Ex-BBC Strictly pro and ITV Dancing on Ice star Oti Mabuse shares heartbreak as niece dies aged 28
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOti Mabuse has been left heartbroken after her niece died at the age of just 28. The former BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional took to Instagram this morning to pay a touching tribute to her 'kind, sweet' niece Tlhogi.
She shared a string of photos of the pair together to her 644k followers and said she 'couldn't the describe the pain' she felt.
Oti, who is now a judge on ITV Dancing on Ice, added that 'this was not how her niece was supposed to go'. READ MORE: ITV Dancing On Ice bosses explain why Phil presenting show alone as fans complain of 'sexism' On Instagram, she wrote: "How is this the last time I would hold you in my arms.
I am so shattered inside I can’t even begin to describe the pain. This is not how this was supposed to go. We had plans together, travel the world and dance on a beach in Jamaica for my birthday I used to fetch you everyday from crèche, swimming, chess since we were 8." She went on: "You were only 28 yet the kindest, sweetest human being in my life!
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