Oti Mabuse is preparing to head into the Australian jungle for the upcoming series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! following a colourful career on screen already.
The former Strictly star left fans heartbroken following the announcement back in 2022 that she was stepping down from the BBC show after seven years and two wins.
She previously revealed the devastating reason she quit the BBC show which made her name in the UK, as she opened up on the "dark days" she experienced due to the pressure she was under.
Despite being a fan favourite and winning with Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher and comedian Bill Bailey, she admitted there were times the immense challenge of the programme left her unable to eat and crying in the shower. However her dancer husband Marius Lepure was there for support.
Despite doubters questioning the professional dancer's choice, she says she has no regrets and has built an incredibly successful television career since. As she prepares to appear on the new series of I'm A Celeb, we take a look back through her life.
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Oti previously told the All Change podcast: "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.
"He's seen me not eat, he's seen me overeat, he's seen me struggle with not being able to get the best out of someone. He's seen me having to deal with 'interesting personalities.' So, he's the person that's seen the behind the scenes at the point where I'd got to where I was like: 'I think I'm finished.' He was like: 'Yeah'."
Oti said she knew her departure came as a shock to Strictly fans, adding: "I came from the biggest show on television. Every single human being on this planet, in this country, loves Strictly. People are obsessed. When you come from there, you are with that group, then when you decide you're going to leave it's like: 'What? What do you mean?' I was met with a lot of: 'Why would you leave? You're happy, you're at the top of your professional game, you professional game, you won the show?'"
From turning to Dancing On Ice as a judge, fronting a breakfast show on ITV, hosting her own dating show and becoming a role model to her 'miracle' child she shares with Marius, Oti has had some highs and lows in her personal and professional life...
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