Rory O’Neill: I've been surprised by positive reaction to Dancing with the Stars stint

'I'm the only one doing it with a wig glued to me face, my eyebrows glued down, three layers of foam rubber and padding and corsetry on'

Rory O'Neill: The people who have very strong opinions about queer people.. they're not going to have their mind changed by me dancing on Sunday night television

Rory O’Neill has said he has been pleasantly surprised by the reaction to his stint on Dancing with the Stars, joking that the show probably isn’t watched by “homophobes”.

The gay rights campaigner, who has been performing as drag queen Panti Bliss since the late 90s, said prior to coming on the show he worried for RTÉ’s social media team, but he has seen “very little” negativity online.