Dancing on Ice's Oti Mabuse responds to Ekin-Su Ofcom complaints

"If I had that body, I'd wear less to this show."

By Shivani Dubey

21 Jan 2023

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Dancing on Ice's Oti Mabuse has opened up about her reaction to the Ofcom complaints against Love Island winner Ekin-Su, who is also a contestant on the show.

While making an appearance on the Graham Norton Show, the judge sat down to talk about what it is like to be on the show and what she thinks of the backlash against Ekin-Su.

When Graham pointed out that Ekin-Su's recent performance generated over 100 complaints to Ofcom for her sheer skin coloured costume, Oti jokingly exclaimed how exciting it is to be on a show that receives complaints.

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"It is so exciting to be a part of [a] show that does that," she said. "I've never been a part of the show that does that."

She then spoke about the complaints, showing love to Ekin-Su.

"I think people were complaining about the outfit – how revealing it was – or maybe the choreography. But I thought it was really, really sexy," she said.

"Like for me, to put yourself in that position again, to wear an outfit like that, to do something that is, again – beyond talking about women and their bodies – more about the skating and the talent and the risk taking was what was important to me. If I had that body, I'd wear less to this show and I'd wear it all the time. It would just be a wig!"

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Dancing on Ice's creative director Dan Whiston has also defended Ekin-Su, saying: "It was completely inspired by the Britney Spears video, if you look at the 'Toxic' video and the outfit she wore, it's very similar. It was a tribute to Britney, that's where the inspiration came from and I think she carried it off really well," he said.

"Not everybody is going to like everything, and the majority of people really liked Ekin-Su. She has a massive following, she's super hot, and my jaw hit the ground because she turned it on."

She also spoke about how different her experience as a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing has been versus as a judge on this show.

"For me, Strictly was like a competition. For me it was war, like people going for it, you know. And Dancing on Ice, I just enjoy it. But I love seeing other people in that position, putting themselves in vulnerable positions and getting better," she said.

Dancing on Ice airs on Sundays on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.