Kevin Clifton is returning to 'Strictly Come Dancing' - nearly four years after departing the show.
Kevin Clifton has landed a new Strictly Come Dancing role
The 40-year-old pro dancer will be back on the BBC Latin and ballroom programme's spin-off show 'Strictly: It Takes Two' as the choreography expert, to stand in for his sister Joanne Clifton, who is touring with 'Shrek The Musical'.
'It Takes Two' host Fleur East said on the show: "Choreography corner is a family affair this year isn't it Joanne?"
Joanne - who won Strictly's Glitterball Trophy alongside TV presenter Ore Oduba in 2016 - joked: "Yes, it's someone called Kevin, don’t know if you know him, he came second in 2016 when I won."
This news comes just a few months after Kevin revealed he was taking a break from "all performing work" to be a dad to his daughter Minnie, eight months, who he shares with his TV presenter girlfriend Stacey Dooley, 36.
In June, Kevin told Digital Spy about his workload: "It went 'Singin' in the Rain', 'Rock of Ages', 'The War of the Worlds', 'Burn the Floor', then I did 'The Games' on ITV, 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and then back to 'Singin' in the Rain' on tour. Then I started rehearsals for 'Strictly Ballroom' the day after I finished 'Singin' in the Rain'.
"By the time I finish in mid-July it will have been a 10-month tour of 'Strictly Ballroom'. So, since we came out of COVID it's just been back-to-back non-stop.
"So, for the rest of this year I've decided I'm going to take a break from all performing work just to be a dad. I just don't want to miss any of Minnie. So, yeah, my plan is to take a break as soon as this contract finishes."
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