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Oti Mabuse facts: Strictly Come Dancing star's partner, sister, age and more revealed
17 September 2021, 17:05
Strictly Come Dancing is back once again for another thrilling series in 2021!
Oti Mabuse is one of the many returning Strictly professional dancers, and here is a handy guide to the talented star:
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Who is Oti Mabuse?
Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse Samba to ‘Magalenha’ by Sergio Mendes - Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Week 10
Oti Mabuse is a South African professional Latin American and ballroom dancer.
Oti won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany.
In 2015 and 2016, Oti appeared as a professional dancer in the German version of Strictly. Also in 2015, she joined Strictly. Her best result so far was finishing second with Danny Mac in 2016.
In 2018, she also signed up as a judge on the BBC's The Greatest Dancer competition, alongside Matthew Morrison and Cheryl.
The Greatest Dancer. Picture: BBC -
Oti Mabuse partner: Is she married?
Oti is married to Romanian dancer Marius Lepure.
He is a ballroom dancer, and he previously performed on Strictly in 2017 as a backing dancer.
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Who is Oti Mabuse's sister?
Oti's sister Motsi Mabuse. Picture: Getty Oti's older sister Motsi Mabuse is also a professional ballroom dancer, and she also participated in the German version of Strictly.
After two years as a dancer on the show, Motsi became one of the judges.
For 2019, Motsi joined Strictly herself as a brand new judge, replacing the outgoing Darcey Bussell.
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Oti Mabuse age: How old is she?
Oti was born on August 8, 1990.
She celebrated her 31st birthday in 2021.
Meet all the Strictly professional dancers:
- Alijaz Skorjanec
- Amy Dowden
- Dianne Buswell
- Giovanni Pernice
- Gorka Marquez
- Graziano di Prima
- Johannes Radebe
- Karen Hauer
- Katya Jones
- Luba Mushtuk
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Neil Jones
- Oti Mabuse
- Nancy Xu
- Kai Widdrington
- Nikita Kuzman
- Jowita Przystal
- Cameron Lombard
