Tristan MacManus

Tristan MacManus (born 23 July 1982) is an Irish dancer and television presenter.

He is best known for his professional appearances on Dancing with the Stars, Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars Australia.

After appearing in an uncredited dance role in the 2004 movie Ella Enchanted, he performed in theatre productions throughout Ireland, most notably in the Cork City Opera House and The Gaiety Theatre, including Bryan Flynn's production of Oliver! and Aladdin, among others.

Next, he joined the UK tour of Simply Ballroom and, after a successful tour in London and Las Vegas, went on to Australia and America where he toured as a featured dancer with Burn The Floor and Floorplay.

After numerous world tours and a year teaching Ballroom and Latin dancing in Boston, he returned to Europe to join the cast of Dirty Dancing as Dance Captain.

He then went on to do a second stint in London's West End.

MacManus made his first appearance on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars as part of the "dance troupe," performing multiple dances during the results shows.

In the show's thirteenth season he returned along with fellow troupe member, Peta Murgatroyd, to compete as a dance-pro partner to a celebrity contestant.

His dancing partner was HLN hostess and former prosecutor Nancy Grace.

They were eliminated on Week 8, just one week before the semifinals and were placed 5th.

For Season 14, MacManus was paired with Grammy Award winning singer Gladys Knight.

The couple was eliminated on Week 6 after losing a "dance duel" to Disney Channel Star Roshon Fegan and his partner Chelsie Hightower.

They finished in 8th place.

Also, during Season 14 of Dancing with the Stars, MacManus was featured in week 8 as a partner in a trio with dance pro Mark Ballas and celebrity Katherine Jenkins.

They performed a Cha-cha-cha to Paul Anka's "She's a Lady" (popularized by Tom Jones), and received a score of "10" from judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, and a "9" from Len Goodman.

For season 15, MacManus was partnered with actress and Season 10 contestant Pamela Anderson.

They were the first to be eliminated on 25 September 2012.

For season 16, he was partnered with Olympic gold medalist Dorothy Hamill.

They withdrew after Hamill suffered an ankle and spine injury that further prohibited her from competing.

MacManus danced with Emma Slater and Chelsie Hightower during Len's week 5 Side by Side Challenge alongside Victor & Lindsay and Sean & Peta.

He danced with Derek Hough and Kellie Pickler when they did a paso doble in the "trio round" which scored a 10 from Carrie Ann, a 7 from Len Goodman, and a 10 from Bruno Tonioli.

For season 17, he was paired with actress Valerie Harper.

They were the third couple eliminated.

In season 14, MacManus was paired with R&B legend Gladys Knight.

For season 15, MacManus was paired with model, actress, and former contestant Pamela Anderson.

For season 16, MacManus was paired with Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill.

For season 17, MacManus was paired with award-winning actress Valerie Harper.

On 1 June 2014, it was revealed that MacManus would be joining the British edition of the show, Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer during the show's 12th series.

His celebrity partner for the series was Mrs Brown's Boys actress, Jennifer Gibney.

They were at risk of being eliminated first when they ended up in the bottom two against Gregg Wallace and Aliona Vilani.

All judges opted to save Gibney and MacManus leaving Wallace and Vilani the first couple to leave.

However, it was Week 3 (Movie Week) when Gibney and MacManus were left in the bottom two once again against Blue popstar Simon Webbe and professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff.

All 5 judges (Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and special guest judge Donny Osmond) opted to save Webbe and Rihanoff leaving Gibney and MacManus in 14th place.

Following their partnership, MacManus made a cameo appearance in the 2014 Christmas Special of Mrs Brown's Boys.

In 2017, he went on tour with Mrs Brown's Boys for the Good Mourning Mrs Brown Live 2017 playing Elder Peach.

MacManus is currently based in Australia.

He was also a judge on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, along with Craig Revel Horwood and Sharna Burgess, in 2019 and 2020.

MacManus began dancing in his hometown of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, before moving on to compete around Europe, eventually winning numerous juvenile, junior and amateur competitions.

Tristan was educated in an Irish primary school Scoil Chualann then went on to an Irish Secondary school Colaiste Raithin soon transferring to an English speaking Secondary St Kilians where he finished his education in Bray.

From 2020 until 2023, he co-hosted the live morning show Studio 10, alongside Sarah Harris, Narelda Jacobs and Angela Bishop, on Network 10.