Oti Mabuse has opened up about the aftermath of her Strictly Come Dancing departure and says her Romanian dancer husband Marius Iepure had to be there to pick up the pieces
Legendary Strictly star Oti Mabuse says she spent some ‘dark days’ crying in the shower after saying goodbye to the show.
Oti has been one of the most successful professional dancers in the BBC contest’s history after winning both the 2019 and 2022 series, alongside Kelvin Fletcher and Bill Bailey. But all good things come to an end after leaving the programme behind in 2022.
Oti had been planning her exit for a long time, admitting that she already knew she was going to leave before the previous year’s series and has spoken more about the days after her departure, chatting about the show on the All Change podcast. She credits husband Marius Iepure, 41, for helping her through it.
She says the Romanian dancer was a huge support and Oti said: “Luckily my husband again has been an amazing person who has seen the dark days, the days where I’m in the shower crying with my clothes on because it’s so hard and it’s so overwhelming.