Oti Mabuse hails Jowita Przystal the ‘greatest dancer’ after making history on Strictly Come Dancing

Oti Mabuse has hailed Jowita Przystal the ‘greatest dancer’ after making history as the first Strictly professional to win on their first year.

On Saturday night, the Polish native, 28, held the Glitterball Trophy with her celebrity dance partner Hamza Yassin after fighting off stiff competition from fellow competitors Fleur East, Helen Skelton and Molly Rainford

And former Strictly Come Dancing pro and two-time winner Oti Mabuse has celebrated the win by Jowita and admitted she ‘can’t stop crying’ and sent a message of ‘girl power’ to the newbie.

Writing in a post to her 653,000 followers on Instagram, Oti, 32, said: ‘SHE IS STRICTLY THE GREATEST DANCER!!!!!

‘@jowitaprzystal has made history never ever ever ever ever in the history of strictly has a FEMALE PRO in her first year WON the show!!!!

‘SOOOOOOOO PROUD YESSSSSSSS QUEEN JOWITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (can’t stop crying).

‘Massive congratulations @hamzayassin90 a big huge one for you and for your family and africa!!! The two of you are spectacular just out of this world ⭐️…’

She went on to post a snap of Jowita to her stories with the caption: ‘QUEEEEEN Jowita – HISTORY’.

A friend shared the moment with Oti over FaceTime as they watched the final moments of Strictly series 20 unfold, with Oti adding: ‘The way I screamed’.

Oti has previously won the Glitterball Trophy twice in her fifth and sixth years on the show, with actor Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and comedian Bill Bailey in 2020.

Hamza and Jowita’s victory comes despite the pair landing at the bottom of the leaderboard, no thanks to their Showdance which was earlier branded ‘underwhelming’ by Craig Revel Horwood.

Speaking after his win, an emotional Hamza said: ‘Words can’t describe how I feel. I want to thank one person in particular – Jowita, you are an angel disguised as a human being. That’s what you are, you’re amazing.

‘Thank you to everyone out there for voting for us. This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.’

He went on to share the inspiring words a choreographer once said to him, with Hamza stating: ‘One, surround yourself with people whose eyes light up when they see you come in.

‘Two, the top of one mountain is the bottom of another so keep climbing. And three, slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be.’

While Jowita shared: ‘Anything is possible and he is just the proof that anything is possible. He came here on the show with no dancing experience, with pigeon toes! And he made it. He worked hard and he made it, and I’m so proud of you.’

She added: ‘I would love to thank everybody, you are amazing.’

Earlier in the show, things got very emotional for Hamza Yassin as he finally bagged his first perfect score for his and Jowita Przystal’s final dance of the season – his very first 40 score.

For their final dance of the night, Hamza and Jowita performed their couple’s choice dance of to Jerusalema – Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode.

And after their disappointing Showdance, the two were determined to end their Strictly experience with a bang.

And they did just that as they had everyone on their feet with their thrilling routine, with things getting a little teary during the comments as they judges praised his amazing progress.

Shirley told the couple: ‘Take a moment, take it in, you are what I call the true competitor… We are going to miss you, you are a star in your own right. Jowita, you are just beautiful. What a wonderful partnership.’

While Anton fought back tears as he said: ‘I get a little emotional watching you dance because it’s like the clouds part and the sun comes out. I’ve watched a lot of people dance in my life and I’ve found a lot of joy in watching you.’