Joanne Clifton Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Joanne Clifton Quick Info
Height
5 ft 2¼ in
Weight
49 kg
Date of Birth
October 26, 1983
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Hair Color
Blonde
Joanne Clifton is an English professional dancer, presenter, actress, and singer who earned a name for herself from the celebrity dance show Strictly Come Dancing. Besides that, she is also an aesthetic singer who has collaborated with various singers including Ben Adams. Besides that, the beautiful blondie has also garnered her a huge fan base with more than 200k followers on Twitter and more than 400k followers on Instagram.
Birth Name
Joanne Kirsty Clifton
Nick Name
Joanne
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Waltham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Residence
England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Joanne studied at the East Ravendale Primary School and later joined the Caistor Grammar School.
She was raised alongside her older brother Kevin in the small town of North East Lincolnshire and later moved to Bologna, Italy to focus on her dance career.
Joanne studied at the same schools as her brother.
She was only 4 years old when she started taking part in Latin and ballroom contests.
Her incredible talent was passed down from her parents who both happen to be world champion dancers.
As a child, she had begun learning both ballroom and Latin dance styles from her parents Keith and Judy.
She followed in her brother’s footsteps all the way and competing nationally and internationally.
The only time the siblings began focusing on one dance style was when her brother chose Latin and she chose ballroom dancing in order to not be a competition to one another.
Joanne has sung various soundtracks with artists like Ben Adams and Dan Buckley.
She was 17 years old when she joined the Team Diablo in 2000.
Through her career as a dancer, she danced along with professional dancers like Marco Cavallaro, Paolo Bosco. She and Paolo Bosco were also invited to perform at the Kremlin in 2013.
On December 19, 2013, Joanne finally made the hard choice of retiring. Afterwhich, she reunited with her brother for the shoe Burn The Floor a year later in May.
She won the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing as a partner to TV presenter Ore Oduba in 2016. However, in 2017, she had publicly stated that she would be leaving the show in order to focus on her career in musical theater.
Joanne is an accomplished 5-time “British Ballroom Champion,” “World Ballroom Show Dance Champion,” and a 2-time “Off West End Award Nominee.”