Otlile Oti Mabuse is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom.
She is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing, which she won in 2019 and 2020, and its German equivalent, Let’s Dance.
She was a Dance Captain on The Greatest Dancer. Since 2021, she has been a panellist on The Masked Dancer and became a judge on Dancing on Ice in 2022.
Who is Oti Mabuse married to?
Oti Mabuse is married to Marius Iepure, a Romanian dancer and choreographer who is also her professional dance partner. They tied the knot in 2014 and have been together for over a decade.
Who is Oti Mabuse’s husband Marius Iepure?
Marius Iepure was born in August 1982, is a Romanian dancer. He first discovered his love of dancing at the age of 12.
Marius participated in the show Let’s Dance in 2014 and 2015. He is the husband of former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse, who is also his professional dance partner.
The couple worked when he appeared as a backing dancer on Strictly.
How did Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure meet?
The professional ballroom dancers met in Germany during a dance trial.
They have competed in several competitions together, winning gold at the German National Show Dance Championships.
They also came second at the World Latin Championships.
When did Otis Mabuse and Marius Iepure get married?
Marius popped the question to Oti on his birthday in 2014 and they tied the knot the same year.
Even though the couple became engaged in 2014, it wasn’t until 2017 that Oti shared a romantic throwback of the moment she said “I do”.
Alongside the photo, she wrote: “Three years ago today this wonderful CRAZY man was annoying the life out of me because he was acting nervous (and yes I let him know I was annoyed) but it was only because he was nervous as he was GOING TO PROPOSE.
“Not only that but he did it at midnight on his birthday @mariusiepure I love you baby and wish you a great day in strictly rehearsals (sounds new) let’s dance!!!”.
Do Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure have children?
Yes, Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure have one child, a baby girl, who was born on Christmas Day 2023. They announced the happy news with a sweet family photo on their social media accounts.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star took to Instagram to share a sweet snap with her husband Marius Lepure, 40, and the latest addition to their family.
She wrote: “Merry Christmas. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones.” Oti, Marius and their Christmas baby were all wearing matching festive pyjamas while their gorgeous dog looked on.
Her post attracted messages of congratulations from this year’s Strictly champion, Ellie Leach, and the show’s professional dancers Jowita Przystał, Dianne Buswell and Amy Dowden, among others.
Strictly professional Dianne Buswell wrote: “Congratulations beautiful,” and former Strictly star James Jordan added: “What a perfect Christmas for all of you – sending love from the Jordan’s.” Jowita Przystał shared: “Yayayayys !!!!! Congratulations.”
Motsi Mabuse, Oti’s sister and Strictly judge, congratulated the happy couple on the arrival of her new niece or nephew. She shared the same photo of Oti, Marius and their baby and wrote: “Congratulations [balloon and party popper emoji] Merry Christmas.” She also tagged her sister and brother-in-law.
Oti’s famous pals and members of the Strictly extended family also rushed to congratulate the couple. Comedian Katherine Ryan commented: “HELLO WELCOME BABY,” while this year’s Glitterball champion Ellie Leach said: “Congratulations!!!!!!!”
The news comes after Mabuse, a Dancing on Ice judge, previously shared that she and Iepure had experienced difficulties conceiving.
After announcing the news in August that she was expecting a baby, Mabuse said the couple had decided to stop trying to conceive before she fell pregnant because it “just got too much”.
In a post sharing news of her pregnancy she hinted that the baby could be due during the festive season. “We love our little bundle of joy so much already … Christmas is about to get even louder,” she wrote at the time.
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