Karen Clifton could take down her ex-husband Kevin 'with one word', according to her former dance partner Jeremy Vine.
TV host Jeremy, 53, who danced with Karen, 37, in the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing and has remained good friends with her, also took a sly dig at Kevin, as he quipped: 'quite difficult to get married three times'.
Kevin's, 36, future on Strictly Come Dancing currently hangs in the balance, amid his new romance with Stacey Dooley, 32.
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Exclusive: Karen Clifton, 37, could take down her ex-husband Kevin Clifton, 36, 'with one word', according to her former Strictly dance partner Jeremy Vine, 53
Speaking about whether Kevin should be axed from the BBC show after being branded a 'love rat', Jeremy warned: 'Karen is a very good friend of mine, and she's out of it.
'By the way, one word from her would take him down and she hasn't said anything.'
He added: 'Blokes are very bad judges of how other blokes relate to women. [But] I would always take Karen's side in any argument.
'It's quite difficult to get married three times...' quipped the presenter, in a sly dig at Kevin's string of failed relationships.
Tense times: Kevin's future on Strictly Come Dancing currently hangs in the balance, amid his new romance with Stacey Dooley, 32
Ouch! The TV host also took a sly dig at Kevin, as he quipped 'it's quite difficult to get married three times'
Powerful: Discussing whether Kevin should be axed from the BBC show, Jeremy warned: 'Karen is a very good friend of mine, and she's out of it. By the way, one word from her would take him down and she hasn't said anything.'
Former dance partners: Jeremy danced with Karen in the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing and has remained good friends with the professional dancer
Kevin's future on Strictly is currently hanging in the balance after fellow professional Katya Jones was reportedly axed after snogging her dance partner Seann Walsh.
Three of Kevin's celebrity partners have split with their other halves after dancing a series with him, prompting calls for him to be dropped too.
Jeremy, 53, mused: 'The thing is, [Kevin] dances with people who have maybe been married for a long time and says, "How are you in yourself?"
'And they haven't been asked that for years. He relates to people in an amazing way. No bloke ever asks that. And his legs move fast.
MailOnline has contacted Kevin Clifton's representatives for comment.
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Team Karen: Jeremy added: 'Blokes are very bad judges of how other blokes relate to women. [But] I would always take Karen's side in any argument'
Ouch! 'It's quite difficult to get married three times...' quipped the presenter, in a sly dig at Kevin's string of failed relationships
Karen has stayed on good terms with Kevin following their split, and is yet to publicly comment on his new romance with Stacey.
The couple married in 2015 but split in March last year and Karen has since been dating opera singer David Webb.
Last week a source told The Sun that Karen Clifton is planning to drop her surname and cut ties with her former flame amid claims she is 'annoyed' at his blossoming romance.
It is believed the Strictly dancer will return to her maiden name, Karen Hauer, to start afresh for the new series of the dance show.
A case of the ex: Karen and Kevin (pictured in 2017) married in 2015 but split in March last year and Karen has since been dating opera singer David Webb
