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Daisy Lowe and Laura Whitmore get to grips with their professional partners at Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals

The celebrities take their first steps on the dancefloor

WITH Strictly Come Dancing officially set to kick off this weekend, the budding celebrity dancers are being put through their final paces by the professional partners.

And for the likes of Daisy Lowe and Laura Whitmore, this meant getting up close and personal - all in the hope of getting top scores from the BBC1 show's judges.

Model Daisy, 27, has been paired with Alijaz Skorjanec and the two were all smiles as they practised their Waltz for the first week of shows.

Irish presenter Laura, 31, seemed to get the attack of the giggles
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Irish presenter Laura, 31, seemed to get an attack of the gigglesCredit: BBC
Giovanni Pernice tried to put her through her paces in the rehearsal room
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Giovanni Pernice tried to put her through her paces in the rehearsal roomCredit: BBC
Laura takes a break from boogying
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Laura takes a break from dancingCredit: BBC
Daisy and Alijaz practise the Waltz
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Daisy and Alijaz practise the WaltzCredit: [email protected]
The new pals share a hug
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The new pals share a hugCredit: [email protected]
Daisy seems to be taking it in her stride
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Daisy seems to be taking it in her strideCredit: [email protected]

Irish presenter Laura, 31, seemed to get an attack of the giggles as Giovanni Pernice took her through her paces in the rehearsal room.

The pair will dance the Cha Cha to the track 'Venus'.

Even former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was giving it his all, perfecting his posture for his and partner Katya Jones' take on the Waltz.

BBC presenters Naga Munchetty and Ore Oduba, actress Lesley Joseph and singer Will Young showed the concentration on their faces as they limbered up, ready to strut their stuff.

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Judge Rinder gave a glimpse of his talent as his rotated his hips in front of the mirror, led by his blonde partner Oksana Platero.

EastEnders star Tameka Empson also couldn't resist a giggle as danced with Gorka Marquez - but the pair then displayed a near perfect lift.

Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was giving it his all, perfecting his posture for his and partner Katya Jones’ take on the Waltz
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Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was giving it his all, perfecting his posture for his and partner Katya Jones’ take on the WaltzCredit: BBC
BBC presenter Naga Munchetty showed the concentration on her face
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BBC presenter Naga Munchetty showed the concentration on her faceCredit: BBC
Actress Lesley Joseph appeared deep int hought
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Actress Lesley Joseph appeared deep in thoughtCredit: BBC
Even sports presenter Ore Oduba was looking serious
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Even sports presenter Ore Oduba was looking seriousCredit: BBC

Nerves could also be seen as the familiar faces gathered their thoughts ahead of the first round of live shows, with former All Saints singer Louise Redknapp discussing her concerns on camera.

Danny Mac recently revealed he's 'bricking it'
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Danny Mac recently revealed he's 'bricking it'Credit: BBC
Former songstress Louise discussed her concerns on camera
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Former songstress Louise discussed her concerns on cameraCredit: BBC
Even seasoned performer Will Young looked stressed
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Even seasoned performer Will Young looked stressedCredit: BBC
Judge Rinder gave a glimpse of his talent as his rotated his hips in front of the mirror, led by his blonde partner Oksana Platero
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Judge Rinder gave a glimpse of his talent as his rotated his hips in front of the mirror, led by his blonde partner Oksana PlateroCredit: BBC

Former Hollyoaks actor Danny Mac, 28, recently revealed to The Sun Online that he's "bricking it" ahead of the first round of shows.

Olympians Claudia Fragapane and Greg Rutherford were also spied getting into the groove.

Olympian Claudia Fragapane struts her stuff
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Olympian Claudia Fragapane struts her stuffCredit: BBC
Greg Rutherford gets into the groove
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Greg Rutherford gets into the grooveCredit: BBC
EastEnders star Tameka Empson also couldn’t resist a giggle as she danced with Gorka Marquez
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EastEnders star Tameka Empson also couldn’t resist a giggle as she danced with Gorka MarquezCredit: BBC
The pair then displayed a near perfect lift
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The pair then displayed a near perfect liftCredit: BBC

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