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Rachel Riley addresses weight gain speculation before 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown airs
Rachel Riley, 35, took to Instagram today to clear up any speculation about whether she had “put on a bit of weight”.The star recently welcomed her second child with husband Pasha Kovalev, 41. Rachel posted a picture of herself sitting next to the iconic Countdown board with her hands placed just below her round tummy. Addressing her 533,000 followers, she poked fun at the kind of comments she was expecting to receive from viewers over her appearance, writing: “And so begins the new series of: Has she put on a bit of weight or…? Is she pregnant AGAIN?” “And wooooh is it twins or a baby elephant in there? In no particular order!” she added with a laughing emoji. “The latest #CatsCountdown series starts tonight 9pm @channel4 and we filmed it all before I popped!” “(And before we sadly lost the legend Sean Lock.) Enjoy!” she added in reference to the comedian who sadly died back in August. Sean, who was a team captain on the series hosted by Jimmy Carr, tragically died from cancer at the age of 58.Plenty of Rachel’s followers wrote in to express how glad they were to see the comedian making people laugh one last time. Craig Tuck commented: “Ahhh does that mean there are some seany specials in this series? That’ll be some mixed emotions!” (sic)“What a joy to be able to see Sean Lock doing what he does best. Can’t wait!” added fitmumintherealworld. “Thanks for updating - Re Before the loss of Sean, wasn't sure how that would be handled,” wrote Alan Cracknell.
