“I'm determined to not let my skin colour or the fact that I come from ...” — Oti Mabuse Quote

“I'm determined to not let my skin colour or the fact that I come from Africa be a hindrance.”

“At the end of the day, a show like 'Strictly' is not about what colour you are, or where you come from. It is about how hard you are prepared to work and how well you can dance.”

“I'm smiling every single day because every opportunity I've been given feels like a baby in Disneyland, I'm constantly hoping to move on to the next job.”

“When I visit my brother in South Africa, I order things I've only seen in zoos. Little deers and kudu, all the mammals you would never think of eating.”

“All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?”

“I don't want to talk about apartheid... I'm going to South Africa to play tennis and to see the country. That's as far as it goes.”