Loraine Barry (born 10 December 1964) is a former professional dancer and also known for her role as Head judge on the RTÉ One series, Dancing with the Stars.
[citation needed] By the age of nineteen, Barry began to dance competitively with her partner Andrew Sinkinson.
After winning the Blackpool Open Amateur Competition Loraine and Andrew decided to turn Professional in 1989.
[2] In 1990 Barry and Sinkinson competed for the first time professionally at the Professional British Open and won the Slow Foxtrot over Marcus & Karen Hilton, and John Wood & Anne Lewis.
[5][6] Since January 2017, Barry has been Head judge on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars for RTÉ One alongside Judges Brian Redmond and Julian Benson with Arthur Gourounlian joining the panel in 2022.