Strictly’s Karen Hauer left ‘bedbound’ after Kevin Clifton dated Stacey Dooley

Loyal Strictly Come Dancing fans continue to be wowed by the World Mambo Champion with her electrifying performances on the BBC One dance competition each week.

But behind the scenes, Karen Hauer has opened up about her romance struggles as rumours continue to swirl around the star surrounding her third marriage to Jordan Wyn-Jones. The 41-year-old star first found her love life catapulted into the lime light back in 2018 when she was left heartbroken after splitting from her former husband Kevin Clifton.

Viewers will remember the pro dancer had ended his marriage with Karen to pursue a relationship with his former celebrity dance partner Stacey Dooley. Now, the brunette beauty has opened up about their separation which she has described as the “toughest period of her life”.

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Looking back on that year, Karen has admitted that she was utterly “blindsided” by how quickly her husband of three years had moved on while she was still “struggling to get out of bed” each day. In an interview with The Sun, the ballroom dancer has showered her rescue dog Betty with praise for helping her get through such a difficult time in her life.

She told the publication: “I went through a really tough divorce, and it was the most difficult thing I've faced on my own. Betty saves my life, pretty much. Having that unconditional love and having her there to help me actually get out of bed.”

In a separate interview with The Divorce Social podcast, the TV star confessed that she wanted to fight for her marriage with Kevin before they eventually called it quits. She explained: “I would have never let go of it. I wouldn’t have never, never let go of it.

“I would have liked to have fought for it and it took me a year after we separated to actually let go of him. It took me a long time to cut the umbilical cord that I had connected to him. Because it was connected for such a long time and at a completely different level than my first marriage, because this marriage was what I was always looking for.”

Kevin and Karen announced their separation in early 2018 but continued to work together on Strictly Come Dancing. It appeared that the pair appeared to be on good terms, with Karen even offering her congratulations to the happy couple when Kevin and Stacey announced the birth of their daughter Minnie in January.

But the star appears to have fallen unlucky in love once again after it was reported last week that Karen has separated from her third husband Jordan Wyn-Jones just over a year after they tied the knot back in June 2022. The award-winning dancer sent tongue wagging when she attended the Pride of Britain Awards without her wedding ring on, the first time since the news had hit the headlines.

A source told The Mirror: “Karen and Jordan have had a tough time in the past few months and decided to split. It’s obviously very sad for both of them. But there’s no ill will whatsoever. The split is amicable and they wish each other the best.”

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But the pro dancer isn’t letting the news of her split keep her down this time round, as she and her celebrity dance partner Eddie Kadi continue to go from strength to strength on the BBC One dance show. Taking to Instagram, the TV star looked nothing short of sensational as she posed up a storm in a little black dress behind the scenes.

Her jaw-dropping ensemble featured a daring thigh-high slit and a dramatic neckline as she posed up a storm behind the glittery backdrop. Karen could be seen giggling with delight as she worked her best angles for the cameras.

It didn’t take long before she was showered with compliments from her famous friends and adoring fans online. Her co-star Eddie wrote: “Come on my G! [two aeroplane emojis]” as Nikita Kanda and Jowita Przystal showered her with heart-eyes and fire emojis.

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