It’s what’s helped us survive this crazy industry together.” We’ve had lots of ups and downs – ours is not a perfect relationship, but what we do have is communication. I think we’ve both changed a lot and evolved together. “I don’t get those feelings with anyone else I dance with, but the passionate, creative side to get to that point is always tricky. “When we dance together it’s very magical because the feelings we get are inexplicable,” she says. If they do argue, it’s about choreography. We try to keep that little bit of magic alive!” she laughs. I still want him around all the time as much as I can.”Īnd Janette says the secret to their romance is to be respectful when it comes to bodily functions. It was nice to find my own feet but actually feel like I still need him. We fell in love with each other all over again. “We’ve toured together, we’ve travelled the world together so for us, to not be dancing together, that’s weird. “All we’ve ever known is our life dancing together,” says Janette. In 2017 they tied the knot and are just now learning to live like a normal couple. Five years later, Aljaž surprised Janette by taking her back to the studios and getting down on bended knee. Janette and Aljaž met at London studios Dance Attic in 2010. “It’s hard when you have that added love for each other.” Then, in their first year as a couple on the show, they’re against each other,” says Janette. “I really felt for them because in the eight years that Aljaž and I danced together, we were never in the dance-off at the same time. She also feels for dance pros Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova who started dating in January and have been forced to dance off against each other for Strictly survival – and have both been booted off with their respective partners, Kaye Adams and Matt Goss. Janette Manrara (Image: Press Handout/David J Hogan) We’re each other’s rock and support, especially for Aljaž right now, when he’s just figuring it out.” “Now he’s finding his own feet and I’m doing the exact same thing for him. “He’s always been there cheering for me and backing me up,” she says. She is now supporting Aljaž, 32, during a career transition as he trains to be an actor. Jannette's partner Aljaž quit Strictly nine months after she did, admitting he missed having her there. “As the conversation around mental health has become the norm, celebs are no longer afraid to talk about their feelings and to lose yourself in music is one of the best forms of therapy you can have.” “I’ve been in tears for Jayde and Tony – to come out and be that brave every week when they’re going through so much,” she says. Comedian Jayde Adams was inspired by her late sister, Jenna, who had an inoperable brain tumour, and former footballer Tony Adams suffered from a mental breakdown. Since quitting Strictly, Janette now hosts with Rylan Clark, watching this year’s drama from the side-lines and says two certain celebs have caught her eye. The former Strictly pro danced alongside Jennifer Lopez and on the TV series Glee and in 2013 landed Strictly with Aljaž. Janette worked in a bank for several years in her birthplace, Miami, before she got her break on the US version of reality show So You Think You Can Dance in her early twenties. Literally a couple of months later I got It Takes Two.” So I put it out there as my manifestation that one day I’m going to present, one day I’m going to host. I wasn’t dancing on stage and that’s all I’ve known. “I had never really been home and I was reflecting, asking myself, ‘Am I happy?’ It was scary. READ MORE: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 'make or break' moment if new memoir goes 'fully rogue' When you do a show like Strictly, life is literally go, go, go and you don’t have time to think. “I hadn’t had that time to myself before to really take a step back and think about my feelings. “Like anybody else that struggled in lockdown, I did a lot of self-reflection,” she told OK. Janette who is married to fellow pro Aljaž Škorjanec, says she manifested her new presenting career. Strictly's Janette Manrara has opened up about her journey to achieving Strictly fame.ĭuring lockdown, the 38-year-old professional dancer kept period of feeling low a secret for a long while.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |