Strictly Come Dancing star Molly Rainford and her pro partner Carlos Gu managed to bop their way to the top of the leaderboard last week. They wowed on the Strictly stage in matching suits for their Quickstep to Love on Top by Beyoncé, giving them a huge second week score of 34 out of 40.
Despite a disappointing start to the show in the first week, Molly turned it around after she was given the opportunity to dance one of her favourite songs.
Molly is no stranger to the spotlight, having first found fame on the 2012 series of Britain's Got Talent when she was just 11 years old. She came in sixth place but Simon Cowell and Sony Music were so impressed with her talent that they decided to award Molly their first-ever drama school scholarship at Sylvia Young Theatre School.
She took full advantage of the opportunity, as she now stars as the title character in CBBC comedy-drama series Nova Jones.
Her dad is famous footballer, Dave Rainford, who played for Chelmsford City and was their assistant manager in 2012.
And he had a stern warning for Molly as she competes in this year's BBC One dance competition - and she's more than happy to obey.
The show is famous for it's 'curse', which has led to affairs, split and tears over the years.
But Molly's dad Dave and mum Sarah have warned her to steer clear of way potential romances, and to instead focus on dancing.
She told The Sun : "I'm only 21, so I’m not looking for a relationship on Strictly. That's not in the picture right now. I want to focus on my career.
"My parents don't want me to be distracted or worrying about boys just yet. I'm single and don't plan on changing it."
Prior to starring on Strictly, Molly admitted to keeping her new opportunity a big secret from everyone except her grandmother was really tough.
Doreen Rainford had to keep her lips sealed for three weeks and told The Mirror it had been a struggle.
The 82-year-old said: "I was told about her going on Strictly before everyone and I had to keep it quiet, which was very hard – because I’m a gossip. I don’t know how I did, but I did."
Doreen, who still has the signed photo Molly gave her when she competed on BGT, said they have a very close bond, which was formed when she used to look after her granddaughter at weekends when Molly’s dad was playing football and her mum was watching from the sidelines.
Doreen now watches Molly on Nova Jones every week – despite not fully grasping what's going on.
Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One.
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