There were three rules growing up as girls in the Mabuse household – be kind, be ambitious and never let someone tell you that you can’t be whatever you want to be.
It certainly goes to explain former Strictly star Oti's unstoppable drive. And it explains why she has more jobs even than TV's inescapable Bradley Walsh.
Having quit Strictly at the end of December, 31-year-old Oti went straight to join the Dancing On Ice panel, is now hosting primetime Saturday dating show Romeo and Duet, has her own BBC podcast, and is currently on her first UK-wide solo dance tour, I Am Here.