Dancing With The Stars have revealed who Michael Carruth and Yewande Biala have paired up with for the popular dance series – which returns early next year.
Olympic gold medalist Michael Carruth will be paired with Karen Byrne, and he’s hoping to be a knockout on the dance floor.
Speaking about taking part in DWTS, the 52-year-old said: “I’m hugely excited; it’s a programme we watch as a family all the time, myself, my wife and my kids, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
“I’m a little bit nervous and anxious about it too as I’m completely going out of my comfort zone, but I know what I’m like, I’m in it so I’ll want to win it, that’s the way I am,” he said.
“At 52 years of age I still love to give myself challenges and this is a huge challenge and I’m looking forward to it.”
Love Island star Yewande Biala will partner with brand new pro dancer Stephen Vincent.
New to the show this year Stephen will be hoping to make his mark this season as he takes to the Dancing with the Stars dance floor for the first time.
Speaking about her excitement to appear on the show, 23-year-old Yewande said: “I’m super excited, just excited to learn new moves and meet new people.”
“It’ll be interesting to get to know everyone. I just want to enjoy the experience overall really.”
Jennifer Zamparelli and Nicky Byrne will reunite this January to present the new series of Dancing with the Stars.
Airing on RTÉ One for 12 weeks from Sunday 5 January at 6.30pm, a total of 11 celebrities will partner with their professional dancers as they take on a brand new challenge and change their daily routines for dance routines.
Each will be hoping to claim the much-coveted glitter ball trophy at the end of the series.
The couples will tackle a different dance genre each week from the Paso Doble to the Viennese waltz and will have just seven days to perfect their routine before performing it live to the nation.
Also returning this year is the fabulous panel of judges: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry and Julian Benson.
They will cast their expert eyes over the dancers each week and judge them on their performances.
Once again the celebrities and their dancers will be scored by both the judges and the viewing public at home.
