Molly Rainford is the newest Strictly Come Dancing contestant to be introduced for the present's 2022 line-up. The 21-year-old was the youngest ever finalist of Britain’s Received Expertise when she first graced our screens in 2012.
The singer, then 11, sang a transferring rendition of Ave Maria in the course of the closing, in addition to breathtaking performances of It Should Have Been Love and One Night time Solely. She was crushed to the prize by Ashleigh and her canine Pudsey.
Since her time on the expertise present the actress has graduated from the Sylvia Younger Theatre Faculty, in Marble Arch, London. After Britain’s Received Expertise Molly was awarded a scholarship on the internationally famend drama college by Simon Cowell and Sony Music.
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Molly at the moment stars in CBBC’s Nova Jones because the intergalactic pop famous person. The present will return for a second sequence this Autumn, and a 3rd sequence of the favored present has already been recorded, the BBC introduced.
Molly mentioned in a press release: “I am so excited to be a part of Strictly Come Dancing, I've watched it for years and may't wait to fulfill the professionals and the others participating! I can not wait to study the strikes and get dancing!”
The actress is shortlisted for this yr’s finest newcomer on the Selection Membership Showbusiness Awards, however except for being a celebrated actress Molly can also be an achieved singer. Molly has launched two EPs, and 5 singles together with Dedication, which has gained over two million streams.
Who're the contestants for Strictly Come Dancing 2022?
Molly Rainford joins a roster of ten proficient and well-known faces, lots of whom you’ll already know from the TV. Celebrities taking to the dancefloor this yr embrace Will Mellor, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Kaye Adams, Tyler West, Matt Goss, Kym Marsh, Richie Anderson, and Ellie Taylor.
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