Dancing with the Stars: Hughie Maughan and viewers' verdicts

Talking points from week two: the women took to the floor but they were outshone by Hughie Maughan’s fake tan disaster-on-purpose

Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 12:00

A spray too far: Hughie Maughan on Dancing with the Stars. Photographs: RTÉ, Hughie Maughan

A spray too far: Hughie Maughan on Dancing with the Stars. Photographs: RTÉ, Hughie Maughan

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