Rachel Riley begs people not to call her children with Pasha Kovalev 'the Strictly curse'

RACHEL Riley appeared to make a sly dig at Anne Robinson as she praised her Countdown replacement Colin Murray. The Irish presenter was announced as Anne's replacement after she quit the tea-time Channel 4 series last week.

COUNTDOWN'S new presenter Colin Murray has broken his silence on his latest telly role - vowing to "earn the respect" of co-host Rachel Riley. Channel 4 sources confirmed to The Sun today that the BBC Radio 5 live presenter, 45, will be taking on the Countdown reins "until autumn." They told us of Colin's plum new role replacing telly veteran Anne Robinson, 77, and said: "Colin started filming on set in Salford yesterday.

RACHEL Riley has had an especially racy week on Countdown which she admits happens "all the time." The maths whizz joined host Anne Robinson and Susie Dent on the Channel 4 puzzle show and was left very amused by one word that popped up in Dictionary Corner. After the 30-second timer was up, one player came up with the word 'erections', with a bemused Rachel putting the word up on the board.

Rachel Riley has discussed the vile comments she has received from trolls over the years in the podcast Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse.The maths whizz, who campaigned against Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the run up to the general election, described how one Twitter user wished for her daughter to be “stillborn”. Rachel, 36, opened up about the abuse she has faced online over the years, particularly after voicing her views about antisemitism under Corbyn’s Labour Party. The Countdown star has often been outspoken about antisemitism online, and has faced plenty of vitriol from internet trolls as a result. After the general election in 2019 that saw the Labour Party lose to the Conservatives, Rachel shared a tweet that angered some of her followers. Speaking about the incident to Anna, she explained: “On the 12th of December it was such a relief when the exit polls came in. “And I didn’t vote for the Tories, I’m not a Tory.

Countdown presenter, 36, opened up about the incident for the first time during a new podcast interview. Setting the scene, the mum-of-two explained how she and her former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer other half had been playing ping pong at the time.

The Countdown star Rachel Riley has spoken of a time when a celebrity strangely put his phone under her skirt whilst she was playing table tennis. She was playing with her husband, former Strictly star Pasha Kovalev at a party.

Rachel Riley, 36 and Anne Robinson, 77, have clashed in the past, with The Weakest Link star publicly admitting that she found her co-star too "noisy" and admitting that she wouldn't "go on holiday with her".

Rachel Riley has opened up about the moment a mystery celebrity once used their phone to film up her skirt.

Rachel Riley has revealed how a fellow celebrity used his iWatch to look up her skirt during a house party and how her husband Pasha Kovalev came to her rescue.MORE: Rachel Riley shares sweet clip of daughter Maven following in dad Pasha Kovalev's footstepsTalking on the Dirty Mother Pukka' podcast on Thursday while hailing the forthcoming Online Harms Bill, Rachel said: "One who shall remain nameless, who people would know, he just got an Apple Watch, and at a party at a friend's house, I was playing table tennis with Pash, and this guy, in full view of everyone, came, put his phone on the floor under my skirt where I was playing table tennis, and went and sat back down a couple of metres away while him and all his mates looked at his watch."WATCH: Rachel Riley's daughter Maven, two, has the cutest singing voiceShe continued: "It was like a video basically. So he went and put his phone down so he could look up and went two metres away to go and look at his phone, look up my skirt."READ: Rachel Riley has the cutest interaction with daughter Maven ahead of family milestoneRELATED: Rachel Riley shares new candid picture of Pasha Kovalev and baby Noa - but fans question one detailOf the identity of the celebrity, the mother-of-two added: "I wouldn't call him a friend, but you would know him.

Maths whizz Rachel Riley has revealed a shocking incident when a male celebrity took a video up her skirt while she was playing table tennis with her husband, Pasha Kovalev. Refusing to name the man in question, mum of two Rachel said: "One, who shall remain nameless, who people would know, he just got an Apple watch, and at a party at a friend's house, I was playing table tennis when this guy, in full view of everyone, came, put his phone of the floor under my skirt where I was playing table tennis." She added that he, "went and say back down a couple of metres away while him and his mates looked at his watch." Adding more details about the horrifying event, she said, "It was like a video basically.

COUNTDOWN'S Rachel Riley took a swipe at Anne Robinson by toasting to the next chapter after the host quit. The maths whizz was all smiles after the news broke about Anne's future on the show.

Rachel Riley, 36, saw Richard Osman's comments on Twitter, prompting her to warn: "Never mess with Susie D." As her almost 697,000 amazed Twitter followers looked on, she likened the conflict between the two stars to military combat.Richard, 51, had originally tweeted to confirm he would not be replacing Anne Robinson, 77, as Countdown's new host.He used the opportunity to aim a cheeky dig at Susie, 57, while doing so."I keep reading I'm the favourite to be the new Countdown host. But there are 3 problems," he told his 1.1 million followers."1.

