Stacey Dooley "MEET" Kevin Clifton strictly as his ex finds "secret texts"

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton secretly leave the triumph of Strictly Come Dancing, revealed his ex boyfriend.

The news comes just weeks after Stacey's separation from Sam Tucknott, his long-time partner, who supported him throughout the competition.

Raising the cover of Stacey and Kevin's secret romance, Sam claims to have told what was going on between them when they found incriminating text messages on his girlfriend's phone.

Sam, 30, sacked personal trainer: "It's Kevin's responsibility. It's an absolute rat.

"I had to leave." Stacey was in the bathroom.

"His phone is gone and it was Kevin Clifton -" I love you "with a red heart," Sam told the Sun.

"I caught the phone and I confronted her, she said that she would tell me everything I needed to know," Sam said.

He then claimed that later in the day – after leaving their shared apartment in Brighton – Stacey had sent a message to confess that she had fallen in love with Kevin.

But the documentaryist insisted that the dance pro had not started until his relationship with Sam was over.

Sam, devastated, responded that he responded by saying that he "hated" what his five-year-old girlfriend had done to him.

While Stacey enjoyed serene days after the end of their relationship, Sam claims to have noticed several "red flags" on her friendship with Kevin while she was attending the BBC dance show.

Sam says Kevin would send text messages to Stacey, but would remain "sulky" and "distant" around him.

Then, after an explosive series of Boxing Day, Sam found a receipt for a cake delivered to Glasgow where Kevin was working.

When the news of Sam and Stacey's split was announced in March, the split had been delayed, but rumors grew that Stacey had fallen in love with her former mentor.

Viewers of the BBC dance series had noticed the undisputed chemist of documentary filmmaker Stacey and ballroom champion Kevin – their successful partnership having been completed in December, they brought together the Glitter Trophy .

During the competition, Stacey claimed that her boyfriend Sam was becoming more and more jealous of her close relationship with Kevin, who had separated from his wife Karen Clifton a few months ago.

Although 31-year-old Stacey responded to speculation in an interview with The Times, insisting that her partnership with Grimsby's 36-year-old Kevin was purely platonic.

"In truth, Kevin and I are great friends and he will remain my friend for life," she told The Times Magazine in February. "And Sam was probably the most important support of his life – so much makeup.

"He was dancing in our living room, and every week he said," Listen to Kevin. Kevin knows better than anyone, "added Stacey." It was a dream. "

But a source close to the couple said Sam was "pretty virulent" about Stacey's close partnership with Kevin.

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"[He] was really paranoid that they were going to separate because of the show, "said the Sun insider.

Rumors came true when Stacey became the fourteenth celebrity to break up with her partner after attending the popular BBC dance show.

Since his first series in 2004, Strictly has also become known for his multitude of relationship scandals as his dance routines.

Among the couples who have not survived the show include Louise and Jamie Redknapp, Georgia May Foote and Countdown's Giovanni Pernice and Rachel Riley, as well as her husband.

However, there have been successes over the years.

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez announced this year that they were expecting a baby after they meet on the show.

While the former dancer Kristina Rihanoff shares a baby with former rugby star Ben Cohen after their introduction on the dance floor.