RTE Dancing With The Stars viewers were all blown away as Danny O’Carroll performed a “brilliant” dance dedicated to his dad.
The hit RTE show returned tonight with the highly anticipated Dedication Night, where each dancer paid tribute the people who have inspired them the most.
Danny O’Carroll danced an outstanding cha-cha-cha[/caption]
Danny dedicated the dance to his dad Brendan[/caption]
Danny was left emotional on tonight’s show[/caption]
Nine celebrity contestants hit the dance floor for their fifth performance, hoping to impress both judges and viewers.
Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian, Loraine Barry and new judge Karen Byrne were back to give their professional and tough-talking reviews and scores tonight.
Mrs Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll danced an outstanding cha-cha-cha tonight to She’s A Lady by Tom Jones.
The actor fought back tears during the show as he dedicated the performance to his dad Brendan O’Carroll.
Viewers got the chance to see the bond between the dad and son in a special video clip Danny recorded to share with fans before his dance.
Making the connection even stronger, Danny dipped into the family sitcom where he starred as character Buster Brady – with dance partner Salome Chachua glammed up as Agnes Browne herself.
And this is despite the Georgian pro dancer having never seen a single episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
The pair made it the closest Dancing With The Stars will ever get to having the real Mrs Brown on the dance floor.
The 41-year-old also got emotional as he spoke fondly about his father during tonight’s show.
The judges were blown away by Danny and Salome’s performance as they gave them a total score of 31.
RTE viewers all raced to social media to gush over the heartwarming dedication dance.
Mark said: “Danny you were brilliant. Nailed it.”
Daisy wrote: “Another great performance, well done.”
Sarah gushed: “Brilliant and funny.”
Matt commented: “Amazing.”
‘FANTASTIC’
Another added: “Fantastic.”
RTE viewers were also left “crying” tonight as Olympian Jack Woolley dedicated his dance to Olympic hero Kellie Harrington on Dancing With The Stars.
Speaking fondly of Kellie on tonight’s show, Jack said: “Kellie is my biggest support and inspiration but most importantly she’s a friend.
“Two weeks after coming home from Tokyo Olympic Games, I was assaulted in Dublin City Centre and had to undergo plastic surgery and ended up getting twenty-seven stitches.
“She was the first person that turned up at my house to make sure I was feeling good and just to make sure I was okay.
“It meant a lot to me because I got to see that caring, loving side of Kellie that not many people get to see in the sporting world.”
In the aftermath of retaining her crown in the women’s 60kg division in Paris, Kellie did a bit of serenading as she led the crowd in a rendition of ‘Grace’ – a song synonymous with The Tones.
As Jack told Kellie he was performing to the much-loved song tonight, the Dubliner responded: “There won’t be a dry eye in the building.”
