Dancing with the Stars: Olympic gold medalist Rhys McClenaghan wows judges with highest score

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Dancing with the Stars: Olympic gold medalist Rhys McClenaghan wows judges with highest score
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Rhys McClenaghan, Olympic gold medalist, impressed the judges with the highest score of the night on the opening show of Dancing with the Stars' new season. He and his partner Laura Nolan performed a gravity-defying salsa, securing a 31 and topping the leaderboard.

Rhys McClenaghan wowed the judges with the highest score of the night as the new series of Dancing with the Stars got under way on Sunday evening.

McClenaghan and his pro partner Laura Nolan were the final pair to dance on Sunday evening and the Co Down native had another golden moment dancing a gravity defying salsa to Head and Heart by Joel Corry featuring MNEK. They closed the show with a whopping 31 to top the leaderboard.READ MORE: RTE Dancing With The Stars: Olympic hero emerges as early frontrunner to win 2025 series

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