Strictly's Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova look in high spirits as they take a break from dance rehearsals to enjoy a walk ahead of first live show

Strictly stars Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova looked in high spirits as they took a break from dance rehearsals to enjoy a walk around London on Thursday. Strictly stars Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova looked in high spirits as they took a break from dance rehearsals to enjoy a walk around London on Thursday The British Olympic champion, 24, and Ukrainian professional dancer, 35, are hoping to beat off the rest of the competition and take home the Glitterball trophy this year Opting for comfort, Nadiya teamed the rehearsals attire with trainers, taking her grey sweatshirt off to make the most of the sunshine. Despite the long training hours, the pairing seem to be getting along well and were deep in conversation during their stroll Tom and Nadiya were decked head-to-toe in workout gear for the outing, with the former cutting a casual figure in a black Under Armour T-shirt and joggers, paired with sports trainers The duo put on an animated display as they walked around the capital, with Tom waving his arms around during the conversation Opting for comfort, Nadiya teamed the rehearsals attire with trainers, taking her grey sweatshirt off to make the most of the sunshine Nadiya joined the show in 2017 and will no doubt be keen to get back on the dancefloor after she wasn't given a celebrity partner last year The gold medal winner went on to admit that despite competing on the world's stage in swimming, he's more nervous about dancing in front of the nation. Swimmer Tom caused a stir last month when he accidentally revealed he'd signed up for Strictly before it was announced Tom made sure to bring his array of gold medals with him to show off on the Strictly sofa, and he will be hoping to add a glitterball to the collection Meanwhile, Nadiya expressed her excitement about Tom's Olympic achievements, gushing: 'I'm super happy, he's not just a swimmer.