Oti Mabuse

2023 - 3 - 28

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Strictly's Motsi and Oti Mabuse's family tragedy with brother who took ... (OK! Magazine)

Sisters Oti and Motsi Mabuse, who are known for their appearances on Strictly Come Dancing, explore their family history on DNA Journey which airs on ...

Oti, Motsi and their middle sister Phemelo have a different dad, making Neo their half brother. “He had gone to a private school, but he had surrounded himself with people you might call ‘false friends.’ It was a tough time for all of us, but especially for my mum." When police came to the house and asked her father questions “we children had to disappear into our rooms so we didn’t get anything from the conversations”. Their mother also had a good job as a nursery school teacher, so the family could afford a house with “several rooms and a garden”. “Then the next day, when I was back on the school bus, I could see it was still burning everywhere and cars had been knocked over.” “We always knew when riots had broken out because we weren’t allowed to leave the house, even to go to school,” she wrote in her book. A year later in 1982, when Phemelo was born, the family moved 150 miles away to the township of Mabopane where they lived in relative comfort. In Motsi's book Chili in the Blood: My Dance Through Life she explains: “Neo had witnessed the rise of my parents. They later married, but in the early days were said to be so poor they had to live with an aunt in Mmabatho which was a two-hour drive away. Neo was the eldest child of their mum Dudu who was born when she was still a teenager. “Because of this rumour, no one came to us any more, because it was feared that the bad energy applied to the visitor.” "With the suicide of Neo, our family was seen as one where there was a negative energy.

DNA Journey, ITV1, review: Oti and Motsi Mabuse's family history ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

In the series' most moving episode yet, the sisters dig deep – not an easy task when black South African's records were often non-existent.

It was magical to watch them fill in the missing pieces of their broken family tree. The Mabuses made for infectious and effervescent company – singing and dancing with joy in one scene, their expressive eyes brimming with tears in the next. Turning to DNA was the siblings’ last roll of the dice to unlock their history. Scenery was glorious, with glimpses of wildlife amid the verdant bush. Lo and behold, they turned out to be direct descendants of the Kekana royal family in Hammanskraal. On “the other side” – as it used to be known, before there were far too many channels – DNA Journey (ITV1) found sequin-spangled sisters Oti and Motsi Mabuse exploring their roots in their homeland of South Africa.

Motsi and Oti Mabuse break down in tears as they discover ... (The Sun)

MOTSI and Oti Mabuse go on a DNA Journey in South Africa that leaves the sisters in floods of tears after they discover a family secret.The champion d.

"Everyone time we've looked we've been told there's no history. "It's a beautiful thing, we are so grateful. The sisters travel to the ancestral home of the Royals in Hammanskraal and sit down with their current chief. Oti wipes away tears in the emotional clip and says: "We've tried to go on this journey, we've tried to research, it's not like this is the first time we've ever done something like this. [DNA Journey](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dna-journey/) that airs tonight on ITV, [Oti](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/oti-mabuse/) says: "One of the missing pieces that we've missed and needed to hear for so long. [Strictly](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/strictly-come-dancing/), return to their homeland and are told they are related to royalty and that their grandfather was a war hero.

Strictly's Oti and Motsi Mabuse break down in tears as they discover ... (Daily Star)

Strictly Come Dancing stars and sisters Oti and Motsi Mabuse appeared on DNA journey and broke down in tears when they discovered more about their ...

The expert told them: "He was trying to fight for his right and the right of his fellow soldiers. As the duo broke down in tears, Oti said: "One of the missing pieces that we've missed and needed to hear for so long. That's why we have it in our own heads that there's nothing in our family. It's a beautiful thing, we are so grateful. Oti continued: "We've tried and everywhere we looked, there's nothing. The reason I made that document is because of people like your grandfather."

Oti and Motsi Mabuse tear up as they hear about their grandfather's ... (Daily Mail)

The sisters took part in the show Oti and Motsi Mabuse's DNA Journey in a bid to learn more about their family history.

My great grandma was a direct descendant of royalty. They speak to a young woman over Zoom who tells them: 'I have this really exciting nugget of information. Oti added: 'We've tried and everywhere we looked, there's nothing. One of the missing pieces that we've missed and needed to hear for so long, it's a beautiful thing. We're so grateful. The sisters took part in the show Oti and Motsi Mabuse’s DNA Journey in a bid to learn more about their family history.

DNA Journey: Motsi Mabuse's heartbreaking confession about ... (Entertainment Daily)

Motsi Mabuse, the Strictly judge who appears in DNA Journey, has previously made a confession about her childhood with sister Oti.

Because if we got the bus, big white boys would attack us.” I’ve always had that need to shine.” Motsi has also enjoyed an outstanding dance career. She went on to suggest that performing ‘gave her a stage’ and offered her an opportunity to make her impact on the world. If we got the bus, big white boys would attack us. [Motsi](https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/motsi-mabuse/) indicated she and her family faced horrific racism.

Strictly's Oti and Motsi Mabuse in tears over revelation they're ... (Daily Express)

Strictly Come Dancing legends Oti and Motsi Mabuse were in tears of joy on the latest episode of DNA Journey, after discovering unexpected links with Nelson ...

The sisters revealed that their mother had modestly dismissed suggestions that her great-great-grandmother had been the Queen of a village and had described it as "nonsense". one of the missing pieces that we've missed and needed to hear for so long." The pair then jumped up and down ecstatically after hearing the revelation that the pair are genetically related to Nelson Mandela.

'Strictly Come Dancing' Stars Motsi and Oti Mabuse Devastated After ... (NNN)

'Negative Energy'. Not only did his death leave the whole family distraught, but it also meant the family were shunned by superstitious locals who thought it ...

It was a tough time for all of us but especially for my mum.” She also previously spoke about township riots and how they always knew when they had broken out and while her parents were not involved in politics, she recalls hiding in her room when police came to ask questions. He still remembered the cramped life, which for us younger siblings was more of a narrative than a truly experienced reality.” They later married, but in the early days were said to be so poor they had to live with an aunt in Mmabatho which was a two-hour drive away. And because the people of Africa are very religious and superstitious, something bad arose in our neighbourhood. South African township of Mabopane near the capital Pretoria " >Strictly Come Dancing stars Motsi and Oti Mabuse suffered an immense family tragedy when their brother took his own life.

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