Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell beam as they leave hotel alongside fellow Strictly stars after he admitted to feeling 'emotional' and 'worn down'
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Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell looked in great spirits as they led the Strictly stars leaving a London hotel on Saturday morning.
The comedian, 47, who is the show's first blind contestant, put on an animated display punching the air and whooping as he donned a light brown jumper and grey jogging bottoms.
Chris carried a black rucksack over one shoulder and completed the look with some white trainers with colourful stripes.
Meanwhile his pro partner Dianne, 35, beamed as she linked arms with Chris and threw her free arm into the air.
Dianne was bundled in layers making sure to wrap up warm against the early morning chill.
She wore a green puffer coat with a faux fur trim and layered a jumper underneath with dark black leggings.
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell looked in great spirits as they led the Strictly stars leaving a London hotel on Saturday morning
The comedian, 47, put on an animated display punching the air and cosied up to professional dancers Dianne Buswell and Lauren Oakley
The pair were joined by Strictly professionals Nanxy Xu and Lauren Oakley, who was the stand-in dance partner for JB Gill when Amy Dowden withdrew due to injury.
Nancy dressed head to toe in brown with a long wool coat, brown jumper and brown and black aztec printed trousers, which she paired with knee high boots.
She completed her look with oversized dark glasses and gave a thumbs up to the camera as they dancers larked around in the street.
Lauren kept things comfy in a grey tracksuit and puffer coat as she too smiled and cosied up to the two dancing favourites.
Tasha Ghouri looked pleased with herself as she left the hotel after making it through to the grand finale which takes place tonight.
On Saturday morning, she stripped back her look in a long brown coat, pink hoodie and blue leggings.
Still adding a stylish twist to her outfit, the fresh-faced blonde added a pair of cosy fluffy slippers and oversized tote bag.
She wore a pair of large white headphones around her neck and gave a smile to the cameras who clicked away as she left the building.
Chris's pro partner Dianne, 35, beamed as she bundled in layers wearing a green puffer coat with a faux fur trim and layered a jumper underneath with dark black leggings
The pair were joined by Strictly professionals Nanxy Xu and Lauren Oakley, who was the stand-in dance partner for JB Gill when Amy Dowden withdrew due to injury
Nancy dressed head to toe in brown with a long wool coat, brown jumper and ztec printed trousers, which she paired with knee high boots
Lauren kept things comfy in a grey tracksuit and puffer coat as she too smiledfor the camera ash she made her way to the studio for the grand finale rehearsals
Tasha's professional dance partner Aljaž Škorjanec gave a thumbs up as he left the hotel in brown trousers, a black jumper and oversized coat.
Kai Widdrington who is set to star as Captain Hook at Liverpool’s Auditorium panto and was part of Strictly's 'golden couple' with Nadiya Bychkova before they split in the summer, kept his head down as he made his way into rehearsals.
He donned a black coat and trousers, with a white jumper and sheielded his face with a white baseball cap.
With the BBC grand finale taking place this Saturday night, the stars heading to rehearsals comes after Chris admitted he's suffered an 'emotional' few days and is feeling 'worn down' as he and Dianne appeared on Strictly It Takes Two.
Despite the funnyman being the runaway favourite to win the series, the pair revealed that the past few days have been emotional and nearly left them in tears.
Speaking earlier this week to It Takes Two host Janette Manrara, 41, Chris admitted that he's still recovering.
He said: 'Do you know what, I haven’t really truly recovered, it’s been an emotional few days this week and it’s been…I feel worn down.'
'My resilience has been worn down and I kind of fell apart a bit on Saturday and I haven’t fully recovered.'
Tasha Ghouri looked pleased with herself as she left the hotel in a long brown coat, pink hoodie and blue leggings complete with a pair of cosy fluffy slippers and oversized tote bag
Tasha's professional dance partner Aljaž Škorjanec gave a thumbs up as he left the hotel in brown trousers, a black jumper and oversized coat
Montell Douglas wrapped up in a furry beige coat as she left the hotel with Shane Ward
Shane looked rather dapper in a chocolate brown winter coat, cream jogging bottoms and a flat cap
Jamie Borthwick bared the cold in shorts and a blue hoody in preparation for the final
Head judge Shirley Ballas looked in great spirits as she beamed while doing the peace signs on her way to Elstree Studios
Sam Quek waved as she cut a stylish appearance in a green khaki jumper and beige cargos
Toyah Wilcox looked smart in a red winter coat as she prepared to appear in the final after being voted out in the show's early weeks
Jamie was followed by Wynne Evans and Tom Dean, who left the competition on Week One
Kai Widdrington who was part of Strictly's 'golden couple' with Nadiya Bychkova before they split in the summer, kept his head down in a white baseball cap as he made his way out of the hotel
He added: 'We’ve been, you know, training this week and I’ve had a few wobbles haven’t I?'
Dianne agreed, telling Chris: 'You have, emotional wobbles' Chris then added: 'It’s incredible but I’m still feeling quite emotional.'
Dianne then opened up about how Chris has beaten the odds and turned a 'weakness' into a strength.
She told Janette: 'I had a lot of messages tell me (at the start) that I would have a pretty quick season but we showed people that there’s so much more that is possible than what people actually think and that’s a real nice feeling, isn’t it Chris? to show that we can do more than what they think we can.'
She added: 'And you never know, it might work out, and it certainly did.'
Discussing the comments on their latest dance, Chris told Janette: 'Craig did say it needed more energy but I would like to say to Craig, that if I gave it any more energy then I would have left in an ambulance before the Viennese Waltz.'
Tonight's show will see the dance partners bring back a Waltz they danced in week three to Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone, and Dianne is hoping to improve Chris' performance this time too.
Confessing his achievement so far this week almost reduced her to tears, she said: 'His legs are stronger, the rise and fall is just so much more controlled.'
Whatever the outcome, the former CBeebies star will not be getting the live support from his parents as he tries to lift the glitterball trophy.
The funnyman's father John, 71, revealed they will not be able to travel as his wife Valerie, 69, is ill.
Speaking at the family’s terraced home in Liverpool, he said: ‘We're very proud of him - he's done very well.
‘Unfortunately the wife's in bed with flu so we're not able to go down and see him.”
Asked if his son was going to win, John added: ‘You never know’.
