Oti Mabuse strikes Strictly star 'off friendship list' over 'pushed into retirement' claim

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Oti Mabuse has jokingly removed Jamie Laing from her "friendship list" after the former Made In Chelsea star previously stood her up and took aim at her dance partner Ugo Monye today.

It comes after the South-African born dancer announced she would be stepping down from her role on Strictly Come Dancing after seven years on the BBC programme.Taking to Instagram today, the 31-year-old reacted to a video shared online by former Strictly contestant Jamie, 33.The reality star competed in the BBC series in 2020 after he was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing in the previous year following a foot injury.He appeared in the pre-recorded launch episode but did not go any further in the competition back in 2019.Jamie cheekily took aim at Oti's dance partner and rugby star Ugo who took part in Strictly last year.The Made In Chelsea star wrote: "5.30am pick up to fly to Glasgow to do a show with @ugomonye - the guy who pushed @otimabuse into retirement."Catching wind of his cheeky post, Oti reacted as she hit back at Jamie's claims.Taking to her Instagram stories, the professional dancer jokingly scolded Jamie as she called out the TV personality and claimed he "faked" his foot injury.In view of her 644,000 followers, Oti shared Jamie's post but added her own message.She wrote: "Says the guy who stood me and Karen [Hauer] up for three years for some sushi and faked an injury to get out of Strictly because he needed more time.