By DOLLY BUSBY SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
They met 12 years ago when they were introduced as dance partners by Strictly Come Dancing's Motsi Mabuse. Now, the judge's younger sister, Oti, and her husband Marius Lepure are bringing their combined love for dance to the I'm A Celebrity jungle.
Off-screen Oti, 34, is introducing her campmates such as Coleen Rooney to the delights of a rumba, while Marius, 42, is teaching the WAG's youngest sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, the salsa.
The German dancer has been looking after his and Oti's 13-month-old daughter and held a dance class in a function room at the Marriott Hotel for celebrities' friends and families while they waited for their loved ones to leave the jungle.
"Oti has been teaching us how to dance," revealed BBC Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom. "We've been stretching."
Coleen and Wayne Rooney's sons were overjoyed at the prospect of dancing lessons. They were joined by McFly's Danny Jones's mother Kathy and Coleen's mother Colette. The group gathered excitedly in the foyer with their dance clothes on before meeting Marius who had prepared a special lesson for them.
"Walking through the jungle this beautiful face was the last face I expected to see but the best surprise ever," gushed Oti upon reuniting with her husband.
The class was filmed by an ITV camera crew for the show's upcoming spin-off Coming Out. Clearly made for one another, Oti had similar plans as Marius but adapted her usual polished floorboards for Jungle soil to teach some moves.
"I hope I bring entertainment," said Oti before entering the Jungle. "I hope that when we're bored we can learn a few things... every day we could learn a different dance."
Oti became emotional during her surprise reunion with Marius after nearly three weeks apart. She was greeted over the bridge by him as they shared a passionate kiss after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary on Friday.
Marius surprised her further: "This is exactly what I needed to spur me on until the end," she said about receiving a brand new diamond ring from him.