STRICTLY Come Dancing star Janette Manrara has admitted that she’s been left in tears after sharing parenting struggles.
Janette, 41, and husband Aljaž thrilled fans when they welcomed their baby girl Lyra last July.
The couple announced they were expecting their first baby back in March.
And Janette regularly shares candid updates about her life as a mum with her 602,000 Instagram followers.
In a recent update, the Stricty star revealed her schedule is about to get a lot busier, as she landed a huge role in the musical Chicago.
She announced she will take on the iconic role of Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago from March, marking her West End debut.
The dance star already films It Takes Two on BBC, as well as having an upcoming 19-day tour with Aljaz and the Strictly Live Tour.
And Janette revealed she “cried” when she bagged her Chicago role, as she discussed juggling her career and motherhood.
“I'm used to doing It Takes Two and the Strictly Live Tour and then, you know, a tour with Aljaz. The only added curve ball in there is that I'm doing Chicago and dipping my toes into musical theatre,” she said,
Adding to the Mirror: “When the opportunity in the contract came through, it was too good to say no to because it was one of my favorite musicals ever, and I've been wanting to do it for such a long time. I cried the day that I got the job! So I couldn't turn it down, I couldn't say no to it."
Janette also shared her advice on becoming a parent for the first time, adding: “It's hard, and you have to really kind of manage your time and prioritize family.
“Coming from someone like me who loves what I do and loves my job, I have really felt that I have found a good balance. But that also stems from having a good partner.
“You need to have someone by your side that has the same kind of attitude as you do, that they love to work, but they also love to be a parent.
“And then between the two of you, that communication, that teamwork, prioritising the baby and making sure that you know they are the forefront of any decision you make as a family, is there.”
Aljaz and Janette got engaged in 2015 and then married on July, 15, 2017.
The pair had an astonishing three weddings in various locations, including Slovenia and Disneyland, when they married in the summer of 2017.
They'd been together for six years before that.
Janette quit her job as a professional dancer on Strictly two years ago so she and Aljaz could try for a baby.
Since then she's been made host of Strictly's spin-off show It Takes Two.
Meanwhile, Aljaz has continued on the Strictly dancefloor, recently in a couple with Love Island star Tasha Ghouri.
The couple told how they were first planning on starting IVF just before Janette fell pregnant naturally.
