RTÉ’s Head of Entertainment John McHugh, explained, ‘We are extremely disappointed not to be in a position to produce series five of Dancing with the Stars in 2021.’‘After much discussion, we feel the risks are too high with a production of this scale to proceed with the series in 2021 and we hope to revisit the show in 2022.’‘We understand that the many fans of the series will be disappointed with this decision.
However, given the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19 and our duty of care, we believe this decision is the right one.
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