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Lucy Domachowski

Tired Strictly stars pictured leaving hotel for training after wild weekend of partying

Strictly Come Dancing stars looked bleary eyed as they left their hotel today ahead of their second stop on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour.

The celebrities and the professional dancers celebrated the first night of their dancing tour with a 'raucous' afterparty that lasted until 2:30am in Birmingham on Saturday night.

Celebs including Fleur East, Ellie Simmonds, Helen Skleton partied alongside dancing pros Dianne Buswell, Kai Widdrington, Nadia Bychkova and Neil Jones after performing their dances for thousands of fans at the city's Utilita Arena.

And after a lively weekend – complete with reported rounds of Jägerbombs and Espresso Martinis – the stars looked tired as they stepped out of their Nottingham hotel ahead of tonight’s show.

Pro dancer Amy Dowden was all smiles (Jordan Crosby)
As was paralympian Ellie Simmonds (Jordan Crosby)

Ellie Simmonds opted to go make-up free as she stepped out of the establishment and wore an all black loungewear ensemble, complete with blue and navy trainers.

Amy Dowden followed the Olympian’s lead as she also chose an all-black ensemble, complete with black baseball cap and chunky boots to keep off the winter chill.

Helen Skelton was seen donning a splash of colour with a lime green scarf styled over a brown blazer and dark wash jeans as the made her way to the show venue, overnight bag in hand.

Helen Skelton donned a splash of colour (Jordan Crosby)
Pro dancer Dianne Buswell (Jordan Crosby)

Dianne Buswell matched her outfit to her signature hair as she stepped out wearing a pair of grey ripped jeans and a unique cream, black and red jacket. She was seen grinning while clutching a bottle of sparkling water as she left the hotel.

The full cast and crew of the Strictly tour celebrated their opening night on Saturday. The tour is set to travel around the UK before finishing in Glasgow on February 12.

Tonight they take to the stage at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena.

The ladies featured on Paralympian Ellie Simmonds’ Instagram this evening as they got glammed up ahead of their second night on tour.

The stars were beaming and ready for a night on the dancefloor (Jordan Crosby)
They opted for chic loungewear looks as they headed to the Motorpoint Arena (Jordan Crosby)

The retired swimmer could be seen dancing with Helen Skelton, Nancy Xu, Fleur East, Michelle Tsiakkas and Jowita Przystał as they got ready for a night on the dancefloor in front of their adoring fans.

They looked much more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as they boogied in front of the camera after their busy weekend.

The boys looked very excited to get on stage (Jordan Crosby)
Tonight is the second night of the live tour (Jordan Crosby)

It seems they still had some energy left after reportedly showing off their moves on Saturday night.

An insider told The Sun : "I can’t believe how raucous it all became. The performance went down incredibly well and so everyone was in high spirits and keen to celebrate their success.

"When I came in, I couldn’t believe how many trays of Jäger-bombs (a cocktail of herbal liqueur Jägermeister and energy drink Red Bull) there were."

They added that people were getting "stuck in" with "tray after tray" and that Neil Jones had been leading the party while Diane Buswell, who still had huge amount of energy despite her fast-paced routines on the show, jumped on the dancefloor.

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