Janette Manrara shares 'sadness' as husband Aljaz Skorjanec quits BBC Strictly Come Dancing with emotional statement

Dermot O'Leary has given a rare insight into Holly Willoughby's wedding to her husband Dan Baldwin. The This Morning host walked down the aisle in a star-studded ceremony back in 2007.

THIS Morning viewers are convinced chef Clodagh McKenna dropped a huge hint she's signed up for Strictly Come Dancing. Clodagh, 46, appeared on Monday's edition of the ITV show to prepare an asparagus dish for hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.

Gemma Atkinson has revealed how Gorka Marquez's Strictly Come Dancing co-star got involved when the couple were both feeling a sense of 'resentment' towards each other.

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BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was not falling for Sara Davies’ April Fool’s Day prank yesterday and took to Instagram to call her out when she claimed to have got a tattoo.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 37, shared a snap of herself on Friday sporting a giant design on the top of her arm, but it wasn't long before the BBC host, 45, took to the comments to challenge her over the timing of her new inking.Sara even added a photo of the artist holding a tattoo gun to her arm so it looked like she had really gone through with the design.In an attempt to convince her 213,000 followers, the Dragon’s Den star captioned the post: “Look what I’ve treated myself to!“I’ve been fancying getting a tattoo for a while now but didn’t know what to get or who to go to for it, then I found out @gentlemanjimstattooclub is just down the road from our office."He’s such an amazing artist so he designed this Crafting Queen piece personal to me and I absolutely love it!”The enormous purple inking was supposed to be a nod to Sara’s business, Crafter’s Companion.Despite being very persuasive, Sara couldn’t fool her fellow Strictly contestant Dan and he took to the comments to challenge her.He shared a laughing emoji and teased: “What day is it again?” As he remembered it was indeed April Fool’s Day.Nevertheless, some of Sara’s friends did seem to fall for the trick.Strictly professional Neil Jones commented: “That’s brilliant.”Nikita Kuzmin echoed: “Yess Sara! Come on!”And Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller exclaimed: “Go on girl.”Eventually, Sara put her followers out of their misery and confirmed that the tattoo was fake.She said: “Can’t believe so many of you fell for my ‘tattoo’ … APRIL FOOLS!“I had SUCH a laugh planning this and I just want

Aljaz Skorjanec shocked the nation on Thursday when he announced that he will not be returning to Strictly Come Dancing for the new series and since the news, there have been negative rumours surrounding his departure.RELATED: Strictly Come Dancing: the professional dancers who quit the show and whyHowever, celebrity friend and This Morning's resident doctor Dr. Ranj came out in support of the star as he attended touring production Remembering the Oscars on Friday, which starred Aljaz and fellow Strictly professional (and wife) Janette Manrara.WATCH: Aljaz acts as bodyguard behind the scenes of Strictly for wife JanetteOn her Instagram Stories, Janette filmed her former celebrity partner as he took a trip backstage.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker called out Dragons' Den star Sara Davies for her April Fool's prank.The Strictly star posted a photo of herself getting a tattoo on April 1 which some celebrity faces fell for.However, the BBC news anchor wasn't one of them and was quick to jump into the comment section. The pair starred alongside each other in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing and became good pals during their stint on the show.

Dan Walker is no one’s fool! The canny BBC Breakfast presenter and Strictly Come Dancing alum was the first to point out that his dancing co-star Sara Davies was pulling a fast one. The pair became good pals during the show...

Strictly star Gemma Atkison always has something in the pipeline but the mother-of-one is currently taking a well-earned rest on a sun-soaked holiday with her family.MORE: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomTaking to her Instagram, the ex-Hollyoaks actress delighted fans with some fun updates from her time away and on Thursday she revealed that daughter Mia, two, hit a big milestone while they were away. WATCH: Gemma reveals Mia's big milestone to her followersThe mum-of-one said on her Instagram Stories, "We were on the beach today for the first time…in Mia's life! We went on the beach, didn't we."RELATED: Gemma Atkinson shares exciting news - and daughter Mia approves!READ: Gemma Atkinson shows off toned legs in leotardShe continued as she held up a Mini Mouse beach bucket to the camera: "14 quid for this in a hotel.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones has broken her silence on Ukraine as she denied tension between Russian and Ukranian dancers on the show. It comes after reports that pros on the hit show had reportedly told two stars to come out and condemn the war in Ukraine - or never come back.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones has denied that there is a feud between the Russian and Ukrainian stars of the show as Russia continues to invade Ukraine.

