Oti Mabuse told it's a 'horrible thing' as she shares pregnancy struggle after candid Strictly Come Dancing remarks

Oti Mabuse has been told it's a 'horrible thing' as she opened up about a struggle she is facing during her pregnancy. The former Strictly Come Dancing star announced that she is expecting her first child with husband Marius Lepure at the end of August.

She shared their joyous news on her ITV show, Oti Mabuse's Breakfast Show. She was joined by her dancer hubby as he showed guests Marisha Wallace and Chizzy Akudolu how to perform a dance routine. However, before the programme ended, Oti and Marius stunned their guests and viewers by breaking the news of Oti's pregnancy.

She has since been sharing updates with her fans and followers on Instagram as well as sharing some gorgeous snaps of herself and her blossoming baby bump. But alongside her latest post which saw her partaking in a gentle workout, Oti opened up about symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD).

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According to the NHS, SPD, also sometimes called pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP), is a collection of uncomfortable symptoms caused by a stiffness of your pelvic joints or the joints moving unevenly at either the back or front of your pelvis.

"Working out with SPD. I completely fell off the bandwagon with my fitness and I immediately could feel it when I went back," Oti started the caption of her post alongside her video which showed her sporting red gym leggings and a white tank top. She continued: "My core strength was not what it was, my balance was off and my ability hold certain positions was gone.

"The pain started really slow but at night while