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Almost 13 years after joining forces with her now-husband, Strictly Come Dancing star Rachel Riley, the Countdown star made a brutal admission.

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Rachel Riley aimed a subtle dig at Strictly Come Dancing as she opened up about her time on the show. The Countdown star appeared on the eleventh series of Strictly in 2013.

Partnered up with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, she was the fifth celebrity eliminated in the series. It was model Abbey Clancy, partnered with Aljaž Škorjanec who eventually lifted the Glitterball Trophy, beating Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton.

Shortly after the show finished Rachel announced that she was in a relationship with Pasha. The pair walked down the aisle in June 2019 and have since welcomed daughters Maven and Noa into the world.

Rachel had a critical eye on her own moves despite having married a dancer and appearing on Strictly. When questioned about her ability to dance during a podcast appearance, she responded, “Absolutely not. No, you get better at dancing, but you don’t get better at it because I’ve never been one.

“So you know, that’s why I went into it because you want to learn a skill and it is fun. We have danced, Pasha and I when we go travelling, which we love, we’ve danced in Cannes, we’ve danced in Bali, we’ve danced in LA, Colombia, everywhere you go there’s a salsa club.”

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Rachel explained that Rachel split her free time between her home in Essex, her Countdown commitments in Manchester, and her work on The Gadget Show in Birmingham.

You have a week from beginning to end, you have to watch It Takes Two, you have to go through rehearsals, you have to make some kind of filming, and you have to do everything, because I’ve never danced in my life. You then learn how to persevere that week.

Rachel has been a regular on Countdown since 2009, when she took over from Carol Vorderman as the mathematics expert. She recalls being “thrilled” to secure the position shortly after completing her studies at the University of Oxford.

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She has since described the Countdown role as the “only cool maths job around”. Rachel returns to television this afternoon (January 16) at 2.10pm presenting Countdown alongside Colin Murray on Channel 4, before appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at 9pm on the same channel.

In 2018, Pasha made his final Strictly appearance, beating Ashley Roberts, a former Pussycat Dolls member. Pasha explained in an interview with Heat magazine that it was the “right time” to leave his Strictly journey.

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The 45-year-old said, “It was time to move on, and I don’t regret it.” He said saying goodbye to each celebrity partner was the “most difficult thing” about his professional role on the program.

He continued, “Part of your heart stays with that person, and then you have to find more love to give to the next person.”

Countdown star Rachel Riley made a brutal admission almost 13 years after she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with now husband Pasha Kovalev

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Rachel Riley aimed a subtle dig at Strictly Come Dancing as she opened up about her time on the show. The Countdown star appeared on the eleventh series of Strictly in 2013.

Partnered up with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, she was the fifth celebrity eliminated in the series. It was model Abbey Clancy, partnered with Aljaž Škorjanec who eventually lifted the Glitterball Trophy, beating Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton.

Shortly after the show finished Rachel announced that she was in a relationship with Pasha. The pair walked down the aisle in June 2019 and have since welcomed daughters Maven and Noa into the world.

Despite appearing on Strictly and marrying a dancer, Rachel had a blunt view of her own moves. When asked if she had learnt to dance during an appearance on the Shoot Your Shot podcast, she replied: “Absolutely not. No, you learn how to hang on, you don’t have enough time to learn how to dance and I’d never danced.

“So you know, that’s why I went into it because you want to learn a skill and it is fun. We have danced, Pasha and I when we go travelling, which we love, we’ve danced in Cannes, we’ve danced in Bali, we’ve danced in LA, Colombia, everywhere you go there’s a salsa club.”

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Rachel explained that much of her time during Strictly was spent split between her home in Essex, her Countdown commitments in Manchester, and her job on The Gadget Show in Birmingham.

She continued:” You have a week from start to finish and you have to do It Takes Two, you have to do rehearsals, you have to do some sort of filming where you pretend that squash helps you learn to dance, and you have to do all kinds of things that fit in and I’d never danced a step in my life. So, you learn how to hang on for that week. “

Rachel has been a regular on Countdown since 2009, when she took over from Carol Vorderman as the mathematics expert. She recalls being “thrilled” to secure the position shortly after completing her studies at the University of Oxford.

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She has since described the Countdown role as the “only cool maths job around”. Rachel returns to television this afternoon (January 16) at 2.10pm presenting Countdown alongside Colin Murray on Channel 4, before appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at 9pm on the same channel.

