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Rachel Riley admits she ‘can’t watch’ Pasha Kovalev dancing with Ashley Roberts on Strictly
She gets 'nervous' when she thinks about him dancing with the gorgeous Pussycat Doll
RACHEL Riley avoids watching boyfriend Pasha Kovalev dance with Ashley Roberts on Strictly at all costs.
The Countdown star, 32, met the Russian pro dancer on the show five years ago and admitted seeing him so close to the Pussycat Doll makes her feel "nervous" - weeks after Seann Walsh and Katya Jones were caught kissing.
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Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev dance the Charleston on Strictly's Halloween special
Rachel told : "'It’s kind of left its mark. It just makes me feel nervous – so I make myself busy when it’s on. I leave Pasha to it!"
She said that instead, the loved-up couple have been glued to Great British Bake Off.
Rachel revealed: "With something like Bake Off, we’ll wait until we’re both around and then watch it.
"Often I work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Manchester for Countdown, so lately we’ve been watching Bake Off on Wednesday evening.
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"I’ll come home and it’s the first thing on. We’re both vegan so we loved Vegan Week, and they had some Russian stuff this series, too.
"Pasha knew what all the breads were, and was telling me all about marriage breads and things like that."
Rachel needn't worry, as Strictly beauty Ashley has had a string of secret dates with Giovanni Pernice after the pair hit it off behind the scenes.
Insiders say they are in the early stages of a new romance after sharing a kiss.
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Rachel is a familiar face on afternoon telly as the maths whizz on Countdown.
The mathematician from Essex is in charge of presenting each round and revealing the answers to the maths problems.
The star has been on the show for the past nine years, and presents alongside former Apprentice adviser Nick Hewer.
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Before her career in television, she studied mathematics at Oriel College, Oxford, before working as a statistical analyst for a start-up price comparison website.
Rachel was married to James Gilbert, but the pair split after a fifteen-month marriage.
Read the full interview in this week's Radio Times, on sale now.
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