Rachel Riley claims Strictly Come Dancing bosses 'pick winner at start of series'

ok.co.uk:

Countdown star Rachel Riley has reportedly claimed that Strictly Come Dancing bosses “pick winner at start of series” and the show is “very produced”.

Rachel, 36, was a contestant on the popular BBC dance show back in 2013 and she met her now husband Pasha Kovalev, 42, after the two were partnered together.

The couple later married in 2019 and now the pair share two children together Maven, two, and Noa, six months. The maths whizz has recently spoken out about Strictly in a candid interview about her time on the show to The Sunday Times and she has reportedly claimed that “bosses know who they want to win from the start”.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She told the publication: “The show is very produced. “I think they know from the start who they want to win and what journeys they want to take different people on, to have the right balance, and they can obviously fix the scores.” She continued: “I think Brits want an underdog.