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Arianna Favaro and Eric Roberts on Sunday night's show
Donegal’s Eric Roberts and Arianna Favaro danced their way through as Brian Kennedy was the second celebrity to be eliminated from Dancing with the Stars 2026.
Kennedy danced a Paso Doble to the title track from The Phantom of the Opera, alongside pro partner James Cutler on this week’s Movie Night special. He received the lowest combined scores from the judges and public votes, scoring 15 points.
Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins and Leonardo Lini danced an American Smooth to ‘Whistle While You Work’ by Rachel Zegler from Snow White. They scored 35 points.
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The Apprentice UK star Jordan Dargan and Rebecca Scott danced a Contemporary Ballroom to ‘Pandora’ by James Horner from Avatar and garnered 34 points.
Third-best on the evening was Ireland AM presenter Roberts, from Glen, and Arianna Favaro, who danced a Samba to ‘Cuban Pete’ by Jim Carey, from The Mask and got 31 points from the 11 acts.
Next week is the Country Music special airing on Sunday 25 January from 6:30pm on RTÉ One.
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