Motsi Mabuse’s mum isn’t afraid of squaring up to social media trolls who criticise her role on Strictly Come Dancing.
Mabuse, 38, who replaced Darcey Bussell on the judging panel this year, said that her mother is a member of Strictly fan groups online and often responds to negative comments - despite the star warning her to steer clear.
“For [my mum] it’s really crazy, the interest in us,” the professional dancer told Jonathan Ross during filming for this Saturday's episode.
“I told her, ‘Mum, do not read anything on social media.’
“She is like in every Strictly group and she’s answering [comments]. I’m like, ‘Do not answer these people!’
“Her name [online] is her real name and she just said to me, ‘What would you do if it was your daughter?’ I said, ‘I wouldn’t answer, I wouldn’t read that stuff!’”
Mabuse went on to reveal her personal strategy for dealing with trolls, telling Ross that she often writes out an angry response then deletes it after reading it aloud to her husband, fellow dancer Evgenij Voznyuk.
“I get so upset - well, angry - then I write everything down,” she admitted.
“I answer them then I go to my husband and I put on my angry voice and [read my response] and he’s like ‘OK darling, do you feel better?’ and I’m like, ‘Yes.’
“[He says] ‘So delete it’ so it never gets out but I’ve got it out of the system.’”
Mabuse was joined on The Jonathan Ross Show by her Strictly colleagues Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood, as well as Liam Payne, Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness and comedian Nish Kumar.
The Jonathan Ross show airs October 26 at 10.10pm on ITV.
