The first four celebrity contestants for the new series of Dancing with the Stars, which will begin on RT One in January, were announced on last night's Late Late Show. Host Ryan Tubridy spoke with Gr inne Seoige, Aengus Mac Grianna, Ellen Keane, and Neil Delamere, who will be among the 12 celebrity contestants who will take to the floor for the hit series.
GR INNE SEOIGE
As one of the most recognisable faces on Irish television over the last twenty-five years, Gr inne Seoige began her broadcasting career on TG4 in 1996 hosting news bulletins. After two years there, she left to anchor TV3's flagship news programme during the station's launch in 1998. After a stint with Sky News Ireland in 2004, Gr inne joined RT , hosting numerous programmes including The All Ireland Talent Show, Seoige and O'Shea, Crimecall, Up for the Match, and Put Em Under Pressure. More recently, Gr inne moved to South Africa to focus on her diamond business venture. She has since moved back to Ireland and is living in her home county of Galway.
Grainne says: I am excited and petrified in equal measure to be joining Dancing with the Stars. I've always wanted to learn to dance, and now, I'm getting the chance to learn from the very best in the country. Let's see how it goes!
AENGUS MAC GRIANNA
RT News reporter/newscaster for over 30 years, Aengus Mac Grianna was one of the most popular newsreaders in the country. Having been with the station for over thirty years, Aengus called it a day in 2018, signing off the Six-One News on St. Patrick's Day for the final time. Aside from newscasting, in 2013 Aengus appeared on Celebrity MasterChef, finishing as runner-up on the series.
Aengus says: I love a challenge that pushes me way out of my comfort zone. Dancing with the Stars is high-energy showbusiness and is definitely the most physically demanding challenge I have ever undertaken. Given that I don't dance I am both excited and terrified about the weeks ahead.
ELLEN KEANE
Ellen Keane is a Paralympic swimmer who has competed in the last two Summer Games, winning gold at Tokyo 2020. In 2016, Ellen achieved a Bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro. Not content with that success, she spent the following five years focusing on reaching her goal, and this summer she did it, taking home the Gold. Ellen is now in training for Paris 2024 but wants to squeeze in a Glitterball trophy along the way.
Ellen says: I am so excited for the show to begin. I am such a competitor, so I'm in it to win it, but I'm really looking forward to having a good time, learning new skills and making new friends! I'm loving this because I get to be dry and have my hair and make-up done and experience all the glamour that comes with Dancing with the Stars. I can't wait to show people what I can do.
NEIL DELAMERE
Offaly-born Neil Delamere is one of the most well-known comedians in the country. Starting out his career at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, Neil has had a lengthy career on Irish television appearing on RT comedy shows like The Panel, Just for Laughs, and Republic of Telly as well as the BBC panel show, The Blame Game. He has also dipped his toe into factual entertainment shows, fronting documentaries including The Only Viking in the Village and There's Something about Patrick.
Neil says: I'm very excited to be on the show. I'm hoping to discover a hitherto entirely absent talent for dancing. So far, I've only gotten as far as saying Flatley, Flatley Flatley and the great man appears to give you a lesson. I currently dance like a full-back shepherding the ball out of play, but hopefully, that changes over the next few weeks. Some of my friends from the comedy scene have been on the show and raved about how much craic it was, so I can't wait.
ABOUT DANCING WITH THE STARS
The hit Sunday night TV series Dancing with the Stars will return to screens in January 2022, with 12 new celebrity dancers hoping to make it all the way to the final.
The hugely popular Sunday evening entertainment series, which sees familiar faces from the world of entertainment team up with a professional dancer to perform a live routine each week, is produced by ShinAwiL for RT , and is set to run from January to March, providing some much-welcome glamour and truckloads of sparkles to kick off Sunday evening viewing in the New Year.
Aspirational dancers from the showbiz world will be teamed with professional dancers in a bid to impress the judges and viewers at home with their routines. All will be hoping to progress to the final and get their hands on the coveted Dancing with the Stars glitterball trophy.
Presenters Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne will be back at the helm of the series in 2022. Judges Loraine Barry and Brian Redmond will also return to Dancing with the Stars, and in January will be joined by new judging panel member dancer and acclaimed choreographer Arthur Gourounlian. All three judges will be ready to give their informed, upfront, and sometimes tough-talking reviews and scores from each of the live performances to the contestants. Among the other changes for the upcoming series are that 12 brand-new celebrities will now take part in the show (previously there were 11), and the series will get straight down to business, with celebrities and their partners being voted off from week 2 of the 12-week run of shows.
Social reporter James Patrice is back for the new season with his access-all-areas backstage pass to bring fans all the latest news and updates from the training room and the dancefloor on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter.
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The first four celebrity contestants for the new series of Dancing with the Stars, which will begin on RT One in January, were announced on last night's Late Late Show. Host Ryan Tubridy spoke with Gr inne Seoige, Aengus Mac Grianna, Ellen Keane, and Neil Delamere, who will be among the 12 celebrity contestants who will take to the floor for the hit series.
