DANCING ON AIR 'WE'VE DREAMED OF THIS FOR SO LONG'
OK! UK|March 06, 2023
STRICTLY JUDGE MOTSI MABUSE RENEWS HER WEDDING VOWS IN A ROMANTIC BEACH CEREMONY
GEMMA McCARTNEY
DANCING ON AIR 'WE'VE DREAMED OF THIS FOR SO LONG'

Barefoot on an idyllic beach in the Maldives, Motsi Mabuse said “yes” again, as she and her husband of five years renewed their wedding vows.

With a path of rose petals trailing behind them on the spotless white sand, the couple celebrated their marriage in the tropical paradise, describing the experience as a “magical adventure”.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi and her husband, Ukrainian dancer Evgenij Voznyuk, reaffirmed their love in a stunning outdoor ceremony at the InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort.

Clutching a gorgeous bouquet of flowers, Motsi, 41, was the picture of elegance in a strapless cream jumpsuit and veil-like fascinator. Evgenij, 39, also went barefoot, and looked dapper in his light grey suit and quirky leopard-print bow tie.


‘IT TAKES A DEEP COMMITMENT TO GROW, AND AN EVEN DEEPER COMMITMENT TO ACCEPT A SOUL ENTIRELY… CHARMS, QUIRKS AND ALL’

After exchanging rings and celebrating their union with a kiss, the couple cut into a two-tiered butterfly-themed wedding cake, before enjoying a romantic dinner on the beach at sunset.

Fittingly, they shared a dance on the white sand before toasting their future, surrounded by lanterns and fairy lights arranged in the shape of a heart.

Motsi and Evgenij, who have a four-year-old daughter whose name hasn’t been made public, have been through a lot over the last year. The devastation of the Ukraine war forced Evgenij’s parents to move to the couple’s home in Germany after a neighbouring house was bombed. Heroic Evgenij even drove to the border of his native country to rescue refugees fleeing the conflict. Motsi said the situation in the war-torn country “broke her heart”.

This story is from the March 06, 2023 edition of OK! UK.

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