Early life and ''Britain's Got Talent'' Molly Anne Rainford was born on 22 November 2000 in the
London Borough of Havering. Her father is former
Chelmsford City F.C. midfielder and assistant manager
Dave Rainford and her family descends from Jamaica. She advanced to the semi-final stages where she sang "
It Must Have Been Love" by
Roxette; Rainford made it through to the final after finishing second in the public vote. In the final, she sang
Beyoncé's version of "
Ave Maria" and finished the competition in sixth place. Following the show, she was signed to
Sony Music. Judge
Simon Cowell also sponsored Rainford to attend
Sylvia Young Theatre School. She later attended
East London Arts & Music.
Television and music career In 2014, Rainford joined the presenting team on the
CBBC children's entertainment series
Friday Download alongside
Akai Osei and
Bars and Melody, appearing as a presenter on the eighth and ninth series until the show's cancellation in 2015. In 2016, she appeared in an episode of CBBC's
Millie Inbetween as Chloe. In 2021, Rainford began starring in the CBBC comedy drama
Nova Jones, portraying the titular character, with the series focusing on the life and adventures of a galactic pop singer. The series was subsequently renewed for a second and third series. In 2019, she released her debut
extended play Commitment, which featured the songs "I Like You", "Long Run", "Forever and a Day", "How Many Times" and the titular single "Commitment", which has amassed over two million streams online. In 2022, Rainford was announced as a contestant on the
twentieth series of
Strictly Come Dancing. She finished as the runner-up alongside her professional partner
Carlos Gu. In March 2023, it was announced that she had been cast on the BBC soap opera
EastEnders. Her character,
Anna Knight, was brought in as a daughter in a family introduced as new owners of the fictional
Queen Vic pub. She made her on-screen debut on 1 June 2023. She also released "My Heart's a Broken Record" with DJ Alex Kirsch as her first mainstream single. ==Filmography==