Strictly’s Kym Marsh joins professional partner Graziano Di Prima for rehearsals

Kym Marsh cut a nonchalant figure as she stepped out for Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals in North London on Thursday.

The actress, 46, dressed warmly in a khaki jacket and pink hoodie as she left the studio with her professional partner Graziano Di Prima.

Kym completed her look in black leggings, stylish sunglasses and suitcases with her out of the studio before heading to Elstree for their dress rehearsal ahead of Saturday’s live show.

Graziano, 28, looked happy and relaxed, wearing Nike track pants and a black leather jacket, smiling and chatting with Kym.

Also on the road were Molly Rainford and her partner Carlos Gu, with Molly, 21, flashing her abs in a black crop top.

Nikita Kuzmin and his partner Ellie Simmonds watched the dress rehearsals excitedly.

It comes after Kym landed herself at the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard, telling her last Saturday she was “not confident.”

After her appearance on the TV show, Kym was disappointed with her score when she was placed at the bottom of the standings with 27.

The TV personality ended up in the dreaded dance-off last week after less than 18 hours of practice.

Kym closed Saturday’s show with the Quickstep to Sweet’s Ballroom Blitz, but received critical comments from the judges as Anton Du Beke said the dance lacked her usual confidence.

Motsi Mabuse added that the performance was like “a sun coming in,” but said she saw uncertainty in Kym’s eyes.

Chief judge Shirley Ballas claimed that her Quickstep lacked “endurance” and that it was “not her best dance.”

Craig Revel Horwood disagreed with his fellow judges, however, saying, “I thought you came out absolutely confident.

“Your frame needs work, we all know that, but I thought the footwork was clean and, as Anton said, you flew across that floor, well done.”

The jury’s comments left BBC viewers shocked by the criticism when they said on social media that they thought the actress was ‘substandard’.

Kym, who has other TV commitments and is a mother of four and grandmother of three, said “some days it’s impossible” for her to work out.

She told Morning Live viewers, “It’s pretty tough. We train as much as we can. We put in as many hours as possible.

“There are days when it becomes impossible when my schedule on Waterloo Road gets too manic, like we lost Tuesday (this) week.

“I was in every scene, all day on Waterloo Road. It is difficult. I have two other jobs and I have a family. Those should also be given priority.’

Kym, who was in the dance-off last week, admitted he’d only practiced for less than 18 hours and said “it doesn’t feel right” to be in that situation.

She said, ‘Every week someone has to go. I wasn’t like oh my god this is me and it doesn’t feel nice and it’s not a comfortable feeling.

“You dance against someone you like, (and you realize) that it’s actually a competition and it’s awkward.”