Oti Mabuse says she left her parents disappointed when she turned her back on a career as an engineer to become a professional dancer.
The 31-year-old is well known for her glitterball trophy winning turns on Strictly Come Dancing – and more recently as a judge on rival show Dancing On Ice.
But things would have turned out very differently for Oti if she had followed her original career path that saw her achieving a degree in civil engineering.