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Rachel Riley
English
Entertainer
Born:
Jan 11
,
1986
Always
Because
Me
People
Think
You
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People have got their opinions, and you can't please everyone.
Rachel Riley
You
People
Please Everyone
Everyone
Please
Got
Opinions
When I was at uni, our whole college bar would gather around the quiz machine for a few games every night.
Rachel Riley
College
Few
Every
Our
Machine
Would
Around
Quiz
Bar
Games
Whole
Every Night
Night
Gather
My biggest vice? Vegan cupcakes, which are delicious.
Rachel Riley
Vegan
Delicious
Vice
Biggest
Which
You can have your opinions, and you can share them with your friends, but why would you go online to tell a stranger something random about their appearance? I don't get that.
Rachel Riley
You
Random
Tell
Would
About
Something
Online
Share
Opinions
Go
Friends
Get
Them
Your
Stranger
Appearance
Why
I think there is a real negative attitude to splitting up with someone in our society, but it is good to stay friends.
Rachel Riley
Attitude
Good
Negative
Think
Society
Our
Stay
Someone
Splitting
Real
Up
Friends
The paso doble is my favourite dance on 'Strictly,' so I'm so pleased I get to do it.
Rachel Riley
Dance
Strictly
Pleased
Favourite
Get
Maths is like learning a language: you need to learn the basics to get going, but a lot of adults go into blind panic about numbers and switch off.
Rachel Riley
You
Learning
Language
Panic
About
Adult
Like
Blind
Learn
Go
Lot
Off
Maths
Get
Going
Switch
Basics
Need
Numbers
Some of the words that pop up on the show have had terrible connotations. But that's the beauty of 'Countdown.'
Rachel Riley
Words
Beauty
Some
Had
Terrible
Up
Pop
Show
Connotations
I'm really lucky to be in the TV industry and to have a regular yearly contract. That gives me security.
Rachel Riley
Me
TV
Security
Gives
Industry
Yearly
Contract
Really
Regular
Lucky
Without 'Countdown,' I'd probably still be a data analyst in London.
Rachel Riley
Analyst
London
Data
Without
Still
My parents supported me through university, and after I graduated, I got a job as an analyst at a price comparison website called TotallyMoney.com.
Rachel Riley
Website
Me
Job
Parents
Analyst
Through
Price
Supported
Got
Graduated
After
Comparison
University
There's an ingrained mentality in our culture that women aren't as good. Other places, it doesn't exist.
Rachel Riley
Good
Culture
Women
Other
Our
Mentality
Exist
Places
Ingrained
I'm really interested in male and female brains and whether female brains or male brains are better at maths.
Rachel Riley
Better
Female
Male
Maths
Brains
Whether
Interested
Really
I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped at the chance.
Rachel Riley
Me
Statistics
Take
Football
Look
Massive
Fan
Asked
Chance
I never Google myself because that way madness lies.
Rachel Riley
Myself
Madness
Google
Way
Lies
Never
Because
I'd love to present a popular science programme because it's something I feel very passionate about.
Rachel Riley
Love
Science
About
Something
Feel
Because
Passionate
Very
Popular
Present
Programme
I don't think you need to get married necessarily. Girls just assume they will get married and have babies, but that isn't the right thing for everyone.
Rachel Riley
You
Will
Girl
Think
Assume
Babies
Everyone
Right Thing
Married
Get
Get Married
Just
The Right Thing
Right
Thing
Necessarily
Need
I enjoy things that are relevant to me, like maths and science and 'Countdown,' and I don't want to offend our viewers.
Rachel Riley
Me
Science
Enjoy
Our
Relevant
Like
Maths
Offend
Want
Viewers
Things
There's no reason for men to be better at maths than women - it's just about our perception.
Rachel Riley
Women
Better
Men
Perception
Our
About
No Reason
Maths
Than
Just
Reason
I was with my ex-husband for eight or nine years, and we became good friends. I met him at university, and our relationship ended. We are still good friends.
Rachel Riley
Good
Relationship
Met
Good Friends
Nine
Our
Him
Became
Still
Years
Friends
Ended
Eight
University
In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.
Rachel Riley
Great
You
Opportunities
Try
TV
Something
Normal
Normal Person
Person
Get
Different
Then
Many
From my personal experience, because I'm in a relationship, on paper I would never have imagined - I'm an Essex girl, maths geek who likes football, and I've ended up with a Russian ballroom dancer, and I guess the things you think are important, especially when you're younger, turn out not to be.
Rachel Riley
Relationship
You
Experience
Girl
Important
Think
Guess
Dancer
Paper
Out
Would
Geek
Russian
Never
Football
Likes
Because
Ballroom
Maths
Up
Personal
Ended
Personal Experience
Turn
Younger
Who
Things
Imagined
For a long time, I thought, 'I'm not a TV presenter,' but now I realise there's no typical route into this business.
Rachel Riley
Time
Business
Thought
Long
Long Time
Typical
TV
Realise
Now
Route
Presenter
I always say the side of me I show on 'Countdown' is the side I'd show to my gran.
Rachel Riley
Me
Side
Say
Always
Show
If I'm with someone, and I'm happy, that's enough.
Rachel Riley
Happy
Enough
Someone
I have had a problem with food intolerance since I was eight.
Rachel Riley
Food
Problem
Intolerance
Had
Since
Eight
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