'Show some respect' Molly Rainford's Strictly partner slams claims she's at an advantage

express.co.uk:

Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Molly Rainford has been impressing judges with her moves in recent weeks with the help of professional dance partner Carlos Gu, 28.

While she has had no experience in Ballroom or Latin dancing before, many have questioned whether she could be at an advantage due to her past.The 21-year-old attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and later East London Arts & Music before landing her big break as Nova Jones on CBBC.Her alter ego is an intergalactic pop superstar who travels across the universe.Molly has previously said she "loved performing" but had never learned Ballroom or Latin before.Her dance partner has now defended her and other celebrities on the show accused of being at an advantage.Sarah Beeny says losing hair was ‘really traumatic’ amid chemoTaking to his Instagram Story, Carlos wrote: "Everybody says @MollyRainford can dance, but honestly with all Ballroom and Latin dance is not [a] type of dance you can do if you learned how to move.(sic)"It's totally another world, it's the principal, the discipline, the characteristics is hard for her and for all the celebs in our team, therefore to see them actually dance on @bbcstrictly every Saturday night is terrific."They trained at least 7/8 hours a day, they put their backs into it, so please show them respect."Because, the're doing sth remarkable and tried their best to cheer whole nations."(sic)Professional dancer and Dancing With The Stars expert, Gary Edwards has said Molly could be at an advantage due to her positivity.On the CBBC star taking home the Glitterball trophy, he told Express.co.uk: "She has been consistently very good and that next notch up, it could very easily happen for her."I think they are pretty well-placed by now,.