Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Janette Manrara has opened up about parenting on her own whilst her husband Aljaž Škorjanec is away working on the BBC show.

Aljaž, 34, is partnered with former Love Island finalist Tasha Ghouri, 26, on the latest series and the pair have reached the semi-final together. Janette, 41, used to be a dancer on Strictly herself but she currently co-hosts the companion show It Takes Two up to three times a week instead.

The couple live in Cheshire with their daughter Lyra, one, though Aljaž is understood to be temporarily living away from home whilst rehearsing for Strictly each week. Janette however has shared that she’s been commuting for her role.

Janette has teased that she’s referred to herself as a “single working mum” lately. Speaking to Hello! magazine, she said: “I think the hardest bit has been the traveling up and down, because I have to take a train down once a week.”

She continued: “We stay in a hotel and, and because Aljaz’s schedule is so crazy, I’m kind of doing it on my own a little bit.” Janette said that she tends to plan ahead and “schedule the week without considering him in the picture” because his Strictly schedule can change on a daily basis.

Janette added: “So I keep saying to my friends that I feel like I’m a single working mum at the moment for the last three months.” The professional dancer then said that Lyra is “such a good baby” and that the toddler “travels all right”.

Janette Manrara has spoken about parenting her daughter Lyra on her own lately ( 
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Janette’s husband Aljaž Škorjanec (right) has been working away whilst competing with Tasha Ghouri (left) on Strictly Come Dancing ( 
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@aljazskorjanec/instagram)During the interview, she also spoke about her husband’s support and said that she didn’t think she would have been “able to do this without him”. She described him as the “most supportive husband” and the “best dad” to Lyra.

Speaking about Aljaž, Janette said that on one occasion when she was having “a bit of a rough day” he drove over 3 hours to visit her and Lyra. She said that he stayed with them for a few hours before then driving back to London.

Aljaž returned to Strictly this year after having taken a break for two series. He’s partnered with Tasha on the new series and they have topped the leaderboard numerous times. Tasha is now among the remaining five contestants as the show heads into its latest semi-final on Saturday.

Tasha will compete against fellow contestants JB Gill, Sarah Hadland, Chris McCausland and Pete Wicks in the episode. They will be performing two routines each with their dance partners in the hope of making it to the final.