Dancing with the Stars viewers were taken aback after a professional dancer was forced to withdraw from the show.
Maurizio Benenato was competing alongside Eurovision entrant Brooke Scullion. However, the dancer bowed out of the limelight just three weeks in for personal reasons.
The Italian native took to Instagram to share that he was departing the RTE series. He thanked all the dancers and back stage crew for their help but said he would come back stronger "as soon as possible."
