Brian Redmond

An established media contributor, Brian is a regular on the nation's airwaves and has appeared on the Late Late Show, the Ray D’Arcy Show and the Ryan Tubridy Show to name just a few. Alongside his broadcast commitments, Brian is an established businessman and is the founder of Spin Activity Centre, a hugely popular centre for dance, performance and fitness in Newbridge where he also continues to teach dance.

In January 2017, Redmond was named, alongside Loraine Barry and Julian Benson, as a judge on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars for RTÉ One.

A multi-award-winning dance professional, Redmond has travelled extensively training and teaching, and has performed in some of the world's most prestigious venues including London's Royal Albert Hall and the Kremlin Palace in Moscow. In 2004 he retired from competitive dance and returned to Ireland, basing himself in county Kildare where he lives today with wife Jen and their two children.

Brian Redmond (born 6 March 1977) is best known for his starring role in the judging hotseat on RTÉ One series, Dancing with the Stars. An integral part of the show's team from the very first episode, Brian was hired to be the "Simon Cowell" character of the show.