Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara, the charismatic Strictly Come Dancing couple whose sizzling chemistry lit up BBC screens for a decade, have finally shattered months of quiet speculation with a life update that has sent the ballroom world into euphoric meltdown, prompting fans to flood social media with cries of “about time!” and “finally!” as the pair revealed they’re expanding their family with the arrival of their second child. The announcement, dropped in an intimate Instagram video on October 28, 2025, shows the duo cradling 18-month-old daughter Lyra, Janette’s voice trembling with joy as she shares, “We’re over the moon — baby number two is coming in spring!” — a moment so tender and triumphant that it has reignited the Strictly community’s love for the pair who first twirled into our hearts in 2013, their partnership a dazzling blend of Slovenian flair and Cuban fire that not only won over judges but captured the essence of the show’s magic in every paso doble and waltz.

The revelation comes after a year of whispers and watchful eyes, as the couple—Aljaž, 35, who returned to Strictly after a two-year hiatus in 2024, and Janette, 36, now a beloved presenter on It Takes Two—had hinted at family plans amid Aljaž’s triumphant comeback dance with partner Vicky McClure, where his emotional paso doble to “Time After Time” left viewers in floods of tears and judges on their feet. “We’ve been blessed with Lyra, and now this little miracle — it’s our biggest adventure yet,” Janette beamed in the video, her hand resting on a subtle bump, while Aljaž, ever the romantic, kissed her forehead and quipped, “Two left feet in the house now — wish us luck!” — a light-hearted nod to their Strictly roots that had fans erupting in 4.2 million #AljazJanetteBaby2 posts, a tidal wave of congratulations that trended worldwide from London to Los Angeles, where the ballroom faithful hailed the news as “the reunion we needed amid all the show’s drama.”

Their journey has been a fairy tale woven from the glittering threads of Strictly’s legacy, beginning when Aljaž, a Slovenian import with a smile that could melt glaciers, partnered with Abbey Clancy in 2013, only to find his true pas de deux with Janette, the Cuban-British dynamo whose salsa sizzle and unyielding spirit made her a fan favorite on Strictly It Takes Two from 2012 to 2021. The couple’s off-screen romance blossomed amid the show’s whirlwind rehearsals and red-carpet glamour, culminating in a lavish 2017 wedding in Slovenia that blended cultures with cake-cutting to ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and vows exchanged under alpine skies, a union that not only weathered the pressures of fame but thrived amid the birth of Lyra in 2024, a tiny bundle who has already joined her parents in dance-floor cameos that melt hearts as surely as their wedding waltz.

Amid Strictly’s recent upheavals — from contestant withdrawals to judge controversies — Aljaž and Janette’s joyous update feels like a beacon of light and love, a reminder that amid the sequins and scandals, the show’s true magic lies in the real-life romances it nurtures, the families it fosters, and the unbreakable bonds that form when two souls find harmony in the rhythm of life itself. As Aljaž shared in a follow-up post, “From the dancefloor to diaper duty — our family just got funkier!” the couple’s story invites us all to celebrate the beautiful chaos of growing together, one step, one spin, one surprise at a time. With their second child on the way, the Škorjanec-Manrara household promises to be a whirlwind of laughter, lullabies, and perhaps even a future Strictly legacy, proving once more that in the grand ballroom of life, the best partnerships are the ones that keep on dancing, no matter the tempo or the tune.