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Mollie Pearce
Mollie Elizabeth Pearce (born 28 January 2002) is an English television personality and model, who was runner-up on the second series of The Traitors in 2024. In 2025, she is set to compete in the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice. Early lifePearce was born on 28 January 2002 in Nailsea, North Somerset.[1] Pearce was born with no fingers on her right hand.[2] She attended Nailsea School.[2] In 2014, she swam a mile to raise money for Reach, an association for children with upper limb deficiencies.[2] She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 11, an autoimmune condition causing inflammation in the large intestine.[3][4] When Pearce was 18, she had her colon removed and began using a stoma.[5][6] CareerPrior to appearing on television, Pearce worked as a disability model, working for brands including Kurt Geiger, Zalando and Bodyform, as well as appearing in a campaign for Vogue Portugal.[7][8] She has also worked as a hospital healthcare assistant.[1] In January 2024, Pearce appeared as a contestant on the second series of the BBC series The Traitors.[9][10][11] She was chosen as a faithful and reached the final, finishing as the runner-up behind Harry Clark, who was ultimately a traitor.[12][13][14] Following on from the series, she said her "main goal" was to "raise awareness" around stomas, and said she was "so grateful" that [The Traitors] producers had included her story [in the show].[15][16] In March 2024, Pearce appeared as herself in a parody of the series, The Traitors: The Movie for Comic Relief, which starred Suranne Jones, David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Jonathan Bailey, Asim Chaudhry, Iain Stirling and Sally Phillips as her fellow contestants.[17] In January 2025, Pearce is set to appear as a contestant on the seventeenth series of Dancing on Ice.[18] She will dance with Colin Grafton.[19] Filmography
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