Pregnant Strictly judge Oti Mabuse reveals she’s suffering from painful health condition that keeps her awake at night
PREGNANT Oti Mabuse has opened up about a painful health condition that keeps her awake at night.
The former Strictly Come Dancing pro, 33, announced she is expecting her first child with husband Marius Lepure at the end of August.
Oti has kept her followers up to date with snaps of her blossoming baby bump but has now opened up about the downsides of her pregnancy journey.
In a recent workout video uploaded to social media, the star said she’s been struggling with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD).
According to the NHS, SPD, also called pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP), is a collection of uncomfortable symptoms caused by stiffness of your pelvic joints or the joints moving unevenly at either the back or front of your pelvis.
While it does not cause any harm to the baby, it can be painful and impact mobility.
Oti took to Instagram to explain how the symptoms have impacted her exercise routine.
“I completely fell off the bandwagon with my fitness and I immediately could feel it when I went back,” she wrote.
“My core strength was not what it was, my balance was off and my ability to hold certain positions was gone.
“The pain started really slow but at night while sleeping would intensify (I’m not wearing a belt yet but as weeks go on I definitely will).”
She continued: “Aside from physiotherapy exercises, I still try to continue to stay active in any way that is not painful.
“My level of activity depends on how severe my SPD is that day. It can be very frustrating if you used to exercise regularly and have to stop. Walking, sitting, driving all become a bit painful.
“But we push on and grand ourselves some GRACE! Taking it slow and breathing through everything – Change is good, it might be difficult but it’s all for a good reason.
“I know I’m not alone dealing SPD – how are you dealing or dealt with it?”
Oti and her husband Marius made the surprise announcement that they are expecting live on her ITV show Oti Mabuse’s Breakfast Show this summer.
Embracing her husband, Oti closed the show by teasing that she had been “hold in some good news”.
She said: “Speaking of things that you didn’t know at home, we have a little something for all of you, we’ve been holding some good news.
“We’re having a baby!”