Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara has told fans that “something very special” will be announced by her and partner Aljaž Skorjanec. The TV presenter is the host of BBC’s Strictly spin off show ‘It Takes Two’.
Aljaž is a professional dancer on the BBC dance show. He originally joined Strictly in 2013 and was part of the professional line-up up to 2021, he returned to the show last year.
The two met in 2010 at a dance studio in London and worked on the dance show ‘Burn the Floor’ together. The dancers tied the knot in 2017 after 7 years together.
Janette has been open about her close family bond with husband Aljaž and daughter Lyra. Only a matter of weeks ago, the dancer revealed she was feeling “scared” over the prospect of being away from her child as she toured for the musical Chicago.
The couple are currently on holiday together in Mauritius with their daughter Lyra. The former Strictly professional took to Instagram yesterday with a photo of their daughter.
She stated “So… something very special will be coming to you all online VERY SOON, and we cannot wait to share it! Head to our @youtube Channel to be the first to see it.”
Fans took to the comments and left supportive messages. One fan wrote: “Oh this is SO exciting!!!!!! Can’t wait to see what is coming !!!!” A second added: “You scare me girl. Can’t wait to find out what exciting things are coming !!!!!”
Others wrote: “This sounds exciting”, while more followers left heart emojis and love heart-eye emojis. Aljaž celebrated his birthday in February but the couple were too busy to celebrates as Janette was in the middle of rehearsing for her role in Chicago and they were in the middle of moving house.
Earlier this week, Janette said: “I was lucky to sort a holiday as a surprise and MY GOD did it work out well! It’s also our FIRST HOLIDAY just us 3 as a family, and the only one we’ll get this year until Christmas so the expectations are high!
“We are in Mauritius and staying at the @shangrilamauritius and I don’t know where to begin w/ how wonderful our first day was! For one, the surprise worked! He had no idea where we were going or where we were staying. Also, Lyra was a dream boat on the flight! Hallelujah.”
The two have had to spend time apart recently due to the touring commitments. On March 4, Janette shared a photo with her husband of the two embracing in a hug after her first show.
The 41-year-old captioned the Instagram post: “Thank you for coming to support me Bučko (@aljazskorjanec), and also to my agents and beautiful friends. My heart felt so full of love. What a beautiful tribe I have surrounding me.”
She performed shows in Dublin from March 11 to 15. The production then headed to Northern Ireland for dates at the Grand Opera House in Belfast Janette shared that she wouldn’t see Aljaž or Lyra while she’s away for those two weeks.