Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse, who welcomed a baby girl at the end of 2023, is set to hit the road for a new tour with her former co-star Flavia Cacace.
Oti Mabuse has candidly shared her experiences of returning to dancing after welcoming her daughter into the world at the end of 2023.
The beloved former Strictly Come Dancing professional is embarking on a fresh tour with fellow Strictly alumna Flavia Cacace.
It's set to commence on June 12 and bring a spectacular evening of dance to various UK locations, which Oti has joyously dubbed "one big party".
During a chat on Tuesday's edition of Lorraine, guest presenter Ranvir Singh was curious about how Oti's post-pregnancy return to intense dancing was faring.
Ranvir queried: "Just briefly, how is your body coping with coming back? Is this the most intense dancing you would've done since you became a new mum?"
To which Oti responded affirmatively, saying: "Yeah it is. I knew I was doing this tour a year ago."
She continued: "So I've really been trying to lose the baby weight and get physically strong and have the stamina to actually be able to do a two-hour show."
Oti spoke openly about her journey towards regaining fitness and health, describing it as an educational process, reports Leicestershire Live.
She added: "The journey of getting back and being healthy for me has been really a learning curve. I've had to relearn and relive my relationship with my body and what I speak to myself and what I see in the mirror."
Despite initial apprehensions about re-entering the dance scene as a mother, Oti expressed that she now feels a sense of empowerment, she added: "I feel stronger."
Oti's daughter arrived at the close of 2023, born 10 weeks prematurely, resulting in a six-week stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Previously, while appearing on Loose Women, she shared her traumatic birth experience.
She commented: "Once I gave birth to her, it became more traumatic. I had sepsis, and I didn't know. I had all these things, I had diabetes, I had pelvic pain, so turning and getting up and walking was very painful.
"Then I found out that I had sepsis. It was one thing over the other. We spent 10 minutes together and she was taken away with my husband and the doctors.
"She was in the incubator, and that was the first time we saw her. She was covered up and she had all these machines and wires and everything covering her face.
"This premature world only comes to light when you're going through it.... It was a really, really scary time."
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