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The glitz, glamour, and nail-biting competition will all continue next week with the first elimination taking place a week earlier than previous series. Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Laura Fox. Each celebrity couple will be scored by an expert panel of four judges: Oti Mabuse, Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian and Karen Byrne, and as well as the viewing public at home, with the winning couple claiming the much-coveted glitterball trophy at the end of the series.
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Couple 1First up were Eurovision winner and singer Niamh Kavanagh and Stephen Vincent opened the show and danced a Salsa to 1-2-3 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine.They scored 17 points.Couple 2Olympic medal winning rower and doctor Philip Doyle and Daniela Roze danced a Waltz to Love is On the Way by Billy Porter.They scored 22 points.Couple 3Podcaster Amber Wilson and Alex Vladimirov danced the Cha Cha Cha to Woman's World from Katy Perry. Amber and Alex are the first female dance pairing in the history of the series.They scored 14 points.Couple 4Comedian and actor Michael Fry and Kylee Vincent took on the Quickstep to Goodbye Mr. A by The Hoosiers.They scored 21 points.Couple 5Nationwide presenter Anne Cassin and Robert Rowiński graced the dancefloor with an elegant Foxtrot to I Wanna Be Loved By You sung by Sinéad O'Connor.They scored 23 points.Couple 6Apprentice UK finalist Jordan Dargan and Rebecca Scott danced a sizzling Salsa to Desire by Years & Years.They scored 28 points.Couple 7Singer – songwriter Brian Kennedy and James Cutler danced a Viennese Waltz to Piano Man by Billy Joel.They scored 23 points.Couple 8Musician Tolü Makay and Maciej Zięba danced a Samba to Hello from Sigala x Leigh-Anne x Jonita Gandhi.They scored 27 pointsCouple 9Fair City actress Stephanie Kelly and Ervinas Merfeldas performed American Smooth to Please Please Please from singer Sabrina Carpenter.They scored 19 points.Couple 10Ireland AM presenter Eric Roberts and Arianna Favaro shook things up with a Jive to Shake a Tail Feather by The Blues Brothers and Ray Charles.They scored 29 points.Couple 11Reigning Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins and Leonardo Lini danced a tantalizing Tango to The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift.They scored 31 points - the highest score for the first episode.Couple 12Paudie Moloney from The Traitors Ireland and Laura Nolan Cha Cha Cha A Little Less Conversation by Elvis vs. JXLThey scored 13 points.
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