Kilkenny woman Katelyn Cummins made it through the first elimination of this year's Dancing with the Stars on live RTE television last night (Sunday).
From scoring the highest marks of any contestant in her first week, last week, to kicking off the live show this week, the Ballyouskill Rose of Tralee is making her home county proud.
Comedian and actor Michael Fry became the first celebrity to be eliminated from the competition. Alongside pro dancer Kylee Vincent, Michael received the lowest combined total from judges’ scores and public votes. Michael said: “I had the best time, and I was really scared, but I wanted to do it and I did it scared.”
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Dancing with the Stars airs Sundays at 6:30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player until mid March. The show 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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Kicking off the show, Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins and pro dancer Leonardo Lini danced a jive to APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars. After topping the scoreboard last week, Katelyn and Leonardo had set the bar high. They scored 28 points.
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