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Oti Mabuse gave her fans a table-side view of her Christmas Day as she enjoyed dinner, dancing and plenty of laughs with her family and new baby.
The 33-year-old Dancing On Ice star and her 41-year-old German husband Marius Iepure welcomed their first child, a daughter, this month. The South African professional dancer announced the arrival of her bundle of joy on Christmas Day in a social media post - although she did not specify exactly when her baby arrived and is yet to reveal her name.
With the new arrival, the couple were ready to celebrate as a growing family - and brought together members of their family to enjoy a feast on Christmas Day. Oti made a highlights reel of the day - showing plenty of festivities going on.
Uploading the video - which also contained family photos - the star explained that she was excited to celebrate as a new mum. Oti and Marius have been married since 2014 and were thrilled to enjoy a ‘different’ Christmas this year.
Oti Mabuse and her husband Marius Iepure enjoyed their first Christmas as parents (otimabuse/Instagram)
They tuned in to the Strictly 2023 Christmas special (otimabuse/Instagram)Sharing the reel on her main feed, Oti wrote: "I get asked all the time what’s Christmas like at our house it’s full of dancing, cooking, eating, family, friends, games and kids run around everywhere laughing, playing and having a good time. This year was different for so many reasons usually we are warm in south africa at the pool but no the less it’s not where you are that matters it’s the company you keep. We had the best company love them so so much #christmas #festive."
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She shared a video compilation of her day - which she titled South African Christmas in the UK. The footage showed Oti and her family celebrating together - and with a huge dinner table set up to accommodate everyone with Santa outfits and reindeer headpieces being worn around the table.
The footage also showed Oti struggling to pull a cracker with her father, and showed the family sitting down together to watch the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special - which featured the dancer's sister, Motsi Mabuse, 42, as a judge. Further footage showed the family dancing together, celebrating and laughing and smiling. The montage ended with a snap of Oti and her husband posing together - with the Dancing On Ice star cradling their newborn child and Marius holding their dog.
The couple enjoyed a lavish meal with their family (otimabuse/Instagram)
The family celebrated together with lots of dancing and joy (motsimabuse/Instagram)The heartwarming video was a hit with fans who flooded the comments section with positive messages. One fan wrote: "What a beautiful Christmas." Another typed: "Hope you all had the best Christmas." And a further fan remarked: "It’s the dancing men for me... the whole video is beautiful," along with a string of crying-with-laughter emojis.
Oti and Marius shared their happy news about becoming parents on Christmas Day. They shared a photo of themselves looking lovingly at their new baby - which Oti was holding in her arms.
Uploading the snap to Instagram, Oti wrote: “Merry Christmas... Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones.” And Marius shared a similar snap on his now Instagram - with the dog included - writing: “Merry Christmas everyone from the 4 of us."