Motsi Mabuse‘s ex-husband Timo Kulczak has revealed he is taking legal action against her after she wrote in her autobiography that he had been ‘controlling’ during their marriage.
The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 41, alleged that he prevented her from falling pregnant, limited her access to money and dictated what she ate in her memoir, Finding My Own Rhythm, which was released in September 2022.
But now, the German dancer, 45, has hit back, accusing her of fabricating the story in order to ‘push book sales’, while claiming they have even been in friendly contact since their divorce in 2014.
‘It is simply not true!’ Motsi Mabuse’s ex-husband Timo Kulczak has claimed he’s taking legal action against the Strictly judge after she accused him of being ‘controlling’ in her autobiography (pictured in 2011)
He told The Sun: ‘She did something bad to me and my family and I can’t accept that. Now I have reached a point whereby I cannot just let things stand as they are when something is put out there in public and it is simply not true.
‘I am deeply disappointed and hurt. Looking back, I remember a very good and positive and happy time that simply cannot be compared to some of the claims about me that have now come to light.
‘I was a loving and caring husband who was always by her side at any time, when she needed help. I don’t feel I was controlling, I see all of what I did as organising and being helpful to her.’
Timo’s lawyer went on to claim they can take legal action both in Germany and England but strive to reach an ‘amicable agreement’.
Tragic: The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 41, alleged that he prevented her from falling pregnant, limited her access to money and dictated what she ate in her memoir, Finding My Own Rhythm, which was released in September 2022
MailOnline has contacted Motsi’s representative for comment.
In her book, Motsi claimed her difficult relationship with Timo held her back professionally as he refused to let her open a dance school.
The former Ballroom and Latin dancer married her first love when she was just 22 years old and she broke off their 11-year marriage in 2014.
The TV personality said Timo took charge of her finances, paying her an allowance from what she earned from her TV appearances and dance classes.
Furious: But now, the German dancer, 45, has hit back, accusing her of fabricating the story in order to ‘push book sales’, while claiming they have even been in friendly contact since their divorce in 2014 (pictured in 2013)
She claimed Timo chose what they ate and refused to split up from her when she spoke to him about it.
Motsi wrote in her book: ‘Timo and I went to Thailand, and I told him, once and for all, that I was leaving. We fought every day, but I refused to back down this time.’
Their relationship fell apart after they stopped dancing together, despite the couple previously winning two German championships together.
Timo also declined her requests to have a baby and open a dance school together, according to Motsi.
Her side: In her book, Motsi claimed her difficult relationship with Timo held her back professionally as he refused to let her open a dance school
Motsi moved to Germany to be with Timo at the age of 18 but realised she was not in love with him at the time: ‘I wasn’t in love with Timo any more — and I hadn’t been for a while.’
The couple eventually divorced in 2014 and Motsi went on to marry her Ukrainian husband Evgenij Voznyuk in 2017.
While she insists she and Evgenij were never involved while she was with Timo, she admits the pair did talk about their feelings for one another which did speed up her split from Timo.
They now live in Germany together where they share a daughter, four, and run a dance school. She is still friends with Timo.
Moving on: The couple eventually divorced in 2014 and Motsi went on to marry her Ukrainian husband Evgenij Voznyuk in 2017 (Motsi and Evgenij pictured in 2018)