Motsi Mabuse "doesn't hang out" with her fellow 'Strictly Come Dancing' judges.
Motsi Mabuse does not hang out with her fellow Strictly judges
The 41-year-old star became a judge on the BBC Latin and ballroom competition back in 2017 and is due to return to screens later this month alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Anton du Beke and head judge Shirley Ballas but admitted that there is too much "pressure" to just "get the job done."
Asked if she hangs out with her fellow judges, she told The Telegraph: "No, no. None of that. There are some moments where you write 'happy birthday' or something like that. There’s so much pressure – it’s prime time, so you get in, you do the job and everybody just wants to go home."
However, Motsi - who previously served as a professional dancer on the German version of 'Strictly Come Dancing' while her sister Oti left her role as a professional on the British version of the show to judge on ITV rival 'Dancing on Ice' - went on to explain that she will continue to fly the family "flag" for as long as she is wanted by BBC bosses and she felt compelled to write an autobiography in order to show fans the "real" version of herself.
She added: "I’ll continue to fly the Mabuse flag on Strictly for as long as they want When you’re a judge on Strictly, you only get to show a percentage of who you are. That’s why I wanted to write my memoir. I love the glitz and glamour of the show, but that’s just a small part of who I am. Nobody has seen me grow or witnessed my struggles, so I wanted to tell people about my background and show them the real me."
'Strictly Come Dancing' is set to return to BBC One on Saturday 17 September.
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