Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara have discussed their romantic engagement this week
STRICTLY COME DANCING professionals Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara both broke down in tears when he popped the question in the studio where they met for the very first time.
The couple, who found love before they joined the hit BBC One show and got engaged earlier this month, have this week opened up about the details surrounding the romantic proposal.
The Miami-born beauty, 31, admitted she was worried her beau and co-star, 25, was just tying his shoe initially, so stopped herself from crying.
Speaking in this week's issue of OK! magazine, Aljaz revealed how he got down on one knee at Dance Attic, the place the pair met in 2010.
The dancer said: "I even managed to hire the same room. I told Janette we were going to a promotional event for my friend and that there might be press, so to look nice.
The Strictly Come Dancing professionals have been dating for four years
The hunk got down on one knee in the dance studio where they met
The couple admitted they both shed a tear on the day
Read the full interview with the stars in this week's OK
"I’d actually bought a ring two weeks beforehand and had been waiting for the right time."
On the moment her boyfriend of four years asked her to marry him, Janette continued: "I was about to start crying and then I thought, what if he’s just tying his shoes?
"Then I saw the box come out and thought, oh my God, it’s happening."
With his new fiancée admitting she shed "tears of joy" afterwards, Aljaz also confessed to getting emotional.The Slovenian, who is currently preparing for the latest series of Strictly alongside Janette, added: "It was a very manly cry [laughs]. It’s such a beautiful moment so you can’t really help it."Read the full story in this week's OK! Magazine - out today.
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