ITV Dancing on Ice's Oti Mabuse says 'religiously' as she reveals truth behind glam appearance
04.03.2024 - 15:05
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Oti Mabuse had the chance to let her hair down over the weekend months after welcoming her first child into the world. The dancer and presenter partied with the likes of fellow Strictly Come Dancing alumni Gemma Atkinson, Fleur East and Helen Skelton at the BRIT Awards on Saturday night (March 2).
It came before she returned to the rink for the semi-final of Dancing on Ice. The judge was back alongside Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean on Sunday night (March 3) as the ITV skating competition's 2024 finalists were revealed.
It was a gravity-defying night on the ice as the semi-finalists were hoisted into the air for the return of 'Flying Week'. Former Love Island star Amber Davies received the top score from the judges after she skated to Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams and did rotating lifts and somersaults for her main routine.
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However, when she was placed in the skate-off due to an earlier challenge and the public’s voting, her routine to Power by Little Mix did not thrill the judges as much as former BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts performing Not Giving by Rudimental and she missed out on a place in the final.
But back to Oti and after being live on ITV, the dancer took to her Instagram Story with a video as she breastfed her baby daughter, who she shares with husband Marius Lepure and who was born prematurely in October last year. While her makeup was still in tact, the doting mum had ditched her glamourous dress for a cosy robe.
"I really don't know what it is about Dancing on Ice that really calms my baby but after every show, I feed her