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Nottingham Post
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Lucy Needham

Strictly Come Dancing stars Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec confirm pregnancy

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec have confirmed they are expecting their first child. The couple said they are "so happy to share our special news!"

Janette, who now presents spin-off show It Takes Two, and Aljaž have previously spoken about their fertility struggles and how they have been trying to conceive for more than two years, the Mirror reports.

had been due to start IVF treatment only to make the shock discovery she was already pregnant. Sharing the incredible news for the first time, Janette said: "For the past couple of years we hadn’t been using protection but nothing was happening, so we thought IVF was the next best thing for us to do. "I turn 40 later this year and the NHS offers really good services to women under 40. The doctor said that as soon as I got my period we would start injections, but my period never came," she told Hello magazine.

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