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COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley has become a web sensation after a throwback clip of her going bra-less began circulating online.

The maths whizz was left looking a little over-exposed during the 2015 episode which has picked up almost 300,000 hits on YouTube.

 Rachel Riley stuns in the Countdown clip from 2015
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Rachel Riley stuns in the Countdown clip from 2015Credit: Channel 4

Rachel, 31, wore a chic pink dress for an appearance on the show two years ago, but some viewers noticed she appeared to have left her underwear at home.

The clip has since been circulating online since it resurfaced and has scored around 285,000 hits on the site.

And it comes just days after Rachel became an online hit for another reason - as her boyfriend Pasha Kovalev spelt out VERY rude word on the show.

 The clip has proved to be a big hit with fans of the show since it resurfaced
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The clip has proved to be a big hit with fans of the show since it resurfacedCredit: Channel 4

The Strictly Come Dancing star even managed to draw a chuckle from host Nick Hewer with his answer from the nine-letter jumble MEPHALSUL.

Pasha was taking part in an episode of the game show last Thursday and he left girlfriend Rachel struggling to hold back a fit of giggles when he spelt out the word “phallus”.

There was an awkward silence before Nick said: “Sorry, I was just a bit stunned for a second there!”

It comes just weeks after another saucy incident when the show’s Susie Dent also spelt out a naughty word.

The Dictionary Corner expert left host Nick red-faced when she revealed the naughty saying.

The letters the contestants had to work with were MTHIAEDHS.

But naughty Susie was quick to point out that you could spell “s***head” from those words.

 The letters came together to spell out a rude word
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The letters came together to spell out a rude wordCredit: Channel 4

Upon revealing the word she said: “I apologise for this one in advance, it’s in the dictionary.”

She went on: “We’re only saying this because it gets you one letter further, but it’s s***head, I apologise.”

Host Nick then said: “Susie wash your mouth out with soap!”

 Rachel can't help smiling as her boyfriend's word is revealed
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Rachel can't help smiling as her boyfriend's word is revealedCredit: Channel 4

The camera then flashed to Rachel Riley who had spelt the word out, and was trying not to laugh.

Rachel, who replaced Carol Vorderman in 2009, has often found herself stifling laughter after drawing words like "p**s" and "a**e" in the past.

She has also had to spell out the words "orgasm" and "todgers" during her time on the daytime show.

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