Oti Mabuse: Strictly pro opens up about ‘freeing’ move away from BBC show ‘Letting go’

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Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse, 29, has taken up several new outdoor activities, as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are gradually lifting. The star revealed she ventured out to the coast yesterday with pals to try out some wall climbing in a daring move away from the BBC show.

Oti branded the activity “powerful, freeing and satisfying”, as she shared a snap of herself scaling the side of a cliff in view of her 445,000 Instagram followers.

The dancer could be seen right at the top of the sheer edge with her friends looking up at her from the ground.

She captioned the impressive photo: “Nothing feels more powerful, freeing and satisfying like overcoming a MOUNTAIN!!!”

Oti went on to say the exercise was positive in helping her “let go” of any of her doubts.

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She concluded: “Letting go of what you think you can’t do and just TRUST!!!”

The Greatest Dancer star also reposted a photo from the day, which showed her fearlessly climbing over the cliff.

The snap was taken by one of her pals, who gushed in the caption: “Wall warrior @otimabuse.”

Oti also gave fans an insight into her journey to the coast, as she drove through picturesque country roads.

She wrote alongside a clip showing off the views: “Goals just the middle of nowhere.”

In another clip, which showed off the British coastline, she added: “Meditation & yoga with a view.”

Elsewhere, Oti revealed her plans to embark on her first solo tour next year after winning Strictly with Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher in 2019.

In view of her 133,000 Twitter followers, she penned: “A dream come true! I’m so excited to announce my first ever tour I AM HERE is coming in 2021. 

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“It’s been an amazing journey to this point and I can’t wait to share it with you and you enjoy it. #IAmHere.”

The star also recently spoke out on speculation about her husband Marius lepure potentially joining her as a professional dancer on the BBC show.

In an interview on This Morning last month with Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, the former quizzed: “Could you work with Marius on Strictly?”

“Your whole family is there, your sister’s there. You’re there. What about Marius?”

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To which Oti replied: “We’ve actually done it in Germany.”

“Marius and I and Motsi were all in Strictly,” she continued as she referred to her sister Motsi Mabuse, 39, who stepped in to replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the judging panel for the 17th series.

Oti went on to discuss: “But we’re going to hopefully start doing the competitions and that’s what Marius believes in.

“He really loves the competitive side of dancing and that’s what he wants to focus on.”

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