Loose Women's Oti Mabuse: 'My daughter, I think, is turning me and my husband against each other'
Oti Mabuse and her husband Marius Iepure have a two-year-old daughter.
Oti Mabuse fears her daughter is "turning [her] and [her] husband against each other".
The ex-Strictly Come Dancing pro's daughter, two, behaves and follows a routine when the pair are together, but the tot acts differently and moans about doing it when Oti's spouse Marius Iepure, 43, is home, making him think his wife is overly strict.
In a video shared to her Instagram Stories on Thursday (19.03.26), Oti - who has never publicly revealed her daughter's name - laughed as she said: "Guys, my daughter, I think, is turning me and my husband against each other."
The former Dancing on Ice judge then explained: "When I'm with her alone, our routine is tight. She goes from nursery, she comes home, she eats dinner, we play a little bit, I do her hair, get in the bath, read a book, she would be out.
"When he's around, she's like [moaning sounds], and he's like, 'Why are you so strict?'
"And I'm not strict! Like when you're not around, she does this, we do this, this is what we do. It's normal.
"There are no fights, there are no arguments, I don't have to catch you, I don't have to fight you.
"When he's here, she completely changes, and it makes me look like the absolute psychopath. Like, I am the one with OCD and will move from this schedule when she's the one who created it with me!
"Am I crazy?"
In November 2023, Oti, 35, had a traumatic childbirth as her daughter was born 10 weeks early with an infection and spent six weeks in intensive care at University College London Hospital.
The Loose Women panellist was also diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 28 weeks, and she contracted sepsis - a life-threatening condition - following complications after the birth.
Despite the ordeal, Oti recently said that she would love to have a second child.
In April 2025, the dancer told The Express: "I would love to have more children, I’ve never shied away from that.
"I think it’s a matter of time, and obviously, if God allows it. Only God will say no is the right time, but yes, I would love to grow my little family."
And Oti had to "relearn the relationship" with her body after giving birth.
In March 2025, she told The Guardian: "I had to relearn that relationship [with my body], because she watches and hears everything that I say.
"She’s going to hear that and talk about her body that way. I’m still learning, and I’m still trying to get to a point where I look at myself, and I go, 'Good girl! You’ve done really well, you’re amazing.'"
