Strictly's Molly Rainford has very famous dad - and fans are baffled

wowed viewers across the country during her tenure on 's star-studded competition series, , where she was paired with Carlos Gu. The pair danced all the way to the final, where , just short of the winning title, which was awarded to wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin.

The 24-year-old is also best recognised for her role in as Anna Knight, the daughter of George Knight (played by Colin Salmon) and Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) in the popular BBC soap. She landed the following year and is nearing her second year on Albert Square, however, Molly is not new to fame and isn't the only one in her family who is famous as her father is former footballer Dave Rainford. The 46-year-old began his career at Colchester United as a teenager in 1997 before playing for Slough Town, Heybridge Swift, Bishop's Stortford and AFC Hornchurch.

The midfielder signed with Chelmsford City in 2008 before becoming their assistant manager in 2012.

However, he hung up his boots in 2014, but now holds a senior position with the Premier League, serving as its head of education and academy player care.

This revelation resulted in EastEnders fans flocking to Reddit to debate Molly's "nepo baby" status, with some suggesting her achievements are linked to her dad's career.

Although her father is an athlete and is a different sector of entertainment, one viewer remarked: "That's a lot of nepotism."

However, another quickly defended her and commented: "None of it is nepotism - it isn't family connections that have helped her out she was just lucky enough to have been given a massive opportunity at a young age."

As a third echoed: "I don't see how she's a nepo baby when neither of her parents have any connection to TV or film."

Molly previously acknowledged a celebrity who "changed my life," actually referring to in reference to her appearance on the ITV talent show as a youngster.

She reflected: "I did Britain's Got Talent in 2012 when I was 11 years old. That definitely changed my life because after getting to the finals.

"I was sponsored by Sony Music and Simon Cowell to go to the Sylvia Young theatre school and from those auditions throughout school, I got into the CBBC world."