Who is Oti Mabuse’s husband Marius Lepure? Inside the relationship of dancing couple as they announce the birth of their first child

Who is Oti Mabuse's husband of nine years, Marius Lepure?

Professional dancer Oti, 33, is a household name and is currently a judge on Dancing On Ice, with the 15th series of the program just weeks away.

It was announced on Monday that Oti had given birth to her and Marius' first child – a little girl – as the couple shared a first photo of the baby whose name they have yet to reveal.

Marius, 41, is also a dancer and says he only started dancing at the age of 12 as he preferred football.

Born in Romania, he moved to Germany in 2001 and competed in Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing, from 2014 to 2015.

The couple revealed that their first child had arrived on Christmas Day when they shared this sweet photo of their daughter on Instagram

In 2015, Oti joined Marius on Just Dance and reached the quarter-finals, while Marius and his partner were eliminated first.

However, they had already met during a dance process, and Marius proposed to Oti and got married in 2014.

Oti and Marius moved to London in 2015 on Strictly Come Dancing, when Oti started appearing on the show.

In the following series, Oti and her partner Danny Mac came second and made Strictly history for the first score of 40 for a Samba and the most tens in a single series.

Although they no longer work on the same television show, Marius is still Oti's professional dance partner and they compete in ballroom competitions.

The couple announced their pregnancy in August and the arrival of their daughter on Christmas Day.

Marius is Romanian and Motsi is from South Africa. Their baby's name and gender have not yet been revealed.

Oti is the younger sister of Motsi Mabuse, a Strictly judge since 2019. Motsi, 42, also appeared in Let's Dance.

They met in Germany and appeared together for one series in the German Strictly spin-off Just Dance. Marius proposed and married Oti in 2014