Inside Molly Rainford and Tyler West’s relationship after Strictly couple get engaged

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Molly Rainford and Tyler West attend the World Premiere of

Former Strictly stars Tyler West and Molly Rainford have got engaged (Picture: Dave Bennett)

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestants Molly Rainford and Tyler West have announced their engagement.

KISS DJ Tyler, 29 and the EastEnders star, 24, revealed the news on social media, sharing romantic footage of their Mykonos holiday.

In a clip, Tyler can be seen getting down on one knee before saying: ‘I am hoping you would like to continue making me the luckiest man on earth like you do every single day. So baby, will you marry me?’

Following their post on Instagram, several celebrities responded beneath, praising the couple.

Former Strictly star Ellie Taylor wrote: ‘OH BABIES!!! Yessss!!!!! Beautiful!!!!!! Huge congratulations!!!!!’.

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Meanwhile, JLS star Marvin Humes also said: ‘Wow… this is a lot couldn’t be happier for two incredible people who are just perfect for eachother. I’m SO happy!!! Ah man this has made my night congrats family.’

But, taking a look at when they first met and how they started dating, here is a deep dive into their relationship timeline.

When did Molly Rainford and Tyler West start dating?

The pair first met during the 2022 series of Strictly, when Molly was partnered with Carlos Gu and Tyler with Dianne Buswell.

Tyler West and Molly Rainford attend the after show party at the Lucky Cat, by Gordon Ramsay in London, for Strictly Come Dancing stars Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington, following their new show 'Behind The Magic' on at the Peacock Theatre. Picture date: Sunday June 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Magic. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire

The couple first met on Strictly back in 2022 (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)

Strictly lovebirds Molly Rainford and Tyler West snuggle up during adorable Disneyland Paris trip disney dump ?i?m missing it already!!! best weekend evaaa

They began dating during the live tour of the show (Picture: Instagram mollyrainford)

Following that, their relationship started to go to the next level during the Strictly Live Tour in early January 2023.

Tyler has previously revealed how he took the plunge and asked Molly out on a date during the live tour.

He told Hello! magazine: ‘We snuck out the back of the hotel [and] went to a chicken spot. We had rum punch and spoke for hours.’

Following that, the pair announced their relationship publicly in March 2023 in a playful TikTok.

When did Molly Rainford and Tyler West get engaged?

Tyler proposed to Molly on August 10 on a beautiful sunset clifftop in Mykonos, Greece.

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The couple shared their romantic proposal in a post on social media (Picture: Instagram)

Molly Rainford and Tyler West getting engaged. He is down on one knee in Mykonos.

Numerous celebrities responded beneath their post praising the news (Picture: Instagram)

Molly believed she was taking part in a sunset photoshoot during their romantic getaway.

However, much to her surprise, Tyler could be seen getting down on one knee to pop the question.

The pair shared the moment to their followers on Instagram, writing the caption: ‘Found our forever [heart emoji] 10.8.2025.’

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