Strictly’s Molly Rainford flashes her abs as she leaves training

She narrowly avoided elimination last week after including Jayde Adams in Sunday’s Strictly Come Dancing dance.

Still, Molly Rainford, 21, didn’t let herself be fooled, with a beaming smile as she left her London hotel for rehearsals on Friday.

The outing also comes after she broke her silence after it was revealed by MailOnline that she is in a relationship with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin.

Molly wore a blue velor crop top with matching pants from Ellesse, along with a pair of black sneakers.

The actress and singer layered her look with an unzipped cream fleece, while also wearing a black beanie.

She was joined by birthday girl Fleur East, who turned 34 on Friday.

The X Factor star wore a cropped white hoodie and matching sweatpants with lace detailing, paired with a padded cream jacket.

Fleur, accompanied by her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin, was carrying a bunch of flowers, a gift bag and a happy birthday balloon.

The singer was in a great mood when she smiled and waved.

Ellie Simmonds and Tyler West were also spotted leaving the hotel ahead of week six of the show, which will be Halloween themed.

It comes shortly after Molly tried to sidestep the claims when he was questioned on Thursday in Good Morning Britain and insisted that everyone in the lineup is “so close”.

During the joint interview with her dance partner Carlos Gu, he added: “I think it’s too early to talk about this.”

Earlier this month, a source revealed that Molly and Nikita were dating after they were spotted cozying up at the National Television Awards, just a week after it was revealed the dancer had split from girlfriend Nicole Wirt.

Molly and Carlos were guests on GMB ahead of Strictly’s highly anticipated Halloween Special on Saturday, after narrowly avoiding the dance-off elimination last week.

The singer was asked by presenter Charlotte Hawkins whether romances are brewing behind the scenes.

Molly responded, “You know what, it’s such a tight-knit group. Everyone is so close, we have takeaway on Friday night, we are all chatting and the pros are so nice. Even the new guys, everyone is great.’

When asked if there’s been any backstage drama, she insisted, “No, no. Actually there isn’t. I think that will come later in the competition.’

Charlotte continued to scrutinize Molly about whether there were Strictly romances going on off the dance floor, and the singer said, “No, no, I mean…” before trying to divert the subject.

Carlos then intervened to end the conversation, saying, “I think it’s too early to talk about this.”

Earlier this month, both Molly and Nikita were pictured flirting up a storm while backstage at the NTAs.

MailOnline revealed that the couple couldn’t take their eyes off each other as they flirted together until the wee hours after the awards ceremony.

Their blossoming romance comes a week after it was revealed that Nikita, who teams up with Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, split from his girlfriend, Nicole Wirt.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Molly and Nikita couldn’t take their eyes off each other all night.

“They didn’t mind who they could see flirting and chatting – and Molly had a big smile on her face.”

They added: “The chemistry between them was clear and they even waited for them both to get safely into the taxis at the end of the night, but it looked like they were making arrangements to continue the afterparty together.” to make.’

Nikita and Molly were seen leaving the NTA’s after-party held at Wembley’s Brent Civic Center together, resisting the urge to hold hands as they left the venue.

At the time, MailOnline approached Strictly and Molly representatives for comment.

Nikita and Molly partied until 1am despite having to train for Saturday’s Strictly live show, while many of their co-stars chose to skip the ceremony.

A source said that Nikita was eager to “focus” on this series Strictly and that the couple’s long-distance relationship was no longer working for them.

Nikita is competing for the Strictly Glitterball trophy this year with swimmer Ellie, while CBBC presenter Molly is already at the top of the leaderboard alongside her professional partner Carlos.