Motsi Mabuse claims her difficult relationship with ex-husband Timo Kulczak held her back professionally when he refused to let her open a dance school.
The former Ballroom and Latin dancer, 41, married her first love Timo Kulczak, 45, when she was just 22, and she split from her 11-year marriage in 2014.
Motsi, judge of Serious Come Dancing, said Timo took charge of her finances, paying her an allowance from money she earned from television appearances and dance classes.
Tough times: Motsi Mabuse, 41, claims her difficult relationship with ex-husband Timo Kulczak held her back from turning pro when he refused to let her open a dance school
In the book Finding My Own Rhythm, Motsi claims Timo chose what they ate and refused to break up with her when she talked to him about it.
She said: ‘Timo and I went to Thailand, and I told him, once and for all, that I was leaving.
‘We fought every day, but I refused to back down this time.’
Looking back: The former Ballroom and Latin dancer, 41, married first love Timo Kulczak, 45, when she was 22, and she broke up their 11-year marriage in 2014 (couple) in the 2011 photo)
Their relationship fell apart after they stopped dancing together, although the pair had previously won two German championships together.
Timo also refused the request to have children and together opened a dance school.
Motsi moved to Germany to be with Timo at the age of 18 but realized she no longer loved him at the time: ‘I don’t love Timo anymore – and I haven’t loved Timo for a while.’
Continuing: The couple eventually divorced in 2014 and Motsi went on to marry her Ukrainian husband Evgenij Voznyuk in 2017 (Motsi and Evgenij pictured in 2018)
The couple eventually divorced in 2014 and Motsi went on to marry her Ukrainian husband Evgenij Voznyuk in 2017.
While she insists she and Evgenij were never romantically involved while she was with Timo, she admits that the pair have talked about their feelings for each other, which hastened her breakup. with Timo.
They now live together in Germany, where they share a daughter, four, and run a dance school. She is still friends with Timo.
MailOnline has reached out to Timo for comment.
Elsewhere, Motsi Mabuse said she was ‘sad’ that her older sister Oti would not be a professional dancer on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing but revealed she would stay on the jury for a while. whichever they want.
Dancers of South African descent have appeared together on BBC dance competition for a number of years but in February Oti, 32, announced she would be leaving the show after seven years.
Speaking to Prima magazine, 41-year-old Mabuse, who joined the show’s jury in 2019, insists she has no plans to leave the show anytime soon.
She said: ‘I would be very sad not to see her on this year’s Serious show.
Statement: Motsi spoke to the current issue of Prima magazine
‘I will always worry for my sister, but I have to respect her decision and let her go. She has proven that she can not only protect herself and elevate herself to the next level.
‘Meanwhile, I’ll keep flying the Mabuse flag on Strict for as long as they want me to.’
Oti, who won the show in 2019 with soap star Kelvin Fletcher and in 2020 with comedian Bill Bailey, has sparked speculation about her future with Strictly after appearing with as a judge on the latest ITV series Dancing On Ice.
But Mabuse will return to screens when the new series premieres on September 17 with chief judge Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke becoming a regular on the jury following Bruno Tonioli’s departure.
Sisters: The stern judge said she was trying to challenge the Dancing On Ice star’s sister Oti (both pictured in the 2020 picture), 32, but they both managed to stay there to mutual support
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