Oti Mabuse insists it's "not for [her]" to say if she will return for the next series of 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Oti Mabuse doesn't know if she'll return to Strictly
The 31-year-old pro dancer - who recently joined the 'Dancing on Ice' panel - hasn't confirmed whether she will be heading back to the long-running series later this year, but admitted she "truly loves" the programme.
Asked if she would be "gutted" if she "didn't have time" for 'Strictly' this year, Oti replied: "Everybody keeps asking me. It's not for me to say.
"'Strictly' is such a big machine and no one is bigger than that show. To touch anything around 'Strictly' is such an honour and it will always be who I am. For everyone who's on it and part of it on and off screen, we all truly love it."
Oti also praised 'Strictly' for being a part of social progress.
She told the Metro newspaper: "'Strictly' creates awareness in a nice way, not in a way where people go, 'That's a bit too much'.
"More, 'Oh yeah, I'll try that'. Even Bill [Bailey] winning 'Strictly' at his age ... for a lot of the older generation, they'll look at him doing a jive and be inspired to try something new.
"The fact Rose Ayling-Ellis has a petition to give sign language legal recognition - we should all be standing with her."
Oti previously explained there's a "process and a protocol" to follow before her 'Strictly' future is resolved.
Asked if she'll return for the next series, she said: "I don't know yet. There will be an announcement made by 'Strictly', not just about me, but there’s a process and a protocol."
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