Stacey dooley keen to keep relationship with kevin clifton private

* STACEY REVEALED SHE TURNED DOWN 'TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS' IN INTERVIEWS * SAID SHE WISHES FOR HER RELATIONSHIP WITH STRICTLY'S KEVIN CLIFTON TO BE PRIVATE * HOWEVER THE

TV PRESENTER, 32, DID CALL HIM 'AMAZING' AND THAT 'LIFE HAPPENS' By JESSICA RACH FOR MAILONLINE Published: 07:58 EDT, 29 July 2019 | Updated: 14:29 EDT, 29 July 2019

Stacey Dooley has revealed she turned down 'tens of thousands of pounds' in interviews, in a bid to keep her relationship with Kevin Clifton private. The British TV presenter, 32,

met dancer Kevin, 36, on Strictly Come Dancing last year, when she was still in a relationship with ex Sam Tucknot, and the duo went on to win the show. But the couple have remained coy

about their relationship, with Kevin avoiding questions about Stacey during a This Morning appearance this month. And now Stacey has revealed that she is keen to keep their relationship out

of the spotlight, revealing only that she finds him 'amazing' and that 'life happens'. Speaking to The Guardian, Stacey explained: 'Kev and I have agreed not to go

into too much detail about our private lives because you can't really indulge that and then ask for privacy.  'That's why we've turned down interviews that have offered

us tens of thousands of pounds.'  'What I am happy to say is Kev's amazing, I'm happy, life happens, I've got an amazing career and I'm very lucky.' The

couple appeared together in Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, going on to win the show.  Kevin and Stacey's relationship has been marred with controversy as she was in a five-year romance

with personal trainer Sam, 30, when she joined the show. It was reported Sam confronted Kevin about his relationship with Stacey in a furious FaceTime call following the demise of their

relationship in March. Sam claimed he called Kevin a 'snake' and a 'rat' when he discovered flirty text messages sent to his ex after they separated. Sam told the Mail On

Sunday in April: 'He went white. I just stuck it on him, 'You're an absolute rat. How you conducted yourself. Just a slippery, slimy snake.' He didn't say a word.

He looked petrified. He looked so shocked. 'I am so respectful of [Stacey], but I am gutted and I am disappointed and I feel so let down that she did not have the respect for me to tell

me and just come clean.' The fitness enthusiast said all was well in their relationship until mid-November; the same time Stacey and Kevin were performing in the BBC competition series

and he noticed flirty text exchanges. But by the end of March, the couple had made arrangements to separate and for the TV presenter to move out of their Brighton home into Kevin's

flat.      Strictly Come DancingStacey Dooley