Strictly’s Tasha Ghouri removes her make-up as Chris McCauseland shares a laugh with fellow pro Dianne Buswell as they usher the stars into the studio ahead of the first live show.

Strictly Come Dancing stars were out in force as they left their hotel and headed to Elstree Studios ahead of Saturday’s first live show.

Leading the pack was Tasha Ghouri, who looked radiant as she removed her makeup before getting dolled up for the show.

The Love Island star, 26, who recently told why she isn’t worried about the Strictly curse, offered a friendly wave as she sat in the back of a car.

Before heading inside, Tasha showed off her incredible figure in a khaki green tracksuit and black leather jacket while holding a cup of coffee.

Meanwhile, Chris McCauseland and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were in high spirits as they laughed as they left the hotel.

With his luggage in tow, the blind comedian, 47, clearly said something funny as the flame-haired dancer, 35, tilted her head back and laughed out loud.

Dianne showed off her legs as she carried her suitcase outside, pairing a green shirt with short shorts and black boots.

Meanwhile, Toyah Wilcox flashed a dazzling smile as she stepped out in a floral dress.

Dr. Punan Krishan looked ready and eager to go, offering a big smile as he climbed into the vehicle.

While Montell Douglas could barely contain his excitement for the upcoming show as he happily headed to his car.

Professional dancers Gorka Marquez, Aljaž Škorjanec and Neil Jones were also in great shape before the big live show.

On Saturday, the fifteen couples will perform for the first time in an attempt to win over the judges, after the couples were revealed for the first time last week.

Meanwhile, the first songs and dances from the new series have also been revealed, as this year’s couples prepare to make their debut on the BBC ballroom.

Ahead of Saturday’s live show, presenter Tess Daly also gave fans a glimpse of the dances they can expect.

In a voice note sent to her husband Vernon Kay on his BBC Radio 2 show, she said: ‘Hi Vern, the excitement is palpable in the studio today.

‘It’s really exciting, because all 15 celebrities will be dancing live for the first time in tomorrow night’s show.

‘Costumes are being finalised, artificial tanning sessions are being booked. We have sambas, two sambas, and the samba is a challenge as a first dance, so it’s going to be really interesting.

‘We have cha chas, and when I tell you that you can’t miss Paul Merson’s American Smooth, I promise I’m not kidding.

“We can’t wait for everyone to see all the hard work these brilliant celebrities have put in in the training room. It’s going to be an amazing show! See you tomorrow at 7 o’clock!”

Strictly’s 20th anniversary series has been somewhat tarnished after the BBC show was embroiled in scandal in a year plagued by controversy.

And the BBC did not address the scandal during the launch episode even though the results of the misconduct investigation are still pending.

It all began last October when actress Amanda Abbington unexpectedly left the show before reporting that her partner Giovanni Pernice was abusing her.

The Sherlock actress has launched a series of accusations about Giovanni’s teaching methods and has described his behaviour as “unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean”. He strongly denies all the allegations.

Giovanni, 33, has been suspended pending a BBC investigation into allegations made by Amanda and two other celebrity exes.

He has vehemently denied the allegations.

Amanda has reportedly been left feeling deeply disappointed with BBC bosses as she fears they are “protecting” the dancer amid the harassment investigation.

High-level meetings have been held between BBC bosses as they decide how to present their findings, as they fear the looming possibility of legal action from Amanda or Giovanni if ​​either of them is disappointed with the outcome.

After Giovanni, the show was hit by a new wave of scandal when Graziano Di Prima was fired in July for “kicking” fellow Love Island star Zara McDermott.

Zara explained that she did not report the incidents at the time because she was “afraid” of suffering negative reactions.

YoInstead, it was the junior production staff who came forward to share what they had witnessed during the investigation into the professional dancer. Juan It was taking place.

Zara told her followers that while much of her time on Strictly “was everything I could have dreamed of” inside the training room with Graziano there were “particular incidents that are incredibly distressing”.

The first live show of Strictly Come Dancing will air on Saturday at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.