Rachel Riley on remedy after Strictly elimination

Rachel Riley – who’s on Movie star Antiques Street Journey in the present day (Saturday, April 13) – as soon as opened up about needing to have remedy following her stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

The Countdown star – now 38 – took half within the hit BBC One present again in 2013. She was eradicated in week six of the competitors.

Rachel Riley on remedy after Strictly

Again in October 2014, throughout an interview with The Guardian, Rachel revealed that she’d needed to get remedy following her stint on Strictly.

Rachel took half in Strictly in 2013. She was paired up with Pasha Kovalev. Collectively, they reached week six earlier than being eradicated.

In the course of the interview, Rachel opened up about her TV profession, and why she had determined to do Strictly.

She mentioned that she likes doing issues that “scare” her – which she will get to do on TV.

Rachel was then requested whether or not this was why she determined to do Strictly.

Rachel Riley on her Strictly expertise

Rachel replied, saying: “I like doing various things. So, from doing Strictly I discovered that I used to be a perfectionist. I bought stage fright and truly had CBT [cognitive behavioural therapy].

“The man was good: I didn’t realise I used to be a perfectionist, as a result of I didn’t need issues to be good and thought that’s what a perfectionist was. Nevertheless it’s extra that you’re by no means glad with your self,” she then continued.

The star then continued, saying that she thought she was “worst” at dancing on the present, regardless of not truly being the so-called worst.

“In my head I used to be by no means going to have the ability to obtain what I wished to realize, as a result of I used to be by no means going to be good. So it’s simply studying to have an achievable purpose, a way of what’s end result, as a result of in any other case you might be by no means glad,” she confessed.

Rachel and Pasha

After all, Rachel met her now-husband on Strictly.

They went public with their relationship shortly after dancing on the present collectively. In 2019 they tied the knot, and later that yr, they welcomed their first youngster collectively, Maven.

In 2021, they’d one other daughter, Noa.

Talking to HELLO! magazine final yr, Rachel mentioned they have been probably done with having any more babies.

“We’re completely happy the place we’re. If I had all the assistance on the earth and all of the workers on the earth to maintain having infants…however I believe we’re pleased with two,” she mentioned.

“We’re simply beginning to get out of the woods they usually can play collectively now. They are often left collectively for slightly bit, it’s beginning to get slightly bit simpler. So I believe we’re on that be aware.”

Learn extra: Rachel Riley admits she and husband Pasha ‘like ships that pass in the night’

Movie star Antiques Street Journey airs tonight (Saturday, April 13) at 8pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

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