Motsi Mabuse Quotes

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Motsi Mabuse

Profession : Dancer

Birth : April 11, 1981

I'm not the kind of judge where you get away with everything, because I know my basics. But I'm the judge where, if you emotionally capture me, then you've got me, I'm in your team.

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In my normal life I don't walk around with make-up. I'm just a mum at a dance school.

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I celebrate life every day. I just wake up and say, 'Thank God. I have a bed. I have my husband. I have my baby.'

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I always say to my friends and my family, 'Let us live in a space that if we never see each other again we don't have bad energy there.'

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I try to see the lightness of life, and that comes from having a hard time growing up.

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I am absolutely overjoyed to be joining 'Strictly.' I have so much respect for the other judges and hope to add my own bit of sparkle to the show.

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The world of dance is where I felt accepted as a human being.

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I think a person of colour in any situation should be qualified to do the job. Not just because of the colour of their skin.

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In South Africa there are many women with a large chest. There you are not embarrassed when you visit a lingerie store to get a bra fitted.

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People only go by looks. If you have big breasts it doesn't mean that you are dumb.

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I can't just go out in a T-Shirt and say, 'Hey, today I'm not wearing a bra.'

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People usually first ask me about 'Let's Dance' and then they ask me about my decollete.

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I've learnt the power of words. I've had the worst thrown at me.

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I've learnt to not look that deeply into what people say as it's mostly a reflection of themselves.

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One of the main points everywhere in my life is fairness. Coming from South Africa and being treated unfairly all your life because of your skin colour, that's been a huge point.

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Blackpool is absolutely huge in Strictly but when you come from South Africa and you have your first impressions and you arrive in Blackpool, well it's different. It's different let's put it that way. But what I'll also say, if you walk into the ballroom it's absolutely spectacular.

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My favourite part of Christmas is being together as a family.

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I have found clarity in my head and heart from being a mum.

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My daughter does not travel with me. She has a much more stress-free life at home with her daddy.

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I have learned that it's OK for me to say no to things.

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