Janette Manrara ‘wants to get pregnant’ with Aljaž Škorjanec but fears losing Strictly job
JANETTE Manrara wants to become a mum with husband Aljaž Škorjanec – but she fears losing half of their Strictly Come Dancing income.
Janette, 37, spoke about her concerns on Loose Women today when she opened up about the couple’s dreams of starting a family together.
She told presenter and The Sun columnist Jane Moore: “To be honest with you I’ve always been looking forward to becoming a mother. I think what Aljaž and I discovered in the first lockdown is how much we really are a team and when we do decide to have children we are more than ready.
“I think Aljaž is going to be the most incredible dad.”
Speaking about falling pregnant with Aljaž, 30, she added: “Hopefully, I can dance to the last second and pop right back to dancing, that would be great.
“But it is that scary choice and decision, when we say ‘OK, lets see what happens’. We are a team at hoe and for work and if all of a sudden I fall pregnant I would want to spend time with my baby and my child.
“Then we lose 50 per cent of the household income. That is the only thing that makes it tricky.”
The show’s professional dancers reportedly get paid a flat fee of £50,000 per series, while more seasoned professionals like Anton Du Beke earn about £65,000.
But, some disgruntled dancers don’t think it’s fair they get paid so much less than the judges when they work harder.
They work up to 14 hours a day training their celebrity partners and are responsible for choreographing the weekly group dances.
Janette has also admitted she is scared to take the plunge into motherhood because “her body is her job”.
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The Strictly pro, who came runner up on last year’s series that was won by Bill Bailey and Motsi Mabuse, said: “We always wanted to have a baby, but 2020 has definitely made me say to myself: ‘You know what, Janette, it’s never going to be the perfect time but it’s always going to be the right time’.
“As a woman who’s a dancer, my body is my job so it’s scary to make that decision about the perfect time to start a family.
“I always thought there would be a perfect month and year, but what 2020 has made me realise is that perfect time is never going to come along.”