Dancing on Ice's Oti Mabuse's life with husband from Strictly set-up to dream wedding

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Strictly Come Dancing. She went on to replace Rita Ora as a panelist on a brand new ITV show, The Masked Dancer UK for a short stint before taking the judges seat on Dancing On Ice.But behind the cameras, the 31-year-old shares her passion for dance with her Romanian professional dancer husband Marius Iepure.After tying the knot in 2014, the pair enjoyed a whirlwind romance and have taken home a slew of trophies together.

Here's everything you need to know about the dancing duo…Many will be surprised to know that Oti and husband Marius were introduced by another beloved member of the Strictly family – Oti's eldest sister and judge on the show, Motsi Mabuse!After Oti moved from her native South Africa to Germany to pursue her dance career, her beloved sister Motsi out forward a selection of potential dancer partners for her the pair up with.Marius proved to be Oti's top choice and the talented pair not only won the German National Show Dance Championships and finished second at the World Latin Championships but also fell in love, going on to tie the knot in 2014.She said of their meeting: “My first try out in Germany was with this guy.“We started dancing and 10 years later I married him,” she added to Telegraph’s Stella Magazine.They tied the knot after a short 8-month engagement as Marius began starring in Germany's answer to Strictly, Let's Dance, which he appeared in for two seasons.Oti has previously spoken about her anxiety about marrying Marius so quickly, saying in an interview: "[Eight months] do you think that's too soon?

That is how the dance world works.“You meet someone, you move in straight away together. It goes boom.”The pairs commitment to dance has allowed their relationship to blossom and seen the go on.