Janette Manrara QUITS Strictly Come Dancing after 8 years with star announced as Zoe Ball s replacement on spin-off show It Takes Two
The dancer revealed the news on Thursday s The One Show, where she also announced that she d quit as a professional dancer on Strictly after eight years
Speaking to hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating, the Cuban-American, 37, beauty told how she s excited to be given the opportunity
Janette, who is married to fellow dancer Aljaž Škorjanec, will join co-host Rylan Clark-Neal on the BBC2 show on weeknights, during Strictly s upcoming series
She said of her new role: Although it’s impossible to fill in the shoes of a legend like Zoe Ball, I hope to make her and all of the Strictly fans proud
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The Welshman told the PA news agency: “The fact the nations are separate allows more people to be exposed to an international competition who wouldn’t necessarily make it to an Olympic Games because you are restricted in numbers.
“It is a good starting block for anybody in their sporting career, it is huge championship experience and my first Commonwealth Games I was 19.
“I can remember it really well and what a place to be exposed to the world, with the attention of the media, learning to deal with the championships and being in a village environment away from home. All these things are really important learning curves.”