Oti Mabuse

Born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1990, Oti Mabuse began dancing at age 4 and became an eight-time South African Latin American Champion. She competed internationally, including at World Championships. In 2012 she moved to Germany where she partnered with dancer Marius Iepure; they competed for Germany at professional level. She appeared on the German version of Strictly (Let's Dance) in 2014 and 2015, then joined the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing from 2015 onwards. She was the first South African dancer on Strictly. She won the Samba with a perfect score of 40, a first in the show's history.