BBC Strictly star Janette Manrara's two-word reaction to seeing Aljaz and Tasha together
Strictly Come Dancing professional Janette Manrara has admitted she 'got emotional' when she saw her husband Aljaz Skorjanec with Tasha Ghouri.
Janette Manrara is over the moon to see her beloved Aljaz Skorjanec making a dazzling return to Strictly Come Dancing. The 40 year old television presenter, who married Aljaz in 2017 and shares 15-month-old Lyra with him, couldn't contain her excitement about her husband resuming his role as a professional dancer on the hit BBC show after a five-year hiatus.
Janette, visibly moved, admitted to getting "got emotional" when she witnessed Aljaz take to the floor with 'Love Island' sensation Tasha Ghouri.
During her chat on the 'Monday Mile' podcast, Janette gushed to host Aimee Fuller: "I'm so happy he's back, I think the whole country is. He's back where he belongs. He shines on that dance floor. He loves to teach."
She continued, sharing her experience of being in the audience: "It was amazing to watch him, and I was there at the live show."
Overwhelmed by the moment, she confessed: "After he finished his dance with Tasha, I got teary-eyed. I got emotional, it was just so beautiful to see him back doing what he loves."
Janette, who has graced the 'Strictly' stage herself as a pro and now presents the companion programme 'Strictly: It Takes Two', opened up about her own challenges during her debut year on the show.
She contrasted her journey with that of her husband, who triumphed with model Abbey Clancey in 2013, while she felt like a "complete failure" after consistently facing elimination with fashion designer Julien MacDonald.
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Reflecting on those tough times, she revealed: "It was hard, because obviously it was my first year ever on Strictly, and Aljaz's first year on 'Strictly', he was dancing with Abbey Clancy, and I was dancing with Julien MacDonald. Julien MacDonald and I were in the dance off every single week for four weeks until we got eliminated."
"And then Aljaz went on to win it with Abby and it was so hard for me emotionally, because I obviously wanted to do a good job and impress a new country, a new audience of people, new co-workers that I had never really worked with before. I just felt like I was a complete failure, like I didn't do a good job, I didn't belong there, I thought I don't deserve this job."
