Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton found love when he was partnered with celebrity champion Stacey Dooley for the BBC show. He has recently taken part in Who Do You Think You Are?, jumping at the chance after he welcomed his first child with Stacey, but before he met the TV star Kevin was married three other times.
Fans of Strictly may remember that Kevin was previously married to fellow professional dancer Karen Hauer and before this had been married twice before. He first got married at the age of 20 but they all sadly ended in divorce, leaving one of Stacey's pals to give him a savage nickname.
Stacey, 36, and Kevin, 40, lifted the Strictly Glitterball trophy together in 2018 and in April 2019 confirmed they were in a relationship after months of speculation. Presenter, Stacey has previously shared that she isn't sure if she wants o get married, but the couple appear as happy as ever and welcomed their daughter, Minnie into the world in January this year.
Before finding love and a family with the TV star, Kevin didn't have the easiest ride when it came to romance following his three failed marriages. And now his partner, Stacey has jokingly been given the nickname of Anne of Cleves in reference to Henry VIII's fourth wife by her close pals.
We take a look back at Kevin's previous marriages, from former Strictly dancing co-star to his marriage when he was just 20 years old. Buckle in…
Anna Melnikova
It appears the dancer has been a hopeless romantic from a young age, having married Anna Melnikova when he was 20 years old. Some reports have suggested that his first wife was his professional Latin dance partner between 2002 and 2006, although it has not been confirmed.
Kevin previously opened up about his first marriage with Hello! and revealed that Anna left him after three years when he "turned away" from professional dancing. He said: "We got to a stage where we were at the top of our game but we hadn't won a world championship," he said.
"We were approached and told that if we paid the right people we would be guaranteed the title but it would cost more than £10,000 in all and I just felt somewhere it had all gone wrong.
"My parents believed we could win without it, but I wanted to walk away from the whole thing. My wife divorced me because it was her life."
Clare Craze
It wasn't long until Kevin fell in love again when he met fellow dancer Clare Craze during his gothic era. The pair reportedly met on a night out in a salsa bar and went on to tie the knot in 2007, Kevin was 24 years old at the time.
The couple went on to perform together on the international tour of the dance show Burn the Floor. Sadly by 2010, the dancers had "drifted apart" and went their separate ways, their divorce was finalised in 2013.
Referring back to this stage of his life Kevin said it was his "rebellion" having dyed his hair black and painted his nails the same colour.
Karen Hauer
His third marriage was to none other than Strictly Come Dancing star, Karen Hauer. The pair met while working on Burn the Floor in 2011, Karen went on to join Strictly in 2012 while Kevin joined a year later in 2013.
They went on to tie the knot in 2015 at a ceremony on One Great George Street in Westminster, London. Strictly dancing pros were in attendance including Janette Manrara, Aljaz Skorjanez and Brendan Cole.
After three years they confirmed they split in March 2018 – just before Kevin met Stacey, danced to victory and fell in love.
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