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Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara is one busy woman. Having just finished the Strictly Live Tour, she and pro dancer husband Aljaz Skorjanec are ready to head out on the road again not once, but twice, with dance shows Remembering The Oscars and Burn the Floor. Exclusive: Janette Manrara reflects on heartbreaking sacrifices her parents made as she shares exciting newsThe latter holds a special place in their heart as it was the production they first met and fell in love on almost 12 years ago.

The European Union is making some big announcements following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Nadiya Bychkova has "reunited with her ex fiancé Matija Škarabot" after their split as she wanted "stability", a source has claimed. It was reported last month that the 32 year old had split from footballer Matija, 34. She later grew close to fellow Strictly Come Dancing professional Kai Widdrington, 26, on the show's tour.

Strictly’s Nadiya Bychkova is reportedly spending time with her ex-fiancé Matija Skarabot in Slovenia after her rumoured tour romance with Kai Widdrington.The star has been pictured taking a stroll in her hometown with her mum and five year old daughter Mila after finishing the Strictly live tour across the UK and is reportedly staying with her footballer ex, after a rumoured romance with fellow Strictly pro Kai. After being away for months with work, Nadiya was reportedly welcomed back with open arms by her family and her ex – with some thinking the couple are still together. A source told The Sun : “Nadiya has been away for months, but has missed her family desperately, especially her daughter.

After a winter hiatus, Manchester United are scheduled to return to action in the Champions League this week with a knockout clash against Atletico Madrid.

Nadiya Bychkova has flown back to her native Slovenia to reunite with her "everything", her daughter Mila, after weeks apart.It is the Strictly Come Dancing star's first trip back home following the end of her engagement to Mila's father, footballer Matija Škarabot.WATCH: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover amid Kai Widdrington romance rumoursTaking to her Instagram, the professional dancer posted two pictures of her and her daughter sitting together in a restaurant, enjoying a big bowl of ice cream.READ: Nadiya Bychkova pays emotional tribute to co-star following romance rumoursRELATED: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova reacts to Kai Widdrington's sizzling modelling picture amid romance rumours"You are my everything," she captioned the beautiful snaps. Nadiya treated her daughter to a bowl of ice cream following their reunionIn her Stories, Nadiya revealed she was in Slovenia, tagging the country in pictures of her driving a Porsche."Perfect Sunday," she wrote alongside one of the photos.

Strictly Come Dancing live tour is over, Nadiya Bychkova is ready to party! Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the professional dancer shared several posts from her time away from the Strictly gang.MORE: Nadiya Bychkova shows off stunning new look amid Kai Widdrington 'romance'One of the posts saw the 32-year-old stunner ooze heaps of glamour in a sleek black slip dress as she enjoyed a night out at Sushi Samba at London's Heron Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover amid Kai Widdrington romance rumoursWith her blonde tresses swept up high and to one side of her face, Nadiya amped up her look with a bold red lip, lashings of black mascara and heavy eyeliner.READ: Nadiya Bychkova hints fans should not believe Kai Widdrington rumoursMORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova reveals surprising new 'love'It is not known who Nadiya was dining with at the celebrity hotspot, but in recent weeks, the professional dancer has been seen getting cosy with fellow pro Kai Widdrington.Both parties are yet to address the status of their relationship despite dominating the headlines after pictures of the pair kissing were published. The Strictly star looked lovely on her night outJust last month, it was announced that Nadiya and her fiancé, Matija Škarabot, had decided to end their romance.The former couple, who share five-year-old daughter Mila together, are thought to have struggled with their commitments; Nadiya is very much focused on Strictly and is largely based in London while footballer Matija remains in Slovenia.

