Strictly Come Dancing champion Oti Mabuse has blasted critics who say she's on certain television programmes in order to "tick boxes".
In a new interview, the 30-year-old dancer said instead of accepting that her skill got her the job, some people say it's because she is a black woman."People like to throw it in your face," she said of "box ticking" to The Mirror, during a candid chat.Before telling the publication: "No.
I am more than that."The two-time Strictly winner said: “In this country there is this thing called ‘box ticking’. People like to throw it in your face.“They like to go: ‘You are ticking a box."'You are just here because you are black, you are just here because you are African, you are just here because you are a black.
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