Horse & Trappe

Kayleigh gives judging a whirl, as she opens up about mental health boost from dancing

- SANDRA MALLON

SOCIAL MEDIA star Kayleigh Trappe has said taking part in RTE's Dancing With The Stars helped her “battle her demons” and helped her mental health.

The Monaghan native previously opened up about battling with her confidence when she was younger.

But Kayleigh said taking part in the show earlier this year helped her mental health, crediting her dance partner Irvinas Merfeldas.

She told us: “I think growing up, I would have struggled with that a lot. I thought I had dealt with all my demons but when you're on a show like that, even one of the things Irvinas was quick to point out was the mirrors.

“So in the studio, you're surrounded by mirrors the whole time. And he said, ‘this makes you uncomfortable at the beginning’, I was like, ‘it does’ And he was like, why?”

“And I just didn't understand why. But by the end, he was like, stop looking in the mirror” she said laughing.

“It’s just funny, the little things that come out of you and obviously youre on television.

“On my first day, I was wearing a pink tutu and pink in my hair. But again, I wear wigs for a living, so I just wanted to embrace every bit of it.

“I told them to throw me in anything. And I was just glad that I was comfortable with it all.

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“In the end, it came out of it a lot happier, like up above mentally as well”