Dancing with the Stars has confirmed the professional dancers who will be teaming up with the star-studded cast for the seventh run of the competition when it returns to screens in January.
Ahead of the celebrity line-up being announced later this week, the dancing show has revealed that eight returning professional dancers and three newcomers will be taking part in the next series.
Joining the professional dance team this year are Irish Under 21 World Champions Montel Hewson and Jillian Bromwich along with Italian pro dancer, Simone Arena, who joins the Irish series as the most recent winner of the Belgian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Returning favourites include Karen Byrne, marking her seventh consecutive season on the show.
Following the recent departure of John Nolan and Emily Barker, Byrne is now the sole pro dancer to have graced the dancefloor in every season of the show.
Polish dancer Robert Rowiński, who reached the final with singer Brooke Scullion last year, returns to the show for his fifth season.
Meanwhile, Laura Nolan, Kylee Vincent and Stephen Vincent are gearing up for their fourth consecutive series, aiming to guide their celebrities to the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
Completing the professional line-up are dancers Denys Samson, Ervinas Merfeldas and Salome Chachua who are returning for their third season in a row.
Dancing with the Stars returns to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in January.
