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Kilkenny woman and reigning Rose of Tralee, Katelyn Cummins, stunned TV viewers as she took to the dancefloor in the opening episode of this year's Dancing with the Stars!
The Ballyragget lady blossomed with the highest score of the first episode - 31 points! Scroll down to read on.
Reigning Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins and Leonardo Lini (above) danced a tantalizing tango to The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift.
Shaking up our Sunday evenings with handfuls of glitter and spellbinding dance performances, the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars burst onto Irish television screens last tonight. A brand new judge, a new presenter and three new professional dancers took to the dancefloor tonight for the opening episode of the series.
The 12 celebrities, along with their pro dancers, and the four judges, Oti Mabuse, Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian and Karen Byrne, opened the show by performing a group dance to We Are Family by Cedric Gervais x Nile Rodgers. Click NEXT to see more photographs from the show! All photographs: Kyran O'Brien
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