Oti Mabuse has admitted that the high-pressure environment highlighted by the Strictly Come Dancing scandal comes from the professional dancers, not the producers.
Mabuse, 33, joined Strictly in 2015 and lifted the glitterball trophy twice, in 2019 with the Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher and in 2020 with comedian Bill Bailey. She last competed with the former rugby player Ugo Monye before leaving the show in 2021. She now appears as a judge on Dancing on Ice.
