Derry's Damian McGinty confirmed for 'Dancing with the Stars'

In 2011 Damian won the American reality TV show, The Glee Project, having been selected from 40,000 people to take part in the series. His talent and personality saw him land the role of Rory Flanagan in the popular television series Glee, which he played for three years. He went on to star with his Glee co-star Heather Morris, who played Brittany on the show, in the family movie Santa Fake.Damian said: “Dancing with the Stars is a major challenge for me, one I am really excited and also very nervous about. Dancing has never been a strong point of mine, quite the opposite, but I’m eager to get to work. It feels like a great time to simply go out there and enjoy the experience, and I can’t wait to get started.”

Damian is from Derry and calls Nashville home these days. He has been performing with Celtic Thunder since he was 14. Over the years he has performed with the group all over the world and today he is part of the legacy tour. He also performs solo and released his first EP in 2012 which went to no. 1 in Ireland and no. 3 in US iTunes. He released a new album in November 2022 called Moments.

He married Anna Claire Sneed in 2019 in Memphis.Damien is the second Derry star for the show. Singer Brooke Scullion will also take part.