Rosanna Davison latest celeb to be eliminated on DWTS

Rosanna Davison and Stephen Vincent are the latest contestants to leave this year's Dancing with the Stars.

On Sunday night's show, the pair danced a paso doble to Les Toreadors by Georges Biz and faced off against Katja Mia and Ervinas Merfeldas in the dance-off.

All three judges opted to save Mia.

After her elimination, Davison said of her time on the show: "I've enjoyed every minute of it. Working with Stephen has just been incredible. He's been so supportive, so positive, such an incredible teacher to me."

She continued, "It's such a journey of self-growth but at the same time, I've three children under five who really need me at home and honestly I'm beginning to feel the strain of that, so I've found this week really difficult, it's been an emotional rollercoaster."

"There's been a lot of 'mum guilt', and they're really missing me now, so I think it's the right time - as much as I'd love to have gone further... I'm a mum and my children really need me."

Seven couples danced on tonight's show. First up was Katja Mia and Ervinas Merfeldas, dancing an American smooth to Everlasting Love by Love Affair.

Loraine said, "I love when you get into that solo freestyle motion... that lovely energy, the vibe, that rhythm - it just comes out of you naturally. Wham bam, what a fantastic start to orchestra night."

Judge Brian said described the performance as "cute as a button", while Arthur said, "The spins were great... the parallel turns were beautiful. Your musicality was flawless... it was stunning. You have this strength and you definitely know how to use it."

Katja and Ervinas score 26 from the judges.

The second couple to perform was broadcaster Laura Fox and her pro partner Denys Samson, dancing a tango to Take on Me by A-ha.

Judge Loraine said: "You didn't miss a beat, you were there all the way" while Brian said that she gave "tenacity that was tantalisingly tango from start to finish."

Arthur finished the trio of comments by saying, "Last week you had a little dip, but this week you came back and showed us what you're made of, and you smashed it! Tonight, you left me speechless."

Laura and Denys score 27 from the judges.

Next up was former jockey Davy Russell and pro partner Kylee Vincent who danced a jive to Everybody Needs Somebody to Love by The Blues Brothers.

Loraine said: "For me it was the swag... it's how you worked those hats... it was really seamless. You gotta have that stamina to keep the kicks and flicks all the way through... but it was still a great number."

Brian described it as "a little bit rough around the edges in places" while judge Arthur said: "You held it very nicely together but I'm going to have to agree with my fellow judges about losing the timing."

Davy and Kylee score 23 from the judges.

The next couple to perform was Drag Race star Blu Hydrangea and their partner Simone Arena, dancing a samba to I Go to Rio by Hugh Jackman.

Loraine said, "This was a full-on production. It really, honestly, was really good... it was all there. This tonight for me was epic, absolutely epic."

Brian said, "When you did those shimmies, I reckon earthquarke centres all around the world were going off. The whole planet shook with you!"

Arthur said that they exceeded his expectations, describing the dance as "amazing".

Blu and Simone received a standing ovation from Loraine and Arthur, and scored 30 from the judges - the first top marks of the season.

Next up were Paralympian Jason Smyth and his pro partner Karen Byrne, dancing a waltz to Watermark by Enya.

Loraine said: "It could have had a little more power... I think overall it was just beautiful and melancholy and it touched everyone."

Brian said it was "balanced, it was controlled" but that "it needed a little more power."

Arthur said: "What a beautiful stripped-back performance. Waltz is meant to be soft and romantic and I saw that tonight from you. However... I wanted you to be relaxed... you were a bit too rigid. You delivered a gorgeous waltz."

Jason and Karen score 21 from the judges.

Rosanna Davison and her partner Stephen Vincent were up next, dancing a paso doble to Les Toreadors by Georges Biz.

Loraine said: "You had the steps but you have to really dig deep, you have to have gusto, you have to have that fire in your belly... it did get a little bit light... I hope it's good enough for tonight for you."

Brian said there were some problems with the movement and the energy, while Arthur said, "Sometimes to me it looked like you were a beautiful doll jumping around - I wanted more control. But respect because you delivered and well done."

Rosanna and Stephen score 22 from the judges.

The final couple to perform were Wild Youth singer David Whelan, partnered with Salome Chacua. The pair danced contemporary ballroom to Paradise by Coldplay.

Loraine described it as a "a powerful and dynamic performance" and said, "I felt you literally threw yourselves into it. The highlight has to be the counterbalancing plank. It just takes a lot of strength, timing and trust. I really think this was a great, great performance."

Brian said: "It was exquisitely expressed from start to finish" while Arthur said: "You literally ate that dance and left no crumbs on the dancefloor! You are incredibly talented. That was outstanding!"

David and Salome score 28 from the judges.

Dancing with the Stars continues on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from 6.30pm next Sunday.

All photos by Kyran O'Brien / kobpix.