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Aljaz Skorjanec hits back at stay-at-home dad backlash: ‘All I ever want to be is a good dad and husband’


Strictly star Aljaz Skorjanec has addressed the stigma over being a stay-at-home dad. He gushed over his daughter, Lyra.

Aljaz, who has daughter Lyra with his wife and fellow dancer Janette Manrara, stepped away from Strictly Come Dancing in 2022. I feel like if you work in the world of entertainment, because of my talent, now all of a sudden my private life is there for everyone to judge or have an opinion on. Janette gushed on Instagram alongside pictures of Lyra’s mermaid-themed party: “We won’t be together for her actual birthday.

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