All eleven celebrities taking part in Dancing With The Stars have been revealed - but who are they paired up to dance with?
There have been a few changes on the show this year, with professional dancer Karen Byrne joining the judging panel, alongside longstanding judges Loraine Barry, Brian Redmond and Arthur Gourounlian.
With a few openings, there will be four new professional dancers joining the DWTS family; Maciej Zieba, Rebecca Scott, Daniela Roze, and Alex Vladimirov. Here are the celeb dance pairings for DWTS 2025:
Joanna Donnelly and Maciej Zieba
Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly was confirmed as the final famous face to compete in the competition.
The RTÉ weather reporter prepares to blow the audience away as she is paired with newcomer Maciej Zieba from Poland. Maciej has been competing in Latin American and Ballroom dancing since the age of five, and is a former student of fellow Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Robert Rowiński
Joanna has admitted that she is a long-time fan of the show, and can't wait to get dancing! 'I’m ready to get my feet moving! I’ve watched the show all these years, and all I want to do is learn how to dance,' she said.
Elaine Crowley and Denys Samson
Elaine Crowley will be taking to the floor with Ukrainian pro dancer Denys Samson, who is back for his fourth season.
Denys will be hoping to shimmy his way to the grand finale for the third time lucky this year, after reaching the final with 2FM presenter Laura Fox earlier this year and with singer Erica Cody in 2022.
Meanwhile, Virgin Media presenter Elaine has admitted that she's stepping out of her comfort zone to do the show, saying: 'I've never done anything remotely like this before, never mind in front of so many people. But my eldest sister said to me, you haven't put yourself out of your comfort zone for decades... What's the worst that can happen?'
Kayleigh Trappe and Ervinas Merfeldas
TikTok sensation Kayleigh Trappe is paired with Irish pro dancer Ervinas Merfeldas, who returns for his third spin around the dancefloor after being paired with television presenter Katja Mia in 2024.
Ireland's mimic Queen surely has said the biggest change for her will be the glam and the TV cameras, saying: 'I'm so excited. It feels so surreal especially because I'm so used to being behind the camera in the comfort of my home, and now I'm going full glitz and glam. It's a big change but I can't wait to get the glitter ball rolling!'
Rhys McClenaghan and Laura Nolan
Ireland's gold medal-winning gymnast Rhys McClenaghan is teaming up with the talented Laura Nolan, who has been a Dancing with the Stars stalwart since 2020.
Newly-engaged Laura returns to DWTS for her fifth season and will undoubtedly be going for gold this year with Olympic pommel horse champion Rhys.
He said: 'I'm thrilled to take on this new challenge and look forward to bringing some gymnastic skills to the dance floor.' Sounds exciting!
Aishah Akorede and Robert Rowiński
Former Miss Universe Ireland Aishah Akorede will be dancing alongside her Polish pro dancer Robert Rowiński, who has danced on five seasons of the show to date.
Robert has reached the final on two occasions, with country music singer, Cliona Hagan in 2019 and with Eurovision star, Brooke Scullion in 2023 and may be in for a chance of the glitterball this year with as Aishah as she comes from a ballet background.
Aishah revealed: 'I did ballet from the age of four to 15, but I had to stop. I'm like a footballer that just never got to go professional because of a knee injury.'
Danny O'Carroll and Salome Chachua
Mrs. Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll will be put through his paces with Georgian dancing queen Salome Chachua. Salome has made it to the final twice in previous seasons, with Wild Youth singer David Whelan in 2024 and with rugby sevens player, Jordan Conroy in 2022.
Danny, who plays Buster Brady in the comedy, revealed that he has 'wanted to do it for the last four years' so is delighted to finally be able to do it!'
Gearóid Farrelly and Stephen Vincent
Comedian Gearóid Farrelly is shaking things up a bit as he will dance with a male partner on the show and is joining forces with the talented English pro dancer Stephen Vincent.
Gearóid is thrilled to be flying the flag for the gay community even if he is a little concerned about his dance skills, saying: 'As a young gay kid, if I had seen two men dancing together on the television, it would have been such a relief.'
Talking about his onscreen dance partner Stephen, he said: 'He's just the best, I was a little concerned at the beginning about being in this man's space because he's straight and I'm gay and I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable, or that he felt he had to do this.'
Jack Woolley and Alex Vladimirov
Irish taekwondo Olympian Jack Woolley is teaming up with the seasoned Australian pro dancer Alex Vladimirov when the New Year rolls around.
Jack was the first person to represent Ireland in taekwondo at the Olympic Games after making his debut with Team Ireland in Tokyo in 2020. He also competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Chatting about Dancing With The Stars, Jack said: 'I'm excited. This is something completely new for me. I think taekwondo is going to help because I'm flexible and I know my body, but remembering the steps is completely different.'
Mickey Joe Harte and Daniela Roze
Eurovision singer Mickey Joe Harte is teamed with new pro dancer Daniela Roze for the 2025 season.
Mickey Joe, who represented Ireland at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Riga with We've Got The World Tonight, said the timing 'felt right' to take part in this year's Dancing With The Stars.
'Honestly, even a few years ago I probably wouldn't have been open to it but I think with Eurovision last year and Bambie Thug doing so well it felt like there's a nice buzz out there. I think it's just the right time and I'm not getting any younger.’
Kevin Dundon and Rebecca Scott
Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon will be guided by the experienced hand of Dancing with the Stars Ireland newcomer Rebecca Scott.
With many national and world titles under her belt, Rebecca has travelled all over the world to represent England at an elite level and they'll be quite the pair as Kevin is used to working under pressure.
Kevin said the reason that he decided to take part in the show was so his wife would have someone to dance with at weddings, saying: 'I'm excited. The fact that I'm actually going to learn to dance means that my wife will hopefully now enjoy dancing with me at weddings, and I won't make a complete fool of myself!'
Yasmin Seky and Simone Arena
Kin actress Yasmim Seky prepares to dazzle on the dancefloor with Italian pro dancer Simone Arena, who is back for his second season.
Yasmin confessed that she is both excited and nervous to be taking part and says that it was her anxiety that she occasionally suffers from that spurned her on to take part.
She said: 'I'm a little nervous, as I've never really done anything like this before. But I'm really excited too. I suppose nervousness and excitement manifest in the body the same way, so I don't know which one I am!'
Dancing with the Stars returns to RTÉ One on Sunday, January 5 at 6.30pm.
