Jockey Davy Russell among celebrities confirmed for Dancing with the Stars

Grand National-winning and Cheltenham Cup-winning jockey Davy Russell is the eighth celebrity confirmed for the new series of RTÉ’s Dancing with the Stars.

Russell joins former Miss World Rosanna Davison, newsreader Eileen Dunne, Wild Youth singer David Whelan, drag queen Blu Hydrangea, TikTok star Miriam Mullins, Ireland’s Fittest Family presenter Laura Fox and Fair City actor Shane Quigley Murphy in the line-up so far.

The rest of the celebrities to compete in Dancing with the Stars will be revealed before the show begins in January 2024.