Katelyn Cummins is this year's Dancing with the Stars champion.
The Midlands has a new Dancing with the Stars Champion.
Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins claimed this year's glitterball with her pro partner Leonardo Lini after last night's final.
The Laois Rose delivered an impeccable performance in re-dancing her American Smooth to Whistle While You Work.
In her second dance Katelyn wowed the judges with an emotional contemporary freestyle dance exploring her relationship with her hearing impairment.
The judges gave her perfect scores for both routines, but it was the fan vote that sealed the victory.
Tullamore's Tolu Makay meanwhile nailed to her version of the American Smooth to get 10s from the four judges before scoring 37 in her final dance.
Tolu insists she was thrilled to see her win and is paying tribute to this year's champion.
She says there's no one more deserving:
Here's the moment Katelyn was crowned as the winner:
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