DEIRDRE O’KANE

COMEDIAN and actress Deirdre O’kane celebrates turning 50 this weekend as she heads into the final.

The comic had her ribs strapped earlier this week as the gruelling schedule took its toll and she admitted she “wouldn’t mind” winning.

Bookies rank her as the outsider but Intermission star Deirdre and her pro partner John Nolan have not ended up in the dance-off once during the entire series. Their

high-octane Charleston to Sparkling Diamonds from Moulin Rouge was the first time judges and viewers saw Deirdre really own the dance floor. tears weekend’s She during left viewers semi-final last in as she danced to Cranberries hit Zombie in a moving tribute to Limerick singer Dolores O’riordan. She caused a stir for comments about a gender divide over scoring.