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Josh Luckhurst

Strictly celebs spark romance rumours after 'flirting backstage at awards ceremony'

Strictly Come Dancing stars Molly Rainford and Tyler West were spotted 'getting close' at an awards ceremony amid rumours of a romance between the pair.

Relationships between celebrities and dance partners have been a regular occurrence during the popular BBC One dance show's 18-year history and it does not seem to be waning as the pair looked cosy in recent snaps.

Actress and singer Molly, 21, and Kiss FM DJ Tyler, 26, were pictured together outside of the Pride of Britain awards party on Monday evening as the pair looked glamourous for the evening.

Molly, who stars in CBBC hit show Nova Jones, looked chic in a blue giraffe skin style jumpsuit while clinging onto a thick black coat, with Tyler looking dapper in a black tuxedo as the the pair enjoyed each others company.

Strictly stars Molly Rainford and Tyler West looked cosy as they posed for a photo together (DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

Both are single so it is not exactly the 'Strictly curse' as has been mooted in previous relationships to arise from the show, but there are hints of a potential romance with Molly commenting on Tyler's Instagram posts with love heart emojis.

However, the 2012 Britain's Got Talent finalist had previously said that she had sworn off romance before taking part in the show, insisting she wanted to focus on her career.

A Strictly insider told The Sun : "Everyone on the show is talking about how flirty the pair are.

"They’re both young and single and have really hit it off and so it feels like romance is on the cards. They always seem to be smiling and having a laugh.

Molly wowed fans with a powerful Argentine tango on Saturday night (PA)

"Tyler is well known on set for his banter and friendly nature and has definitely impressed Molly with his sense of humour."

Week six of the popular dancing competition brought Halloween Week where the show's make-up artists and custom designers showed off their amazing skills.

The four judges were spectacular with Craig Revel Horwood looking unrecognisable as he dressed as Morticia Adams whilst Shirley Ballas kept with the Addams Family theme, dressed as Gomez. Motsi Mabuse looked super glamourous with her jewelled face whilst Anton du Beke dressed as a pirate in the brilliant costumes.

Tyler was joint-top of the leaderboard following his chilling cha cha cha (PA)

On the ballroom floor, Molly produced a stunning Argentine tango with dance partner Carlos Gu to Kate Bush hit Running Up That Hill to bounce back from her appearance in last week's dance-off.

She went on to score 33 overall, despite Craig giving her a score of 6 and the other three marking her performance as a 9. Molly did get emotional following his criticism when speaking to co-host Claudia Winkleman.

Tyler danced the cha cha cha to Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) with his professional partner Dianne Buswell, scoring 35 - including a 10 from Anton - to finish joint top of the leaderboard alongside comedian Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe.

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