Alissa Simon Film CriticUzbekistan-born Michael Borodin makes a searing feature debut with the Russia-Turkey-Slovenia co-production “Convenience Store,” a story of modern slavery in Moscow, taking places under the noses of thousands of indifferent witnesses. Demonstrating his interest in pressing social issues, Borodin’s Berlinale Panorama selection was inspired by his personal experience as an illegal immigrant to Russia and the 2012 case of the “Golyanovo slaves,” which is now making its way to the European Court of Human Rights.Developed through the Next Step program of Cannes’ Critics’ Week and other co-production markets, the film, like the case of the Golyanovo slaves, centers on citizens of the former Soviet Republics, who are illegal migrants to Moscow and forced to work long hours, unpaid, in 24/7 convenience shops, without being able to leave the premises.

Strictly Come Dancing, its stars get up to all sorts of exciting projects, but fan-favourite Aljaz Skorjanec has just announced an endeavour we didn't expect.PHOTOS: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing stars' homes: Kai Widdrington, Aljaz Skorjanec and moreSharing a photo of himself, his sister Lara and her baby daughter Zala in the kitchen the dancer revealed that he was creating a new cook book with his sister, My Cook Book for You. In the snap, taken in a kitchen, Aljaz and Lara posed with baby Zala as the cheeky tot stuck her hand in a pot, trying to grab whatever was inside.WATCH: Aljaz Skorjanec has the sweetest family reunionIn his caption, the Slovenian native explained: "So excited to share this with everyone! @mycookbookforyou is our idea of [a] perfect and beautiful book for you, your family, friends, the one you love the most.READ: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec melts hearts with tribute to both the ladies in his lifeMORE: Aljaz Skorjanec acts as the perfect bodyguard for wife Janette Manrara in sweet video"We are not chefs with perfect recipes, we are brother and sister who know how much it means to have memories of cooking with mom, grandmother, friends, sister, brother...

Janette Manrara turned up the heat on Valentine's Day. The Strictly Come Dancing star shared a risqué snapshot showing her and husband Aljaz Skorjanec – and fans went wild.MORE: Janette Manrara's home with Aljaz Skorjanec is full of Strictly memoriesThe photo shows the couple wearing nothing but jeans.

Sony Pictures Television and WarnerMedia have extended a content deal that will see the likes of Spider Man: No Way Home and Ghostbusters: Afterlife made available on HBO Max and HBO channels across Central Eastern Europe.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures Television and WarnerMedia have extended their content deal across Central and Eastern Europe, which will see titles from the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) slate of current and upcoming films shown exclusively on HBO channels and streamer HBO Max across the region.The slate includes “Spider-man: No Way Home,” “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “Unchartered,” “Morbius,” “Happiest Season,” “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” “Monster Hunter” and “The Father.”The deal also includes titles from popular SPE franchises such as Hotel Transylvania, Spider-Man, Peter Rabbit and Jumanji and the Sony Pictures Television library of TV series titles.Countries covered under the deal are Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and North Macedonia. HBO Max replaces HBO Go in the region on March 8.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorWide has come on board to represent international sales on Slovenian-Australian writer/director Sara Kern’s debut feature “Moja Vesna,” which premieres in the Generation Kplus section at the Berlin Film Festival.“Moja Vesna” stars newcomer Loti Kovačič as Moja, a 10-year-old girl who lives with her grief-stricken Slovenian dad and pregnant 20-year-old sister Vesna in an outer suburb of Melbourne. Unable to accept the reality of her mother’s sudden death, Moja focuses on preparing for the baby while Vesna is lost in troubles of her own.Adamant and full of light, Moja carries on, hoping in vain that Vesna will eventually fill the mother-shaped hole in her life.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGlobal Screen has closed a raft of sales for “The Conference,” a historically accurate drama about the Wannsee Conference in Berlin, a meeting that had only one item on the agenda: the organization of the systematic mass murder of 11 million European Jews. The film has been acquired by Menemsha Films (North America), Pivot Pictures (Australia), The Klockworx (Japan), Swallow Wings (Taiwan), RAI (Italy), Flins & Piniculas (Spain), Films 4 You (Portugal), Arti Film (Benelux), Edge Entertainment (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Baltics), ITI Neovision (Poland), RTV (Slovenia), Italian-speaking Switzerland (RSI) and Red Cape (Israel).

