Oti Mabuse inundated with support as she announces career news away from TV

Oti Mabuse issued an exciting announcement (Image: Getty)

Oti Mabuse receieved an overwhelming amount of supportive messages as she announced some exciting news.

The Dancing on Ice judge, 34, revealed that her new debut novel, Slow Burn, is available in September and those who pre-oder can win a private dance class with Oti herself.

Taking to Instagram, the former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote: "My debut novel SLOW BURN comes out this September! Expect romance, spice and of course plenty of dance.

"If you pre-order, you could be in with a chance of winning a dance class with me, or a limited edition print of the stunning cover artwork by @hello.sola."

The comments were flooded with messages from Oti's fans who are eager purchase the book.

"Yessss I can’t wait to read," wrote one follower as another posted: "Love this."

Oti revealed that anyone who pre-orders her book has a chance of winning a dance class with her (Image: Getty)

A third declared they "can't wait to read" as a fourth echoed: "Love it!!!!"

Oti's exciting news comes after she opened up about her struggles with "hurtful" comments about her body. In a candid interview, the I'm A Celebrity star revealed how she's coped with critique regarding her appearance, describing it as "not nice".

"Women get put through the trenches a lot of the time," Oti told The Times. "And I guess we do wear dresses and it's about the fashion and that's how people monetise it."

"But I was getting the most compliments when I was not having a healthy lifestyle, not making healthy lifestyle choices."

The professional dancer continued: "I guess I've always been about body positivity and women feeling comfortable in their own skin, but when a picture has been taken of you, and someone goes out of their way to make you feel terrible, that's not nice."

Oti opened up about the "hurtful" comments she's received about her body (Image: Getty)

She added: "That's actually quite hurtful."

Oti acknowledged her battle with the criticism, admitting to "struggling" with it and "still working through it", intent on remaining unaffected by the negativity.

Celebrating her individuality, Oti remarked that despite looking "completely different" from many other women, she's steadfast in carrying on regardless, stating: "I'm doing it anyway."

During the interview, Oti openly shared the greatest lesson she's learned in her career, reflecting on the cancellation of her weekend breakfast show.

She added to the publication: "But the biggest lessons you get are from the failures. The most successful people are the ones who have failed over and over and over again and not given up."