Emily Barker (born 13 December 1996) is a British dancer and choreographer. She is a professional dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.
Career In 2016, Barker toured with the Burn the Floor tour.
In 2017 and 2018, she performed alongside Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice in his UK & Ireland tours.
In 2017 and 2018, she also toured with Strictly Come Dancing contestants Harry Judd and Louis Smith, along with Aston Merrygold's UK tour, Rip it Up.
Dancing with the Stars In 2017, Barker was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Big Brother UK runner-up, Hughie Maughan. They were the first couple eliminated from the competition.
In 2018, Barker was partnered with Olympic medal-winning race walker, Rob Heffernan. They reached the quarterfinals of the competition, eventually finishing in fifth place.
In 2019, Barker was partnered with actor, Johnny Ward. They reached the final of the competition, eventually finishing as joint runners-up to Mairéad Ronan and John Nolan.
In 2020, Barker partnered, former Kilkenny hurler, Aidan Fogarty. They reached the final, finishing joint runners-up to Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca. This was Barker’s second time in a row to reach the final, making her the second professional dancer to do this.
In 2022, Barker partnered former RTÉ newsreader, Aengus Mac Grianna. They reached the fifth week of the competition, finishing in 10th place. On 10 March, it was announced that Barker would partner Jordan Conroy for week 10 when his regular professional partner, Salome Chachua, tested positive for COVID-19.
In 2023, Barker partnered RTÉ 2fm Breakfast presenter, Carl Mullan. They reached the final and won the competition, making this Barker's first win since she joined the show in 2017. Barker also became the first professional dancer to make three non-consecutive finals. On 5 September 2023, Barker announced via Instagram that she was leaving the show.
SeriesPartnerPlace1Hughie Maughan11th2Rob Heffernan5th3Johnny Ward2nd4Aidan Fogarty2nd5Aengus Mac Grianna10th6Carl Mullan1st
Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance
DancePartnerHighestPartnerLowestAmerican Smooth Johnny Ward 27 Carl Mullan 20Cha-cha-cha Johnny Ward 20 Hughie Maughan 15Charleston Carl Mullan 28 Aengus Mac Grianna 16Contemporary Ballroom Johnny Ward 30 Aidan Fogarty 23Foxtrot Johnny Ward 28 Carl Mullan 16Jive Johnny Ward 30 Marty Morrissey1 14Paso Doble Carl Mullan 29 Fred Cooke1 14Quickstep Carl Mullan 26 Rumba Johnny Ward 28 Aidan Fogarty 23Salsa Aidan Fogarty 27 Rob Heffernan 21Samba Johnny Ward 28 Aengus Mac Grianna 11Showdance Johnny WardCarl Mullan 30Tango Johnny Ward 29 Rob Heffernan 18Viennese Waltz Aidan Fogarty 26 Carl Mullan 22Waltz Hughie Maughan 17 Aengus Mac Grianna 11 1 These scores was awarded during Switch-Up Week.
Series 1
Celebrity partner Hughie Maughan; Average: 16; Place: 11th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Cha-cha-cha / "King"45615No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Waltz / "What the World Needs Now Is Love"56617Eliminated
Series 2
Celebrity partner Rob Heffernan; Average: 20.9; Place: 5th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Jive / "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"56617No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Tango / "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"66618Safe4Samba / "Jump in the Line (Shake, Señora)"67720Safe5Viennese Waltz / "Perfect"88925Safe6Jive / "Crocodile Rock"44614No elimination7Salsa / "Livin' la Vida Loca"77721Safe8Cha-cha-cha / "Ice Ice Baby"66618Safe9"Team Dance / "Party Rock Anthem"8888892425Safe10Foxtrot / "Any Dream Will Do"Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat"8Awarded829Points2527Eliminated
Series 3
Celebrity partner Johnny Ward; Average: 25.9; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"778No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Foxtrot / "This Town"66719Safe4Viennese Waltz / "Kiss from a Rose"88824Safe5Cha-cha-cha / "Picture of You"76720Safe6Paso Doble / "Y viva Espana"45514No eliminationSwitch-Up Week with Fred Cooke7Rumba / "Say You Won't Let Go"9910Safe8Tango / "Viva la Vida"9101029Safe9Samba / "Shape of You (Remix)"Team Dance / "Born This Way"989910926Safe10Contemporary Ballroom / "Rise Like a Phoenix"Euro-thon / "Making Your Mind Up"10Awarded10510PointsSafe11American Smooth / "Power Over Me"Paso Doble / "Kashmir"999991028Bottom two12Foxtrot / "This Town"Jive / "Johnny B. Goode"Showdance / "Bad Man"910109101010101028Runners-up
Series 4
Celebrity partner Aidan Fogarty; Average: 23.2; Place: 2nd
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryBenson1Jive / "Tiger Feet"56718No elimination2No dance performed - - - -3Foxtrot / "Half the World Away"78823Safe4Tango / "Into The Unknown"89926Safe5Charleston / "Bingo Bango"76821Safe6Charleston / "Woman Up"88925No elimination7Contemporary Ballroom / "Someone You Loved"78823Safe8Paso Doble / "Pompeii"77721Safe9Rumba / "One"Team Dance / "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"79898923Safe10American Smooth / "The Most Effectual Top Cat"Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days"8Awarded839points2528Safe11Viennese Waltz / "Another Life""899999Runners-up
Series 5
Celebrity partner Aengus Mac Grianna; Average: 13.7; Place: 10th
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1No dance performed - - - -No elimination2Charleston / "Goody Two Shoes"466163Waltz / "If You Don't Know Me by Now"34411Safe4Samba / "Help Yourself"34411Safe5Jive / "All Shook Up"56617Eliminated
Series 6
Celebrity partner Carl Mullan; Average: 24; Place: 1st
Week No.Dance/SongJudges' scoreTotalResultRedmondBarryGourounlian1Foxtrot / "Daydream Believer"55616No elimination2Paso Doble / "Beautiful Day"788233Samba / "Shake Your Bon-Bon"67720Safe4American Smooth / "If I Didn't Have You"67720Safe5Viennese Waltz / "Pointless"77822Safe6Jive / "Higher Power"788No elimination7Tango / "Sucker"88824Safe8Salsa / "Gangnam Style"78823Safe9Charleston / "Bills"Team Freestyle / "Crying at the Discoteque"98910101028Safe10Quickstep / "Hit the Road Jack"Marathon / "I Want Candy"8Awarded939Points29Safe11Paso Doble / "Beautiful Day"Showdance / "Celestial"91010101010Winners
Personal life From 2016 Barker was in a relationship with fellow Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, Curtis Pritchard. In early 2019 it was reported the couple were no longer an item. In late 2019, Barker and her Series 3 celebrity dance partner, Johnny Ward, confirmed they were an item. They ended their relationship in March 2020.
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