Yahoo News Strictly's Kevin in sweet message to first dance partner Susanna Reid
Strictly Come Dancing's Kevin Clifton has sent out an adorable message to Susanna Reid, after being crowned the winner of the dancing show alongside Stacey Dooley.
Kevin personally thanked Susanna, Good Morning Britain's co-presenter, for being his first dance partner on the reality series. They made it to the Strictly final back in 2013.
He also gave credit to Susanna for his overall success on the show.
In a recorded message for Good Morning Britain, Kevin said: "I just want to thank everyone for their support, everyone has been so lovely.
"I’ve seen loads of messages from people ever since, so thank you for that."
He then continued: "And Susanna, you were my first partner, so I’d love to thank you.
"I was a nervous little kid the first time I was on the show, and you were really amazing with me.
"You worked really hard. So thank you to Susanna, for being my first partner, and for starting off the whole journey."
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Viewers saw Kevin's fifth Strictly Come Dancing final at the weekend, but his first ever victory.
He also managed to make it to the Strictly final with Frankie Bridge in 2014, Kellie Bright in 2015 and Louise Redknapp in 2016.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One.
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