Quickstep takes singer Molly Rainford to top of Strictly leaderboard

Editor Ryan Hill  1st October 2022

As this season of Strictly Come Dancing is underway is clear that viewers of the show are switching off with over 1 Million viewers no longer watching this season, with some loyals fans stating this season the contesntant are not nothing more than Z lister with the show struggling to find true celebrities.

Despite the declining the viewers, the show has found some contestant that can actually dance Like Will Mellor, Ellis Simmonds, Fleur East, Hamza Yassin and Singer and former Britain’s Got Talent finalist Molly Rainford who has secured the top spot on the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with an impressive performance of the quickstep to Love On Top by Beyonce.

The dancing show’s 15 Z list  celebrity contestants took to the dancefloor for the second time on Saturday evening ahead of the public vote opening for the first time in the series. 

 The judging panel were blown away by 21-year-old Rainford’s show-closing routine, which she performed in a pastel yellow suit with partner Carlos Gu.

Craig Revel Horwood commented: “I love the outfits, I loved the dance darling, brilliant.”  Rainford was rewarded with a score of 34 for her performance, placing her at the top of the leaderboard just as the public vote opened.  

As the celebrity’s week one scores have been combined with their week two scores, Rainford was left with an overall score of 65. 

 Radio presenter Richie Anderson was also praised for his quickstep, which he performed alongside professional partner Giovanni Pernice to Dancin’ Fool by Barry Manilow.  

The fast-paced performance received a standing ovation from judges Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas, with Mabuse saying: “Richie that was a moment, take it in, that was absolutely beautiful.”