Westmeath Rose Leanne Quinn successfully squats Daithí Ó Sé
KAYLEY HARDIMAN
Westmeath Rose, Leanne Quinn from Coralstown was interviewed by host Daithí Ó Sé during the first night's coverage of the International Rose of Tralee Festival.
Twenty-five year old Leanne spoke to Daithí about her studies and how after studying Psychology at University of Limerick she decided it wasn't for her.
She returned to education this year to study a Masters in BSc Sports Performance after taking an interest in health and fitness.
Leanne is a qualified fitness instructor and personal trainer. She proved very popular among viewers last night when the young power lifter squatted Daithí Ó Sé live on stage.
Twitter blew up after Leanne's wonderful interview and particularly unique talent. Here are some of the most hilarious social media reactions:
Caterina O'Brien (@cat_ob) tweeted: "I'm loving this party piece. #roseoftralee #ROT #WestmeathRose #powerlifting"
Radio presenter Niall O'Keefe tweeted: "Westmeath rose doing some power lifting .. g’wan the midlands ... #RoseOfTralee"
Becky Kehoe (@beckyyy95) tweeted: "Westmeath rose just power lifted Daithi while wearing heels and a ball gown.. You can all go home now, that’s unbeatable #RoseofTralee"
2016 Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney (@2016RoseMaggie) tweeted: "#westmeathrose loved her strength, brought something so unique to the show!"
U Magazine (@U_Magazine) tweeted: "A tattooed power lifting rose in a good dress? Westmeath is coming in strong that's for sure - now will she dead lift Daithi?? #RoseofTralee"
Leanne managed to keep Daithí calm while she explained how she would squat him safely. Of course, three escorts flanked Leanne and Daithí on all sides so as to prevent any injuries.
The Coralstown native impressed all in the Dome by benching Daithí playfully exclaiming herself afterwards "I'm fine. I'm a tank!"
Leanne's pleading with viewers to not turn her squatting performance into a meme were not obeyed with memes already circulating across Twitter.
Here's one of the best from Aidan O'Connor (@AidOConnor) "Who did it better? Westmeath Rose or Brock Lesnar?"
You can watch Leanne lift Daithí through the following link https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1031624395406471168
Here Leanne talks about her Rose of Tralee experience.
