Oti Mabuse has confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child. The former Strictly Come Dancing pro shared the happy news that she is expecting with husband Marius Iepure in a heartwarming Instagram post.
Sharing a series of photos alongside their daughter with the words "baby number 2" in the background, Oti wrote: "Plot twist… We thought we had our hands full already, but life had even bigger plans.
"Baby No. 2 is joining the dance party, and our hearts (and house) are about to get a whole lot fuller. #babynumber2."
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Appearing on Loose Women today, Oti confirmed she is four months along, adding that she has been dealing with "loads" of morning sickness.
"The first trimester was hard, but like anything you get over it," she explained. "I survived it, I can wake up in the morning now!"
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The star also revealed that her young daughter is aware they have a sibling on the way, sharing a sweet anecdote: "She wakes up in the morning, she pats my belly and goes, 'Good morning, baby'."
Oti has since received a host of support in the comments of her announcement post, with sister Motsi sharing: "We love you congratulations the bigger the better."
Strictly pro Jowita Przystał added: "Aaaaaaaaaa congratulations," while Karen Hauer wrote: "Congratulations guys."
"AMAZING NEWS GUYS," said Gorka Márquez, as Joanne Clifton echoed: "Omg the best news ! Congratulations!!!!!"
Former It Takes Two host Zoe Ball said: "Ahhhh gorgeous news you guys. big love coming atcha," while Coronation Street's Alan Halsall added: "Huge congratulations to you and your beautiful family xx."
Oti was a pro on Strictly between 2015 and 2021, winning the series back-to-back in 2019 and 2020 with Kelvin Fletcher and Bill Bailey. She was later a judge on Dancing on Ice between 2022 and 2025.
She and Marius welcomed their first baby in 2023, sharing the happy news of their daughter's birth on Christmas Day that year.
The star later candidly opened up about their child's premature birth while appearing on I'm a Celebrity in 2024. “My daughter was really tiny when she was born,” she told fellow contestant Reverend Richard Coles.
“She’s been through hell. It’s hell to be in the hospital, to hear those sounds, to not see your baby’s eyes for a week, to constantly look for advice from the doctors. The worst thing was, that every night, you needed to leave your baby in somebody else’s hands.”
Richard praised Oti as a “remarkable and strong woman”, the latter adding: "Talking about it with Richard made me very emotional, but it also made me very grateful because I’m so lucky.”
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