Last month Oti Mabuse caused shockwaves when she announced that she was leaving Strictly Come Dancing after seven years. During her sparkling time on the BBC dance show she won the coveted Glitterball trophy twice with Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and comedian Bill Bailey.
In a heartfelt Instagram post announcing the news of her departure she said it isn't 'easy' to say goodbye and explained it was a 'difficult' decision to leave. And she wrote: "I’m honestly so grateful to The BBC and will always remember that Strictly and BBC brought me to the UK - which I now call home and I have learnt and grown so much."
Oti, who was born in 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa, moved to Germany to pursue her love of dance and she got her first taste of TV talent shows on Let’s Dance, the German version of Strictly. And the Latin American dance champion is now excited to be embarking on her first UK tour Oti Mabuse - I am Here which comes to The Lowry in Salford on June 22 and 23.
