Irish Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch is “magical” on Dancing with the Stars

Irish actress Evanna Lynch cast a spell over the audience with her wonderful foxtrot on “Dancing with the Stars.”

The 27th season of “Dancing with the Stars” kicked off on Monday night and the Irish certainly had a lot to be proud of with Co Louth actress Evanna Lynch working her magic on the dancefloor.

Evanna, 27, born and raised in Co Louth, is best known for her roles in the Harry Potter films where she played Luna Lovegood.  She was a Potter junkie while growing up and corresponded with author JK Rowling. The books helped her cope with anorexia, which she battled from the age of 11 for two years.

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A committed vegan, Dancing is Evanna’s highest-profile role since her days as Luna, though she did star in a production of Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York earlier this year.

On Monday, she performed the foxtrot to "Do You Believe in Magic" (how apt!) alongside her partner, Keo Motsepe.

She may not have wizarded her way into the judge’s good books with only 18 out of 30 points but we thought she was magical.

Did you catch Evanna on Monday night? Let us know what you thought of her performance in the comments section, below.