Janette Manrara's relationships with two BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars before marrying Aljaz Skorjanec

Strictly Come Dancing enthusiasts are utterly charmed by Janette Manrara and her beau Aljaz Skorjanec, a couple who found love during their stints on the BBC's glittering dance floor over ten years back. The pair tied the knot in 2017 and welcomed their lovely daughter Lyra Rose into the world in July of last year.

While Janette, 40, and Aljaz, 34, epitomise relationship goals within the Strictly family, some may have forgotten that Janette had relationships with other professional dancers from the show before eventually falling for Aljaz. Prior to her romance with him, Janette experienced brief entanglements with Strictly pros Artem Chigvintsev and Pasha Kovalev.

In fact, during 2010, she was linked romantically to Artem, who began his Strictly journey that year and exited the show in 2014. Earlier still, sparks had flown between Janette and Pasha who graced the BBC professional line-up for eight seasons until his departure in 2018.

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According to an insider speaking in 2013: "She enjoyed a brief romance with Pasha. None of the relationships went very far or lasted for a long time.

"Now they are all good friends and can laugh and joke about it, which is fortunate because they will be working very close together. Janette is obviously a very attractive woman but she's very into Aljaz now."

Both of Janette's former flames, Artem and Pasha, have also moved forward in their personal lives. Pasha embarked on a romantic journey with his celebrity dancing partner Rachel Riley after the 2013 season of Strictly.

The couple married in 2019 and are now the proud parents of two daughters. Meanwhile, Artem tied the knot with his Dancing With the Stars co-star Nikki Bella in August 2022, having welcomed a son together back in 2020. The following month, in September, Nikki initiated divorce proceedings.

Janette originally hailing from sun-soaked Miami launched her television career on American dance competition 'So You Think You Can Dance', before jetting across the pond to join Strictly Come Dancing 's ensemble in 2013. Her tenure as a dancer on the show concluded in 2020, which consequently led to her stepping into Zoe Ball's shoes as the presenter of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.

Now sharing hosting duties with former contestant Fleur East, who stepped in for Rylan last year, Janette juggles a successful TV career whilst navigating family life.