Kevin Clifton says he has quit all work to focus on caring for his daughter Minnie.
Kevin Clifton taking career break to focus on fatherhood
The 40-year-old professional dancer and his girlfriend, TV presenter Stacey Dooley, 36, welcomed their first child together in January and Kevin is taking a break in order to be a stay at home dad.
He told Digital Spy: "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."
And, Kevin recently revealed he and Stacey want to expand their family.
He told OK!: "Stacey’s already talking about Minnie needing a brother or a sister. I can see us having more kids if we’re lucky enough and it happens for us, but Minnie is a handful as it is at the moment!
"It’s the idea of them being a little gang and having each other’s backs. Me and my sister are a little gang and have each other’s backs – that’s what we’d like for Minnie."
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