Strictly's Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec confirm they've already chosen baby name
Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec have revealed they've chosen a name for their baby.
In February this year, the Strictly Come Dancing professionals, who married in 2017, announced they were expecting.
Janette and Aljaž confirmed that they've already settled on a name, and they're already using it when they talk to Janette's baby bump. However, the couple told Hello! that they won't be sharing the name publicly until after the baby is born.
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"We settled on a name about eight years ago, but then as soon as we fell pregnant, we completely erased that one from the options," Aljaž explained. "Then, not that long ago, Janette suggested a name and that was the one that we kind of stuck with.
"Now, whenever we caress the bump we say the name. People say that you need to see the baby before you solidify it, but I feel like we do have a name."
The couple have also been playing music when they talk to Janette's baby bump – with a playlist including Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi as well as Janette's favourite Disney track, 'So This is Love' from Cinderella.
"Babies can hear you and can feel your hand and it has been really nice to put my hand on Janette's belly and feel our baby move," Aljaž added.
Janette also opened up about expecting at the same time as fellow Strictly stars Gorka Marquez and his fiancée Gemma Atkinson, are expecting their second baby together.
The two couples live near each other and recently shared photos of a day out together, where they were joined by Gemma and Gorka's young daughter Mia.
"It was nice to sit and talk with her and she seemed so calm and ready for baby number two," Janette added.
"I love her approach towards life and motherhood and seeing what an amazing mum she is to Mia is an inspiration to me and she has helped me feel calm too. I want to be like that for my baby one day."
Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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