Oti Mabuse set for major career boost as thrilled TV execs plan to ...
OTI Mabuse is set for a new chat show on the back of her I’m a Celeb popularity.
TV execs who saw her hold moving conversations with campmates have made contact with her representatives to discuss it.
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In one emotional scene, former pop star the Rev Richard Coles opened up to Oti about the death of his husband David.
Dancing on Ice judge Oti, 34, already had a large fanbase from her time as a pro on Strictly, and that has grown during her time in the jungle.
A source close to the South African told The Sun: “Oti’s a really warm person and people feel at ease in her presence, and that’s why she is able to get them to open up.
“She has impressed TV bosses and they’ve been ringing her camp about the possibility of doing a chat show.”
It came as Oti and DJ Melvin Odoom triumphed in last night’s terrifying Tanks of Torture trial.
The had to push their heads into separate globes filled with beasties including snakes and huge spiders — but got all 12 stars.
Full of praise, host Ant McPartlin said: “You can now call yourselves the new king and queen of the Bushtucker Trial!”
The mum of one had a brief stint fronting her own ITV programme, Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show, on Saturdays last year.
One TV option now being considered is a show in which she teams up with McFly singer campmate Danny Jones, 38.
Speaking in the Bush Telegraph after his chat with Oti, Richard, 62, said: “I love Oti. We know each other — we did Strictly together. Oti knew David, my late partner.
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“And it’s a difficult conversation to have sometimes. But I think when someone is frank and candid and open with you, and generous, then be frank and open and candid and generous back.”
Oti’s dancer husband Marius Iepure, 42, flew to Oz with their one-year-old daughter and the star’s mum, Dudu, this week.
