An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn’t be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley.

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Geoghegan, John (5 August 2009). "Campaign can count on Rachel Riley's support". The Echo. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021 . Retrieved 15 May 2021. It was on that programme that she met her husband, the professional dancer Pasha Kovalev — the couple married in 2019. They are now besotted parents to daughter Maven Aria, and Riley was, when we spoke, due to give birth to their second child “any day now”. It’s only when I am listening to the tape of our conversation that I am brought up short by Riley’s confession that even though she loved maths at school — and went on to study it in depth at Oxford — she found maths lessons “boring”. Not boring because she could whizz through the problems, but boring because the books and the teaching were “unimaginative. We weren’t given the tools to problem-solve in a holistic way”.Howarth, Alice (29 October 2021). "Rachel Riley shows off baby bump as she announces her new book is out". Good Housekeeping. Get inspired by our Confidence Conversations videos about people who gained confidence with numbers. You can too! Ahead of appearing on BBC Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, she uploaded a series of snaps, showing some behind-the-scenes action with her husband Pasha Kovalev.

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Just the same, she says, she really enjoyed the process of doing the book and is now thinking about what might be her next project —perhaps maths again, but this time for children and teenagers.

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In June 2019, Riley was criticised by environmental groups and accused of greenwashing for her promotion of the "future energy solutions" of Shell, an oil and gas company. [51] Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway?

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It's that time again. Four months left of pregnancy throat burn but at least I have somewhere to keep my tablets," she remarked whilst showing a bottle of TUMS Assorted Berries resting on her blossoming bump. a b c Sylvester, Rachel; Thomson, Alice (26 January 2019). "Rachel Riley of Countdown finds her Jewish roots to take on the Corbynistas". The Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019 . Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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Philipson, Alison (29 November 2013). "The curse of Strictly: romances that have crumbled under pressure of the danceflloor". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019 . Retrieved 11 January 2019. Rachel Riley: People are grateful I've spoken out about antisemitism". Jewish News. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019 . Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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She and her husband became vegan in 2018. [31] [32] She is an atheist who identifies as Jewish through her mother. [5] [33] Politics [ edit ] Houghton, Rianne (14 June 2017). "Countdown star Rachel Riley quits Sky Sports job after receiving 'hideous personal abuse' ". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017 . Retrieved 6 August 2017. In August 2012, Riley married Jamie Gilbert, whom she had met while they were both studying at the University of Oxford. It was announced in November 2013 that they were separating. [17] The split has been cited as an example of the Strictly curse. [18] She began dating her Strictly dance partner, Pasha Kovalev, soon after the show ended in December 2013. In May 2019, Riley announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. [19] On 28 June 2019, [20] Riley and Kovalev married in Las Vegas. [21] On 15 December 2019, Riley gave birth to a baby girl. [22] In April 2021, Riley announced that she was pregnant with the couple's second child. [23] On 5 November 2021, Riley gave birth to their second daughter. [24]Eames, Tom (24 June 2013). "Ryan Giggs to appear on 'Countdown' ". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013 . Retrieved 7 August 2022. Riley knows she will have her hands full, with her maths book to promote, two tiny children to look after, and the prospect of returning to Countdown, which she has been working on for 13 years, and aims to stay with as long as she can.