Biography - Stacey Dooley

Who is Stacey Dooley?

Stacey Dooley is the name embroidered with activism and Dooley is more than what meets the eye! She is a beauty with brains and courage. Her hard work and dedication to fighting against the violation of human rights and the changes she has brought around in the lives of needy people have captured people's hearts. 

And at this young age, she has achieved so much and become an inspiration to younger generations. 

Stacey Dooley – Age, Parents, Siblings

Stacey Dooley was born on 9 March 1987 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Her birth name is Stacey Jaclyn Dooley and her mother's name is Diane. But there is limited information about her father. Also, we do not know if she has siblings or if she is the only child of her parents.

Dooley did not have a proper relationship with her father, who had left the family when she was just 2 years old and had a drinking problem. According to Daily Mail, her father tried to come back to her life, when she was 13 years old but they never reconciled before his death years ago, when Dooley was in her 20s.

Her mother shared,

"He was only living with her and me until she was two and a half. It wasn't until she was nine that she saw him again. He came back for the occasional wedding or family occasion. When he tried to come back in her life in a more meaningful way when she was aged 13 it was too late for them to reconcile. She was sad because it was a lost opportunity."

Education, Ethnicity

Dooley grew up in Luton, Bedfordshire, and went to Stopsley High School. But she did not complete her education there but rather dropped out of school at the age of 16. Thereby, she worked odd jobs- as a shop assistant at Luton Airport and hairdresser in Bramingham.

Her ethnicity is English.

Stacey Dooley – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Stacy is in a relationship with Sam Tucknott since 2016. Tucknott is a personal trainer. Stacy and her boyfriend Tucknott are happy together and madly in love.

But in early 2019, it was reported that they had broken up due to her close relationship with Kevin Clifton, her dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing. 

In 2019 she began dating Kevin Clifton who is now her boyfriend. The pair are yet to get married and she is yet to take him as her husband. In January 2023, the couple welcomed their first child together - daughter Minnie.

As Dooley has never been married, divorce is out of context.

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Stacey Dooley – Career

Activism

At the age of 21, Stacey Dooley first appeared in the public eye when she participated in the documentary TV series Blood, Sweat, and T-shirts in the year 2008. She along with the rest of the participants was selected to illustrate the typical fashion-obsessed consumer.

The producers were impressed by Stacey’s interest in labor laws in developing countries, she was given her very own show, Stacey Dooley Investigates. Her show began in August 2009. 

The next year in 2010, BBC aired several programs including one of the former child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and sex trafficking and underage sex slavery in Cambodia.

In 2011, Tourism and the Truth: Stacey Dooley Investigates and Show Me What You're Made Of was aired.

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Documentaries

Over the years she created many such documentaries including My Hometown Fanatics, Coming Here Soon, Stacey Dooley in the USA, Stacey Dooley in Cologne: The Blame Game,  Sex in Strange Places, Sex For Sale In Japan, Canada's Lost Girls, The Natives: This Is Our America, Brainwashing Stacey, The Pets Factor.

TV, Book

With all the busy time schedule, Dooley has managed to participate in the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. It was announced on August 16, 2018, that she has partnered up with Kevin Clifton.

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In February 2018, Stacey Dooley published her debut book On the Front Line with the Women Who Fight Back. The book contained concerns about human rights and global issues such as sex trafficking, domestic violence, gender equality, and child exploitation.

She has been appointed as a member of the judging panel for The Observer Ethical Awards twice, once in 2012 and again in 2015.

Stacey Dooley – Awards, Nominations

For her hard work, dedication, and the impact she made on the globe, Dooley was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

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Stacey Dooley – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth and annual salary are estimated to be well over $1 million and 48k respectively.

Stacey Dooley – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Stacey Dooley is followed by several hundred thousand followers each. She also has a self-titled YouTube channel with over 63.8k subscribers.

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