Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse was the ninth campmate to be eliminated I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here on Saturday night.
The 34-year-old professional dancer’s exit reveals the three finalists are Coleen Rooney, 39, Danny Jones, 38, and Reverend Richard Coles, 62.
Oti was greeted on the bridge by her husband of 11 years, Marius Lepure, 42, as the couple shared a passionate kiss after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on Friday.
She will be reunited with her 13-month-old daughter, for whom she attended the program because she wanted to show that “mom has goals too.”
And the Dancing on Ice judge did just that and quickly became a favorite among her campmates, who praised her uplifting and caring nature.
Oti was granted electoral immunity until the Cyclone challenge, which he successfully addressed today, after winning a trial on Thursday night.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Oti Mabuse was the ninth campmate to be eliminated from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here on Saturday night.
She will be reunited with her 13-month-old daughter, for whom she went to the program because she wanted to show that “mom has goals too.”
Dressed in gold shorts and a cape, the mother-of-one called herself Captain Bokke as she joined Coleen, Reverend Richard and Danny on the slippery mat and had squirts of water and exercise balls thrown at her.
Speaking to Ant and Dec as he left the jungle, he admitted: “You just come out a different, stronger person.”
The campmates have opened up a lot this year and Oti explained: ‘Yes, we cried a lot. Jane got us started and we never stopped! I never knew he was a crybaby.
Revealing his worst day at camp, he added: ‘There was one day I did a challenge, I came and cooked, I did a test and I made dinner and then I did a challenge and then Maura threw the food away.
“I just thought, I can’t do this anymore and I’m not good at changing and I just let it go.”
Speaking about what she has learned about herself as a person, she continued: ‘I have learned to be happy with who I am. And that group allowed me to be different versions of myself. “I feel mentally and physically stronger.”
When asked who her winner was, Oti seemed torn and said: “Coleen is so strong and powerful in her silence and she keeps going, but I’m going to pick Danny as my winner.”
Oti was left emotional during her surprise jungle reunion with her husband Marius on Friday, after almost three weeks of separation.
The 34-year-old professional dancer’s exit reveals the three finalists are Coleen Rooney, 39, Danny Jones, 38, and Reverend Richard Coles, 62, who bid farewell to Oti.
Oti was granted electoral immunity until the cyclone challenge, which he successfully addressed today, after winning a court case on Thursday night.
The campmates have opened up a lot this year and Oti explained to Ant and Dec: ‘Yes, we cried a lot. Jane got us started and we never stopped! I never knew I was a crybaby
Revealing her worst day at camp, she added: “There was one day I did a challenge, I came and cooked, I did a test and I made dinner and then I did a challenge and then Maura threw the food away.”
The former Strictly star, who welcomed a daughter with the Romanian dancer, 42, in November 2023, was stunned when his partner came out of the trees and hugged him.
Oti gushed, “Walking through the jungle, this beautiful face was the last face I expected to see, but it was the best surprise of my life.” before telling her how good she smelled.
Marius was full of surprises and in one pocket he had a suit that his baby had worn the day before, bursting into tears. Oti hugged and smelled the little baby growing, declaring, ‘This is the perfect gift!’
She also produced a new diamond ring to celebrate the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary, and the dancer placed the sparkler on her finger.
She said: “This is exactly what I needed to cheer me up until the end.” As they went their separate ways, Oti hugged him and kissed him goodbye saying, ‘I love you.’
Last week, Oti shared the story of her premature birth with Reverend Richard Coles, after previously revealing it left her with sepsis and diabetes.
Chatting with Richard, Oti explained how her baby was placed in an incubator after birth and, since he couldn’t hold her, he used his voice to connect with her.
She said: ‘They find comfort in your voice. For two months, we sang church music every day.
Oti became emotional during her surprise jungle reunion with her husband Marius on Friday, after almost three weeks of separation.
The former Strictly star was stunned when his partner came out of the trees and hugged him.
Marius was full of surprises and in one pocket he had a suit that his baby had worn the day before, bursting into tears. Oti hugged and smelled the little baby growing, declaring, ‘This is the perfect gift!’
Richard shared his own story and said: ‘I remember I once went to baptize a little boy, a premature boy, he was born very premature, he was barely alive…’
Stopping what he was saying because he was overcome with emotion at the memory, Richard fought back tears, as Oti stood up to give him a hug.
He continued: “I just remember that he was a little pulse of life, and David (his then partner) took a pipette of water and we blessed him, baptized him and he survived and now he’s a healthy young footballer, which is great! But I felt that …it was such a precious thing.’
Oti agreed: ‘They are, my daughter was very, very small when she was born. It’s hell. It’s hell being in hospital, hearing those sounds, not seeing your baby’s eyes for a week, it’s hell constantly seeking advice from doctors.’
Trying not to cry, Oti shared what she called the worst thing for her, which was that ‘every night you have to leave them, you have to leave your baby in someone else’s hands.’
Oti said she couldn’t wait for Richard to meet her and asked, “Maybe you can pray for her, I’d love that so much.”
Richard admitted: “In fact, I’ve already prayed for her.” With tears in her eyes, she thanked Richard and gave him a big hug.
Oti opened up about her body issues and admitted she was called fat after her weight gain during Thursday’s episode.
She also produced a new diamond ring to celebrate the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary, and the dancer placed the sparkler on her finger.
Last week, Oti shared the story of her premature birth with Reverend Richard Coles, after previously revealing it left her with sepsis and diabetes.
Oti gave birth naturally and said she was ‘singing Chicago the whole time’, with problems that arose afterwards
Chatting to Maura Higgins, the professional dancer candidly revealed that she used to be in poor health and underweight and confessed that she even missed her period for months.
Explaining that she was taking laxatives and starving herself, Oti told campmates, “I get so many comments about my body,” and shared that in articles people would say she’s fat.
She continued: ‘I used to find it difficult because my weight gain wasn’t actually my fault, but rather I was the one overcoming a weight problem.
‘Actually, I was the one who didn’t starve myself, I didn’t take laxatives, I didn’t smoke and I was vegan.
‘Actually, I was the one who was healthy for the first time and I really struggled to think why do people call me fat? This is actually the healthiest I’ve ever been.’
Speaking about her intense dance training, Oti confessed: ‘I was underweight, I didn’t have my period for months. I didn’t eat, we danced all day, we drank but we didn’t eat.
‘My ribs were sticking out. And in those days I was like, “Oh, she’s amazing, she has a nice body,” but I was like, “No, but that’s me being healthy.”
Supporting the dancer, Maura congratulated her and added: ‘And you are beautiful! And you are sexy, you have the best ass I have ever seen in my life. Let me tell you!’
Empathizing with the star, Maura said: ‘I understand I’m fat! And then I realize I’m underweight. It is simply being underweight or fat. It’s never, ‘Oh, she looks good.’
Oti added: “I always understand that she is loud, she is screaming, why is she always on my TV screen?”
Speaking to camera, Oti said of her and Maura’s chat: “We have so many open, uncensored conversations about what we think about ourselves and our bodies.
‘She understands me and understands how difficult it is to get up and wake up in a world where you feel like people don’t love you and you still fight.
“I know I struggle every day because I know my daughter is watching and I do it because I don’t want her to be struggling with generational trauma like I am.”