Janette Manrara

Because you can read so much mixed information.

I read somewhere else as well that said three languages can be a lot for a child.

I can imagine, yeah.

So they said focus on one first.

Once she's got that language ready and she feels confident with her speech, you can start introducing the other ones.

How has being a mum changed you?

In every way, but only in the best way.

I used to be, you know, obviously as a dancer, you kind of always felt like you needed to prove, prove, prove, prove, because the dance world is such a tough world.

You have to look a certain way and dance a certain way.

Auditions are tough.

You get told no all the time.

And, you know, I always felt like I was not enough in every way for a lot of things.

And after becoming a mother to Lyra, I realized you need to lead by example.

And I want her to be a strong, confident, empathetic and kind person.

young lady when she gets older and I can only she can only be that if I am that exactly and I have never felt more confident in my own skin and in who I am bananas and all you know I'm just it's amazing you know and it's a it's a nice feeling to have because it took a lot to get to here but I do hope that I'm setting an example for her of the kind of woman that I hope that she is someday well I think you're setting an incredible example thank you she's got an amazing role model in you did you always want to be a mum

No, no.

And that's like, I can say it now, but I was ashamed to talk about it when Lyra was first born.

I actually sat my mother down and I said, Mom, honestly, I don't know if I want to have kids.

I'm so career driven.

I want to travel the world.