Strictly’s Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec leave One Show guest in tears after reunion

“You’re spreading hope through dance,” Oti signed off before Strictly judge Shirley Ballas weigh in with some more thankful words. “Hi Sheila,” Shirley said, bringing an excited response from the One Show guest. Shirley then said: “May I personally, from one dance teacher to another dance teacher, thank you, Sheila, for everything you’ve done.” “I’m […]

Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara’s future plans ‘up in the air’ after Strictly final

Aljaz, 30, will be supporting his wife Janette, 36, this evening as she performs in her first-ever Strictly Come Dancing final with singing sensation HRVY, 21. The pair are on course to win the Glitterball Trophy after their former co-stars, including the BBC show professional dancer’s husband, were booted out of the competition. Due to […]

Strictly Come Dancing’s Aljaz Skorjanec admits he ‘can’t do anything’ without Janette

But as Aljaz said, they are just happy the show came back for another series. “We were just so happy to be dancing again,” the dancer remarked. “Aljaz and I are normally on tour for the rest of the year and this year we had none of our tours go through,” Janette continued. “For us […]

Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara forced to separate for Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing 2020 kicked off with a bang this evening on BBC One as each of this year’s celebrities found out which professional dancer they’d been paired with for the upcoming series. Pro Janette Manrara found herself coupled up with YouTube star and singer HRVY while her husband Aljaz Skorjanec teamed up with Radio […]

Roger Federer vs Aljaz Bedene LIVE: Latest Australian Open score as Federer takes lead

Federer is a heavy favourite to end this fortnight in Melbourne as champion once again, following on from his 2017 triumph when he beat Rafael Nadal in an epic five-set final. Last year, the Swiss was not perfect in his first round. He faced Austria’s Jurgen Melzer, who had been forced to qualify for the […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Gemma Atkinson stunned as Aljaz HALTS It Takes Two

Host Zoe Ball quizzed the Slovenian: “Aljaž, you’ve avoided the dance off until now. Were you surprised then to be in the bottom two?” “You are always surprised if you are in the bottom two and as soon as we were…” he began, before squinting at the cameras to see what was written below his […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Aljaz drops Gemma Atkinson Rumba romance revelation

The pair were chatting to host Zoe Ball about preparing for the sensual routine, which earned high praise from head judge Shirley Ballas, when the professional dancer dropped the bombshell.  Speaking about how she found the challenge, Gemma, 33, commented: “It was a very hard dance to do and straight from the rehearsal room I […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz speak out after Debbie McGee drama

The duo admitted it was a shock to see Paul Daniels’ widow in the bottom two before Jonnie Peacock was sent home by the judges. The actress went on to speak out about claims the panel had been “over-marking” the 59-year-old, following her Samba to a Spice Girls medley. During their interview with hosts Dan […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Debbie McGee reveals HUGE Gemma and Aljaz dance secret

And today, reflecting on her performance on her BBC Berkshire show, the former magician’s secret revealed a huge secret about Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Škorjanec’s take on the dance.  Looking back on how she thought she performed, the 59-year-old noted: “The Samba roll did take me a few days to get right.” She then went […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Aljaz SLAMS Shirley Ballas after Gemma Atkinson break down

Speaking on It Takes Two, he explained that he was not angry with the former Emmerdale star and it was unfair to slam her when she had only been dancing for 10 weeks.  Host Zoe Ball reminded viewers at home of Shirley’s comment to Gemma: “You’ve got to get your devotion and motion to come […]