Motsi Mabuse said she was ‘sad’ that her sister Oti won’t be a professional dancer in this year’s ‘Stricly Come Dancing’, but as long as they want her she will be the judge. He announced that he would remain with the group.
The South African-born dancers have been performing together in BBC dance competitions for years, but in February Oti, 32, announced she was leaving the show after seven years.
Mabuse, 41, who joined the program’s judging lineup in 2019, spoke with Prima magazine and confirmed that he has no plans to exit the show anytime soon.
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Oti Mabuse announces leaving Strictly this year (Isabel Infantes/PA)
she said:
“I will always worry about my sister, but I must respect her decision and let go. She has proven that she can do more than protect herself and push herself to new heights. did.
“In the meantime, I will continue to fly the Mabuse flag to Strictly for as long as they want me.”
Orty, who won the show alongside soap star Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and comedian Bill Bailey in 2020, is optimistic about her future after appearing as a judge on the latest series of ITV’s Dancing on Ice. speculated about.
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Motsi Mabuse (Prima UK/Dan Kennedy/PA)
However, Mabuse will return to the screen when the new series starts on September 17th. Head judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revell Horwood, and Anton Duhi Bake will become regulars on the jury after Bruno his Tonioli stepping down.
Judges have revealed that once the show starts, she lives a double life as she commutes between her home in Germany and the Strictly Ballroom in the UK.
She explains: i live in the woods I take my kids to playgroups in their pajamas. I work out, I sleep – and nobody cares about me!
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“Then, on Friday and Saturday, I charm it up and then get back into my ‘real’ life. “
Mabuse grew up in a dance environment. When her mother was 6 years old, she started working out her classes for women in her hometown in South Africa, after which she founded a dance school for children.
She revealed that she began devoting all her spare time to dancing, even though her father wanted her to be a layer like him.
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Motsi Mabuse (Prima UK / Dan Kennedy/PA)
“I loved the freedom it gave me and being able to express myself through my body,” she explained.
Mabuse appeared in Let’s Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing, first as a professional dancer and later as a judge on the show.
She also judged many other dance shows before taking over from Dame Darcey Bussell on the Strictly Come Dancing panel.
Despite her success, Mabuse admitted that she would not encourage her daughter to enter show business.
she said: I want to keep her away from all that.
“Of course I want her to be proud of what I’ve done, but if she says she wants to get into showbiz, I’ll probably lock her up!”
Strictly Come Dancing launches on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on September 17th.
Read the full interview in the October issue of Prima, out September 8th.
