No nerves here! Strictly's Laura Whitmore looks glam in furry coat and glitzy headphones as she makes way to live show with partner Giovanni

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She's racked up a number of painful looking bruises during her hours of gruelling rehearsals with professional dance partner, Giovanni Pernice.

Yet Laura Whitmore looked on fine form as she left her London hotel on Saturday to head to the studio for the next live performance of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, which loomed hours away.

The 31-year-old TV presenter made a statement in a furry black coat as she boosted her energy with a warm drink, while Giovanni casually left a few minutes later.

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Big night ahead! Laura Whitmore, 31, looked on fine form as she left her London hotel on Saturday to head to the studio for the next live performance of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, which loomed hours away

Laura teamed her outerwear with dark jeans and blush pink top, while a brown satchel bag tamed the ensemble in place. 

The flyaways of her blonde bun complemented her pretty features, while also showing off her bedazzled headphones which were casually slung around her neck. 

The former MTV star looked in high spirits as she headed to her vehicle to prepare for the big night ahead. 

Giovanni, who made his hotel getaway from a separate exit, looked casually cool in a camo top, hoodie and leather jacket as he wheeled out a small suitcase. 

Preparing herself: The TV presenter made a statement in a furry black coat as she boosted her energy with a warm drink

Ready to rumble: Laura's professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, who made his hotel getaway from a separate exit, looked casually cool in a camo top, hoodie and leather jacket

The pair's sizzling chemistry has made them one of the early front-runners to win the series. 

And after rehearsing for an intense eight hours in one go earlier this week, Laura took to twitter to confess: 'Everything hurts', before backing up the statement with a trio of gruesome images.

The painful-looking red and purple bruises were dotted up and down her arm, signalling her devotion to the highly competitive reality show competition.

'I've always known I bruise like a peach... But this is ridiculous,' the blonde beauty alarmingly confessed. 

No pain, no gain: After rehearsing for an intense eight hours in one go earlier this week, Laura shared a trio of gruesome images where she was covered in bruises 

Laura wowed with a Waltz in the ballroom last weekend and was saved from the first week's public vote, alongside her dance partner.

Writing for Glamourmagazine.co.uk about her first week on Strictly, Laura said last week: 'I've never been more petrified of anything than I was opening the first show last Friday. Everything felt like jelly - knees, legs… brain.'

'I'll be honest with you, it hasn't been an easy ride. You have to spend a lot of time with someone you never met.

'And you have to trust them. Giovanni has been great trying to get me to build my confidence in dancing but it takes time.'

Talented: Laura wowed with a Waltz in the ballroom last weekend and was saved from the first week's public vote, alongside her dance partner

'It hasn't been an easy ride': Laura spoke about her nerves regarding her opening performance of the series 

Last year, Giovanni was partnered alongside Laura's friend, actress Georgia May Foote, 25.

The former dance partners started dating shortly after the 2015 show wrapped in January 2016, but announced their split in September after nine months together.

On Sunday night, the show said goodbye to Xtra Factor presenter Melvin Odoom when he was voted off the show in a shock twist that saw Anastacia pull out of the dance-off due to injury. 

Having a kiss: Giovanni's ex Georgia May Foote shared a saucy Instagram where she puckered up to her pal while wishing her a happy birthday