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

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

The actress, 46, wrapped up warm in a khaki coat and pink hoodie as she left the studio with her professional partner Graziano Di Prima.

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

Here she is: Kym Marsh cut a casual figure as she stepped out for Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals in north London on Thursday

Graziano, 28, looked happy and relaxed and wore Nike tracksuit bottoms and a black leather jacket white smiling and chatting away to Kym.

Also out and about 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 looked in great spirits as they headed to the dress rehearsals.  

Together: The actress, 46, wrapped up warm in a khaki coat and pink hoodie as she left the studio with her professional partner Graziano Di Prima

It comes after Kym landed herself at the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard and told she had ‘lacked confidence’ last Saturday. 

Following her performance on the TV show, Kym was left disappointed with her score as she was placed at the bottom of the leaderboard with 27. 

The TV personality ended up in the dreaded dance off last week after practising for less than 18 hours.

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Busy: Kym completed her look with black leggings, stylish shades and carried suitcases with her as she left the studio before heading to Elstree for their dress rehearsal before Saturday’s live show

Chilled: Graziano, 28, looked happy and relaxed and wore Nike tracksuit bottoms and a black leather jacket white smiling and chatting away to Kym

Long day: Later in the evening Kym was seen arriving back at her hotel

Kym closed Saturday’s show performing 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 ‘ray of sunshine coming in’ but said she saw uncertainty in Kym’s eyes.

Head judge Shirley Ballas argued her Quickstep lacked ‘stamina’ and it ‘wasn’t her best dance’. 

However, Craig Revel Horwood disagreed with his fellow judges, he said: ‘I thought you came out absolutely confident.

Oh no: It comes after Kym landed herself at the bottom of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard and told she had ‘lacked confidence’ last Saturday

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

The judges comments left BBC viewers shocked by the criticism as they took to social media to say they thought the actress was ‘undermarked’.

Kym, who has other TV commitments and is mother to four children and grandmother to three, said ‘some days it’s impossible’ for her to train.

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Challenge: Following her performance on the TV show, Kym was left disappointed with her score as she was placed at the bottom of the leaderboard with 27

Rehearsals: Also out and about were Molly Rainford and her partner Carlos Gu, with Molly, 21, flashing her abs in a black crop top

She told Morning Live viewers: ‘It’s quite tricky. We train as much as we can. We put in as many hours as we can.

‘There are some days when it becomes impossible when my schedule at Waterloo Road becomes too manic like we lost Tuesday (this) week.

‘I was in every single scene, all day at Waterloo Road. It is difficult. I have two other jobs and I have a family. They have to be priority as well.’

Reaction: The judges comments left BBC viewers shocked by the criticism as they took to social media to say they thought the actress was ‘undermarked’

Toned: Molly flashed her tummy in the crop top which she teamed with animal print leggings

Happy: Hamza Yassin gave a thumbs up as he headed to rehearsals 

Smart: Nikita Kuzmin and his partner Ellie Simmonds looked in great spirits as they headed to the dress rehearsals

Wrapped up warm: Dianne Buswell wore a padded jacket and blue jumper

Kym, who was in the dance off last week, admitted to only practising for less than 18 hours and said ‘it doesn’t feel nice’ being in that situation. 

She said: ‘Someone has to go each week. I wasn’t like oh my goodness this is me and it doesn’t feel nice and it’s not a comfortable feeling.

‘You are dancing off against someone who you like, (and you realise) it’s actually a competition and it’s uncomfortable.’

In good spirits: Will Mellor wore a white T-shirt and grey joggers

Tough: Following her performance on the TV show, Kym was left disappointed with her score as she was placed at the bottom of the leaderboard with 27

Juggling: Kym, who was in the dance off last week, admitted to only practising for less than 18 hours and said ‘it doesn’t feel nice’ being in that situation

Reaction: She told Morning Live viewers: ‘It’s quite tricky. We train as much as we can. We put in as many hours as we can’

The look: Molly completed her outfit with a padded white coat and held her phone as she stepped out

Relaxed: Carlos wore a light blue jumper and black jogging bottoms as he stepped out with Molly 

Beaming: Molly looked in great spirits and carried a coffee with her

Support: Fleur East was joined by her husband and carried a bunch of flowers as she headed home