Molly Rainford: who is the BGT singer put on a dating ban by her Strictly Come Dancing partner?

Molly Rainford has revealed that her Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Carlos Gu put her on a dating ban.

The Britain’s Got Talent finalist, 22, from London, who is the youngest contestant on the BBC show this year, spoke candidly about her experience with the ITV Loose Women panel on Wednesday.

“Everyone's always asking who's into who on Strictly. He [Carlos] was like you're not allowed anyway, there's no time,” she said.

Molly has previously denied claims of dating professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin and fellow celebritiy contestant Tyler West, while stating that her priority on the show is to put on a good performance.

The TV personality’s highest score on the show so far was ‘37’ on week eight, after she and Carlos performed the Rumba. Judge Shirley Ballas described their performance as “exquisite”.

Molly gushed about the accomplishment to her 126,000 Instagram followers, writing: “So glad I finally got to Rumba with the incredible @gkx_carlos I know how much you love this dance and how much it means to you, so thank you for letting me join you in this moment

“On top of that I got to dance to a song by one of my idols @whitneyhouston which couldn’t have made this Rumba any more special. I hope you guys loved it because we did”.

Who is Molly Rainford?

The 22-year-old is the daughter of ex-footballer and Chelmsford City Midfielder Dave Rainford.

However, she is arguably best known for appearing on our screens back in 2012. She was just 11-years-old, when she took to the stage to sing on ITV’s Britains Got Talent.

Molly sang Beyonce’s version of Ave Maria in the final and became the show’s youngest ever finalist. She came sixth overall in the competition, while Ashleigh and Pudsey The Dog won the series that year.

The video of Molly’s final performance has amassed over 882,000 times and gained over 3,400 likes.

This landed her a deal with Sony Records and she was given a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

What has Molly Rainford worked on since Britain’s Got Talent?

The singer joined CBBC to present the Friday Download show in 2014.

In 2019, Molly released her debut album Commitment featuring songs I Like You, Long Run and Forever and A Day. She followed it up with a Christmas album covering hits like Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) and Happy Christmas (War Is Over).

Molly was given a starring role in Nova Jones in 2021 - a children’s show based on the life and adventures of a galactic pop star.

She has been using Instagram to show fans behind the scenes of the BBC show, while also giving a glimpse into her busy rehearsals for Strictly Come Dancing.

Season two of Nova Jones has been available to stream on BBCiPlayer since 26th October 2022.