Laura Nolan was born on 31 May 1994 and is an Irish ballroom dancer and choreographer.
18 Facts About Laura Nolan
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Laura Nolan is best known as a professional dancer on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, having danced on the show since 2020.
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Laura Nolan is trained in ballroom, latin and ballet dancing.
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Laura Nolan competed in the All Ireland Championships in June 2006 with her first partner, Luca Mastropietro.
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From 2009 to 2013, Laura Nolan danced with English dancer, Stanislav Wakeham.
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From 2015 to 2019, Laura Nolan danced with Italian dancer, Alessandro Bosco.
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Laura Nolan was a finalist in the Under 21 World Championship, placing amongst the top ten in the world.
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Laura Nolan has won numerous International Open championships and was a finalist in the German Open.
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Laura Nolan went on to take part in the Miss Universe Ireland competition where she reached the top three.
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In 2021, Laura Nolan appeared as a contestant in the celebrity version of the RTE programme, Hell Week.
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In November 2019, it was confirmed that Laura Nolan would be joining the cast of the Irish series of Dancing with the Stars as a professional dancer.
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Laura Nolan was paired with television presenter and Big Brother winner, Brian Dowling.
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In 2022, Laura Nolan partnered former Love Island contestant, Matthew MacNabb.
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Laura Nolan reached the semi-final of the competition with McGahern and finished in fifth place, following their dance-off against Suzanne Jackson and Michael Danilczuk.
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In 2024, Laura Nolan partnered Fair City actor, Shane Quigley Murphy.
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Laura Nolan partnered former jockey Davy Russell in week two when Russell's usual partner, Kylee Vincent, was ill, meaning she performed two dances on that particular edition of the show.
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In 2025, Laura Nolan partnered Olympic artistic gymnast, Rhys McClenaghan and they won the competition on 16th March 2025.
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In March 2022, Laura Nolan confirmed that she was in a relationship with her Series 5 celebrity partner, Matthew MacNabb, following their elimination from the show.