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| Dancing With The Stars: Hughie Maughan in fake tan storm | Dancing With The Stars: Hughie Maughan in fake tan storm |
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| An Irish dance show contestant has sent viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan. | An Irish dance show contestant has sent viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan. |
| Hughie Maughan's teak tone under the spotlight had viewers doing their own keyboard tap dance. | Hughie Maughan's teak tone under the spotlight had viewers doing their own keyboard tap dance. |
| The Dublin man was appearing on Irish broadcaster RTÉ's Dancing With The Stars at the weekend. | The Dublin man was appearing on Irish broadcaster RTÉ's Dancing With The Stars at the weekend. |
| Hughie told RTÉ's Ryan Tubridy he had laughed off the comments, claiming he had "thick elephant skin". | |
| "The entire place was staring at me and the whole studio was looking at me, laughing and were gobsmacked," he added. | "The entire place was staring at me and the whole studio was looking at me, laughing and were gobsmacked," he added. |
| "I just found it funny. I'm one of those types of people, I'm bonkers when it comes to certain things. | "I just found it funny. I'm one of those types of people, I'm bonkers when it comes to certain things. |
| "It's made people speak about me which is probably a good thing, I am on a TV show… Isn't that the point of television?" | "It's made people speak about me which is probably a good thing, I am on a TV show… Isn't that the point of television?" |
| Hughie's boyfriend Ryan Ruckledge was among those who contributed to the comments sparked by his partner's polished visage. | Hughie's boyfriend Ryan Ruckledge was among those who contributed to the comments sparked by his partner's polished visage. |
| "He really shouldn't have taken tanning tips from me," he joked, before adding, "bad boyfriend advice hahah sorry". | "He really shouldn't have taken tanning tips from me," he joked, before adding, "bad boyfriend advice hahah sorry". |
| The pair met on Channel 5's Big Brother programme last year. | The pair met on Channel 5's Big Brother programme last year. |
| Others compared Hughie to Ross Geller from the hit US TV show Friends when David Schwimmer's sitcom character has a spray tan fiasco. | Others compared Hughie to Ross Geller from the hit US TV show Friends when David Schwimmer's sitcom character has a spray tan fiasco. |
| Host Nicky Byrne said: "Hughie, you are trending on Twitter - we don't know why." | Host Nicky Byrne said: "Hughie, you are trending on Twitter - we don't know why." |