RTE Dancing With The Stars viewers were left “crying” after tonight’s emotional episode.
The hit RTE show returned tonight with nine celebrities all hoping to impress judges and viewers by performing emotional dances dedicated to special people in their lives.
Tonight was dedication week on Dancing With The Stars[/caption]
Jack Woolley won the public over, receiving immunity[/caption]
His dance was dedicated to Kellie Harrington who was emotional watching his dance[/caption]
Tonight was dedication week on Dancing With The Stars, which saw the celebrities dedicate their performances to the special people in their lives.
Also in a twist for this week, the couple who topped the leader board would be immune to next weeks elimination.
And first to prove their place for immunity was Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, Rhys McClenaghan.
He danced a Jive to Gold Dust by DJ Fresh in honour of his coach Luke Carson.
Coming off of the first tens of the season last week, Rhys managed to charm the judges as he and Laura walked away with a modest total of 33.
Next up was Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly and her pro dancer, Maciej Zieba who danced a Tango to Dreams by The Cranberries.
Joanna nabbed her highest score of the season so far, and also left Arthur Gourounlian fighting back tears.
Joanna scored a 24.
Following Joanna’s emotional dance was Yasmin Seky, who honoured her local youth club in Cabra with a beautiful dance to Beyonce‘s Halo- receiving a 29.
Kevin Dudon took to the floor in a Tango, backed by David Bowie‘s Lets Dance.
Kevin’s performance was dedicated to his wife and bagged him his highest score of 22.
Former Miss Universe Ireland, Aishah Akorede and, her pro partner, Robert Rowiński honoured Aishah’s mother Kemi who has been a key pillar of support in her battle against Sickle Cell Disease.
‘EMOTIONAL’
They paid tribute to Aishah and her mother’s Nigerian heritage with an African-inspired Samba to Kese (Dance) by Wizkid – finishing with a 31.
With another family dedication, Gearoid Farrelly dance a Paso Doble to Holding Out For a Hero by Bonnie Tyler in honour of his own heroes, his parents, Eamon and Deirdre.
He received a 28.
Social media personality, Kayleigh Trappe, and her partner, Ervinas Merfeldas will dance a Contemporary Ballroom for her four-year-old niece, Fíadh to Brave by Sara Bareilles- finishing with a 29.
Bringing down the house was the penultiamte performance by Jack Woolly who chose to honour his hero, Kellie Harrington.
HIS HERO
Jack and Alex danced an American Smooth to Grace by The Wolfe Tones – a song which has become synonymous with Kellie.
Jack took home his personal highest score – and received two tens as he secured a 38 point total.
A score high enough to perpel him to the top of the leaderboard.
And it was clear the audience at home loved his performance equally as they voted him and Alex to be immune from facing elimination in next weeks Eurovision themed show.
Finishing off tonight’s show was Danny O’Carroll, a.k.a, Buster Brady, who paid tribute to his father, and the show creator, Brendan with a Mrs. Brown’s Boys inspired Cha-cha-cha to She’s a Lady by Tom Jones.
Danny walked off with a score of 31.
RTE viewers all took to social media to gush over the “emotional” show.
One viewer remarked: “A fantastic series, your contestants are very relatable, the professional dancers, costumes etc are brilliant.”
Another viewer wrote: “Me Da is secret crying. He’s too rural, stoic and Irish for human emotions! I hope ye’re happy.”
Another viewer said: “Wonderful emotional night @DWTSIRL with so many memorable performances & special dedications.”
