tucknott when she wrote the tweet.
Kevin wrote in the caption: “As the @bbcstrictly pros are announced today I’m just gona leave this here again from @sjdooley twitter in 2013…..”
Candice Brown commented: “Stop ittttttt”, while Dianne Buswell said: “No way that’s so funny”.
“Love at first sight”, wrote Motsi Mabuse.
Although some fans joked that she wasn’t referring to Kevin, and instead she was talking about Aljaz Škorjanec.
“Erm…… Didn’t Alijaz join that year Kev????” one fan wrote with confused emojis.
“Was that the year Alijaz joined?” a second echoed.
Stacey was in a relationship with personal trainer Sam, 30, until she broke things off in 2018 – before word got out about her relationship with Kevin.
Sam branded Kevin a “rat” and a “slippery, slimy snake” and accused the pair of going behind his back – which Stacey denied.
At the time Sam kicked off at the BBC1 show, saying: “Stacey has broken my heart, but of course I still love her and I wish her every success.
“My anger is with Kevin. It’s more like Strictly Come Dating — year in, year out. Strictly is meant to be a family show — my little niece watches it — but it’s so sleazy, and I cannot begin to wonder what goes on behind the scenes.
“I have no respect for Kevin whatsoever. He comes out and says it’s all ‘strictly business’. He’s a full-on p***k. I’ve tried to meet him since to get closure but he won’t do it.”
Kevin and Stacey broke the news of their arrival with an envelope with the words “Minnie’s parents” handwritten on it.
Stacey added the caption: “Our Daughter is here.
“My little masterpiece! I’m COMPLETELY OBSESSED. Love you Minnie, Love you Kev x.”
