Dancers prepare for grand finale of Dancing with the Stars

March 12, 2025
Dancers prepare for grand finale of Dancing with the Stars

The remaining four couples are gearing themselves up for the grand finale of Dancing with the Stars this Sunday as they make one last bid to bring home the Glitterball trophy.

Each couple will dance two routines on the night as they battle it out for the winning title.

Firstly, they will each perform a routine from a previous week, as requested by the judges. This can be a routine that the judges feel the couple could improve on, or one that they would like to see again.

Olympic gymnast Rhys McClenaghan will don the spandex once again to reprise his Movie Week role of Spider-Man, as he and his professional partner Laura Nolan dance Charleston to the film's theme tune.

Fellow Olympian, Taekwondo athlete, Jack Woolley and his pro-partner Alex Vladimirov will throw it back to week five with their Dedicated Dance to Jack’s friend Kellie Harrington. Their American Smooth to Grace by The Wolfe Tones was a stand-out moment for the couple and one that scored them their first tens of the season.

Mrs. Brown’s Boys actor, Danny O’Carroll and his partner Salome Chachua will dance the Charleston to Don’t Blame it On Me by Michael Bublé. The performance, which was danced all the way back in week two, scored the couple four nines and remains Danny’s highest-scoring dance to date.

Social media personality Kayleigh Trappe and her partner, Ervinas Merfeldas, will dance their routine from Love Week back in week seven. The pair have high hopes that their Salsa to Christina Aguilera’s Let There Be Love will recapture the judges’ approval a second time round.

Each couple's second routine will be a 'Showdance’ - a freestyle performance that allows them to combine different dance styles in order to showcase the creativity, skills and storytelling abilities they each developed throughout their Dancing with the Stars journey.

Rhys and Laura will dance to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone, Jack and Alex will dance to Years & Years’ version of Lady Gaga’s anthem The Edge of Glory, Danny and Salome will dance to Rock This Party by Bob Sinclair, while Kayleigh and Ervinas will dance to the R3hab remix of Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams.

Along with the finalists, this Sunday's finale will also see the ultimate Dancing with the Stars class of 2025 reunion, as all seven eliminated celebrities: Mickey Joe Harte, Elaine Crowley, Joanna Donnelly, Yasmin Seky, Gearóid Farrelly, Kevin Dundon and Aishah Akorede and their pro partners return to the dancefloor with a special performance to Kylie Minogue’s Wow.