Cheryl calls Oti Mabuse a 'dirty player' and admits to backstage rows at The Greatest Dancer

They're both very competitive

Cheryl and Oti Mabuse
Author: William MarriottPublished 27th Dec 2019
Last updated 27th Dec 2019

With Christmas now out of the way, and THAT amazing Gavin and Stacey festive reunion, it's now time to focus on upcoming TV shows, including BBC One's hit dancing show The Greatest Dancer.

This year Cheryl, Glee star Matthew Morrison, and Strictly Come Dancing's Oti Mabuse are returning to the panel, alongside new judge, RuPaul's Drag Race Star Todrick Hall.

The Greatest Dancer mentors

But Cheryl has now admitted her and Oti had some backstage bickers, despite the pair insisting they were the best of friends.

The former X Factor judge jokingly told The Daily Star, "There were some rows. Oti tries to hide the photos of some of the people who auditioned earlier so you’d forget about them.

"She’s a dirty player. I’m just being honest."

Oti Mabuse

Oti, who won the show earlier this year with her contestant Ellie Ferguson, and won this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing with former Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher, also reportedly "went into full meltdown" when it came to picking who she wanted on her team.

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Newcomer Todrick told The Metro, the producers of the show had to stop recording the show because Oti cried so much she couldn't stop and turned "hysterical."

He told the publication it was extremely hard to pick people for his team and turn people away, and then joked, "but in comparison to Oti… I mean she was acting like Mufasa from the Lion King just died twice!

"She was going through it, we didn’t… we had to stop production for a while to get her off the ground. I mean it was very like Jack had just drifted to the ocean and Rose let go."

The Greatest Dancer returns on 4th January 2020, with £50,000 for the winner.

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