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Strictly's Janette Manrara candidly reveals emotional struggle after painful C-section left her not being able to hold her baby: 'I felt properly down'


The Strictly Come Dancing star, 40, and her partner Alijaz Skorjanec, 33, announced in July that they had welcomed baby Lyra after spending two years trying to conceive.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 40, and her partner Alijaz Skorjanec, 33, announced in July that they had welcomed baby Lyra after spending two years trying to conceive. Appearing on Loose Women in December, Janette discussed the journey to welcoming Lyra into the world, admitting she was 'so glad' she didn't have to go through IVF Janette previously hit back at mum-shaming trolls who criticised her for returning to work four months after giving birth as she hosted the latest series of It Takes Two.

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