Janette Manrara shows baby bump as she checks in with fans
Janette Manrara has given birth to her first child with fellow Strictly Come Dancing star husband Aljaz Skorjanec.
The It Takes Two host, 39, and the Slovenian professional dancer, 33, welcomed a baby girl into the world yesterday.
The pair, who wed back in 2017, announced the happy news this morning via their respective Instagram pages, confirming the newborn’s adorable name: Lyra Rose.
Their posts were accompanied by a black and white photo of the now trio, seemingly taken in hospital, with Janette cradling their new addition, who was wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a matching hat.
The couple were immediately inundated with congratulations, after previously being open about the struggles they had experienced concieving.
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Aljaz’s former Strictly partner Gemma Atkinson, who recently welcomed her second child, was one of the first to reply, writing: “Just wonderful.”
Fellow BBC pro Dianne Buswell told them: “Yay so so exciting,” while co-star Amy Dowden stated: “Utter perfection.”
Janette and Aljaz confirmed they were expecting a baby in February this year, with the presenter documenting her pregnancy journey ever since.
They had been trying to conceive for more than two years.
Due to the size of her baby and the size of her hips, Janette was previously advised to have an elective C-section for safe delivery.
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“It looks like we have a bigger than average size baby, but I’m not an average size human and because of the width of my hips it’s advised that I get a C-section,” the dancer explained at the time.
However, Janette insisted the prospect of the C-section wasn’t worrying her, telling Hello! Magazine: “But I feel really relaxed about it all.
“You really can’t plan everything because there are so many variables and I’m kind of open to all the different options and scenarios.”
Before getting pregnant, Janette had feared her dream of becoming a mother would be unlikely to come true, as she approached her 40th birthday.
Janette and Aljaz had arranged to begin IVF treatment, but the dancer was shocked to discover she was already pregnant.
She divulged to the same publication while sharing her pregnancy news: “For the past couple of years we hadn’t been using protection but nothing was happening, so we thought IVF was the next best thing for us to do.
“I turn 40 later this year and the NHS offers really good services to women under 40.
“The doctor said that as soon as I got my period we would start injections, but my period never came.”
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