Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child

Oti Mabuse gives birth to 'miracle' Christmas baby as she becomes a mum for the first time

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oi Mabuse has become a mum for the first time with husband Marius Lepure as she shared the sweet news on social media.

by · Daily Record

Oti Mabuse has welcomed her first child into the world following her 'miracle pregnancy'.

The Dancing on Ice judge shared the lovely news with her social media followers alongside husband Marius Lepure, 40, and the newest member of their family.

She wrote: "Merry Christmas. Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones." Oti, Marius and their baby were matching in festive pyjamas, whilst their pup looked on reports the Mirror.

Close pals and fellow showbiz stars rushed to congratulate the pair.

Comedian Katherine Ryan commented: "HELLO WELCOME BABY," while this year's Glitterball champion Ellie Leach said: "Congratulations!!!!!!!"

Oti has welcomed her 'miracle' baby with husband Marius (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for evi)

Strictly professional Dianne Buswell wrote: "Congratulations beautiful," and former Strictly star James Jordan added: "What a perfect Christmas for all of you - sending love from the Jordan’s." Jowita Przystał shared: "Yayayayys !!!!! Congratulations."

Oti previously revealed the two had been 'trying to conceive for a while'.

The new mum first shared her pregnancy new live on ITV's Oti Mabuse's Breakfast Show last month.

Hugging her husband, Oti revealed to viewers the couple had been "holding in some good news".

With a smile a mile-wide, she said: "Speaking of things that you didn't know at home, we have a little something for all of you, we've been holding some good news. We're having a baby!" Adding that her 'beautiful journey' is 'nearly over', joking that 'Christmas is about to get even louder'.

Oti had told her Instagram followers: "Our 'yes' year is getting better and better and so is our little family. We feel finally ready and excited to share our wonderful news. This is new for us scarier than swimming with sharks, jumping off cliffs or even swinging from bridges but the best news we could have ever ask for."

The star also opened up on the emotional moment she shared her pregnancy news with her sister Motsi.

She shared a carousel of clips telling her friends and family about her pregnancy, with older sister and Strictly judge Motsi becoming emotional.

The clip also showed the dancer's other sibling, Phemelo, jumping up and down with joy before breaking down in tears.

Captioning the post - in which Marius is holding up the couple's positive pregnancy test - the dancer explained she kept their baby news secret for many months as the first two trimesters can be "super super challenging", adding that they stopped trying to conceive before she fell pregnant.

Sharing a clip of the moment she shared the special news with a pal on her Instagram Stories, revealing her growing bump, she said: "My friend @takkies7 asked me to test because I was drinking coffee and I don't drink coffee. We had been trying for a while and decided to stop (it all just got too much) and just live life as us two as nothing was happening. We enjoyed each other's company dinners, concerts, parties just simply removed the all pressure and here we are!"

Throughout her pregnancy, Oti admitted she felt 'so sexy' and overwhelmingly 'confident' as she showed off her baby bump.

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Oti stunned in a white dress and a gorgeous face of make-up. Alongside the post, she wrote: "I always assumed when I got pregnant I'd feel down, heavy, slow, pigmentation everywhere, bloated feet and bloated nose but what I've actually found is that for the first time in my life I feel so uber confident, so unapologetically 'me', so sexy (whattttt ) and really happy and grateful to be able to live a healthy happy life.

"To work and my hormones are happy ones with not long to go. Yes, at times it's hard to get out of bed or walk or stand up fast but the rest of it… is hella sexy and totally worth it." However, Oti revealed she had been dealing with a condition called Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD). SPD is a condition that causes stiffness of the pelvic joints caused by pregnancy. It doesn't affect the unborn child, but it can be painful for the expectant mother.

Oti decided to step away from Strictly after seven years and two wins on the show in 2022. The dancer went on to become a judge on Dancing On Ice and also hosted her own dating show Romeo & Duet.

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