Oti Mabuse has revealed that she’d love to ‘grow her little family’ almost two years after ‘traumatic’ childbirth left her with diabetes and sepsis. 

The former Dancing On Ice judge, 34, and husband Marius Lepure, 41, welcomed their first child, a daughter, whose name has not been made public, in November 2023, after the newborn was born prematurely with an infection and spent six weeks in intensive care.

Meanwhile Oti was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at 28 weeks, before also experiencing complications after the birth when she contracted sepsis.

Gestational diabetes is when you have high blood sugar during pregnancy, whereas pre-diabetes is when blood sugar levels above the normal range, but not high enough to be diagnosed 

Speaking about having a second child she 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.’ 

Oti Mabuse, 34, has revealed that she’d love to ‘grow her little family’ almost two years after ‘traumatic’ childbirth left her with diabetes and sepsis .

The former Dancing On Ice judge welcomed her daughter in November 2023, after the newborn was born prematurely with an infection and spent six weeks in intensive care

Oti also opened up to the publication about the stresses of being a working mum and said she was still learning how to ‘juggle’ her responsibilities. 

‘I’m still finding it. Planning is something that we find really, really important and it really, really helps, but I think it will be a lifetime struggle.’ 

During her stint in the I’m A Celeb jungle last year Oti broke down as she shared the story of her daughter’s premature birth with campmate Richard Coles.

Chatting with the Rev, Oti explained how her baby was placed in an incubator after birth, and as she couldn’t hold her she used her voice to connect with her. 

She said: ‘They find comfort in your voice. For two months, every single day we’d sing church music.’

Richard shared his own story, saying: ‘I remember going once to baptise a little boy, a premature boy, he was born very premature, he was only just alive…’

Stopping what he was saying because he was overcome with emotion at the memory, Richard fought back tears, as Oti got up to give him a hug.

He went on: ‘I just remember he was this tiny little pulse of life, and David [his then partner] got a pipette of water and we blessed it, and we baptised him and he survived and now he’s a healthy young footballer, which is great! But I just felt so… it was such a precious thing.’

Speaking about having a second child, she said: ‘I would love to have more children, I’ve never shied away from that’ (pictured with her husband Marius Lepure)

Oti also opened up to the publication about the stresses of being a working mum and said she was still learning how to ‘juggle’ her responsibilities

Oti agreed: ‘They are, my daughter was really, really tiny when she was born. It’s hell. It’s hell to be in the hospital, to hear those sounds, to not see your baby’s eyes for a week, it’s hell to constantly look for advice from the doctors.’

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Trying not to cry, Oti shared what she called the worst thing for her, which was that ‘every night, you need to leave them, you need to leave your baby in someone else’s hands.’

Speaking previously on Loose Women, she said: ‘When I fell pregnant I got gestational diabetes and we have diabetes in the family but I didn’t really know what happens after you give birth.

‘Does it go away? Do you have to keep working? Years ago I would see pictures of models who would have a baby and within three weeks they’re back and walking the runway.

‘I’m in the bathroom, I’m crying, I probably haven’t washed in like three days. How am I going to snap back?’

‘It’s so difficult and my sister and I talk about this all the time. It’s really about being healthy.’

She revealed: ‘My reason for getting back into fitness was that I found out I was pre-diabetic actually.’

During her stint in the I’m A Celeb jungle last year Oti broke down as she shared the story of her daughter’s premature birth with campmate Richard Coles 

Oti gave birth naturally and said she was ‘singing Chicago the whole time,’ with the problems arising afterwards

Shocked, Loose Women panellist Charlene White quipped: ‘Really?’ to which Oti responded: ‘Yeah I am still pre-diabetic and it’s about trying to get back to a point where I feel strong, I can handle my food, my sugar levels are right.’

Oti gave birth naturally and said she was ‘singing Chicago the whole time,’ with the problems arising afterwards.

She explained: ‘Once I gave birth to her it became more traumatic, I had sepsis and I didn’t know. I had all these things, I had the diabetes, I had pelvic pain so turning and getting up and walking was very painful.

‘Then I found out that I had sepsis. It was one thing over the other. We spent 10 minutes together and she was taken away with my husband and the doctors.

‘She was in the incubator and that was the first time we actually saw her. She was covered up and she had all these machines and wires and everything covering her face….

‘This premature world only comes to light when you’re going through it…. It was a really, really scary time.’