Oti Mabuse says her husband Marius Lepure doesn’t need to "worry" about the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ "curse".
The 28-year-old professional dancer has opened up about the BBC One ballroom and latin show’s so-called curse, whereby being on the show supposedly causes couples to break up when celebrities embark on romances with their dance partners.
The ‘The Greatest Dancer’ judge says that her choreographer spouse – who she has been married to since 2012 – has no need to concern himself with the infamous curse, and admitted that it was "true love" in terms of actress Gemma Atkinson and her pro partner Gorka Marquez, who are now having a baby together.
Asked if Marius should be worried, Oti told The Irish News: "No, he doesn’t need to. I’m married to Marius and that’s it.
"If it ever happens to people on the show, then they have to deal with it in the best way they can.
"But look at Gemma [Atkinson] and Gorka [Marquez], who met on the show and are going to have a beautiful baby.
"That’s been amazing and we’re all really supportive of them. It’s not a curse if it’s true love."
Oti – who joined ‘Strictly’ in 2015 – recently admitted she finds it "sexy" when her husband "threatens" her ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ partners.
The dark-haired beauty confessed that her "macho man" warns her celebrity dance partners to "only touch her unless they have to" and admitted he wasn’t too happy when her latest partner Graeme Swann bought her a huge bouquet of flowers.
She said: "He’s a real macho man … he’s always like, ‘Don’t touch my wife unless you have to. Unless you really have to, don’t do it.’
"He’ll give them that firm handshake and I’m like, ‘I see what you’re doing.’
"It’s sexy! When you’re standing there and your husband’s threatening your dance partner you’re like, ‘Yes baby!’
"When he met Graeme – and Graeme is one of my best friends now – but he knew nothing about me and he came with a big bouquet of flowers, and he said, ‘Oh Oti, I’m so excited for our journey.’
"And out of nowhere my husband came in and took this whole bouquet out and said, ‘She’s allergic to flowers.’ "
Oti Mabuse: My husband doesn’t need to worry about Strictly curse
