Oti Mabuse gives birth! Dancing On Ice judge welcomes first child with husband Marius Lepure as sister Motsi accidentally reveals the tot’s gender

Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child with husband Marius Lepure.

The Dancing on Ice judge and former Strictly professional, 33, took to Instagram to announce the arrival with a sweet snap on Christmas Day, before elder sister Motsi accidentally revealed the tot’s gender.

Oti and her Marius, in matching festive onesies, lovingly cradled the new arrival, as well as the family’s four-legged friend, as they beamed from ear to ear.

Writing: ‘Merry Christmas Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones’.

Meanwhile Strictly host Motsi, 42, shared her own snap alongside husband Evgenij Voznyuk where she revealed she was the proud auntie of a baby girl.

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Oti Mabuse has given birth to her first child with husband Marius Lepure. She shared the first photo on Christmas day -before elder sister Motsi inadvertently revealed the tot’s gender

The couple didn’t reveal when they welcomed the little one but captioned the post: ‘Merry Christmas Wishing you all a wonderful festive season and special memories with loved ones’

Saying: ‘Merry Christmas call us Auntie & Uncle !! Welcome to the family baby girl @otimabuse & @mariusiepure welcome to parenthood lol it’s going to be fun’.

Fans and famous friend rushed to the comments section to send their best wishes and gushed over the little one.

Comedian Katherine Ryan said: ‘HELLO WELCOME BABY’.

While former Corrie actress and DOI winner Hayley Tamaddon said: ‘Awwww Oti congratulations lovely! Have a wonderful Xmas xxx’.

Fellow new mum Chyna Mills wrote:  ‘Congratulations, Merry Christmas to you’.

With one fan saying:  ‘Many congratulations, have a lovely first Christmas all together’.

And another adding: ‘Congratulations to you both, what a great Christmas gift x’.

Someone else typed: ‘HOORAY!!! So many congratulations you guys – what a chrimbo pressie!!!’

Oti and Marius announced they were expecting on August 26, revealing their surprise baby news live on the mother-to-be’s own ITV breakfast show.

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Meanwhile Strictly host Motsi, 42, shared her own snap alongside husband Evgenij Voznyuk where she revealed she was the proud auntie of a baby girl

Saying: ‘Merry Christmas call us Auntie & Uncle !! Welcome to the family baby girl  @otimabuse & @mariusiepure welcome to parenthood lol it’s going to be fun’

Fans and famous friend rushed to the comments section to send their best wishes and gushed over the little one

The Romanian dancer was teaching breakfast show guests – Marisha Wallace and Chizzy Akudolu – a dance routine shortly before he and his wife sprung the baby news upon them.

Towards the closing moments of the episode, Oti hinted the loved-up couple had been ‘holding in some good news,’ as she hugged her husband.

She revealed: ‘Speaking of things that you didn’t know at home, we have a little something for all of you, we’ve been holding some good news. We’re having a baby!’

The couple then shared a warm embrace as the crew could be heard cheering, while Marisha and Chizzy looked completely shocked by the revelation.

Shortly after, her on air announcement, Oti took to Instagram to share a carousel of sweet pictures of herself cradling her baby bump as she and her partner posed.

The mother looked stunning in a sleek blush pink off-the shoulder jumpsuit as she carefully held her growing baby bump, coupled with a huge smile from ear to ear.

Loved up alongside her partner, Oti shared the cute snapshots, honestly admitting she ‘was scared’ – even though it was ‘the best news’.

The former Strictly Come Dancing professional also implied they may have an guest for Christmas, as she teased ‘Christmas is about to get even louder’.

Oti Mabuse makes surprise pregnancy announcement on breakfast show

Overjoyed: The former Strictly Come Dancing professional, 33, confirmed their surprise baby news live on ITV ‘s Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show on August 26

Her caption read: ‘Our ‘yes’ year is getting better and better and so is our little family.’

‘We feel finally ready and excited to share our wonderful news.  This is new for us scarier than swimming with sharks, jumping off cliffs or even swinging from bridges but the best news we could have ever ask for.

‘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 3 plus 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.’

Famous faces flocked to the dancer’s  comment section to congratulate the beaming future parents.

Strictly’s Diane Buswell penned: ‘Congratulations babe,’ while Laura Whitmore commented: ‘Congrats you two! So exciting xxx.’

Rylan, who co-hosted Strictly’s spin-off show It Takes Two until 2022, shared his surprise as he wrote: ‘WHAT OMG WHAT.’

Former Strictly star and actress Kym Marsh penned: ‘Ahhh wow this is beautiful,’ and Mollie King added: ‘Amazing news guys! So so happy for you both!!’

Oti openly admitted her own fertility struggles after she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.

Oti Mabuse shares her workout to help with SPD post-pregnancy pain

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Oti openly admitted her own fertility struggles after she announced that she was pregnant with her first child

Chatting with her Instagram followers, Oti shared that she and Marius put a pause on trying to conceive as their hopes of having a child dwindled.

She stated: ‘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.’

She added: ‘We enjoyed each other’s company, dinners, concerts, parties and just simply removed all the pressure and here we are!’

The professional dancer avidly shared her pregnancy journey with her 682,000 followers on Instagram.

With the ups came the downs, as Oti also voiced the struggles that come with being pregnant with symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD), adding that her level of activity depends on how severe her condition was on any given day.

The NHS states SPD or Pregnancy related Girdle Pain (PGP) is a collection of uncomfortable symptoms caused by a stiffness of your pelvic joints or the joints moving unevenly at either the back or front of your pelvis.

Sharing a video of herself doing a light workout, Oti wrote: ‘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 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)

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Before revealing her pregnancy she’d previously shared how the couple had put pause on trying to conceive as their hopes of having a child dwindled

She added: ‘Aside from physiotherapy exercises, i still try continue to stay active in any way that is not painful.

‘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 But we push on and grand ourselves some GRACE!’

Oti and Marius met in Germany during a dance trial and competed together in several competitions.

Marius asked for Oti’s hand in marriage in 2014  on his birthday, and the pair tied the knot on the very same year.

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Romance: Oti and Marius met in Germany during a dance trial and competed together in several competitions. Marius popped the question in 2014 and they married that same year

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Dancers: Although Marius has not followed in his wife’s footsteps with Strictly, he’s no stranger to TV having appeared on two seasons of German show Let’s Dance (both pictured in 2022)