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'