Irish Daily Mirror

Cops attend for Kerry and ex handover

- BY LUCY NEEDHAM

I think most important thing is consistenc­y .. so I’ll be tough again BRIAN REDMOND

on the celebs. Brian said: “No actually I got more of the opposite.

“I had one guy who literally walked up to me in the supermarke­t and he said to me, ‘Do you realise you have a responsibi­lity to make sure that the best dancers go through and not be caught up with this whole entertainm­ent thing?’.

“I think there’s people out there who think I go too hard on them at times but then there are people who want me to go hard on them.”

The RTE show came under fire last year after it was claimed the “parish Shirley Ballas vote” was a bigger factor in how well contestant­s did on DWTS rather than their dancing skill.

Brian responded: “I think if you’re going on it solely just to win it, then I think you are doing it for the wrong reasons in the first place because there is a lot you will get just from doing the show other than winning it.

“I also think that there is a lot of ON HIS DWTS JUDGING criticism on sports stars who have huge popularity around the country.

“I’ve had a lot of comment about Norah [Casey] from the general public over the last couple of days.

“I’ve had people asking me to go easy on her because she’s really nice. So I can see already Norah has an affinity with the Irish people because of who she is.

“I don’t think you have to have a parish necessaril­y behind you or be a sports man.” Mum-of-five Katona KERRY Katona has been pictured handing over her three-year-old daughter to ex husband George Kay – in the presence of police.

The Former Atomic Kitten singer, 37, was seen chatting to officers outside the home of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston, where she is staying.

Mum-of-five Kerry took hold of Dylan-jorge’s hand before Kay carried their daughter off into his car along with a suitcase.

The troubled couple, who were married for three years, announced their separation this summer.

They had split before but reconciled last year when Kay was acquitted of assaulting Kerry after she withdrew her statement.

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