Otlile “Oti” Mabuse is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom.
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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.
Mabuse won the South African Latin American Championship eight times, after which she moved to Germany to broaden her dancing horizons.
In 2015, Mabuse appeared as a professional dancer on the eighth season of Let’s Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing.
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In 2016, Mabuse returned as a professional dancer for the ninth season of Let’s Dance. She was partnered with television presenter Niels Ruf. The couple was the first to be eliminated in week 2, leaving in 14th place.
She was a Dance Captain on The Greatest Dancer. Since 2021, she has been a panelist on The Masked Dancer and became a judge on Dancing on Ice in 2022.
Is Oti Mabuse a world champion?
Oti has won many dance titles. She is an eight-time Latin American Champion in South Africa, a World European Latin semi-finalist, and German Championship PD Freestyle Latin Champion.
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