Strictly pro Aljaž Škorjanec – one of this weekend’s finalists – made a triumphant return to the BBC this year, but his future on the show currently hangs in the balance.
Aljaž has always been a fan favourite. Among his and Tasha Ghouri‘s many achievements is a perfect 40 score, which they earned for an American Smooth to Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved.
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał faced Tasha and Aljaž in the dance-off last week, and came off the worse.
So it’s bye-bye Pete and Jowita – hello Aljaž and Tasha. But will Aljaž be back next year? That’s a question he only has a cryptic answer for.
Strictly finalists Aljaz and Tasha compete in the final this weekend (Credit: BBC)
Aljaž Škorjanec’s future on Strictly depends on daughter Lyra
Dancer Aljaž told Metro that a major deciding factor on which his future on Strictly Come Dancing depends largely on his one-year-old daughter Lyra.
“It’s up to her,” he told the paper when asked about Strictly 2025. “Obviously, with being a dad, there is a new aspect of my life that wasn’t there before for nine years.”
It made me be a better dad, and it makes me be a better Strictly pro.
He added that, despite having so much more on his plate, he found himself with greater focus this year. He’s more organised, too. And it enabled him to feel better prepared for anything that came with Strictly.
“Because if I’m not with Lyra and if I am here, then I’m going to do it 150%. Because otherwise, what is the point? Otherwise, I just want to be home. It puts things into a massive perspective, and it made me be a better dad, and it makes me be a better Strictly pro.”
Aljaz said his time on Strictly this year has been a beautiful start to a great friendship with Tasha (Credit: Loose Women/YouTube)
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