Kai Widdrington

Kai Widdrington (born 23 August 1995) is an English dancer and choreographer. In 2012 he reached the final of the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent. He is also one of the professional dancers on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars.

Kai Widdrington
Born (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995
Southampton, England
OccupationDancer
Choreographer
Known forDancing with the Stars (Irish series)
Britain's Got Talent
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Parent(s)Tommy Widdrington
RelativesTheo Widdrington (brother)

Early life

Widdrington was born in Southampton, England.[1] His father is former Premier League footballer Tommy Widdrington.[2] His younger brother, Theo currently plays for Bristol Rovers.[3]

Britain's Got Talent

Series 6

Widdrington and, dance partner, Natalia Jeved reached the grand final of the show, eventually finishing in 11th place.[4]

Series 8

Two years after his first appearance on the show, Kai joined the ballroom dance group, Kings & Queens, alongside future Strictly Come Dancing professionals, Katya Jones and Neil Jones as well as his future Dancing with the Stars fellow-professionals, Ksenia Zsikhotska and Ryan McShane.[5] Kings & Queens reached the semi-finals of the series before being eliminated.[6]

Dancing with the Stars

In 2017, Widdrington was announced as one of the professional dancers for the first series of Dancing with the Stars.[7] He was partnered with comedian and actress, Katherine Lynch. They were eliminated in week nine of the competition, finishing in sixth place.[8]

In 2018, Widdrington was partnered with camogie player, Anna Geary. On 25 March 2018, Geary and Widdrington reached the final of the show finishing as joint-runners up alongside, Deirdre O'Kane and John Nolan.[9]

In 2019, Widdrington was partnered with teenage actress, Demi Isaac Oviawe.[10] They were eliminated in week seven of the competition. Finishing in eighth place.[11]

In 2020, Widdrington was paired with Miss Universe Ireland 2018, Gráinne Gallanagh.[12] On March 15 2020, it was announced that the scheduled semi-final had become the final due to precautions around the COVID-19 pandemic halting production early. Gallanagh and Widdrington were one of the four couples in the final. They finished as runners-up to winners, Lottie Ryan and Pasquale La Rocca.[13]

Series Partner Place
1 Katherine Lynch 6th
2 Anna Geary 2nd
3 Demi Isaac Oviawe 8th
4 Gráinne Gallanagh 2nd
Series 1 – with celebrity partner Katherine Lynch
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Waltz / "If You Go Away" 6 6 6 18
3 Cha-cha-cha / "Express Yourself" 6 6 6 18 Safe
4 Samba / "Voulez-Vous" 5 5 6 16 Safe
5 Foxtrot / "Summertime" 7 8 7 22 Safe
6 Quickstep / "You're the One That I Want" 7 7 7 21 Safe
7 Foxtrot / "Big Bad Handsome Man" 9 10 9 28 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Aoibhín Garrihy
8 Charleston / "Cabaret" 7 8 8 23 Safe
9 Jive / "Proud Mary 6 6 7 19 Eliminated
Series 2 – with celebrity partner Anna Geary
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Tango / "Rebel Rebel" 6 8 7 21
3 Samba / "New Rules" 6 6 6 18 Safe
4 Contemporary Ballroom / "Let It Go" 9 9 9 27 Safe
5 Paso Doble / "Titanium" 7 7 8 22 Safe
6 Tango / "Green Light" 9 9 9 27 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Alannah Beirne
7 Charleston / "Bang Bang" 10 10 10 30 Safe
8 American Smooth / "Achy Breaky Heart" 7 7 8 22 Safe
9 Rumba / "Secret Love Song"
Team Dance / "Party Rock Anthem"		 8
8		 8
8		 8
9		 24
25		 Safe
10 Jive / "Time Warp"
Swing-a-thon / "You Can't Stop the Beat"		 9
Extra		 10
4		 10
Points		 29
33		 Safe
11 Foxtrot / "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)"
Salsa / "Don't Stop the Music"		 8
10		 8
10		 8
10		 24
30		 Safe
12 Tango / "Rebel Rebel"
Charleston / "Bang Bang"
Showdance / "This Is Me"		 9
10
10		 10
10
10		 9
10
10		 28
30
30		 Runners-up
Series 3 – with celebrity partner Demi Isaac Oviawe
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Cha-cha-cha / "Cut to the Feeling" 3 3 4 10
3 Foxtrot / "After All" 4 5 5 14 Last to be called safe
4 Salsa / "One Night Only" 6 6 8 20 Safe
5 Rumba / "Dance with My Father" 5 5 6 16 Safe
6 Salsa / "Dance Again" 8 8 9 26 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Mairéad Ronan
7 Viennese Waltz / "Fallin'" 7 7 7 21 Eliminated
Series 4 – with celebrity partner Gráinne Gallanagh
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result
Redmond Barry Benson
1 No dance performed - - - - No elimination
2 Tango / "Bang Bang" 6 6 6 18
3 Jive / "Dear Future Husband" 6 7 7 20 Safe
4 Salsa / "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" 7 7 7 21 Safe
5 Contemporary Ballroom / "Unstoppable" 9 9 9 27 Safe
6 Quickstep / "Out of Our Heads" 7 8 8 23 No elimination
Switch-Up Week with Brian Dowling
7 Quickstep / "Paper Rings" 8 8 9 25 Safe
8 Viennese Waltz / "Waltz of the Flowers" 10 10 10 30 Safe
9 Paso Doble / "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Team Dance / "Physical"		 8
8		 9
8		 8
8		 25
24		 Bottom two
10 Samba / "Wonder Woman Theme"
Rock-Til-You-Drop / "Happy Days"		 7
Awarded		 8
2		 7
points		 22
24		 Safe
11 Foxtrot / "Falling"
Charleston (with Stephen Vincent) / "Dance Apocalyptic"		 9
10		 9
10		 9
10		 27
30		 Runners-up

Personal life

Since 2016, Widdrington has been in a relationship with professional dancer and fellow Dancing with the Stars dancer, Giulia Dotta.[14]

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References
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  2. https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/eastbourne-borough-manager-s-son-in-final-of-britain-s-got-talent-1-3831155
  3. Willis, Oliver (2018-07-02). "The lowdown on Bristol Rovers' new midfielder Theo Widdrington". bristolpost. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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  7. McGowan, Sharon (2016-12-16). "RTE's Dancing With The Stars professionals have been revealed". irishmirror. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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  10. "RTÉ defends putting Demi in 'Dancing With The Stars' in her Leaving Cert year". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
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  13. "Grainne Gallanagh 'over the moon' with Dancing with the Stars success". www.derryjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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