Ryan McShane

In 2015, McShane toured with Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole's A Night to Remember tour across the UK and Ireland.^[3]

In 2016, McShane and partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska, were crowned United Kingdom & British Latin Professional Champions & British Show Dance Champions.^[4]

In 2013, McShane took part in the Sky One dance competition show, Got to Dance alongside partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska. They received three gold stars from the judges and advanced to the next round before being eliminated.^[5]

In 2014, McShane helped establish the ballroom dance group, Kings & Queens, alongside future Strictly Come Dancing professionals, Katya Jones and Neil Jones as well as his future Dancing with the Stars fellow-professionals, Ksenia Zsikhotska and Kai Widdrington.^[6] Kings & Queens reached the semi-finals of the series before being eliminated.^[7]

In 2017, McShane was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars.^[8] He was partnered with actress, Denise McCormack.^[9] On 26 March 2017, McCormack and McShane reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up alongside Aoibhín Garrihy and Vitali Kozmin. Aidan O'Mahony and Valeria Milova were the champions of the series.^[10]

In 2018, McShane was partnered with fitness model, and UFC fighter, Conor McGregor's sister, Erin McGregor.^[11] The couple survived three dance-offs, the most for any couple in the history of the series, before being eliminated in the semifinal in a dance-off against eventual series winners, Jake Carter and Karen Byrne.^[12][13][14]

In 2019, McShane was partnered with Mrs. Brown's Boys star Eilish O'Carroll.^[15] They were the first couple to be eliminated from the series.^[16]

In 2020, McShane was partnered with B*Witched singer Sinéad O'Carroll.^[17] They reached the eighth week of the competition before being eliminated in a dance-off against eventual winners, Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca.^[18]

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

¹ These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.

Celebrity partner

Denise McCormack; Average: 26.9; Place: 2nd

Celebrity partner

Erin McGregor; Average: 24.7; Place: 4th

Celebrity partner

Eilish O'Carroll; Average: 13.5; Place: 11th

Celebrity partner

Sinéad O'Carroll; Average: 23.3; Place: 7th

McShane and professional partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska were in a relationship previously.^[19]

Since 2017, McShane has been dating model, Thalia Heffernan. Despite not dancing together, McShane met Heffernan while she was a contestant on the first series of the show. They have two dogs together.^[20]

On 30 December 2019, five days before the launch of the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, McShane was assaulted outside a nightclub in his hometown of Lurgan. He received facial injuries, resulting in him needing stitches.^[21]