EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS

REVEALS THAT HAVING A BABY WITH HUSBAND ALJAZ IS HER NEXT BIG STEP

AS SHE PREPARES TO WALTZ ON TO ‘STRICTLY’ SPIN-OFF

PHOTOS: BBC. THE MARCHIONESS  OF BATH. NICKY JOHNSTON

It takes two: Janette and her celebrity dance partners have been popular double acts in her eight years on Strictly, including (clockwise from this picture) Peter Andre in 2015; HRVY – with whom she made it to the final in 2020; and Dr Ranj Singh in 2018

‘Starting a family is something we’ve been talking about… we definitely want to be parents’

After eight years lighting up the Strictly Come Dancing floor, Janette Manrara is waltzing away from the show that made her a household name. And, as she looks forward to a new career as a presenter on its spin-off show, she is also contemplating another role altogether.

Janette, 37, has made no secret of her desire to become a mother and she hopes stepping down from her physically demanding role as a Strictly professional dancer will allow her and husband Aljaz Skorjanec, 31, a fellow dancer on the show, to fulfil that dream.

“Starting a family is something we have been talking about for a while now, and dancing was something I really had to think about when it came to making any kind of decision,” she tells hello! in this exclusive interview, her first since she announced she’s to replace Zoe Ball as presenter of Strictly: It Takes Two.