Cheryl calls Oti Mabuse ‘dirty player’ and admits backstage rows

They're both very competitive

Cheryl and Oti Mabuse

by William Marriott |
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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.

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

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The Greatest Dancer mentors ©BBC

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{ =nofollow}, "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."

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Perri Kiely and Vanessa Bauer

Judge Ashley's dance mate Perri Kiely will be taking to the ice for this series with Vanessa Bauer, here showing off a pretty impressive move!

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Lisa George and Tom Naylor

Coronation Street star Lisa George and her professional partner Tom Naylor took to the ice.

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Joe Swash and Alexandra Schauman

Ex-EastEnders star and former King of the I'm A Celeb jungle Joe Swash is taking to the ice this year with Alexandra Schauman.

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Trisha Goddard and Lukasz Rozycki

Talk show host Trisha Goddard is already into the lifts with her partner Lukasz Rozycki!

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Maura Higgins and Alexander Demetriou

Love Island 2019's breakout star Maura Higgins is already looking incredibly graceful on the ice with her partner Alexander Demetriou.

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Ian 'H' Watkins and Matt Evers

Steps superstar Ian 'H' Watkins and his partner Matt Evers have made history as the show's first-ever same-sex couple.

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Lucrezia Millarini and Brendyn Hatfield

Newsreader Lucrezia Millarini looked like a professional already whilst skating with her partner Brendyn Hatfield.

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Caprice Bourret and Hamish Gaman

US television personality Caprice Bourret and her partner Hamish Gaman are already showing off some amazing lifts!

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Ben Hanlin and Carlotta Edwards

Magician and presenter Ben Hanlin looked pretty comfortable on the ice with his partner Carlotta Edwards.

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Libby Clegg MBE and Mark Hanretty

Paralympian Libby Clegg MBE took to the skating rink with Mark Hanretty at the launch party.

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Kevin Kilbane

Former footballer Kevin Kilbane also attended the event.

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Oti Mabuse ©BBC

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

And Oti's fellow judges didn't stop there.

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

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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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