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Dancing With The Star’s Julian Benson’s stand in revealed

The judge is suffering from a mystery illness

Julian Benson will be replaced by Darren Bennett on this weekend’s Dancing With The Stars show.

The 39-year-old has worked on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing show as one of the professional dancers and currently works on the Irish show.

“I’ve been on the show from the very beginning as creative producer so it’s just stepping into that role [of judge,]” he said.

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Replacement: Darren will stand in for Julian for this weekend’s show | RTE

Julian, known for his glitzy jackets, won’t be appearing on the show as he is suffering from a mystery illness.

Speaking on The Late Late Show, Darren admitted he won’t be wearing one of Julian’s jackets but he is looking forward to the glamour of the show.

“I’ve been involved with Dancing With The Stars for over 14 years now – I was a Strictly pro for six years, I won season two with Jill Halfpenny,” he explained.

“I’m really looking forward to this weekend and watching everybody dance live.”

Watch Dancing With The Stars this Sunday from 6.30pm on RTE1.

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