Hughie Maughan loses his shine to fall at first 'Dancing with the Stars' hurdle

Hughie’s face may have paled in comparison to his efforts last week, but the comments from the judges gave the impression that his waltz on Dancing With the Stars this week was fairly tanfastic — Lorraine Benson even described it as “dreamy”.

Des Bishop

So there was general consternation on social media, and the colour certainly drained from his face, when the Big Brother runner-up was the first to be eliminated from RTÉ’s dancing extravaganza last night, not least since his judges’ score of 17 was better than several others.

“So sad to go home but thankful for the opportunity,” he managed to say as his dance partner, Emily Barker, struggled to hold back the tears. Then they took to the floor for one last turn before leaving the show forever.