Damian McGinty

The singer and former Glee star hopes to put his best foot forward for this weekend's semi-final and would love nothing more than to eventually lift the ...

“I would love to make it to next weekend, we are so close now. It was so sad to see him go.” “Of course I’m thinking about the final. “It’s a bucket list trip that we always wanted to do. He added: “I want to soak it all up, find the energy, find the strength and hopefully make it to that final.” I couldn’t believe it when our names were called out. “I think when it comes to the basics of each routine, that comes a lot quicker to me and I understand what I’m trying to do a lot more, but some techniques you take to more than others. “Brooke is so lovely, we have great conversations all of the time because we are from the same neck of the woods,” he said. “There is no doubt that my confidence and skills have improved, but the challenge is that every week there are new techniques to learn. “So we’re heading to Asia for a few weeks and plan to fall off the face of the earth! “I would say my head has finally gotten to that place, especially after getting through last because I genuinely thought we were going to be in the dance-off,” he said. He told RSVP Live: “After the show finishes, me and Anna are going to spend the rest of the month in Ireland and visit friends and family in Derry.