Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell beam as they leave hotel alongside fellow Strictly stars after he admitted to feeling ’emotional’ and ‘worn down’

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell looked cheerful as they watched the Strictly stars leave a hotel in London on Saturday morning.

The comedian, 47, the show’s first blind contestant, put on an animated show, punching the air and screeching as he donned a tan sweater and gray sweatpants.

Chris wore a black backpack over one shoulder and completed the look with a pair of white sneakers with colorful stripes.

Meanwhile, his professional partner Dianne, 35, beamed as she linked arms with Chris and threw her free arm in the air.

Dianne was bundled up in layers and made sure to dress warmly against the early morning chill.

She wore a green puffer coat with faux fur trim and a sweater underneath with dark black leggings.

The pair were joined by Strictly professionals Nanxy Xu and Lauren Oakley, who was JB Gill’s replacement dance partner when Amy Dowden withdrew due to injury.

Nancy dressed in brown from head to toe with a long wool coat, a brown sweater and brown and black aztec print trousers, which she paired with knee-high boots.

She completed her look with oversized dark glasses and gave the camera a thumbs up as the dancers walked down the street.

Lauren kept it comfy in a gray tracksuit and puffer coat, as she too smiled and cozied up to the two dance favorites.

Tasha Ghouri looked pleased with herself as she left the hotel after reaching the grand final which takes place tonight.

On Saturday morning, she changed her look back to a long brown coat, a pink hoodie and blue leggings.

Still adding a stylish twist to her outfit, the fresh-faced blonde added a pair of cozy, fluffy slippers and an oversized tote bag.

She wore large white headphones around her neck and smiled at the cameras clicking away as she left the building.

Tasha’s professional dance partner Aljaž Škorjanec gave a thumbs up as he left the hotel in brown trousers, a black sweater and an oversized jacket.

Kai Widdrington, who will star as Captain Hook in 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 headed to rehearsals.

He put on a black jacket and pants, with a white sweater, and shielded his face with a white baseball cap.

With the BBC’s grand final taking place on Saturday night, the stars are heading to rehearsals after Chris admitted he has had an “emotional” few days and feels “tired” as he and Dianne appeared on Strictly It Takes Two.

Despite the prankster being the runaway favorite to win the series, the pair revealed that the past few days have been emotional and left them close to tears.

Earlier this week, Chris spoke to It Takes Two presenter Janette Manrara, 41, saying he is still recovering.

He said, ‘You know what, I haven’t really recovered yet. It’s been an emotional few days this week and it’s… I feel exhausted.’

‘My resilience is exhausted and I fell apart a bit on Saturday and haven’t fully recovered yet.’

He added: “We’ve been training this week and I’ve had a few wobbles, haven’t I?”

Dianne agreed, telling Chris, “You have emotional swings.” Chris added: ‘It’s unbelievable but I still feel quite emotional.’

Dianne then talked about how Chris overcame the odds and turned a ‘weakness’ into a strength.

She told Janette: ‘I got a lot of messages in the beginning telling me I would have a pretty fast season, but we showed people that so much more is possible than what people actually think and that’s a really nice feeling. isn’t it Chris? to show that we can do more than what they think we can do.’

She added, “And you never know, it could work out, and it definitely did.”

Discussing the comments on their last dance, Chris told Janette, “Craig did say it needed more energy, but I would say to Craig that if I had put more energy into it, I would have gone for the Viennese Waltz would have left in an ambulance. ‘

Tonight’s show will see the dance partners bring back a waltz they danced in week three to the Liverpool song You’ll Never Walk Alone, and Dianne will be hoping to improve on Chris’ performance this time too.

When she confessed her achievement so far this week, she was almost in tears. She said: ‘His legs are stronger, the ascent and descent is so much more controlled.’

Whatever the outcome, the former CBeebies star won’t have the live support of his parents as he attempts to lift the glitterball trophy.

The funnyman’s dad John, 71, revealed they won’t be able to travel because his wife Valerie, 69, is ill.

Speaking at the family’s terraced house in Liverpool, he said: ‘We’re very proud of him – he’s done really well.

“Unfortunately the woman is in bed with the flu, so we can’t go see him.”

When asked if his son would win, John replied: “You never know.”