Karen Byrne


Karen Byrne is an Irish dancer and choreographer. She is known as being one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

Byrne was born in Ballyfermot in Dublin. She has been dancing since the age of six.

Dancing with the Stars

In 2017, Byrne was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with RTÉ broadcaster, Des Cahill. Despite being in the bottom half of the leader board throughout the entire competition, they reached the quarterfinals of the competition eventually finishing in 5th place.
In 2018, Byrne was partnered with singer-songwriter, Jake Carter. On 25 March 2018, Carter and Byrne were named the winners.
In 2019, Byrne was partnered with TV presenter and style entrepreneur, Darren Kennedy. They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in ninth place.
SeriesPartnerPlace
1Des Cahill5th
2Jake Carter1st
3Darren Kennedy9th
4Michael Carruth9th

Series 1">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 1)">Series 1

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Series 2">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 2)">Series 2

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Series 3">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 3)">Series 3

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Series 4">Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 4)">Series 4

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Personal life

Byrne was in a relationship with professional dancer, Wojtek Potaszkin for eight years. Since their time on the show together, Byrne has been dating her Series 2 partner, Jake Carter.