Former Strictly Come Dancing contestants Molly Rainford and Tyler West have reportedly ‘signed up’ for Celebrity Race Across the World.
Singer and actress Molly, 24, and radio presenter Tyler, 29, both appeared on the BBC dance competition in 2022 – and announced news of their relationship a year later.
Following her stint on the show, Britain’s Got Talent finalist and famous footballer’s daughter Molly went on to secure the role of Anna Knight in EastEnders.
Former CBBC presenter Tyler, meanwhile, currently presents a slot on weekday afternoons for Kiss FM.
The couple confirmed their relationship in March 2023, and moved in together a year later. They have been inseparable ever since, using social media to keep fans updated on their relationship.
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According to sources, Molly and Tyler are about to return to reality TV -racing against five other celebrity duos in an upcoming series of the hit BBC travel competition.
The Sun reported news of Molly and Tyler’s casting this weekend, with a source saying: ‘Molly and Tyler are a huge coup for the show.’
‘They’re popular with millions of viewers from their stints on Strictly, and Molly will bring in loads of EastEnders fans too.
‘They are a very adventurous pair and have brilliant chemistry, so bosses are confident they will become huge fan favourites.’
The tabloid also reports that the series has already finished filming, meaning that we shouldn’t have to wait too long for the next celebrity edition of the show.
As per the regular version of the competition – still airing now on BBC One and iPlayer – Celebrity Race Across the World sees five duos travel across a series of pre-determined checkpoints with limited funds and a ban on airline travel.
Previous celebrity contestants have included Jeff Brazier and son Freddy, Harry Judd and mum Emma, and Kelly Brook and husband Jeremy Parisi.
The most recent celebrity series aired last August, sending its famous racers on a long and often exhausting journey across South Africa.
Former child star Molly is no stranger to the world of reality TV, having first auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent in 2012.
Aged only 11, she made it through to the semi-finals, where she finished in sixth place – losing out to winner Ashleigh Butler and her performing dog.
After attending theatre school, she became a presenter on the CBBC entertainment series Friday Download from 2014 to 2016.
She then starred as Nova Jones in the comedy-drama series of the same name, before appearing as a contestant on the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing.
She was partnered with professional dancer Carlos Gu, while DJ Tyler danced with Dianne Buswell.
While Tyler was 7th to leave the competition, Molly once again made it all the way through to the finals, only to lose out to CBeebies presenter and cameraman Hamza Yassin.
They may have missed out on the Glitterball trophy, but Molly and Tyler walked away with a new relationship – despite reports she’d been ‘banned’ from dating while on the show.
Last year, the couple celebrated their first anniversary with some loved-up posts on Instagram, each sharing a series of pictures from their relationship.
‘Happy anniversary baby, 1 year, but it feels like forever! I love you,’ Molly wrote, with a white love heart emoji, adding: ‘you know that’.
‘Everything I could ever wish for. Happy 1 year anniversary mols,’ said Tyler.
In the comments below their posts, Molly’s EastEnders colleagues were quick to congratulate the pair on their anniversary.
‘Ah! You two!’ wrote her on-screen mum, Michelle Collins.
Sonia Fowler actress Natalie Cassidy described the couple as ‘so gorgeous’, while Elaine Peacock actress Harriet Thorpe left a series of emojis.
Meanwhile, fellow Strictly competitor Fleur East reminisced on their time together, saying: ‘Wow! It’s been a whole year???!!! Love you both! Happy Anniversary’.
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