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Oti Mabuse quit Strictly after becoming 'bigger than celebrity co-stars'

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Oti Mabuse announced this week she will be leaving Strictly Come Dancing after seven years on the show.The professional dancer is a hugely popular star on the BBC celebrity dance competition, but reports have emerged her departure comes after the BBC struggled to book celebrities to match her ever-growing profile.

Oti, 31, is currently a judge on ITV's Dancing on Ice and is also part of the panel on The Masked Singer.The star will also host a brand new dating show on ITV, called Romeo and Juliet.

While the Beeb's bosses were sad to see the two-time champion leave Strictly, sources suggest the booking of guests may now become an easier task for BBC producers in the future as Oti became "too big" before her departure.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter A TV insider said: “While BBC bosses are obviously sad to see Oti leave Strictly, it does solve the growing problem of finding celebrities who could match her appeal. "Although it was great to have someone like her adding so much glamour and fun, it was also creating a tricky new challenge for producers." The source told The Sun: “Her ever-growing profile saw rivals knocking at her door and she has been tempted away from the Beeb by the prospect of becoming an even bigger star.” Oti, who won the title with Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and then Bill Bailey the following year, penned in a statement, “Never easy to say goodbye.

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