Strictly Come Dancing was a blessing for Oti Mabuse since it gave her the chance to be reunited with her sister, Motsi Mabuse. The stars, who hail from South Africa, spent almost one year apart due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Sharing her heartache over missing her family, the two-time Strictly winner told Lorraine on Thursday: "Actually the last time I had seen my sister was the Strictly final in 2019 and because of the travel bans I couldn't go over to see her on her birthday. We usually celebrate together so because of Strictly that was the only family member that I could actually see."