IT HASN’T BEEN STEPHAN-EASY..
Juggling DWTS and soccer a tough challenge, admits ace EXCLUSIVE
FOOTBALLER Stephanie Roche is finding it difficult balancing her career while on Dancing With The Stars.
But the Dublin striker praised husband Dean and her father-in-law for helping her manage her coaching company.
But the Ireland legend admitted she has found it difficult juggling preseason training and rehearsing for Dancing With The Stars over the past three weeks.
She told us: “Yeah, it’s been very difficult. I’ve been really balancing my own football training and dance training but in terms of my coaching business.
“I’m very lucky Dean and his dad have been very hands on, helping me out, managing different things.
“Definitely a tired body, particularly on a Wednesday morning. Wednesday is usually the day we have to get everything fine-tuned.”
ON THE BALL: Soccer star Stephanie
Supportive
But she said Shamrock Rovers bosses have been amazing to her and her team-mates have been so supportive.
“Shamrock Rovers have been brilliant. They adapt in terms of what I’ve done all day. “They’ve been really good. I haven’t had any stick from that just yet. The odd time they might smile at some of the stuff I have to wear but they’ve been good and very supportive.
“The group messages are flying. They’re always texting and voting for me and stuff.
“They’ve been brilliant because they know more than anybody the difficulties of it in terms of your comfort zone and being from the background I’m from.
“From the girls in the Irish team to the girls from Shamrock Rovers and even the Peamount girls have been texting a lot as well, so it’s just great to have that.”
Stephanie started her Dancing With The Stars journey with low scores from the judges but has since improved every week since.