Strictly's Motsi
Mabuse insists sister Oti 'will be judged harshly' amid row
After the BBC announced the new appointment, choreographer Louie Spence accused ALLIES: judges bosses of choosing Motsi, the sister of Strictly professional dancer Oti
Mabuse, to "tick the box for the diversity".
Celebrities (left to right) Curtis Pritchard, Oti
Mabuse, Matthew Morrison, Cheryl, Todrick Hall, Alesha Dixon and Jordan Banjo get ready for the new BBC1 series, The Greatest Dancer
The biggest diva of all of us was Otlile, she had the greatest confidence MOTSI
MABUSE ON LIFE WITH HER SISTERS
Net gains: Jennifer Saunders, left, and Oti
Mabuse hope to raise cash for Sport Relief
EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt will swap Albert Square for the kitchen as he competes against the likes of Vicky Pattison, Dame Zandra Rhodes and Oti
Mabuse in this year's Celebrity MasterChef.
Oti
Mabuse, who is fronting Specsavers' Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition, is encouraging glasses wearers across the West Midlands to submit their entries.
Posing alongside fellow professionals Nadiya Bychkova, Dianne Buswell, AJ Pritchard, Neil Jones, Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez, Karen Clifton, Katya Jones and Oti
Mabuse, Kovalev can be seen holding his arms wide and smiling.
After competing in the final, dance judge Oti
Mabuse told the group: "I never in my wildest dream thought we would get to this point
Oti
Mabuse, who is also a judge, also praised the Geordie star, saying : "Cheryl babe, I am proud of you for pulling that off."
The school has also been put firmly on the dance map, after KLA graduated from an initial audition in front of a live audience in Birmingham to being picked by Strictly star Oti
Mabuse as part of her team.
Hopefuls competed in the audition stage in the first episode of the show, performing in front of a mirror hiding the audience and dance captains Cheryl, Oti
Mabuse and Matthew Morrison.