ITV I'm A Celebrity Oti Mabuse's trauma after daughter's premature birth left her 'at her lowest'

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I'm A Celebrity star Oti Mabuse admitted that her first-born's premature birth left her 'at her lowest' as she suffered with 'trauma'.

The former Strictly Come Dancing pro, who is currently starring in this year's series of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, previously opened up about the aftermath of her daughter's early birth.

The professional dancer, 34, announced she and her husband Marius Lepure had become parents on Christmas Day last year. At the time, the couple took to Instagram to share an adorable photo, where they wore matching festive pyjamas as they gazed down at their baby girl accompanied by their dog, Leo.

It wasn't until later when Oti revealed how their daughter, whose name hasn't been shared publicly, had been born prematurely in October - ten weeks earlier than expected - and she then spent six weeks in neonatal intensive care. READ MORE: ITV I'm A Celebrity fans see moment campmate 'fell in love' as star 'replaced' in jungle In October 2024, a year after giving birth, Oti shared details about her experience for the first time and admitted the 'trauma' that followed. "The pregnancy itself was beautiful, it was amazing but I had a spontaneous birth where we were going shopping and my waters just broke in the middle of the street," she told life coach Paul Carrick Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk. "Because I didn't have any experience of birth it didn't seem traumatic at the time.