Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Janette Manrara wiped tears away from her eyes as she shared an update on her family, which includes husband Aljaž Škorjanec, this week
Janette Manrara gets emotional after saying goodbye to her husband and daughter
Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Janette Manrara was seen in tears as she shared an update on her family.
Janette, 41, joined the cast of the musical Chicago for its latest touring production last week, with her involvement having been announced earlier this year. It comes after she teased just weeks ago that she was feeling “scared” over the prospect of being away from her daughter Lyra, one, whom she shares with her husband Aljaž Škorjanec, 35.
She will be in Ireland this week for shows scheduled at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin from March 11 to 15. The production will then head to Northern Ireland for dates at the Grand Opera House in Belfast between March 17 and 22. Janette has shared that she won’t see Aljaž or Lyra whilst she’s away for those two weeks. She teased that they will instead spend some time with Aljaž’s family in Slovenia.
It Takes Two host Janette opened up about being apart in a video on her Instagram Story this afternoon. She was seen wiping tears away from her eyes in the footage after having said goodbye to her husband their daughter. The dancer shared a message for other working parents in the video.
Teary-eyed Janette said: “Hi gang. Just said my goodbyes to Aljaž and Lyra, and I won’t see them for two weeks now but sharing is good because it makes us all feel better. And I miss them a lot. It’s the longest I’ll be away from Lyra so just starting to count down to the day I see her again.”
She continued in the video: “But in the mean time, I’m gonna stay strong and know that mommy is making her proud. And she is gonna have the best time with her cousins and her nan in Slovenia. Anyways, to all the parents that have to say goodbye to their kids for work or for whatever reason, it’s always tough but we’ve got this! We’ve got it.”
Alongside the footage, Janette further issued a message for other parents. She wrote to her followers in the post: “It always makes me feel better to share. Hope this also helps other working parents out there. It’s hard but we got this.”
Last month, she spoke about being away from Lyra on the tour whilst on the One Show. It came after host Roman Kemp, 32, asked her: “You and Aljaž just finished the Strictly tour, so is he and your daughter Lyra are then gonna be coming down? Are they gonna be on the road as well?”
Janette said: “Yeah. I think that’s what kind of not worries me but scares me a little bit y’know it’s a long contract and to be away from her. So Aljaž is gonna come to as many venues and cities as he possibly can, Blackpool being one them. We’re gonna go back to Blackpool with the show.”
She then added: “I’ve been there only with Strictly so it’ll be interesting to go now with Chicago. But yeah they’re gonna come with me as much as possible and I am flying home on days off to just cuddle with her as much as I can.”
Janette and Aljaž had posted about having spent time together with their daughter Lyra over the weekend prior to them parting ways this week for their time apart. Alongside photos of the family out in a woodland, the couple wrote in a joint post yesterday: “Sunday stroll in the woods.”
After performing in Dublin and Belfast, Janette is set to return to England later this month when the touring production of Chicago visits Bournemouth. The cast and crew will be at the Pavilion Theatre in the town from March 31 to April, before heading to a host of other locations.
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