Shaking up Sunday nights this January – Dancing with the Stars unveils the new promo for 2026
Wednesday, 24 Dec 2025 12:08
RTÉ has unveiled an exclusive first look at the new Dancing with the Stars promo trailer for the ninth series, providing a glimpse into the glitz, glamour and photo booth shenanigans that await in the New Year! Dancing with the Stars returns on Sunday January 4th at 6:30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
So pout, pucker up, smile, shimmy, shake and strike your very best pose as you join Oti, Brian, Arthur, Karen, Jen, Laura and the twelve celebs as they all pile into a DWTS photo booth in this special promo trailer for the exciting new season ahead. The promo is twinned to the Odyssey song Use It Up and Wear It Out.
Shaking up our Sunday evenings with handfuls of glitter and spellbinding dance performances, the new series will see twelve well-known figures team up with twelve professional dancers to perform a live routine every week.
The twelve celebrities vying for the glitterball trophy this year are (in the order they were revealed):
Eurovision winner and singer Niamh Kavanagh
Paudie Moloney from The Traitors Ireland
Reigning Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins
Comedian and actor Michael Fry
Fair City actress Stephanie Kelly
Television presenter Eric Roberts
Olympic medal winning rower and doctor Philip Doyle
Musician Tolü Makay
Podcaster Amber Wilson
Nationwide presenter Anne Cassin
Apprentice UK finalist Jordan Dargan
Singer -songwriter Brian Kennedy
Three new professional dancers Arianna Favaro, Leonardo Lini, and James Cutler join returning dancers Laura Nolan, Robert Rowiński, Ervinas Merfeldas, Stephen Vincent, Kylee Vincent, Maciej Zieba, Rebecca Scott, Daniela Roze and Alex Vladimirov.
The glitz, glamour, and nail-biting competition will all unfold when the new season returns to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player next month.
Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Jennifer Zamparelli and Laura Fox. Filling our Sunday evenings with glitz and glamour from January, the RTÉ series will see 12 well-known figures team up with a professional dancer to perform a live routine every week. Each pairing will have a different dancing genre to master every week, from the Charleston to Salsa, and they’ll have just seven days to perfect their routine before performing live to the nation.
Each celebrity couple will be scored by an expert panel of four judges: Oti Mabuse, Brian Redmond, Arthur Gourounlian and Karen Byrne, and as well as the viewing public at home, with the winning couple claiming the much-coveted glitterball trophy at the end of the series.
