As the current season of Strictly Come Dancing is well underway, the viewers eyes are once again being drawn to the judge's desk just as much as the dancefloor: not just for comments but for the inimitably showstopping Motsi Mabuse, whose magnificent hairstyles and outfits steal the spotlight every Saturday night. However, there's one thing that the 44-year-old tends to keep incredibly low-key, and that is her home life with her husband and their daughter, whom the couple keep mostly out of the spotlight for privacy reasons..
Motsi first joined the Strictly judging panel back in 2019, only a year after giving birth to her daughter. The professional dancer married her second husband, Evgenij Vozynuk, in 2015, a year after divorcing her first husband, Timo Kulczak. It is believed that Motsi and Evgenij live in Frankfurt when not filming the BBC dance competition show,
© Gisela SchoberThough the mother-of-one has chosen to keep her daughter's name private, she did nearly slip up and accidentally reveal it in a sweet, light-hearted moment a few years ago. When offering feedback to 2023 contestant Layton Williams and his pro partner at the time, Nikita Kuzmin, Motsi said: "The centre is too open, so if it's open it's difficult for [beginning of her daughter's name]," before stuttering and adding: "I'm sorry, I just said my daughter's name! You know I'm a mum! Nikita and my daughter's names are quite similar. Sorry everybody!"
Other than this, Motsi has occasionally shared glimpses into her life as a mother on her Instagram page with her 605,000 followers. Scroll down to find out everything we know about Motsi's family life...
Motsi Mabuse and Evgenij Vozynuk's rare family photos
© InstagramIn August 2021 the dancer shared some sweet memories from her daughter's third birthday. She posted a lovely photo alongside her husband in a room decorated with balloons and animal decorations.
Among the photos that was shared on the same Instagram post was also a sweet photo of her daughter in a pink and red stripe dress carrying her oversized birthday balloons and an insight into her gorgeous cake that was Paw Patrol themed.
The Strictly star never takes moments with her daughter for granted. On her first birthday, Motsi paid homage to her child with a sweet moment of her in her arms, captioned: "A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body."
© Photo: InstagramThe judge has also shared intimate moments between her daughter and husband Evgenij. One photo that warmed the hearts of her fans was a picture of her daughter as a baby in a high chair in a leopard print gilet with her dad's hat over her face as he looked on lovingly.
The post was captioned: "I see my husband falling in love dearly with another woman and it makes me the happiest woman ever!."
When not in the Strictly ballroom, the championship dancer has shared photos of quality time with her daughter. She took to Instagram to post about the quality time she loves spending with her daughter on walks in nature. Her sweet toddler was dressed in a warm winter coat and adorable pink bobble hat.
Having said that, Motsi is also not afraid of showing her daughter the wonders of time on the dancefloor.
She posted a behind-the-scenes photo from a Strictly Saturday with the caption: "I love you so much my angel! Best visitor on set!".
Little snippets into their relationship have also revealed that Motsi's daughter is a "daddy's girl" and rightfully so as Motsi has shared many insights into her love for her husband. On his birthday in 2019, Motsi shared a family photo of herself with her baby daughter on her back next to her husband on a beach.
Motsi wrote: "Happy birthday to the most important person in our lives. We love you so much!
"Thank you for being the kindest human being! Our pillar, our protector, our sanctuary, our daddy!".
