30 Facts About Tristan MacManus

Tristan MacManus was born on 23 July 1982 and is an Irish dancer and television presenter.

Tristan MacManus is best known for his professional appearances on Dancing with the Stars, Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars Australia.

Tristan MacManus was a judge on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, along with Craig Revel Horwood and Sharna Burgess, in 2019 and 2020.

Tristan MacManus began dancing in his hometown of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, before moving on to compete around Europe, eventually winning numerous juvenile, junior and amateur competitions.

Tristan MacManus was educated in an Irish primary school Scoil Chualann then went on to an Irish Secondary school Colaiste Raithin soon transferring to an English speaking Secondary St Kilians where he finished his education in Bray.

Tristan MacManus then went on to do a second stint in London's West End.

Tristan MacManus made his first appearance on the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars as part of the "dance troupe," performing multiple dances during the results shows.

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For Season 14, Tristan MacManus was paired with Grammy Award winning singer Gladys Knight.

Also, during Season 14 of Dancing with the Stars, Tristan MacManus was featured in week 8 as a partner in a trio with dance pro Mark Ballas and celebrity Katherine Jenkins.

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For season 15, Tristan MacManus was partnered with actress and Season 10 contestant Pamela Anderson.

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Tristan MacManus danced with Derek Hough and Kellie Pickler when they did a paso doble in the "trio round" which scored a 10 from Carrie Ann, a 7 from Len Goodman, and a 10 from Bruno Tonioli.

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For season 15, Tristan MacManus was paired with model, actress, and former contestant Pamela Anderson.

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For season 16, Tristan MacManus was paired with Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill.

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For season 17, Tristan MacManus was paired with award-winning actress Valerie Harper.

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On 1 June 2014, it was revealed that Tristan MacManus would be joining the British edition of the show, Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer during the show's 12th series.

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All judges opted to save Gibney and Tristan MacManus leaving Wallace and Vilani the first couple to leave.

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However, it was Week 3 when Gibney and Tristan MacManus were left in the bottom two against Blue popstar Simon Webbe and professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff.

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In December 2014, Tristan MacManus was a professional on the Christmas Special and partnered sixth series runner up Rachel Stevens.

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On 23 April 2015, it was revealed that Tristan MacManus would continue as a professional for the 13th series and he partnered singer Jamelia.

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For Series 12, Tristan MacManus was paired with Mrs Brown's Boys actress Jennifer Gibney.

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For Series 13, Tristan MacManus was paired with Singer and Loose Women panelist Jamelia.

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In 2019, Tristan MacManus was announced as one of the three new judges to appear on the 16th season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars prior to its debut on Network 10 after originally being broadcast on the Seven Network between 2004 and 2015.

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Originally fronted by a panel of presenters, Tristan MacManus was chosen as one of just two co-hosts to anchor the revamped show alongside original presenter Sarah Harris.

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In July 2022, Tristan MacManus was sideline reporter for 10 Football's coverage of Leeds United's pre-season tour of Australia.

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On 14 March 2019, Tristan MacManus announced the birth of his son Oisin Lir on Instagram.