Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse told us how she puts her daughter to sleep in an enchanting way.

The dancer and her husband Marius Iepure had a little girl in December – and their seven-month-old daughter is already dancing.

During an appearance on The One Show earlier this week, Oti was asked about a video she posted on social media in which she is seen dancing while her daughter is wrapped in a red scarf.

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“Believe it or not, I made the video to get her to sleep,” Oti explained. “I wanted to train, but every time I tried to put her down, she wouldn’t fall asleep, she would just look at me.”

“So I thought, ‘Okay, girls, let’s go, let’s do this together.’ And it was incredible. Now I enjoy dancing with her.”

When her daughter turned six months old last month, the professional dancer wrote: “Today marks six months since our little miracle entered the world, defying all odds with her premature arrival.

“Being a mother to a premature baby has been a journey full of ups and downs, but oh, the beauty in every moment!”

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Oti continued to praise her daughter’s “strength and resilience,” adding: “She has taught me more about love, courage and gratitude than I ever thought possible.”

The “Dancing On Ice” judge recently spoke openly about expanding her family, saying she wants to have “as many” children as she can “afford”.

“What I went through shocked me, but it made me even stronger. You can imagine how ambitious I am as a mother if I am ambitious at work,” she said.

Be sure to come and dance will return to BBC One later this year, while the spin-off Strictly speaking: It takes two is broadcast on weekdays on BBC Two. Both shows can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.

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