BBC/Composite: EastEnders Insider Share By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025 Molly Rainford and Strictly star Tyler West announce engagement in sweet social media post The pair have found their forever Molly Rainford Strictly Come Dancing Share By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025 EastEnders star Molly Rainford and boyfriend Tyler West have announced that they have gotten engaged. The actress and the TV and radio presenter met on the set of Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, when they both competed together (albeit with different professional partners). They began dating soon after the show ended, when they appeared on the Strictly Live Tour together. They confirmed their romance in March 2023, recreating a scene from Friends on TikTok, in which the relationship of Monica and Chandler is discovered by their fellow pals. Since then, their relationship has gone from strength to strength, as their many loved-up posts on social media would indicate. The pair have now revealed their engagement in a sweet post to his social media. Tyler and Molly announced their romance in 2023 (Credit: ITV/YouTube) Molly Rainford and Tyler West reveal engagement news The pair shared a video from their holiday together in Mykonos, Greece in which Molly looked out over a beautiful sunset. In the video, she turns around to see Tyler down on one knee. “I don’t even know where to start,” an emotional Tyler says, before popping the question. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tyler West (@tylerwestt) While keeping some parts of his speech private, he can be heard finishing: “So I’m hoping you can continue making me the luckiest man on this Earth, like you do every single day. So baby… will you marry me?” As a tearful Molly accepts, Tyler punches the sky. “Yes! Get in! That’s what I’m talking about,” he exclaims. In the caption to his post – which Molly also shared on her own account – Tyler wrote: “Found our forever.” He signed off with a white heart emoji and the date of his proposal – August 10, 2025. Molly plays Anna Knight on EastEnders (Credit: BBC) Strictly stars congratulate Molly and Tyler on engagement news In the comments below the post, both the cast of Strictly and EastEnders were united in their congratulations for Molly and Tyler. “congratulations you cuties,” wrote Strictly professional Dianne Buswell. “The sunset, the wind, the music. I’m not crying…????????” commented Ravi Gulati star Aaron Thiara. “So beautiful ???? Perfect. Congratulations ????” wrote Patsy Palmer, who played Bianca Fowler on the soap. Karen Hauer chimed in: “Congratulations.” Other celebrity pals to add their congratulations (as well as heart emojis) included 2014 Strictly contestant Melvin Odoom, It Takes Two host Fleur East, and Strictly pro Vito Coppola. Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? Complete list of cast exits, arrivals and returns. Share Good to Know Share By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 19 2025
