Janette Manrara Ends an Era After Tour Finale
janette manrara marked the end of her tour with a farewell post on Instagram, calling the final night the "end of an era." On the last day, she said she was feeling "so many emotions" and thanked audiences who had followed the pair for years.
Manrara's farewell message
"I have loved every moment on stage with our cast and band, and sharing the love of dance and entertainment I have w/ everyone that came along to watch," she wrote. Manrara also said, "Aljaz Skorjanec and I have been doing this together for a long while, but we don't know when we'll be on stage like this together again, so tonight will be a VERY special end of an era."
She closed with, "THANK YOU for coming, for supporting us all these years, and for being the best audiences we could have ever dreamed of," then added, "It's never 'goodbye', but instead 'until the next time'." Her last line — "there is always time for one... more... DANCE!" — leaves the farewell sounding like a pause, not a permanent exit.
Aljaz Skorjanec's 2013 throwback
Aljaz Skorjanec posted a throwback photo from a 2013 professional dance photoshoot and said it was his 12th season on Strictly Come Dancing. He wrote that being part of the programme had changed his life for the better forever, and said he would be back on viewers' screens in autumn.
That timing gives Manrara's post more weight: he is staying with the show, but the touring chapter she just closed is ending without a date for their next shared stage appearance. For viewers who have followed them as a pair, the practical takeaway is simple — the partnership is not over, but this run is.
Strictly's changing line-up
The farewell lands during a wider reset around Strictly Come Dancing. Gorka Marquez has decided to step away, and professional dancers Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk and Michelle Tsiakkas are also leaving the programme after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly stood down.
For now, Manrara's note reads like a clean handoff from one chapter to the next. She has thanked the audience, left the door open with her own words, and set the expectation that whatever comes next will not look exactly like the tour that just ended.
