Kevin Clifton: 'It was horrible' Strictly Come Dancing star reflects on shocking TV moment

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton, 36, got a tattoo on his ankle which read: “I love Glasgow”, during the live episode of This Morning on Monday. The dancer was challenged to get the tattoo after he and his 2017 celebrity partner Susan Calman, 44, made a pact to get inked if they made it to Blackpool during their time on the show, which they did. He told Holly and Phil: “Well, Susan Calman said live on air on Strictly, because we didn’t think we were going to make it as far as Blackpool at the time, she said, ‘If we make it to Blackpool, then I’m going to get a tattoo saying I love Grimsby on my foot’. And I foolishly said, ‘Well, if you do that, I’ll get I love Glasgow as a tattoo’. We made this pact.”

He added: ”But Susan was so brilliant and everyone loved her that we made it to Blackpool!”

Susan stuck to her word and got “I love Grimsby” tattooed on her foot.

Following his on-air moment, a Twitter user asked Kevin: “Well done on getting the tattoo. Was it not really painful getting it there though lol.”

in view of his 227,000 followers, he replied: “At first it was horrible then it kind of numbed out and I didn’t mind it.”

Ahead of his stint on the show, Susan went on to praise Kevin for sticking to his word after he confirmed he will be getting inked on Twitter.

He wrote: “About to go on @thismorning to talk @RockOfAges and finally get my @SusanCalman ‘I love Glasgow’ tattoo live on air!!!”

Susan replied: “Well this is marvellous. Glasgow and Grimsby twinned through tattoos!!

“Me and @keviclifton always keep our promises. Ps it really hurts.”

Meanwhile, last year Kevin won the Glitterball trophy for the first time alongside his dance partner Stacey Dooley, 31.

The dancing duo won the majority of public votes after impressing the audience with three routines in the final.

Almost a month after the win, Kevin was questioned on whether or not he has let go of the iconic trophy yet.

A Twitter user asked him: “I wonder if @keviclifton has let go of the Glitter Ball Trophy yet? #strictly.”

He replied: “Actually I haven’t.”

Despite his first time at winning the Glitterball trophy, Kevin will not be dancing with Stacey on the upcoming Strictly tour.

This is due to the star taking on the role of Stacee Jaxx in the Rock of Ages Musical tour from January until April.

In his absence, Stacey will dance with Aljaz Škorjanec.

Stacey previously admitted she will miss dancing with Kevin, but is excited to dance with Aljaz.

She said: “To be able to go on tour and perform for the and all over the UK is such an honour. I’m so excited!

“I will miss Kev, but I am looking forward to putting Aljaz through his paces.”

source: express.co.uk