Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley
MBE
Dooley in 2020
Born
Stacey Jaclyn Dooley

(1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
EducationStopsley High School
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
  • media personality
Years active2008–present
EmployerBBC
Television
PartnerKevin Clifton (2019–present)
Children1

Stacey Jaclyn Dooley MBE[1] (born 9 March 1987) is an English television presenter, journalist, and media personality. She came to prominence in 2008 as a participant on the documentary series Blood, Sweat and T-shirts. Since then, she has made social-issue-themed television documentaries for BBC Three concerning child labour and women in developing countries.[2]

In 2018, Dooley published her debut book, On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back, which became a Sunday Times Bestseller.[3][4] That same year, she won the sixteenth series of the BBC One dancing competition show Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dance partner and now boyfriend Kevin Clifton. From 2019 to 2020, she presented the BBC Three reality show Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star. In 2024, Dooley made her stage debut in the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story.[5][6]

Dooley was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.

  1. ^ "STRICTLY COME DANCING Winner Kevin Clifton Stars In ROCK OF AGES At The Belgrade Theatre". Broadway World. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ Kellaway, Kate (13 August 2017). "Stacey Dooley: 'People tell you to eff off all the time'". The Observer. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back". Goodreads. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference brown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Stacey Dooley 'so excited' for acting debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story". BBC News. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ Christina (23 April 2024). "Stacey Dooley Is Joining the Cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story". London On The Inside. Retrieved 29 May 2024.