Strictly’s Janette Manrara shares pregnancy update hinting birth of first baby is just HOURS away
STRICTLY’S Janette Manrara has hinted the birth of her first baby is just hours away in her latest pregnancy update.
The ballroom pro, 39, who is currently expecting with her husband Aljaž Škorjanec, 33, took to her Instagram Stories to reveal she was packing to go into hospital.
In the selfie-style video, Janette began, “Hi team, excuse my state but belt is on. Back is ok and another rough night’s sleep, but all good.
“Today is hospital bag day. It’s time to pack it. Let me show you what I put in there and if you have any other suggestions of what else I can put in here let me know, but I think I’ve got it covered.”
She added in another, “First are foremost, can we just appreciate how nice this bag is? I mean, I love a compartment and it’s got loads of them. It’s such a nice bag.
“I feel like I need to get used to it because I’m going to be travelling a lot with this bag, I reckon over the next few months, right? It comes with these epic extra packing bits to kind of compartmentalise your stuff.”
Janette proceded to give a rundown of everything she was taking with her – including eye masks and underwear, toiletries, a robe and slippers, slip-on shoes, a portable fan and speakers.
It was previously reported the BBC host is set to give birth in late summer following a two-year struggle to get pregnant.
The couple were planning to start IVF before Janette, fortunately fell pregnant naturally with their first child.
She said at the time that she became “overwhelmed with emotion” at the 12-week scan where the doctor told them their baby is “already dancing”.
Aljaz and Janette were engaged in 2015 and then married on July, 15, 2017.
During an appearance on Lorraine, It Takes Two presenter Janette joked Aljaz was struggling with pregnancy side effects more than she is.
She said: “He’s actually been sick more than I have, we really are pregnant together.
“I’m feeling good, I’ve been so lucky with this pregnancy that it’s been so good, we’ve just been to the doctor and everything is all good.”
Speaking on the show, Janette said: “The only people we told at first was our family and that was on Christmas Day, we had to.
“I did the Strictly Live Tour, that was tough to keep in because obviously we’re on stage and we’re out all the time, so I wore this big yellow dress to try and keep it in but people were suspicious, they kept asking why I wasn’t having a glass of wine.”
Dad-to-be Aljaz is swotting up so he can be the best parent possible.
He said: “It’s been a really interesting process so far, I’m just amazed by it so far and you want to do so much research on everything and am so excited.”