Christopher Vourlias Heretic, the Athens-based boutique production company and sales agent, has acquired world sales rights for “Convenience Store,” by director Michael Borodin, which will have its premiere in the Berlin Film Festival’s Panorama strand.Borodin’s feature debut follows an Uzbek immigrant working at a convenience store on the outskirts of Moscow. As with the rest of the immigrants at the store, she’s forced to work without pay and to endure mental and physical abuse, until the day she overcomes her fear and takes her fate into her own hands.Based on real-life events and the active legal cases of immigrants in Russia, “Convenience Store” captures the horrors of modern slavery in a visceral blend of realism, documentary-style filmmaking and grand-scale cinema.

K.J. Yossman SkyShowtime, the joint streaming venture between Comcast and ViacomCBS, has received full regulatory approval.It will launch in Europe later this year.

HBO Max has lined up the second phase of its international launch, with 15 further European nations set to receive WarnerMedia’s streaming platform from March 8.

Manori Ravindran International EditorHBO Max is continuing a steady roll-out in Europe with its second wave of countries.The WarnerMedia-owned streaming service is launching in an additional 15 nations on March 8, this time targeting Central and Eastern Europe. This covers Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia.Christina Sulebakk, general manager for HBO Max EMEA, says it has been a “cautious choice” to get the markets launched in Europe, where the HBO Max roll-out began in earnest in October with launches in the Nordics (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) as well as Spain and Andorra.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has been hitting the headlines as romance rumours intensify.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova is not staying silent amid reports that she and professional dancer Kai Widdrington are more than friends.MORE: Bikini-clad Nadiya Bychkova hits the beach with Strictly co-stars amid romance rumoursThe pair were pictured kissing last week, but Nadiya has since urged fans not to believe everything they read or see.WATCH: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover Taking to Instagram, the 32-year-old dancer told her fans over the weekend: "Don't believe everything that is reported in the papers, or what you see." Nadiya has revealed her daughter Mila will join her in the UK very soonShe added: "I love to dance and that's what I'm here to do. The warmth and kindness I feel from the audience every night makes it worth it.

Nadiya Bychkova showcased her chic style as she stepped out to perform on the Strictly Come Dancing tour in Manchester on Saturday while still wearing her engagement ring from Matija Škarabot despite their split. Her outing comes after she and fellow Strictly professional Kai Widdrington, 26, appeared to confirm their romance as they were spotted kissing in a hotel bar on Thursday. Twinkle-toed star Nadiya, 32, dressed all in black as she wore an edgy T-shirt dress and knee-high boots while leaving her hotel to head to the AO Arena.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova looked stunning as she showed off her svelte dancer’s figure in a bikini for a spot of wild swimming at Tynemouth beach in Newcastle. Slovenian star Nadiya, 32, was joined by Strictly’s 2021 celebrities Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson, and Tilly Ramsay, and professional dancers Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin and Kai Widdrington for the trip.

Nadiya Bychkova and her rumoured love interest Kai Widdrington were spotted out in Leeds City Centre ahead of Wednesday evening's live tour. Their joint appearance comes amid swirling rumours that Nadiya, 32, and her co-star Kai, 26, are 'very much together' following her split from fiancé Matija Škarabot.  Nadiya couldn't hide her delight while stepping out with Kai, as she flashed a broad grin during her outing with the hunky pro dancer, who joined the show during the most recent series.

Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington has returned to Instagram for the first time since romance rumours have fuelled surrounding himself and fellow professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova.The 26 year old posed in a photo posted on Wednesday, 26 January, with ex contestant on the BBC show, Eastenders star Maisie Smith, as the pair were captured dressed in their finest Strictly ensembles ahead their live show in Leeds. Strictly is currently in the middle of a tour across the country involving contestants and professional dancers from the latest series in the line-up, with the exception of 2020 runner-up Maisie, who has replaced last year’s contestant AJ Odudu following her injury.

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney Plus has confirmed a summer 2022 launch across Europe, Africa and West Asia in 42 countries and 11 new territories. New countries for the service include South Africa, Turkey, Poland and the United Arab Emirates.The countries that the streamer will launch in include Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine Territories, Poland, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City and Yemen.