Katya Jones has dismissed the claims that there’s tension between her and her fellow Strictly Come Dancing dancers.The allegations first surfaced in the wake of Russia – Katya’s home country – invading Ukraine, which the dancer isn't thought to have addressed until today, Thursday 31 March. With this in mind, some people have questioned if Russian dancers like Katya, 32, and Luba Mushtuk, also 32, should be allowed to take part in the popular BBC show, while others have claimed it caused “tension” between Katya and the rest of the dancers; particularly between Katya, Luba and Ukrainian-born dancers Nikita Kuzmin, 24, and Nadiya Bychkova, 32.

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed it will not axe Russian dancers Katya Jones and Luba Mushtuk from its professional line-up amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The popular BBC dancing show has confirmed the stars for the new series after dancer Katya finally spoke out condemning the atrocities committed by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The countdown to Strictly Come Dancing is officially on now that the long-running BBC show has confirmed the professional line-up for the next series following some big departures.TV bosses have unveiled the stars taking part in the upcoming 20th series, including fan favourites Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez and Karen Hauer. Other dancers who will be teaching famous faces how to dance once again are Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima and Amy Dowden.

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed which professionals will be returning this year, and there's some shocking exits.

Shawn Mendes has released his new single, the wistful When You're Gone.

Producers of hit BBC dancing show Strictly Come Dancing have revealed who will replace Aljaž Škorjanec during the next series. 30 year old Aljaž shocked fans as he announced he was leaving the show on Monday 28 March after nine successful years. He will be replaced by Cameron Lombard who joined Strictly as a professional in 2021, dancing in group numbers.

It Takes Two co-host Janette Manrara will no doubt have tugged on the heartstrings of many Strictly fans with the latest image she shared to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday.The dancer re-posted a picture from a dedicated viewer who had pieced together images of the first and last times Janette and her husband, Aljaz Skorjanec, danced together on Strictly.MORE: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec shares emotional message ahead of family milestoneIn the top half of the image, Aljaz and Janette were part of a fun group dance during their first appearance on the show.In the bottom half, the pair both looked intense as they performed the Rumba that dropped jaws during last year's sensational final.WATCH: Janette Manrara celebrates wedding in Cape TownThe picture was captioned: "Starting and ending Strictly together [heart emoji]." Janette and Aljaz, who tied the knot in 2017 but have been together for over a decade, joined the cast of the BBC dance competition back in 2013.MORE: Janette Manrara confesses to sleepless night before wedding to Strictly's Aljaz SkorjanecSEE: Janette Manrara delights fans with gorgeous new wedding photosJanette announced that she was leaving the show last year, ahead of taking up a position as a presenter on Strictly's popular spin-off show, where she replaced Zoe Ball. Janette shared the emotional throwback image to InstagramAljaz prompted disappointment this week when he announced he would be joining his wife in leaving the show.In a statement released to his Instagram page on Monday morning, he wrote about how excited and nervous he was to join the programme before continuing: "A little while ago I made the tough decision that Strictly 2021 would be my last.

Gemma Atkinson has revealed why she has been absent from social media since the weekend. The mother-of-one's last post was shared on Mother's Day, when she paid tribute to her mum Sandra with an old video of them together when she was a baby.MORE: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomTaking to her Stories on Wednesday morning, the former Strictly Come Dancing star shared a picture of a blue sky and some palm trees and revealed: "Sorry for the radio silence! I'm all good (thank you for asking).

Billie Eilish and Finneas have delivered a message of support at tonight’s (March 29) ‘Concert For Ukraine’.Announced earlier this month, the two-hour benefit show is raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and is being held at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.Eilish appeared via video link with brother Finneas shortly before a performance from the Manic Street Preachers.Eilish said: “Hi everyone, we are so sorry we can’t be there tonight but we still wanted to offer all of our love and support to everyone performing and most importantly to express the support and solidarity with the millions of people who’ve been forced to flee their homes and leave everything behind.”Finneas added: “The charities delivering humanitarian aid are doing a vital job so we want to say thank you to them and thanks to you for giving whatever you can.”Elsewhere in the show, Jamala, who won the  Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine in 2016, appeared at the concert.Jamala, who was forced to flee her home in the Ukraine two weeks ago, delivered an emotive performance of her Eurovision winning song ‘1944’ holding a Ukrainian flag throughout.Ed Sheeran leads the line-up, and is set to perform along with Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Tom Odell, Anne Marie, Snow Patrol, and Becky Hill.All sponsorship and advertising revenue generated from the broadcast of the event – which is expected to raise over £3million – will be donated by ITV to the DEC fund.

Janette Manrara has broken her silence after her husband Aljaž Škorjanec announced he would be leaving Strictly Come Dancing.Taking to his Instagram account, the 30 year old Solevnian dancer, who joined the series in 2013, told fans that he'd come to the tough decision to bow out of the hit series. And in a post shared to her own Instagram account, Janette admitted she had "sadness in her heart" but could not wait for the "exciting adventures" in store for Aljaž.