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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Traitors favourite in new romance with boy band star as couple go Instagram official with sweet picture in Amsterdam
A Traitors star is in a new relationship with a boy band member and the couple has already gone Instagram official. Former Dancing On Ice contestant Mollie Pearce, 23, is dating The Vamps bassist Connor Ball, 29, and the couple affirmed their romance by going on a break together to Amsterdam. MailOnline revealed in October that Mollie, who rose to fame on season two of BBC One's The Traitors, had split from longterm boyfriend Max Backwell who she had been with for three years. But six months on from her breakup, the model has moved on with Connor after the couple connected at this year's Dancing On Ice wrap party. They were both at the TV bash after Connor appeared on the series in 2019 and Mollie finished in sixth place during this year's competition. The loved-up pair took a canal boat ride in Amsterdam where they posed for pictures together, smiling at the camera for the sweet selfie. A TV source told MailOnline: 'Mollie and Connor are in the early stages of dating and are loving getting to know each other. 'They felt ready to share their relationship on Instagram after holidaying together for the first time. 'It's been a few months since they met at the Dancing On Ice wrap party, where they first connected and now they're up for going public.' Mollie starred on the last ever series of Dancing On Ice with professional parter Colin Grafton before the programme, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern, was cancelled by ITV. The star competed on the show to raise awareness for the stoma bag community after having one fitted when she was 18, seven years after she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Mollie, who was born without fingers on her right hand, spoke about her decision to signup to Dancing On Ice, saying she wanted to take the opportunity now that she isn't held back by poor health. She said: 'I have my health and the chance to do these things now. I would never have been able to do anything like this four years ago. I want to take all the opportunities I possibly can now and take it all in.' MailOnline has contacted Mollie's representatives for comment. In 2024, Mollie was humiliated by Traitors rival Harry Clark, who convinced her he was a fellow Faithful, when all along he was a Traitor, and his deceit saw him bag the £95,000 cash prize. Harry promised Mollie a sunshine holiday as a way to compensate his treachery but he did not deliver. The former co-stars were reunited at last week's BAFTA TV Awards after The Traitors was nominated in the Best Reality and Constructed Factual category.
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
The Traitors' Mollie Pearce dating huge popstar after heartbreaking split with ex – and they met through Dancing On Ice
THE Traitors star Mollie Pearce is dating a huge pop star after splitting from her ex-boyfriend last year. Mollie, 23, took to Instagram to share a snap from a recent trip to Amsterdam with Connor Ball from The Vamps. 6 6 And The Sun can reveal they are together after meeting on the set of Dancing On Ice earlier this year. Mollie took part in the most recent series, while Connor, 29, starred on the show in 2022. An insider said: "Mollie met Connor when he came to Dancing On Ice during her series - they chatted as he was on the 2022 series and things went from there. "They've been secretly dating for a few weeks and are on their first holiday together. It's early stages but it's going really well." Mollie, who came runner-up during series two of The Traitors in 2024, confirmed in October last year that she and boyfriend Max Backwell had split after three years. She told the Mail: "After a number of happy years together Max and I have decided to part ways. "It was amicable and we're both still friends." Mollie became a fan favourite on The Traitors when she told on Claudia Winkleman's murder mystery how she was born with one hand. In her late teens she began working as a disability model. Mollie also lives with a stoma after surgery to remove her colon at the age of 18 following a decade with ulcerative colitis. The Traitors finalist Mollie Pearce reveals how she was 'betrayed twice' in gripping BBC show Speaking to BBC's Access All podcast, she said: "I call my stoma Sid. "I'm very proud of Sid. He's helped me in a lot of ways.' 6 6
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Another celebrity leaves Dancing On Ice to miss out on next week's semi-finals
Former Traitors star Mollie Pearce has become the latest contestant to be eliminated from Dancing On Ice, while ex-footballer Anton Ferdinand topped the leaderboard with a perfect score of 40. Pearce lost out in the skate-off to The Only Way Is Essex star Dan Edgar during Sunday's Musicals Week, after head judge Jayne Torvill decided to save the Essex-born reality star. After the results were announced, Pearce began to cry as she said: 'I've had the best time, and these are happy tears, because honestly, I met a friend for life, and this has been the experience of a lifetime, I've loved it. 'I'm happy to have made it this far.' Pearce got the lowest score of 35.5 from the judges for her performance to Abba's Mamma Mia with partner Colin Grafton, and will miss out on next week's semi-final. Edgar found himself in the skate-off despite achieving the second highest score of 37.5 for his performance to Oklahoma with partner Vanessa James, who suffered a fall during the show. Ferdinand impressed the judges with his performance to Bring Him Home from Les Miserables, achieving the highest score of the series with professional partner Annette Dytrt. Judge Oti Mabuse said she was 'unbelievably proud' of the 40-year-old's performance which she said deserved 'another standing ovation'. Judge Christopher Dean said: 'Right from the beginning, just the way that you stood there and the way that you finished it, we all felt it. 'It was quite emotional, we've got tingly already, and I felt you had us all in the palm of your hand.' 🩵 Week Seven Leaderboard 🩵 It's standing ovations all round after our night at the theatre! Here's how our Ice Panel scored tonight's performances #DancingOnIce — Dancing on Ice (@dancingonice) February 23, 2025 TV presenter Michaela Strachan and her partner Mark Hanretty were given a score of 36.5 for their routine to Cabaret, while Coronation Street actor Sam Aston donned a hat and tails to score 37 while skating to I'll Do Anything from Oliver with partner Molly Lanaghan. After Aston's performance, Torvill said: 'This style really suited you, and I was expecting that once you started skating, we'd lose the Artful Dodger, but he stayed the whole time, and that was great to see, and the skating was lovely and smooth.' The show opened with a musical number from Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, and the cast of Moulin Rouge The Musical also performed. Dancing On Ice returns for the semi-finals at 6.30pm next Sunday, when the skaters will perform solo routines.
