Oti Mabuse has blown her fans away by unveiling a bold new look on Instagram. The Strictly Come Dancing star shared two snapshots documenting a big change to her hair - and followers couldn’t get enough!
Captioning the post, Oti revealed her transformation had coincided with her birthday on 8 August. She wrote: "Hello 31... 2021 let's have fun," along with a winking face.
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In the photos, Oti can be seen rocking a new statement style, with her natural hair now incredibly short and dyed a reddish hue.
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Her famous friends and fans were quick to comment with fellow Strictly dancer Nadiya Bychkova writing: "Beauty!" and adding a flame and love heart emoji.
Oti revealed her striking new look on Instagram
John Whaite - one of the celebrity competitors this series - told Oti: "Oh you beautiful soul!" along with four love heart eyes, while Michelle Visage added: "Love this so much." Steph McGovern, Laura Whitmore and Dr Ranj were also among those to comment.
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Oti's fans were no less impressed by her new look. "You look stunning, you should have your natural hair out more often," one remarked, while a second simply wrote: "Yes Queen." A huge number of others left flame and love hearts in the comments section.
The 2021 Strictly celebrity contestants
Oti is among the 15 professional dancers who will be taking part in the upcoming series of Strictly. And she’ll be hoping for a hat trick; the Pretoria-born star won the 2019 competition with Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher and went on to repeat her success last year, taking home the Glitterball trophy with comedian Bill Bailey.
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Oti and Bill won the 2020 competition
The 2021 series will see some big changes, however. There are four new pro dancers taking to the dance floor this year - Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard and Jowita Przystal. Strictly will also see its first-ever all-male pairing with Bake Off star John Whaite confirmed to be dancing with a same-sex partner.
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