Strictly star Stacey Dooley quits Twitter over ‘abusive relationship’ with trolls on social media

STACEY Dooley quit Twitter saying it had become like an “abusive relationship”.

The former Strictly Come Dancing champ, 34, said she found herself bombarded with nasty comments as she lay in bed.

Speaking about logging off the star, who is in a relationship with dancer Kevin Clifton, told You: “I feel so much better for it.

“I said to Kev, there were some days where I’d get up and the first thing I’d do is look at my phone and read something not very pleasant about myself.

“And then when I went to bed, the last thing I’d do is look at my phone and read another negative comment.”

She added: “And I think, if that was a person saying it in my bed, I’d be in an abusive relationship and I wouldn’t put up with it.”

Stacey has credited Kevin with giving her a calmer new mindset, calling him the “kindest man I ever met”.

The pair have lived together since 2019 when she moved out of the apartment in Brighton she shared with former boyfriend Sam Tucknott.

She and Kevin confirmed their romance on social media after hitting it off on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.