Janette Manrara thinks it might be “actually unhappy” if ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was “destroyed” by scandal.
The 40-year-old dancer – who’s married to fellow skilled Aljaž Škorjanec – is apprehensive the latest allegations of bullying and abusive behaviour in the direction of some celeb contestants from their companions will overshadow the “20 years of happiness” that the Latin and ballroom programme has delivered to viewers.
She informed Fabulous journal: “It might actually be unhappy if a few incidents destroy the 20 years of happiness that Strictly’s introduced. All of my [celebrity] companions and I are nonetheless actually good buddies. Aljaž continues to be actually nice buddies along with his companions.
“There are a gazillion tales of all of the happiness that Strictly has introduced, not simply to the contestants however to the followers, too. They’ve been posting on social media saying: ‘Oh, I actually hope the present carries on.’ And it’ll stick with it, as a result of it brings a lot pleasure to folks.”
The present has seen Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima dropped from the skilled line-up amid claims of abuse, and Janette admitted she hasn’t been in contact with both of them.
She mentioned: “I’ve tried to steer clear.
“It’s sophisticated and I’m a little bit of a lady’s woman. I simply don’t know. They have been each actually nice buddies and I really feel very saddened by every thing that’s taking place, not simply to them however to the [celebs] concerned. It’s such a messy time proper now…”
Janette herself was drawn into the scandal after Paralympian Will Bayley informed how he severely damage his leg attempting to carry out a soar higher when he competed together with her in 2019 after she branded his efforts “garbage”, however he additionally burdened he felt she was underneath strain from present bosses.
However the ‘Strictly: It Takes Two’ host insisted the “unlucky incident” did not injury her relationship with him.
She mentioned: “I feel generally folks get pissed off. It was an unlucky incident and clearly had repercussions. You by no means management folks’s feelings and reactions.
“I messaged him [Will] as a result of we’re actually good buddies. He instantly mentioned: ‘I’m so sorry, it’s not meant to seem like that. I don’t need you to really feel prefer it’s you,’ and I [responded]: ‘It’s OK.’ “I loved dancing with him a lot. It’s the one time I’ve truly ever cried on Strictly, once we did our Couple’s Selection. It was a dedication to Nice Ormond Road Hospital.”
Janette thinks ‘Strictly’ must convey again its “heat”.
She mentioned: “All people has a purpose. They wish to get to Halloween week, then Blackpool, then they wish to get to the ultimate. However we have to convey the heat again – I don’t suppose it has ever actually gone, however possibly it’s bought misplaced within the mixture of issues.”