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Oti Mabuse

Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990)[2] is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom.[3] She is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020, and its German equivalent, Let's Dance.[4] She was a Dance Captain on The Greatest Dancer. Since 2021, she has been a panellist on The Masked Dancer and became a judge on Dancing on Ice in 2022.[5]

Early life and education

Mabuse was born in Pretoria,[6] and studied civil engineering at university[7] before embarking on a career in professional ballroom dancing. Her elder sister, Motsi Mabuse, is also a professional ballroom dancer. Oti has participated in the German series Let's Dance as a professional dancer, after which she joined Britain's Strictly Come Dancing.

Dancing career

Mabuse won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany to broaden her dancing horizons. She has earned a number of titles in her dancing career; including:[6]

Let's Dance

In 2015, Mabuse appeared as a professional dancer on the eighth season of Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing.

She was partnered with singer Daniel Küblböck. The couple were eliminated in week 9, finishing in sixth place.

In 2016, Mabuse returned as a professional dancer for the ninth season of Let's Dance. She was partnered with television presenter Niels Ruf. The couple were the first to be eliminated in week 2, leaving in 14th place.

Season 8: with celebrity partner Daniel Küblböck

Season 9: with celebrity partner Niels Ruf

Strictly Come Dancing

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance

In 2015, Mabuse appeared as a professional on the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo. The couple were eliminated in Week 3, finishing in 14th place. That year, she also participated in the Children in Need and Christmas specials of the show, in which she partnered with actors Jack Ashton and Tom Chambers respectively.

In 2016, Mabuse was partnered with former Hollyoaks actor Danny Mac for the show's 14th series. The couple reached the final and finished as runners-up. For the show's 15th series in 2017, she was partnered with Paralympic sprinter Jonnie Peacock, they were eliminated in Week 9 in eighth place. She was paired with England cricketer Graeme Swann for the show's 16th series, they were eliminated in Week 10 in seventh place.

In 2019, for her fifth stint on the show, she was partnered with former Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher, who replaced her originally announced partner, Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing, who had to withdraw from the show after sustaining a foot injury when dancing on the launch show. They went on to become the winners of the series. Laing was confirmed as a contestant for the 18th series the following year, but was re-partnered with fellow professional Karen Hauer, in which Mabuse was partnered with comedian and actor, Bill Bailey, reaching the final and became series winners, with Mabuse becoming the second pro to win the show twice (the other being Aliona Vilani who won series 9 and series 13) and the only pro to win twice in succession.

On 18 April 2021, two weeks after being unveiled as part of 19th series of the show, Mabuse revealed that this would most likely be her last. On 22 February 2022, Mabuse confirmed she was leaving the show after seven years.[8]

Series 13: with celebrity partner Anthony Ogogo

Series 14: with celebrity partner Danny Mac

Series 15: with celebrity partner Jonnie Peacock

# Bruno Tonioli was absent and there was no guest judge.

Series 16: with celebrity partner Graeme Swann

# Bruno Tonioli was absent; Alfonso Ribeiro was guest judge.

Series 17: with celebrity partner Kelvin Fletcher

Mabuse was originally paired with Jamie Laing, however he had to pull out due to a foot injury whilst the recording of the launch show. Laing was replaced with Kelvin Fletcher, just before the start of the live shows.

# Bruno Tonioli was absent; Alfonso Ribeiro was guest judge.

Series 18: with celebrity partner Bill Bailey

# Motsi Mabuse was absent; Anton du Beke was guest judge.

Series 19: with celebrity partner Ugo Monye

Dance tours and other professional engagements

Personal life

In 2014, Mabuse married Romanian dancer Marius Iepure, whom she met in Germany.[15] They currently live in London after moving there from Germany in 2015.[3] On Christmas Day 2023, Mabuse and Iepure announced the arrival of their first child, a daughter.[16]

Filmography

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Oti Mabuse and her sisters (Instagram)". Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Otile Mabuse : Client Portfolios : Olivia Belle". Olivia Belle Management. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Winship, Lyndsey (12 March 2019). "Strictly's Oti Mabuse: 'I still wear £5 leggings – I work for the BBC!'". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Who is Oti Mabuse? Strictly Come Dancing 2016 professional dancers guide". Radio Times. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "ITV commissions The Masked Dancer". Press Centre. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Oti Mabuse". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Dream Comes True as BBC Welcomes 'Hot' South African Dancer to 'Strictly' Show". SAPeople.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ^ Lawler, Danielle (19 April 2021). "Who Oti Mabuse: 'The next Strictly will be my last'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "An Audience with website". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ^ "New UK Tour Announced For STRICTLY COME DANCING Stars Ian Waite and Oti Mabuse". Broadway World. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. ^ "5* Weekend Break with the Stars of BBC Strictly Come Dancing". www.donaheys.co.uk.
  12. ^ Swain, Marianka (21 October 2019). "Shortlist Announced For The 2019 BroadwayWorld UK Awards". broadwayworld.com.
  13. ^ McGrath, Rachel (28 April 2020). "Dance lessons with Oti Mabuse lead new BBC children's shows". Evening Standard.
  14. ^ "The Cher Show to tour UK & Ireland".
  15. ^ Peake, Amber (25 October 2020). "Oti Mabuse husband: When did Strictly star get married?". Express. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ^ McIntyre, Charlotte; O'Hare, Mia (25 December 2023). "Oti Mabuse gives birth to 'miracle' baby as she becomes a mum for first time". The Mirror. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  17. ^ Wehrstedt, Lisa (1 October 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse shows off transformation as she joins Drag Race panel". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Oti Mabuse turns musical matchmaker as host of new ITV dating show Romeo & Duet". itv.com/presscentre. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Oti Mabuse: My South Africa". bbc.co.uk. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  20. ^ "The Big Narstie Show". channel4.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Celebrity Catchphrase Christmas Special". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  22. ^ "From Call The Midwife to Mrs Brown's Boys: What's on the BBC's Christmas line-up?". virginradio.co.uk. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  23. ^ "DNA Journey". itv.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Oti Mabuse's Breakfast Show". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  25. ^ "The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off". thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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