| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Series 7 | |
| Celebrity winner | TBD |
| Professional winner | TBD |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ One |
| Series chronology | |
Dancing with the Stars is confirmed to return for a seventh series in January 2024 on RTÉ One.
On 29 August 2023, RTÉ confirmed that the show would return for a seventh season with hosts, Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy returning for fifth and second season, respectively.[1]
On 5 September 2023, professional dancer, and reigning champion, Emily Barker announced her departure from the show.[2] On 31 October 2023, Maurizio Benenato confirmed that he, too, would not return having left the show two weeks into the previous season for personal reasons.[3] On 12 November 2023, after six seasons, John Nolan became the third professional dancer to announce their decision to leave the programme.[4] On 17 October 2023, it was reported that Irish dancers, Jillian Bromwich and Montel Hewson would join the professional line-up.[5] On 28 November 2023, the professional line-up was confirmed with Bromwich and Hewson officially announced as joining the cast alongside former Dancing with the Stars Belgium champion professional dancer, Simone Arena. The announcement also confirmed that Michael Danilczuk would not return to the cast following his debut season the previous year; it also confirmed that Hannah Kelly would not return after two seasons on the show.[6]
Couples
On 1 December 2023, the first five celebrities taking part, Blu Hydrangea, David Whelan, Eileen Dunne, Miriam Mullins and Rosanna Davison, were revealed by Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show.[7]
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blu Hydrangea | Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner | TBA | Participating |
| David Whelan | Wild Youth singer | TBA | Participating |
| Eileen Dunne | Former RTÉ News presenter | TBA | Participating |
| Miriam Mullins | Social media personality | TBA | Participating |
| Rosanna Davison | Author & former Miss World | TBA | Participating |
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Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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- Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
- the couple eliminated that week
- the returning couple that was called forward and eventually last to be called safe, but was not necessarily in the bottom
- the returning couple that finished in the bottom two and competed in the Dance-Off
- the winning couple
- the two/three runners-up
- the couple was immune from elimination
- "—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale. It does not include the Team Dance or Marathon scores.
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total points |
Number of dances |
Total average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.
| Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Waltz | ||||
| Quickstep | ||||
| Jive | ||||
| Rumba | ||||
| Paso Doble | ||||
| American Smooth | ||||
| Contemporary Ballroom | ||||
| Samba | ||||
| Viennese Waltz | ||||
| Showdance | ||||
| Team Dance | ||||
| Marathon |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
| Couples | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance |
|---|---|---|
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Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Loraine Barry, Arthur Gourounlian.
Week 1
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
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Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- No dance performed
- Not performed due to illness or injury
- Immune from elimination
| Couple | 1 |
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| TBC | |
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References
- ↑ Townsend, Michelle (28 August 2023). "Dancing with the Stars will return for brand new series despite axe rumours". RSVP Live. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Gilligan, Lorna (6 September 2023). "DWTS pro Emily Barker is leaving the show after six years". VIP Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "Second Dancing With The Stars Pro Announces Departure". 31 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Grace, Edwina (14 November 2023). "Kilkenny man John Edward Nolan bows out of TV show to focus on local dance school". KCLR 96FM. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ Costigan, Emma (17 October 2023). "Meet the Two New Professional Dancers Joining RTÉ's Dancing with the Stars".
- ↑ "Meet the new hunk who has just landed a spot on Dancing with the Stars". SundayWorld.com. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "Dancing With The Stars: Rosanna Davison, Eileen Dunne and David Whelan among first contestants revealed". Independent.ie. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.