Rachel Riley has shared her excitement over the "next chapter" in the show's history following the exit of Anne Robinson.The stunning presenter and maths whiz posted a photo on her Instagram as she posed in a blue plunging dress with pink flowers as she opted for a subtle makeup look.She pinned her hair back and finished the look with a swipe of lippy as she donned a casual exterior as she held up a glass of wine to the camera.As she shared the snap she captioned the photo: "Drinking a toast to the next chapter in Countdown's history...

COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley has revealed the terrifying sexual harassment she receives - including a mystery celebrity who once tried to use their phone to film up her skirt. The maths whizz, 36, says she was at the home of a friend with husband Pasha Kovalev, 42, when the male star casually tried to use this iPhone as a camera - then looked at the "live" footage in front of her on his Apple watch.

Rachel Riley, 36, has reiterated her opinion on Johnny Depp, 58, after previously sharing criticism of the Pirates of the Caribbean actor online.The star took to social media once more today to double down on her belief that Depp “cannot be defended”, despite fans disagreeing as they watch the legal action against his ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, play out on camera. Today, Rachel returned to Twitter to share an excerpt of a previous ruling from the UK’s High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division. Addressing her 696,500 followers, she wrote: “Extracts of the 129 page judgement (link in next tweet) in the legal case Depp already lost.“Left the description, right the judge’s assessment of it.“I still don’t understand how anyone can defend this man.“This trial is post separation abuse on an enormous scale,” she added.Also attached was a video clip reposted by Twitter user Ivana Escalera.The video was labelled: “The court hears how Johnny Depp sexually assaulted Amber Heard. #IStandWithAmberHeard.”Rachel’s followers took to the comments section to share their views on the matter.Andrew Williams disagreed, writing: “I don't understand how anyone can be on Heard’s side but there ya go.” (sic)Mr H added: “It's very unfortunate that you've chosen the side of an abuser here.

Anne Robinson's shocking decision to quit British game show Countdown has created a wave of responses - not all of which were praising.The television presenter's decision to leave the Channel 4 show reportedly led to a sigh of relief from her colleagues, including none other than Rachel Riley and Susie Dent.The alleged drama between the co-stars is said to have left bosses fearful that they might quit with its highest audience share since 2012.The 77-year-old complained that maths expert Rachel and Dictionary expert Susie were "too noisy", according to The Mirror.One insider said: “Everyone is so relieved, to be honest. It’s all been a bit of a disaster with the fallouts and squabbles, we just want to draw a line under it and move on.”However, Anne has insisted that ideas of a rift between the colleagues had been exaggerated.She admitted: “She is noisy, she and Susie both are – they are a formidable pair.

Countdown were left laughing after a rude word appeared on the show's board. Presenter Rachel Riley was reduced to giggles after one of the contestants spelt out "Up vaginas". She quipped to Jo Brand in Dictionary Corner: "We love vaginas don't we Jo?", to which the comedian replied: "Oh we love vaginas!"Fans of the Channel 4 quiz show immediately took to Twitter to chuckle at the hilarious spelling on the word board.One tweeted: "Absolutely historic @C4Countdown moment.

COUNTDOWN'S Rachel Riley and Susie Dent have broken their silence on Anne Robinson's shock exit from the show. Yesterday it was revealed Anne is quitting the Channel 4 programme after just one year.

ANNE Robinson has revealed the real reason behind her decision to leave Countdown following a feud with her co-star Rachel Riley. The 77-year-old joked she wants an older woman to replace her - so she can spend time with her grandchildren.

ANNE Robinson has broken her silence on a feud with her Countdown co-star Rachel Riley. The host - who announced she's stepping down this summer - admitted she doesn't speak to Rachel OR Susie Dent while filming the 45-minute show.

Rachel Riley, 36, has sparked backlash by weighing in on the Johnny Depp, 58, and Amber Heard, 36, trial and admitting she is "shocked" anyone would not believe the actress' account of their tumultuous relationship.The Countdown star believes Johnny is a "monster" due to previous court evidence, however, many social media users took to the comments to disagree with the star.Yesterday, Rachel took to Twitter to share her opinion on Johnny's libel case against Amber.She shared a screenshot of one of Johnny's messages shown as evidence from 2016, along with a thread supporting Amber.Rachel captioned the post in view of her 696,700 followers: "This thread, 1000 times over."There has already been a judgement (so detailed it's 129 pages long) showing Depp to be a monster."This is one of his own messages in evidence. How so many people can help him abuse his victim now is completely shocking."Rachel was responding to social media user NataliePage31's comment about the trial, where she said: "If you are condoning this treatment of victims you are helping to ensure that abusers are allowed to continue."After 12 beatings being proved by #AmberHeard including one that lasted 3 DAYS, she should be able to say 'I survived domestic abuse' without a $100M bounty on her head."Rachel then furthered her point in a follow up tweet, as she penned: "I can only imagine anyone defending him has not read this judgment, and hopes no one else has either."Here’s the link.