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas has hinted at secret romances on the show’s live tour, amid rumours of a flirtation between Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova. Some of the biggest Strictly stars from the latest series are taking part on the Strictly Live UK tour, including series winner Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice, as well as runner ups John Whaite and Johannes Radebe. AJ Odudu, who had to pull out of the tour due to injury, is being replaced by EastEnders’ Maisie Smith, to dance with AJ’s dance partner Kai.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nadiya Bychkova is reportedly raising some eyebrows with her flirty behaviour on the BBC show's tour. In the wake of her split from footballer Matija Škarabot, the 32 year old is said to be hitting on Kai Widdrington, who was the dance partner of finalist AJ Ododu during the last season of the series.Television presenter AJ was "gutted" after pulling out of the tour due to a foot injury last month following weeks of reports that she was romantically involved with Kai. But it has now been reported that the AJ is "shocked" to learn that 26 year old Kai is "moving on" with Nadiya.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nadiya Bychkova has made headlines this week with news of a split from her longterm partner Matija. Now, giving truth to the phrase “a girl who changes her hair is about to change her life”, the blonde beauty has unveiled a new full fringe.

Pro dancer Nadiya Bychkova is believed to have called off her wedding plans during the filming of the last series of Strictly Come Dancing. However, while it's believed she confided in former dance partner Dan Waker, it has only just been made public that the 32 year old has allegedly split from her fiancé Matija Škarabot, a Slovenian footballer. It's thought the pair called it a day just a few months ago, while she was still competing with Dan Walker on the BBC show.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova is being supported by her fellow dancer Kai Widdrington following her split from fiancé, according to reports. It was recently revealed that the 32 year old has allegedly split from her fiancé Matija Škarabot, a Slovenian footballer. It's thought the pair called it a day just a few months ago, while she was still competing with Dan Walker on the BBC series.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Nadiya Bychkova has split from her fiancé, according to reports.The Strictly professional is said to have split from Matija Škarabot, the father of her five year old daughter Mila, after the couple allegedly struggled making their relationship work long distance.The dancer, 32, is currently focusing on the Strictly tour while the footballer, 33, is in Slovenia. A source told MailOnline: "Nadiya and Matija haven't been together for some time now.

Strictly Coming Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has reportedly split from her fiancé Matija Škarabot.MORE: The Strictly Come Dancing couples who survived the so-called curseThe 32-year-old professional dancer, who recently appeared on the BBC show with Dan Walker, is believed to have ended her engagement after struggling with a long-distance relationship.WATCH: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova treated to ultimate surprise by Matija ŠkarabotAccording to MailOnline, the former couple remain committed to their five-year-old daughter Mila. It was reported that Nadiya is very much focused on Strictly and its nationwide tour, while footballer Matija, 33, remains in Slovenia.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova posts rare tribute to partner MatijaRELATED: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova treated to the ultimate surprise by her fiancéThe pair are yet to publicly address the report.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara has shared the emotional moment her husband Aljaz Skorjanec was reunited with his family.

Strictly's Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec have had an emotional reunion with family in Slovenia after being separated for two years.The couple, who got married in 2017, headed to Aljaž’s home country to reunite with family members after pandemic travel restrictions and work commitments had kept them apart since 2019. In a touching video shared by Janette on Instagram, Aljaž can be seen arriving in the airport in Slovenia and meeting his sister Lara, who bursts into tears as they hug.

Strictly Come Dancing star Aljaz Skorjanec has finally reunited with his family in Slovenia, after spending two years apart due to the ongoing pandemic.MORE: Janette Manrara fought back tears after first Strictly interview with Aljaz SkorjanecIn an emotionally charged video, filmed by Aljaz's wife Janette Manrara, the professional dancer was seen tearing up as he hugged his sister Lara, who also broke down in tears.WATCH: Aljaz Skorjanec reunites with his family after two yearsAt the gates, he