Janette Manrara

About

Known best for her work on the BBC One reality program Strictly Come Dancing, Manrara also appeared on the American television series Glee and was a finalist in the So You Think You Can Dance reality talent competition. 

Before Fame

Before becoming a professional dancer, she earned a degree in finance from Florida International University and worked at a bank for nearly a decade. 

Trivia

She has earned over 190,000 Twitter followers. She performed in Burn the Floor in both the UK and US in 2010 and 2011.

Family Life

She was born and raised in Miami, Florida. During her time on Strictly Come Dancing, she began a relationship with fellow professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec. The couple later married in the summer of 2017. They have a daughter named Lyra.

Associated With

Soap opera actor Jake Wood was one of her Strictly Come Dancing dance partners; fashion designer Julien Macdonald was another.