Karen Clifton: Strictly pro expresses ‘love’ for ex Kevin Clifton in emotional post

Karen Clifton, 36, showed there’s no bad blood between her and estranged husband Kevin Clifton, 36, as she expressed her “love” for him online.

The professional Strictly Come Dancing star uploaded a shot of Stacey Dooely, 31, and Kevin lift the Glitterball Trophy where she congratulated the pair on their win.

Karen captioned the photo: “Our 2018 @bbcstrictly champions! @keviclifton & @sjdooley.

“So proud and extremely happy for you guys.”

Praising her ex, she added: “Kev – 5x finalist and you finally did it!!

“Your hard work, patience and pure brilliance paid off. So proud of you x.”

Karen also complimented Stacey and wrote: “Stacey- you are what Strictly is about girl!! My hero x.”

The dancer concluded: “Love you both…”

After it was announced Stacey and Kevin had won the show, Karen was one of the first people to rush over and congratulate them.

Viewers were in tears as they saw Karen run to Kevin to embrace him into a hug.

She was heard shouting: “You did it Kev!” whilst banging on his chest.

Karen’s fans commented on her post to say they loved seeing her reaction to her estranged husband’s win.

One person wrote: “Loved your reaction to him winning, it was so lovely to see!”

“I just want to say you have impressed me so much this series,” said another.

A third added: “It was so nice of you to be the first to congratulate Kevin and give him a cuddle.”

This year’s series marked the first for Kevin and Karen since they confirmed they were splitting back in March, after three years of marriage.

Meanwhile, Kevin uploaded a photo of him and Stacey where he praised his celebrity dancer partner today.

He captioned it: “We’ve only gone and done it!!!!! THANK YOU to everyone who voted!

“I can’t actually put it in to words right now… but First and most importantly I want to congratulate the superstar that is @sjdooley I am so proud of you!!!!”

Strictly Come Dancing 2018 final is available to catch up on BBC One.

source: express.co.uk