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Irish Mirror
Entertainment
Sarah Barrett

Dancing with the Stars viewers tip new winner after 'outstanding' performance on Sunday night

The Irish edition of Dancing With The Stars returned on Sunday night.

Viewers were raging as footballer Stephanie Roche has become the latest star to be eliminated as she lost out in the first dance-off.

Stephanie and her dance partner Ervinas Merfeldas went up against Suzanne Jackson and Michael Danilczuk after the two couples had the lowest combined scores on the night.

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Leaving the show, Stephanie thanked Ervinas, saying "he's been very patient at times", while Ervinas said she had given it her all.

Stephanie swapped the glitzy dress for a red and white sparkly tracksuit (Kyran O’Brien/kobpix)

An emotional Stephanie said: "The more you get into it, the more you want to keep on getting better. You want to improve week on week so I feel like we achieved something."

Some viewers were left disappointed with Stephanie Roche's elimination, one said: "Slightly ironic that the couple who have been constantly underscored go against the couple who are constantly over scored in the dance off,"

While another added: "I was rooting for Stephanie so much. The underdog of the season and she worked so hard to improve each week #DWTSIRL"

Viewers of the show are now tipping a new winner after his outstanding performance.

Singer Damian McGinty and Kylee Vincent had fun performing a Charleston.

They danced to No Swinggity by Minimatic.

A very happy Damian said afterwards: "I'm shocked, because Monday through Thursday I was looking for a lot of help . . but that was so much fun."

Damian and Kylee scored 29 points to take the lead.

Irish actor Rory Cowan took to social media commenting on the contestants performance, said: “Just catching up with #DWTSIRL (I was out having a few drinks earlier).

“I’m still picking Damian and Kylee to win. They are brilliant together. Tonight’s dance was outstanding.”

Another added: “Brooke or Damian absolutely needs to win #DWTSIrl”

A third said: “Good man @damianmcginty. I've run out of superlatives. If you ever need proof that hard work and determination pays off, this is it. #DWTSIRL.”

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