In 2018, Pasha made his final Strictly appearance, beating Ashley Roberts, a former Pussycat Dolls member. Pasha explained in an interview with Heat magazine that it was the “right time” to leave his Strictly journey.

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The 45-year-old said, “It was time to move on, and I don’t regret it.” He said saying goodbye to each celebrity partner was the “most difficult thing” about his professional role on the program.

He continued, “Part of your heart stays with that person, and then you have to find more love to give to the next person.”

Brooklyn Beckham, who made a number of vile allegations about his famous parents, and her husband David Beckham, have a relationship.

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Victoria Beckham’s ‘control’ over her son ends in a matter of months. The family are at war, with Brooklyn backing his wife Nicola Peltz and taking aim at David and Victoria Beckham in a shocking turn of events.

In a bombshell statement, he explained: “Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.

They resisted if I agreed to do so before my wedding date, fearing that the terms of the agreement would be drawn up. The payday was affected by my holdout, and they haven’t treated me similarly since.

When he says “paycheck,” it’s not made clear what he is talking about, but it’s well known that the Beckhams are determined to use their brand and name only in the family’s name.

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BBC News reported in April 2017 that Victoria had trademarked the names of her four children to intellectual property authorities in Europe and the United Kingdom, preventing other companies from releasing products marketed under their names. In 2002 and 2000, Victoria and David had previously registered their names on trademarks.

According to documents, Victoria trademarked her son’s name in December 2016 and it is said that it will expire in December of that year. Brooklyn will be able to file for a new lawyer when it is over, according to reports.

Brooklyn has tried his hand at multiple jobs over the years, modelling, photography and most recently becoming a chef. His wife Nicola Peltz had previously said her husband felt “pressure” to follow in his parents’ footsteps.

She claimed that he had tried his hand at modeling, modeling, and football, which were all occupations that were close to his parents’, but that he had never fully realized it was possible until he switched to cooking.

When Brooklyn is in the kitchen, he is in heaven, you can tell. I started filming him one day because he has been all he’s wanted to talk about ever since the pandemic is happening in the kitchen. She told Tatler, “This is what you love,” and I responded, “This is what you love.”

Brooklyn is getting into very exciting things with his shows, she said, “Watch him call my dad and ask, What do you think about this, and it seems to show his fractured bond with his family and his connection to Nicola’s billionaire parents. He and I are a great learning team, “

Victoria Beckham and her husband David Beckham have fallen out with their son Brooklyn, who issued a number of scathing allegations about his famous parents

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Victoria Beckham’s ‘control’ over her son ends in a matter of months. The family are at war, with Brooklyn backing his wife Nicola Peltz and taking aim at David and Victoria Beckham in a shocking turn of events.

In a bombshell statement, he explained: “Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.

“They were adamant on me signing before my wedding date because then the terms of the deal would be initiated. My holdout affected the payday, and they have never treated me the same since.”

It isn’t made clear what he is referring to when he says payday, but it’s well known that the Beckhams are keen to keep their brand – and name – used in the right way and strictly by the family.

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In April 2017, it was reported by BBC News that Victoria had trademarked her four children’s names with intellectual property authorities in Britain and Europe, which would allow them to release branded products under their names and stop others from doing the same. Victoria and David had previously trademarked their names in 2002 and 2000 respectively.

The Daily Mail have reported that documents show Victoria trademarked her son’s name in December 2016, with the expiration said to be December of this year. When it ends, Brooklyn will be able to renew using his own lawyers, it has been reported.

Brooklyn has tried his hand at multiple jobs over the years, modelling, photography and most recently becoming a chef. His wife Nicola Peltz had previously said her husband felt “pressure” to follow in his parents’ footsteps.

She said that he had tried his hand at football, fashion photography and modelling – all careers adjacent to that of his parents but never quite felt they had worked, until he turned to cooking.

“You can tell that when Brooklyn’s in the kitchen he’s in heaven. Ever since the pandemic, all he’s wanted to talk about is being in the kitchen, so I just started filming him one day. I said, ‘This is what you love,'” she told Tatler.

In what seemingly showed his fractured bond with his family and his connection to Nicola’s billionaire parents, she added: “Brooklyn is getting into very exciting things with his shows and it’s really sweet, I watch him call my dad and say, ‘What do you think about this?’ I love watching him learn from my dad.”