Strictly Come Dancing's infamous curse is always a talking point for both celebrity contestants and their professional dancers.
And whilst the BBC One show - which returns later this year - has seemingly prompted a number of splits, it has brought many closer together including professional dancers Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec.
The couple have revealed the actually consider the Strictly curse to be a "blessing" for them.
The pair say the show has allowed them to be together more, as they would have been in different parts of the world dancing or rehearsing if they weren't on the programme together.
Janette explained to OK! magazine : "We always talk and we have such an open communications as a couple, the Strictly curse has never been an issue for us.
"If anything, we say Strictly was a blessing as it's the reason we were able to stay together. A couple of years in, we got engaged, a couple of years later, we got married, so Strictly for us is definitely the biggest blessing."
The professional dancer - who is set to front Strictly's spin-off show It Takes Two later this year - insists the show is "very intense" for all involved, hence why the curse can come about.
"Strictly's a pretty happy show," she said.
"But everyone loves a bit of drama and that's what the Strictly curse covers. It's a very intense show - you're with the same person for hours upon hours, day after day, week after week.
"The problem with that is that it does test a lot of relationships."
She continued: "I always say it's not Strictly's fault, couples just need to sit down and understand what they're about to do before signing up."
Janette was recently confirmed as Zoe Ball's replacement on It Takes Two.
"It’s a dream come true to become part of the It Takes Two team," she said on The One Show.
"Although it’s impossible to fill in the shoes of a legend like Zoe Ball, I hope to make her and all of the Strictly fans proud.
"I will miss dancing on that iconic dance floor weekly, but forever grateful to continue being a part of the Strictly Come Dancing family!"
The dancer admits she had been "welling up" about not taking to the dancefloor this year.
"It's the realisation that I will not be on that legendary Strictly dancefloor any more. But I feel that this is most beautiful and natural progression," she explained.
"I am still a part of the Strictly family, I am still going to be seeing my fellow pros all the time and I will keep dancing, as they say. I will find a way to keep dancing."
