Stacey Dooley and her partner Kevin Clifton teased some exciting news over the weekend, and now fans have learnt that the couple will join forces for a tour of 2:22 A Ghost Story.
The TV presenter and her dancing pro partner, who share one daughter, appeared on Monday's BBC Breakfast to confirm this will be the "first project" that will see them work together since they won Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.
Stacey, 38, has said she thinks rehearsals are going to feel "quite bizarre" as it is "unknown territory" to be working together as a couple.
"We know each other like, properly as people now, like, this is different to when we did Strictly," added Kevin.
Stacey made her stage debut in a West End production of the supernatural thriller last year.
"The whole experience. I just thoroughly enjoyed it," she revealed, adding: "I was probably slightly apprehensive, because it wasn’t my world at all. Actually, I just couldn't get enough of it.
"And then, when the opportunity presented itself again, we wondered if there was a world where we could sort of do it together. And yeah, here we are. We’re taking it all over the country."
© InstagramKevin, 42, said it is an opportunity for them to be on tour "together as a family" as they will bring their two-year-old daughter Minnie on tour with them, who will be looked after by a family member while they are on stage.
"The whole gang. The three of us," he added. "We are bringing the baby. We've got a little girl, Minnie, she's just turned two. She's coming along. It's probably the last time we can do it before she starts school and all the rest of it."
Passion project
The couple will play married couple Jenny and Sam, who argue about whether their home is haunted by a ghost or not over the course of an evening with friends.
The production premiered in 2020 at the Noel Coward Theatre, and has seen singers Cheryl, and Lily Allen, former Love Island presenter Laura Whitmore and Babs actress Jaime Winstone in the play.
Respective careers
Kevin is no stranger to the West End. After he was on Strictly from 2013 to 2019, the dancer went on to be in musicals Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Dirty Dancing The Musical and Singin' In The Rain.
Meanwhile, Stacey recently presented the BBC programme Rape On Trial, which covers the delays to court cases and waiting times for victims of rape and sexual assault, and has also fronted documentaries Stacey Dooley: Locked Up With The Lifers, and Stacey Dooley: Stalkers.
Strictly stars and their children
- Strictly pro Gorka Marquez and former Strictly contestant Gemma Atkinson share two children, Mia and Thiago.
- Strictly: It Takes Two host Janette Manrara and her dancer husband Aljaz Skorjanec are parents to baby girl Lyra.
- Strictly winners Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley welcomed baby Minnie in January 2023.
- Former Strictly pros James and Ola Jordan share a daughter, Ella.
- Former pro Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley share two daughters, Maven and Noa.
- Strictly judge and ex-pro Anton du Beke and his wife Hannah share adorable twins George and Henrietta.
- Former Strictly star Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella became parents to son Matteo in July 2000.
- Professional dancer Natalie Lowe and her husband James Knibbs welcomed their son Jack in December 2020.
- Ben Cohen and former Strictly dancer Kristina Rihanoff met in series 11 and now share a daughter, Milena.
- Ex-Strictly pro Brendan Cole and his wife Zoe Hobbs are parents to Aurelia and Dante.
