Strictly’s Janette Manrara has spoken candidly about her recovery from the C-section three weeks after giving birth.
The 39-year-old professional dancer welcomed her first daughter, Lyra, with her husband, Strictly star Aljaž Škorjanec, in late July.
Janette shared a health update with her Instagram followers on Saturday, explaining that her recovery from surgery is “going so well.”
She said, “It’s been 22 days since the surgery today and I have to be honest that the last week I’ve felt so much more like myself.” I can finally walk down the stairs normally and sleep on my side, so I feel better sleep and also get help taking care of Lyra.
“The cut looks really good, I still feel a little bit of pain, obviously I can’t do a lot of things, but the recovery is going so, so well.”
Opening: Strictly’s Janette Manrara spoke candidly about her recovery from the C-section three weeks after giving birth
Family: The professional dancer, 39, welcomed her first daughter, Lyra, with her husband, Strictly star Aljaž Škorjanec, in late July
“I think there was a moment where I thought it was going to be like this forever, but luckily that’s really not the case and you just have to take it easy and keep going every day.” totally different but so far she is very good and I feel really good.”
She ended the clip by saying, “I’m just enjoying my love bubble with Lyra and being a mother.”
It comes two weeks after Janette shared sweet snaps from the moment her daughter Lyra Rose was born, as she celebrated a week since the little one was born.
She took to Instagram to upload pictures showing herself and husband Alijaz Skorjanec, 33, beaming minutes after welcoming their newborn into the world.
New mum Janette was seen lying in bed in a hospital gown while cradling her baby girl and was seen in a snap gazing fondly at her fellow Strictly star.
The second saw the loving couple tenderly kissing their baby’s head.
The couple wed in 2017 and announced their pregnancy back in February after trying for over two years to conceive.
Since the birth of her first child, Janette has delighted her fans by confirming that she will be returning to the spin-off show next month.
The professional dancer has announced that she will return to present the show’s spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two when the stars return to the dance floor.
Dancing Queen: She announced she will be returning to present the spin-off of the show Strictly: It Takes Two when the stars hit the dance floor again next month (pictured in the previous series with Rylan Clark in 2021 )
Amazing: Fleur East, 35, has been confirmed as the new host of Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two after Rylan Clark announced his departure from the spin-off show
She previously co-hosted the show with co-host Rylan Clark, however, who announced earlier this year that he would not be returning for the upcoming series.
During an open-ended question and answer session with her followers on Instagram, she responded to a fan who asked if she would be returning to the hit BBC2 spin-off show.
Janette replied, “Yes, I’m back.” I guess there wasn’t a big official announcement, but yes, I’m back.
“Luckily I had more than enough time with Lyra on maternity leave to be able to come back and do the show.”
She continued, “So yeah, I’m going to be sitting on the couch with Fleur East and interviewing all your couples, and I can’t wait.” I can’t wait. “Last year was a fantastic year but I feel like every year is just as great.”
In June, it was confirmed that “X Factor” star Fleur would be returning to the ballroom after narrowly missing out on the Glitter Ball trophy in last year’s series.
Following the announcement, Fleur shared her excitement, admitting she still can’t quite believe it but has “big shoes to fill.”
Fleur exclaimed, “I couldn’t believe it, I still can’t believe it.” “I was with my husband, I was out and I got a call from my agent.”
She continued, “She made all the pleasantries and moments later she was like, ‘You’ve got It Takes Two’.”
Admitting it was “the worst thing ever to keep it a secret,” the singer said, “I was just trying to get it out of my head.” With the social video, I was trying to boot the biggest find that I could find. With Rylan gone, I have big shoes to fill.
Baby bubble: The couple wed in 2017 and announced their pregnancy back in February after trying for over two years to conceive
Janette recently shared a sweet snap of herself and her daughter being a mom for two weeks.
She captioned the post, “2 weeks of magic with you in my life today my little Lyra.”
Fans rushed to flatter the newborn, as one wrote: ‘There’s no love like a mother’s love! ‘The cutest photo’.
Strictly presenter Tess Daly also greeted her with the comment, “So precious,” while former Strictly contestant and new mom Gemma Atkinson gushed over Lyra’s thick mop of dark hair.