Oti Mabuse shares the sweet moment she told her sister Motsi about her pregnancy after revealing she’d been ‘trying to conceive for a while’

Oti Mabuse has shared the heartwarming moment when she told her sister Motsi about her pregnancy.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 33, announced on Saturday that she is expecting her first child with husband Marius Iepure, after revealing they had been ‘trying to conceive for some time’.

In an Instagram post on Monday, Oti shared a montage of clips of her telling friends and family about her pregnancy, with Motsi struggling to hide her excitement.

The clip also showed the dancer’s other sibling, Phemelo, screaming with joy before bursting into tears.

The post’s caption told Oti that she and Marius kept their baby news a secret for months because the first two trimesters can be “super super challenging.”

She wrote: ‘BREAKING THE NEWS TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS

“When you live in another country as a couple, you don’t have family around to break the news in person

And mostly friends became family ❤️ we are extremely lucky with our group of friends, *disclaimer* this isn’t all not enough video space, but we kept our circle very tight, full of positive energy, laughter and joy.

‘Cause that first and second trimester can be super super challenging. Really grateful.’

On her Instagram Stories, Oti explained that she and Marius had stopped actively trying to conceive when she got pregnant, alongside a clip of the moment she shared the news with her boyfriend Nkateko Dinwiddy.

In the video, Oti and Nkateko posed together in front of a mirror image, before she turned to reveal her growing belly.

She wrote: ‘My friend @takkies7 asked me to test because I drank coffee and don’t drink coffee.

“We had been trying for a while and decided to stop (it all just got too much) and just live like the two of us, with nothing happening.

‘We enjoyed each other’s company dinners, concerts and parties, just took all the pressure off and here we are!’

Oti shared her pregnancy news live Saturday morning on ITV’s Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show.

Oti hugged her husband and began the final segment of her show as usual, before teasing that they’ve “got some good news.”

She said, “Speaking of things you didn’t know back home, we have something for all of you, we have good news. We’re having a child!’

The couple then shared a warm embrace as the crew cheered, while Marisha and Chizzy seemed completely shocked by the revelation.

After confirming the news live, Oti then took to Instagram to share a series of sweet snaps of herself rocking her baby bump while posing next to Marius.

She also hinted at her due date when she shared that their “beautiful journey” is “almost over” and teased that “Christmas is about to get even louder.”

She wrote, “Our ‘yes’ year just keeps getting better and so does our little family.

“We finally feel ready and excited to share our great news. This is new to us, scarier than swimming with sharks, jumping off cliffs or even swinging off bridges, but the best news we could have ever asked for.

“We love our little bundle of joy so much already… and can’t wait to see what our future holds as a family of three plus Leo. It has been a wonderful journey so far with close friends and family and almost over, but we have learned a lot along the way…. Christmas is about to get even louder.”

Her celebrity friends quickly took to the comment section to share their joy and shared their congratulations with the happy couple.

Oti and Marius met in Germany during a dance class and participated in several competitions together.

Marius popped the question to the Dancing On Ice judge on his birthday in 2014 and the couple got married the same year.

Oti retired from Strictly Come Dancing after the 2021 series after a seven-year stint on the show. Her sister Motsi is still a judge on the BBC dance competition.

Oti wanted to pursue other TV opportunities after establishing herself as a talent show judge on ITV’s The Masked Dancer and Dancing On Ice.