Stacey Dooley

About Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley MBE (born 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.

In 2018, Dooley published her debut book, On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back, which became a Sunday Times Bestseller. 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.

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

Dooley is a feminist and has made documentaries regarding gender equality.

Since early 2019, Dooley has been in a relationship with her Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Kevin Clifton. In August 2022, Dooley confirmed via Instagram that she was expecting a baby with Clifton. In January 2023, she gave birth to their daughter.