Johnny Ward
Johnny Ward has had an extremely busy 2019 so far and it doesn't look like he will be slowing down anytime soon.
He joined Sarina Bellissimo on today's Plan B to chat about his time on this year's Dancing With The Stars and the return of the Copper Face Jacks Musical.
Copper Face Jacks: The Musical
Johnny chats to Sarina about how he never thought he would be in a play about Coppers but he can't believe how much he loves it.
The play which is based on the famous nightclub tells the story of a sweet Kerry girl who falls for the charm of a Dublin man.
Ooohhhhh looks who’s only gone and got themselves a TV ad?! #GetUs #Fancy #Notions @olympiatheatre @RossOCK @JohnnyWard7 @RoseannaPurcell @TicketmasterIre pic.twitter.com/wshuha8QdH
— Coppers: The Musical (@CoppersMusical) 7 March 2019
He revealed that the shows after party does of course take place in Coppers and he could not have been happier when he got his gold card.
You can see Copper Face Jacks: The Musical at The Olympia from the 10th of July.
Tickets for the show are available here.
Dancing With The Stars
Although Johnny is no stranger to dancing on stage the actor revealed that DWTS was intense.
He said that he could never have expected the level training he had to undertake for the show.
As a result, he said that he and dance partner Emily Barker came to blows a few times at the beginning of training.
So at long last I can finally reveal that my dance partner on @DWTSIRL is the wonderful @emilybarkerwork She's a phenomenal mentor, a very hard worker but always up for a laugh. I honestly couldn't be happier! pic.twitter.com/49IVGPHa6E
— Johnny Ward (@JohnnyWard7) 4 January 2019
Johnny opened up to Sarina about how he dealt with loosing his father during filming.
The fair city actor admitted that it was extremely tough but he found the strength to go on and finish the show.
He blew audiences and judges away with his skills and went on to go as far as the final.
Listen Back
Finally, you can listen back to Johnny's full interview here: