English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer
Joanne Clifton
Born
Joanne Kirsty Clifton
(1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 40)
Waltham, Lincolnshire, England
Nationality
British
Education
Caistor Grammar School
Occupation(s)
Dancer, presenter, actress, singer
Years active
1987–present
Relatives
Kevin Clifton (brother)
Joanne Kirsty Clifton (born 24 October 1983) is an English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer. She won the World Ballroom Showdance Championship in 2014,[1] and won the European Professional Ballroom Championship and World Dancesport Games.[2] She was a professional dancer on the BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing from 2014 to 2016, winning the Christmas Special in 2015 with Harry Judd who was series 9 champion and the fourteenth series in 2016 with Ore Oduba. She also appeared as an expert presenter on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two in 2015 and 2019.[3]
Clifton played the title role of Millie Dillmount in the UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2017. She starred as the lead role of Janet Weiss in the UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show. In 2021, she starred as Morticia Addams in the 2nd UK Tour of The Addams Family . In 2023 she is touring with Shrek The Musical, in the role of Princess Fiona.
^"Strictly Come Dancing: James Jordan and Artem Chigvintsev quit show as Kevin Clifton's sister Joanne joins up". Mirror. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^"Dancesportinfo". Retrieved 4 November 2014.
^"Local Dancers set Strictly Come Dancing Return". Grimsby Telegraph. 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
Joanne Kirsty Clifton (born 24 October 1983) is an English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer. She won the World Ballroom Showdance Championship...
Champions Keith and Judy Clifton. He competed nationally and internationally as a child initially partnering his sister Joanne. Later, when they both chose...
who did not return included Trent Whiddon, Iveta Lukosiute and JoanneClifton. Clifton would remain involved in group dances and would feature on Strictly...
version of Flashdance the Musical, starring as Nick Hurley alongside JoanneClifton. Adams co-wrote with Chris Wilkins a new original musical called Eugenius...
Hammersmith Apollo in London in July 2024. It stars Antony Lawrence as Shrek, JoanneClifton as Princess Fiona, James Gillan as Lord Faquaad, and Brandon Lee Sears...
Goodman's final series as head judge. BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba and JoanneClifton were announced as the winners on 17 December 2016. The couples dance...
following a dance off with eventual series champions Ore Oduba and JoanneClifton. In 2018, she presented Survival of the Fittest, a reality series for...
on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29. "INTERVIEW: Cameron Blakely and JoanneClifton on The Addams Family". BritishTheatre.com. 30 November 2021. Archived...
appeared on series 12 of Strictly Come Dancing and his dance partner was JoanneClifton, sister of Kevin, who also dances on the show. They came 11th in the...
Whitmore. They were eliminated in Week 7 in a dance-off with Ore Oduba and JoanneClifton, the eventual Series 14 champions, and finished in 9th place. In 2017...
beaten by Chelsee Healey. Judd won the 2015 Christmas Special with JoanneClifton. *In Week 6, actor and winner of Season 11 of the U.S. version of Dancing...
included professional dancers Amy Dowden, Kai Widdrington, Karen Hauer and JoanneClifton, and former celebrity contestants Max George, Dan Walker, Jayde Adams...
Morticia Addams was instead played by Strictly Come Dancing champion JoanneClifton In September 2018, it was announced that she would be playing Fairy...
fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, where he was partnered with JoanneClifton. The couple's American Smooth to "Singin' in the Rain" won praise from...
The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2016. "Strictly Come Dancing: JoanneClifton quits and new dancers revealed". BBC News. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22...
the choreography team. They were replaced by two new professionals, JoanneClifton and Tristan MacManus, as well as Natalie Lowe, who returned after missing...
Carley Stenson, Faye Brookes, Lucy Durack, Amelia Lily, Laura Main, JoanneClifton and Julia Murney. During early press screenings, critics were amused...
1990), snooker player JoanneClifton (born 1983), professional dancer on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing as of 2014 Kevin Clifton (born 1982), professional...
revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included JoanneClifton, Natalie Lowe, and Oksana Platero. They were replaced by former Dancing...
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