Strictly's Aljaz and Janette's 'miracle baby' is lookalike of her famous parents

Ahead of tonight's Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded show, nonrecreational dancer Aljaz Skorjanec enjoyed immoderate cuddles with his one-year-old girl Lyra, who looks precisely similar him

Strictly Come Dancing stars Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara welcomed their "miracle baby" successful the summertime of 2023 - and the mates person spoken astir however the girl's accomplishment has "completely changed" their lives.

Little Lyra, who turned 1 connected July 28, is the spitting representation of her pro-dancer dad, who volition beryllium taking to the Strictly creation level contiguous successful its archetypal unrecorded amusement alongside spouse Love Island prima Tasha Ghouri. Ahead of tonight's show, the 34-year-old dada shared immoderate saccharine snaps of him and his daughter.

In a video, Lyra tin beryllium seen cosying up to her dada arsenic Aljaz gives her a buss connected the cheek. The nonrecreational dancer precocious revealed Lyra is "a daddy's girl" and said she "goes crazy" erstwhile she sees him.

He told OK! Magazine that Lyra has "completely changed" his beingness and his wife's life, adding: "I perfectly emotion it! I went buying the different time due to the fact that I needed a caller brace of trousers, and I thought to myself, 'This is astir apt the archetypal clip successful a mates of months that I've really gone to the store for me,' due to the fact that my full world is astir Lyra – it's not astir maine immoderate more."

And helium added: "Of course, she is simply a daddy's girl, but I would accidental that! If you inquire Janette, she's going to accidental Lyra's a mummy's girl. I person a batch of childish energy, I don't deliberation I'll ever turn up. So, astatine the moment, myself and Lyra are really truly compatible – she sees maine and she goes crazy."

It comes arsenic Janette revealed earlier this week that she won't beryllium rooting for Aljaz during Strictly this twelvemonth arsenic her relation arsenic big connected It Takes Two means "no favourites" are allowed. Gracing The One Show with her beingness alongside Fleur East, the brace were quizzed by hosts Alex Scott and Roman Kemp astir Aljaz's return.

Janette made an unexpected disclosure erstwhile asked by Roman: "Janette, I cognize idiosyncratic you'll beryllium cheering on. Aljaz, of course. Is it bully to spot him backmost retired there?" To which Janette responded: "It is unthinkable to spot him backmost connected the show, but I'll beryllium honest, I americium not allowed favourites arsenic big of It Takes Two, truthful I'm going to beryllium looking astatine him the aforesaid mode arsenic I look immoderate different nonrecreational and personage connected the show."

She added, delightedly mentioning the couple's daughter: "It is bully to person him connected the telly." And successful an affectional infinitesimal she shared: "I archer you it was truly bully to ticker him with Lyra. I had tears successful my eyes due to the fact that it was conscionable truthful peculiar to beryllium with our daughter, watching Daddy connected the telly doing what helium loves to do. It was amazing."

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