I can't just go out in a T-Shirt and say, 'Hey, today I'm not wearing a bra.'
I respect traditions, you can't walk all over them, but at the same time our world is changing. Life is about moving on.
In a way, it is easier to be the younger sibling, as the older one has to pave the way.
My daughter does not travel with me. She has a much more stress-free life at home with her daddy.
I've learnt the power of words. I've had the worst thrown at me.
I have found clarity in my head and heart from being a mum.
I just want my daughter to grow up in a society where she feels accepted being South African, German and Ukrainian.
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.
I try to see the lightness of life, and that comes from having a hard time growing up.
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.
Growing up in a system that tells you just because of your skin colour you are not good enough - you learn at a very young age to toughen up.
I don't get that involved in politics because I'm in my dance bubble.
There's no stopping same-sex dancing couples. I don't understand how people being happy can affect others so much - just let them be.
I missed my youth because I was dancing, I didn't do all the crazy stuff. I didn't have boyfriends or anything - the first man I met I married!
The biggest issue for me has been the language because I speak so much German now. I've had to focus on my English and find more words to describe what I want to say and also soften my tone. It was quite stiff from 20 years of speaking German, so when I started speaking more English, oh my god, my tongue was like: 'Argh'!
I always wanted children but I was scared. Being responsible for a baby is such a big thing so I was nervous!
I don't want my daughter to ever feel that she can't do something because of her skin colour.
I've got a big mummy heart.
My daughter thinks that only her mum is on the television. Every time she sees the screen anywhere she's like mummy! Because we don't let her watch the TV.
I never see Oti! I see her on the dance floor, I see her shortly at the after party but that's it. In the week she's doing her 'Strictly' zoom and I hardly ever see her.
