Pregnant Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse opens up on painful health condition

21 October 2023 , 18:00

481     0

Pregnant Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse opens up on painful health condition

Pregnant Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse has revealed that she is suffering from a painful health condition as she prepares for the birth of her first child.

The 33 year old dancer, who hosts her own weekend chat show, confirmed in August that she was pregnant with her husband Marius Lepure. And while she is over the moon, she has now revealed that she is dealing with a condition called Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD). SPD is a condition that causes stiffness of the pelvic joints caused by pregnancy. It doesn’t effect the unborn child but it can be painful for the expectant mother.

Oti took to social media to share with fans that the condition flared up when she got back in to her fitness regime. She said: "I completely fell off the bandwagon with my fitness and I immediately could feel it when I went back.My core strength was not what it was, my balance was off and my ability to hold certain positions was gone. The pain started really slow but at night while sleeping would intensify (I’m not wearing a belt yet but as weeks go on I definitely will). Aside from physiotherapy exercises, I still try to continue to stay active in any way that is not painful."

Oti Mabuse shared that she is suffering from a health condition during her first pregnancy (PA)

Oti Mabuse says that her condition flares up when she exercises (Instagram/otimabuse)

She added: "My level of activity depends on how severe my SPD is that day. It can be very frustrating if you used to exercise regularly and have to stop. Walking, sitting, driving all become a bit painful." The TV personality has made no secret of the fact that she had stopped trying to conceive as the process became too much to deal with. And in a separate post, she uploaded a video of the moment she told her friend Nkateko Dinwiddy that she was pregnant.

She said: "My friend asked me to test because I was drinking coffee and I don’t drink coffee. We had been trying for a while and decided to stop (it all just got too much) and just live life as us two as nothing was happening. We enjoyed each other’s company, dinners, concerts, parties, just simply removed all the pressure and here we are!”

Greggs, Costa & Pret coffees have 'huge differences in caffeine', says report

Oti has hinted that she could give birth at Christmas (Instagram/otimabuse)

The former Strictly star announced her pregnancy news on social media (Instagram/otimabuse)

When Oti first shared the news that she was expecting her first child in August, she said: "We love our little bundle of joy so much already… and can’t wait to see what our future will now look like as family of three plus (Mabuse’s dog) Leo. It’s been a beautiful journey so far with close friends and family and nearly over but we have learnt a lot a long the way…. Christmas is about to get even louder.” She also shared with fans the moment she told her family, including her sister Motsi Mabuse, who is a judge on Strictly. Motsi first joined the judging panel of the BBC show in 2019 after replacing Darcey Bussell.

Lucretia Munro