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Oti Mabuse cried during Strictly Come Dancing bra fitting because of her 28GG boobs

Oti Mabuse made her name as a Strictly Come Dancing professional and has the stunning figure to go with it, but even she has body hang ups.

The 28-year-old has revealed her insecurities at having large boobs, and how she always used to cover up her 28GG chest.

Her self esteem was so low before fame that she even cried when she got fitted for her first bra for Strictly.

Speaking on tomorrow's episode of ITV's Lorraine, Oti explains: "Strictly opened a lot of doors to me. I remember fitting my first bra and I was crying. I was like, 'This looks so bad and I look so massive compared to the other girls.'

Oti Mabuse has revealed she's self-conscious about her 28GG chest (PA)
Oti said she cried when she got fitted for a bra on Strictly Come Dancing (BBC)

"Nobody picked on me for it and no one discriminated against me for it and nobody said anything in a negative way and I think that helped me and my self esteem and my nerves about being out in a bra with sequins on."

Oti said her worries about her boobs started when she was a young girl and realised she was developing faster than her friends.

She added: "My body lessons start with these boobs. I am a 28GG.

Oti on Strictly Come Dancing with her 2018 dance partner Graeme Swann (BBC/Guy Levy)

“All my family has always had big boobs. I was hitting puberty way before other girls were.

"As a 12 year-old girl going in and saying 'I'm looking for a B cup', that kind of sounds unrealistic. I’m lucky that my mum has the same issue and she was able to teach me how to deal with it.

"As a young girl I was always wearing jersies over it."

Oti said all the women in her family have big boobs (Ken McKay/ITV/REX)
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Oti has always been open about her struggles with fame, revealing earlier this year that she cried in the toilets while filming The Greatest Dancer .

She said she felt ­overwhelmed with the pressure to choose her three final acts ahead of the live shows and felt guilty about sending people home.

Oti said: "It took me about an hour to come out as I was crying in the bathroom and I didn’t want to do it."

Watch Oti on Lorraine tomorrow on ITV from 8.30am

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