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Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez's 'last day' of rehearsals as the pair share their excitement for the Strictly final

Ahead of the Strictly final on Saturday, Helen Skelton and her pro partner, Gorka Marquez, have been busy in rehearsals putting the finishing touches to their selection of dances.

On Saturday (December 17), the dancing-duo will battle it out to be crowned winner on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. In the final, they will be facing Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, and Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu.

And it will not be like any other night on Strictly, either - as each dancing pair have to perform three dances, instead of the usual one. For Helen and Gorka, this means getting extra time in rehearsals to give them the best shot at the winner's title.

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The pair will be dancing the Jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monáe, which is the judge's choice. They will also be performing their show-stopping Couple’s Choice dance to Mein Herr by Liza Minnelli (from Cabaret) as their selection for favourite dance. And, for their showdance, they'll be performing to Shine by Emeli Sandé.

For their last day of rehearsals, Gorka sweetly marked the occasion with a series of Instagram posts, showing him and Helen having fun in the studio. He first shared a snap of the studio floor, with the caption: "Last day of rehearsals".

In the following posts, which he uploaded to his story, he and Helen discuss their excitement for the final, while listening to Don't Stop Believin' by Journey. In the background, Helen can be seen dancing along to the song, before she stops and asks Gorka if it is "happy or sad?"

Dancing to the poignant tune, Helen quizzes: "Is it happy or sad?" And Gorka replies that it is "happy/sad". Helen then tells him that it is also "relief", but he replied: "No, happy/sad. Last day. Excited?"

And Helen said that she is excited, adding: "I'm excited for the weekend." Gorka ended the video by giving a pep talk, as much to himself and Helen as to their fans, he said: "Awwh, it's the last day. We're almost there guys, last show. Let's do this thing, we can do it together, we can do it!"

In another video, Gorka announced that, to mark the last day of rehearsals, he and Helen will be going live on Instagram at 6.30pm this evening.

How do you think that he and Helen will do in the final? Let us know in the comments!

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