Can you believe Dancing with the Stars is almost done?
Yes, the final is next week!
Not only the semi-final, but it’s also Fright Night! So there were loads of spooks and scares.
Here’s how everyone got on during the semi-final!
Aishah Akorede and Robert Rowiński
After surviving the dance off for a third time last week, former Miss Universe Ireland Aishah Akorede and her professional partner Robert Rowiński cast a spell on the audience with their bewitching Foxtrot to Black Magic by Little Mix.
“You did a gorgeous, proper Foxtrot,” Loraine Barry enthused. “For a difficult dance you did it beautifully!”
Brian Redmond even told her it was a “fabulous Foxtrot”!
She received a score of eight from Brian and nines from Karen, Loraine and Arthur, meaning she got a total of 35.
Kayleigh Trappe and Ervinas Merfeldas
Social media personality Kayleigh Trappe and her partner Ervinas Merfeldas spiced things up as devils with a hellish Tango to Hot to Go by Chappell Roan.
“Oh Kayleigh, it was devilish and delicious,” Arthur Gourounlian. “It was frightingly good.”
“Definitely, as far as the final goes you have a great chance. This was Hot to Tango,” Brian told her.
She received a score of eight from Brian and nines from Karen, Loraine and Arthur, meaning she got a total of 35. This is her highest score!
Rhys McClenaghan and Laura Nolan
Last week’s judges’ table-topper, Olympic gymnast Rhys McClenaghan and his partner Laura Nolan brought the darkness with their vampire-inspired Paso Doble to O Fortuna by Hidden Citizens.
And Rhys showed off his “cape-ography”! We’re big fans.
They received a standing ovation, by everyone but Brian despite the fact he praised the dance as “exceptional”. While newly engaged Karen Byrne said that this dance was the best dance she had ever seen in her “million years on the show”.
They received their first perfect score of the competition with a total of 40.
Danny O’Carroll and Salome Chachua
Mrs. Brown’s Boys actor Danny O’Carroll and his pro dancer Salome Chachua slithered onto the dance floor with a snake-themed Tango to Poison by Alice Cooper.
His father, Brendan O’Carroll, was in the audience cheering on his son after jetting in from Florida.
“I was so invested,” Karen enthused. “From your first step you gave me chills. This was so intense.”
They received a nine from Brian, Karen and Arthur and an eight from Loraine.
Jack Woolley and Alex Vladimirov
Taekwondo athlete Jack Woolley and his pro partner Alex Vladimirov took the audience to another planet with their alien-inspired out-of-this-world Salsa to Red Alert by Basement Jaxx.
They certainly kept in character, despite their bizarre dance moves! Jack described the dance as “bonkers”.
“It was amazing. It was one of those Salsas where you danced until you dropped,” Loraine told them with the biggest smile.
They received another perfect score with four 10s!
