Strictly Come Dancing star Sara Davies got to meet her professional dance partner Alijaz Škorjanec’s mum on Facetime during rehearsals on Tuesday.
As a panellist on Dragons Den since 2019, the 37-year-old businesswoman is being put to her paces to perform on the demanding dancing show and juggle her day job.
She captioned the post for her 66.2k followers on Instagram with: “So this morning I got to meet the ‘real boss’ – we FaceTimed with @aljazskorjanec ‘s mam (@natasaskorjanec ) to see what she thought of the first weeks dance!
“He’s like a 19-time Slovenian champion in Latin and ballroom but what matters most to this amazing partner of mine is his mam’s opinion!
“So, I was equally nervous and honoured to show her our dance for Saturday!
“She was still smiling so I think I’ve passed the test!”
She replaced Jenny Campbell in the seventeenth series, who decided to leave the programme in early 2019.
Supportive comments flooded in for the entrepreneur, who is the sole owner and founder of Crafter’s Companion, which provides a wide range of papercraft and needlecraft products as well as tutorials for the budding creative as well as the experienced crafter.
Fellow Dragon panelist Theo Pathitis commented hands clapping emojis and Sara replied with a smiley face emoji.
A fan wrote: “Best of Luck for Saturday – just go for it”
One added: “So enjoying your updates, we absolutely love this pairing!”
Another loved that Alijaz was a mummas boy, writing: “Love this!! He’s obviously a very respectful man. Can’t wait to see the dance on Saturday!!”
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Sara and Aljaz were spotted taking a break from rehearsals on Tuesday as she grabbed a bite to eat.
The pair are rumoured to be doing their training on Teesside as Sara lives in Wynyard with her family.
Slovenian Aljaz first joined the show in 2013 and won in his first year with model Abbey Clancy but has not reclaimed the crown since.
Sara, who made her name as an entrepreneur with her Crafter’s Companion business, made no secret of how delighted she was at the pairing.
Aljaz has previously confirmed he will be training ‘up north’ with Sara, a mum of two.
“I can finally shout it from the top of my lungs! I will be the best possible plus 1 to Sara Davies!
“Beyond excited that my ninth season I will be training up north. We have started working on our first dance already and I am just over the moon with how lovely and talented Sara is,” he said.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday night at 7.45pm on BBC One
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