Stacey Dooley says 'it's tiresome' as she talks shift in love life with Kevin Clifton

Stacey Dooley has opened up about the changes she has experienced since becoming a mum. The presenter and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton welcomed their first child, a daughter named Minnie, back in January 2023.

In recent months, the 38-year-old has been open about co-sleeping with her toddler, and how it has impacted her relationship dynamics.

During a recent appearance on Luke Hamnett's Live, Laugh, Luke podcast, Stacey and Luke briefly discussed their personal relationships after talking about Stacey's Sleep Over episode with Lily Phillips.

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Lily, an OnlyFans star, made headlines after fronting a documentary about her sleeping with 100 men in a single day.

Sharing his thoughts, TikTok sensation Luke humorously commented: "I couldn't even s**g for two minutes."

Stacey agreed, adding: "Especially when you've got two-year-olds, and they're still in the bed. It's tiresome. Sometimes, I mean, you feel obligated."

Later in the conversation, the BBC star spoke further about her experiences of motherhood.

She admitted: "It's no joke, it's rough out there and she's two. And she's no one's fool, she's so bossy and sort of won't really entertain me at the moment."

Stacey went on to reveal that Minnie currently favours Kevin, and joked she was "terrified" of her daughter at times.

She recalled of a recent situation: "I walked through the door the other day before her, and it was like I had said to her, 'We're never going to the park again, I'm taking all your toys, and you're never having a roast dinner'.

"It was just fireworks and I just thought... and you don't think you'd ponder to that, you've got to sort of be robust with them and tell them what's what, [but] I'm terrified."

Along with parenting duties, the duo are also balancing their current West End collaboration in 2:22 A Ghost Story, portraying fictional married couple Sam and Jenny.

The pair are no strangers to working together, having first crossed paths during the 2018 series of Strictly Come Dancing, which they ultimately won.

Discussing working together over the years, Stacey explained: "We worked together then in 2018, but obviously, you know the dynamics were so different because I was sort of led by him.

"It was very much his world, and now seven years on, I've done the play before so I've got a bit more leverage."

Speaking about their contrasting methods, she added: "Kev really throws himself into it and he's very immersed and he takes it very seriously.

"I take it seriously, but we're just pretending. And so, I sometimes feel [that] even if I want to take the p**s slightly, I don't want to make him feel self-conscious or whatever."

Catch Stacey and Kevin on The Hit List tonight at 6.40pm on BBC One.