Former Studio 10 host Tristan MacManus opened up about a big secret on Tuesday night's episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
The 41-year-old revealed that he kept his dancing career a secret over fears people would question his sexuality.
He recounted the 'embarrassment' he felt while secretly practicing dance during his time on a football team.
MacManus, who is married to Australian actress Tahyna MacManus, hails from the small town of Bray, Ireland.
He grew up participating in ballroom dancing competitions in the coastal town.
'The town I grew up in was very much a tough town. Manly men. So being a ballroom dancer in that scenario wasn’t a very comfortable situation to be in. I kept it a secret for an awful long time,' he told his campmates.
Former Studio 10 host Tristan MacManus opened up about a big secret on Tuesday night's episode of I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!
'I happened to be good at something that wasn’t a good thing to be good at. It just wasn’t what you did where I was from.'
MacManus mentioned that in his hometown, there was a belief that male dancers were gay, a perception he began to believe: 'A lot of the things people were saying about dancers, I believed a lot of that as well, who you had to be, what type of person you were, if you were gay.'
'And I knew the people I danced with, I really liked them and wanted to be around them, and I felt embarrassed that I didn’t defend my friends in that way,' he added.
The 41-year-old revealed that he kept his dancing career a secret over fears people would question his sexuality
He recounted the 'embarrassment' he felt while secretly practicing dance during his time on a football team
MacManus married wife Tahyna in 2014 and the pair have three children together, Echo Ìsolde, seven, Oisín Lír, four, and Tadhg, two.
In 2011, the TV presenter made his debut as a dancing partner on Dancing With The Stars US.
He departed DWTS in 2013 and went on to join Strictly Come Dancing UK from 2014 until 2016.
MacManus married wife Tahyna in 2014 and the pair have three children together, Echo Ìsolde, seven, Oisín Lír, four, and Tadhg, two
MacManus then joined Dancing With The Stars Australia as a judge in 2019, featuring in two seasons.
In 2020, the 41-year-old was announced as Sarah Harris' new co-host on Studio 10 after the breakfast program underwent a major cast shakeup, with fan favourites Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Joe Hildebrand exiting.
Denise Drysdale and Natarsha Belling also left that same year, making way for a new lineup.
He hosted the show for three years until its cancellation in late 2023.
MacManus mentioned that in his hometown, there was a belief that male dancers were gay, a perception he began to believe
