The audience gasped when Oti made the revelation
OTI Mabuse shocked her fellow Loose Women and the show's live audience today with a sex toy revelation.
The panel were discussing Harry Styles' new venture into the sex toy industry when the conversation ventured into what was the right age to talk to your children about sex.
Oti Mabuse made a surprising revelation on Friday's Loose Women
The dancer said she would buy her daughter a sex toy when she was older
The conversation came about after talking about Harry Styles' new sex toy range
Myleene Klass opened the conversation by saying when she grew up "you just did not talk about any of that business" but as a result feels like she has "gone the other way" with her own parenting style.
"Nothing's off limits, because if they don't hear it from me, they're either going to get the misinformation from their friends or online and it might confuse them further," she said.
Nadia Sawalha then explained how she'd read an article about a woman who'd bought her daughter a vibrator when she turned 18 and, while she thought it was good to be open with kids, added: "I do think sometimes we get too much into the business of our children."
As for Oti, who rose to fame on Strictly Come Dancing, she admitted that while she might not talk about sex openly on national television, she is very open with her friends and believes people should be with their own children.
"Would you buy one [sex toy] for your children," Loose Women host Kaye Adams asked her.
"I'm going to buy her her first toy, I will," Oti declared, sparking gasps from the audience and her fellow panellists.
"And then I'll have a conversation with her about how to use, how not to use and if she doesn't want to use it she can just put it away."
According to global sex health educator, Cath Hakanson, whether or not a parent should buy their teen a vibrator is a personal decision, and if someone is thinking about it they should first look into laws around sex toys and minors.
Hakanson explained that while she would be "very hesitant to allow sex toys for anyone under the age of 14" and recommends "to leave it until their mid to late teens."
"If you allow a sex toy, you MUST have conversations with your teen/young adult about sexual pleasure," Cath explained on her website, SexEd Resources.
"It’s not a ‘dump and run’ situation. You have to be having conversations plus ensure they know how to use it safely."
Oti is a former Dancing On Ice judge and welcomed her first child with her husband, Marius Lepure, 41, in November 2023.
The professional ballroom dancers met in Germany during a dance trial.
Marius popped the question to Oti on his birthday in 2014 and they tied the knot on August 31 the same year.
