Last Updated On: November 23, 2018
The Latina dancer, Karen Clifton was in tears after the Saturday’s night episode of the British dance reality show, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. But it was not the tear of sadness. She was flabbergasted. That’s right! It was the first time in seven years, she received a perfect score of 10 by the judges.
Karen Clifton, as a professional dancerĀ has worked with big-name celebrities including Jennifer Lopez. She has also won many ballroom awards which includes World Mambo Champion in 2008, Professional American Rhythm Rising Star Champion in 2009.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Karen Clifton was married to Kevin Clifton. However, there were rumors that the couple is divorcing. Are the rumors true? Find out if Karen Clifton and Kevin Clifton are really separating. As you explore Karen Clifton marriage, also find out her bio and wiki facts.
Strictly Come Dancing: Karen Clifton
Karen Clifton first appeared on tv screen on the sixth season of the American reality TV show, So You Think You Can Dance. Being married at the time, she auditioned along with her first husband Matthew Hauer. While Karen lasted till week 5 of the show, her husband couldn’t make it at top 20 during Vegas elimination.
After ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, Karen moved to the British reality show, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. She participated in the tenth season of the reality show in 2012 with Westlife’s Nicky Byrne. Together with her partner, she reached week 10 before getting eliminated.
Following year saw Karen Clifton partnered with Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers. They were eliminated in week seven, not before Dave Myers taught a thing or two to the professional dancer. Next year, she partnered with ‘The Only Way is Essex’ reality tv star, Mark Wright. The couple made it to the final week before getting eliminated at last.
In 2015, Karen Clifton returned with new partner Jeremy Vine on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. Unfortunately, they were eliminated on the eighth week. 2016 was rather difficult for Karen, as her partner Will Young withdrew from the competition just after four weeks. In 2017, she partnered with Simon Riemmer. However, they were eliminated in the sixth week.
In the recent run of the series ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, Karen Clifton has partnered with Charles Venn. Nine weeks in, the couple is showing a great progress. Will Karen Clifton win this season? Will she lift the Glitterball trophy? Only time will tell. So stay tuned for updates.
Karen Clifton Wiki-Bio
Karen Clifton age is 36 years. According to Karen Clifton wiki, she is of American nationality and was born in Valencia, Venezuela. Her predecessor can be traced back to Venezuela. She was born on April 20, 1982.
Even as a child, Karen was very interested in dancing and performing for others. So after moving to New York, she took up dancing. At that time she was only eight years of age.
In two years time, she excelled much in dancing. Her dedication and love for dancing won her a scholarship at Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. Before she was 19 years of age, she has already mastered African, contemporary and ballet form of dancing. Then she moved on to study ballroom and Latin genre.
Karen Clifton Married Life and Divorce
Karen Clifton was previously married to her ex-husband Matthew Hauer before she married Kevin Clifton. Her ex-husband Matthew Hauer is also a dancer and has participated with her in ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ in 2009. Being married to Matthew, Karen had taken his last name. She was Karen Hauer before divorcing her husband.
Shortly, after divorcing with her first husband, she fell in love with Kevin Clifton. In 2013, Karen Clifton and Kevin Clifton got engaged. Kevin proposed her on the stage of ‘Burn the Floor’. Two years later, in 2015, they married with a grand wedding ceremony. After the wedding, Karen took her husband’s last name.
However, their marriage was short lived. Though they were brought close together by dancing, it became the reason for the end of their marriage. Karen Clifton and Kevin Clifton announced that they would be splitting in March 2018. Though the couple has split, their divorce is still remained to be finalized.
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