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Aljaz Skorjanec in surprise return to Strictly spin-off It Takes Two: ‘Janette has let him out of the cage’

The dancer announced he was leaving the pro line-up in 2022

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Last night (Monday, October 30) saw Strictly favourite Aljaz Skorjanec make a surprise return, leaving fans delighted.

The Slovenian dancer’s return took place during last night’s edition of It Takes Two, hosted by Fleur East.

Aljaz Skorjanec on It Takes Two
Aljaz made a return to the show last night (Credit: BBC)

Aljaz Skorjanec makes surprise Strictly return

Last night’s edition of Strictly: It Takes Two saw Aljaz make a surprise return.

The 33-year-old announced that he was leaving Strictly last year. He has since welcomed his first child with fellow Strictly star, Janette Manrara.

However, last night he made an appearance in a segment on It Takes Two titled: “Around the World with Aljaz”.

In the segment, Aljaz took a look at various versions of Strictly from around the world, including Germany’s Let’s Dance, and Croatia’s version of the show.

The star looked at some of the different ways the show is tweaked and changed abroad.

Aljaz Skorjanec on It Takes Two
Aljaz’s return went down well (Credit: BBC)

Fans delighted as Strictly star Aljaz Skorjanec returns

It’s safe to say that fans were happy to see Aljaz back on their screens last night. Many took to Twitter to gush over the dancer’s return.

“So nice to see Janette let Aljaz out of the cage every now and then,” one fan tweeted.

“Ahhh I’ve missed seeing Aljaž on my screen!” another said. “Love this segment with Aljaž!” a third gushed.

An Aljaz filler segment [clapping emojis] I miss him,” another said.

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Aljaz’s baby bombshell

The star’s return on the show comes not long after he dropped a major baby bombshell.

Janette and Aljaz welcomed baby Lyra together back in July, and are already thinking about baby number two, according to Aljaz!

“I have waited to be a dad for so long and I feel very lucky to be able to spend so much time with my daughter,” he told Hello! magazine.

“I’m really looking forward to the future and thinking about our second child,” he then added.

Read more: Aljaz Skorjanec delivers message to mum-shamers as he defends Janette Manrara’s decision to return to work

It Takes Two continues tonight (Tuesday, October 31) at 7pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. 

Strictly continues on Saturday (November 4) at 7.05pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Robert Emlyn Slater
Senior Writer