The former Strictly Come Dancing stars opened up about their relationship journey.
Strictly’s Aljaz Škorjanec and Janette Manrara have opened up about living and working together.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Aljaz Škorjanec paid a sweet tribute to his wife and dance partner Janette Manrara as the couple discussed their work-life balance.
Speaking on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, the gardening expert asked Aljaz whether it helps in dancing when you love your partner.
Offering a sweet response, the professional dancer shared: “I feel it can only help. I think dancing in itself is sort of an expression of whatever feeling is going through your head.
“I feel like I have been lucky and blessed to dance with some incredible dancers over the years, but it never feels as special with anybody as it does with Janette.”
Aljaz has often spoken about how he practically had to “beg” Janette to go on a date with him, as she did not reciprocate his feelings straight away.
Janette explained on the show: “We met at Dance Attic, it’s an old dance studio in London.
“I was rehearsing for a show called Burn the Floor, which we both took part in for many years, and Aljaz came in to audition.
“I remember everyone in the room was a bit like ‘Oh, who is this guy stepping in?’ I was not interested.
“We were friends for a year before we actually started dating and he tried for a year.”
Janette and Aljaz got married in July 2017 and in July 2023 their first child, a daughter called Lyra, was born.
During their chat, the pair spoke to Titchmarsh about life as parents as they mentioned their daughter’s progress.
It Takes Two star Janette said: “She is in our lives now, she’s taken over. She’s two and a half now and I cannot believe how fast she has grown.
“You blink and they really do grow up.” On balancing presenting with being a mum, she said: “I love it, I think motherhood has become my favourite job in the world.
“I’m so grateful we were fortunate enough to have her, it was a tricky road to get to her and when she came to us it was the biggest dream come true to become parents.”
The couple have previously opened up about how they struggled to conceive and their decision to start trying IVF.
Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh airs on ITV on Sunday mornings from 9.30am
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