Bleary-eyed Strictly stars look exhausted as they leave Blackpool hotel ahead of tonight's show

Strictly Come Dancing stars look worn out as they were pictured leaving their hotel in Blackpool just hours before they take to the iconic dancefloor at Blackpool Tower

With just weeks left until a couple is crowned the winner of this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing, it's perhaps understandable that everyone involved are working their fingers to the bone.

But it looks as though the lengthy training sessions are starting to take its toll if recent pictures of the celebrities and their professional dance partners are anything to go by. One picture shows Pete Wick's professional dance partner Jowita Prystal looking downcast as she was spotted braving the cold of the seaside city, make-up free.

Wrapped up in a shirling jacket, she teamed her look with a black knitted hat. Another picture shows Katya Jones and Nancy Xu also looking tired and exhausted but in true professional style, they were quick to put a smile on their face# Meanwhile, Gorka Marquez ordered himself a coffee to wake himself up as he too was feeling the strain of rehearsal sessions.

The Strictly live show is set to kick off in a few hours but it has now been claimed by Ola Jordan that she believes Wynne Evans will face elimination. In a recent interview Ola said: "I think Wynne and Montell will be in the bottom two this weekend, or Wynne and possibly Jamie." The 52 year old TV star, famous the being the face of Go Compare Insurance adverts, found himself in the bottom two last weekend, alongside his dance partner Katya Jones.

Wynne was saved by Shirley Ballas who had the deciding vote and Shayne Ward was axed from the show. In an interview with Mecca Bingo, she added: "I don’t think Pete Wicks will be in the bottom two yet, but he’s got a tricky dance so he might not do that well. I’m still thinking he’s going to get votes though so for me, Wynne and Montell or Wynne and Jamie will be in the bottom two this weekend."

Earlier this week, Wynne cancelled his performance on It Takes Two at the last minute, leaving viewers speculating the reason behind his sudden decision. It wasn't that long ago the TV star was embroiled in conflict after it was noticed that his professional dance partner Katya Jones, awkwardly removed his hand from her waist. At the time, fans believed that their union was facing huge tension behind the scenes. But the dancing duo were keen to dismiss rumours, claiming that it was an inside joke.

The BBC spin-off show host Janette Manrara addressed the sudden change in the guest schedule as she said: "If you've got any questions like, 'Why are Chris and Dianne on when yesterday we said it was going to be Wynne and Katya?' It's live TV, guys. You've got to roll with it, alright? Just roll with it."

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