Rachel Riley: Countdown star addresses family concerns ‘Managed to avoid each other’

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Rachel Riley, 34, has revealed the coronavirus outbreak had quite a significant impact on her parents when her mum Celia Riley came down with COVID-19 symptoms.The star explained that although her mum was “okay” and thankfully didn’t have to go to hospital with the virus, her dad Christopher Riley is on the shielded patients list, which means he would be at a higher risk of developing complications from coronavirus infection, according to the NHS.

As a result, Rachel explained her parents had to “avoid each other” around the house at the time to keep her dad safe.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the television personality divulged: “My mum, we think she had coronavirus and she’s fine now.“There’s a lot of families who won’t be in the.