Rachel Riley has revealed she and husband Pasha Kovalev put passion on hold as they have prioritised parenting their kids – but they will soon get back at it.
The TV presenter, 37, opened up in an interview with The Sun – as she got candid about the joys and sorrows of parenting two young children.
She said: ‘All the romance and dates… we just kind of put a pin in it.’
But Rachel and her husband Pasha, 43, vowed to prioritise their romance once again – after she will stop breastfeeding their youngest daughter Noah, who is 18 months.
‘We’re both quite patient and we know that once Noah is off the boob, we’ll get there again,’ the TV host said.
Parenting life: Rachel Riley has revealed she and husband Pasha Kovalev put passion on hold as they have prioritised parenting their kids – but they will soon get back at it
Dedicated: The TV presenter, 37, opened up in an interview with The Sun – as she got candid about the joys and sorrows of parenting two young children
It appeared romance is not the only thing Rachel put a pin on for a while – as she revealed her plan for the 40th birthday bash.
The British presenter has been completely focusing on raising her two children – little Noah, and Maven, three, and hasn’t been partying for quite some time now.
Rachel admitted to be looking finally forward to several parties at the end of the year as many of her friends will turn 40 one after the other.
The Countdown host recalled a throwback moment when her and her school friends were all saving up to go to Las Vegas, but then many of them got pregnant and the plan didn’t go through.
Although time has passed, and the prospect of a relaxing vacation for Rachel and her group of friends seems quite different since when they would write up ‘Las Vegas’ on their diaries.
The TV personality hinted to opting for a more family-size holiday eventually, with a house all together – as the kids will be a bit bigger.
Rachel hasn’t been worrying about the approaching 40th birthday at all – on the contrary, she is jumping on the occasion to catch up with all the parties she missed during her first years of parenting.
As she shared snaps from a holiday in 2017 to the Galapagos, The MBE recalled taking three weeks off away from everything before giving birth to her first child.
Candid: ‘All the romance and dates… we just kind of put a pin in it,’ Rachel said
Passion: Rachel and her husband Pasha, 43, vowed to prioritise their romance once again – after she will stop breastfeeding their youngest daughter Noah, who is 18 months
Rachel and Pasha – who got together after growing close as partners on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and married later in 2019 – welcomed a Ukrainian family into their household, becoming eight in the house.
The Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown host claimed her and Pasha have no intention to add any other kids to their brood.
‘Since Maven was two-and-a-half there have been a lot of people in the house. We’ve had Sasha, Galya, Luba and Mykyta with us. I don’t think she remembers anything else,’ she told.
But the adopted family is scheduled to leave soon, as Rachel revealed they are soon going back to Ukraine – making the household feel much smaller after a while.
The TV presenter emotionally admitted they will quite miss the Ukrainian family and have promised to video call each other throughout time.
Earlier this month the couple was captured all smiles as they took their daughters to the opening of Gabby on the Go, an interactive experience in Lakeside, London.
The Countdown presenter looked effortlessly chic as she donned a pink stripy jumper and ripped denim jeans.
Her blonde tresses were styled in a half up bun and she looked happy and relaxed as she casually held Noah on her hip.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha wore a navy top with jeans, which he paired with red trainers.
Future plans: The TV personality hinted to opting for a more family-size holiday eventually, with a house all together – as the kids will be a bit bigger
Big family: Rachel and Pasha – who got together after growing close as partners on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and married later in 2019 – welcomed a Ukrainian family into their household, becoming eight in the house
Rachel gave her Instagram followers a glimpse of what went on throughout the morning and told them: ‘We’ve been having a very fun morning. We’ve seen the cats, we’ve done some dancing, we’ve done some playing and it’s been brilliant!’
The outing comes after Rachel, who has been Countdown’s mathematician for 14 years, was left red-faced earlier this month when she was unable to solve a numerical problem.
Contestants were challenged to use the numbers selected to create a final number of 477, which none were able to do.
Rather than show off her skills and wow viewers on how to reach the exact number in a usually impressively quick time, Rachel was unable to do so and instead told the Channel 4 show’s host, Colin Murray: ‘You will have to come back to me Colin.’
Viewers quickly picked up on Rachel’s gaffe with some fans claiming the sum was ‘obvious’.
Colin, 46, officially took over hosting duties from Anne Robinson, 78, earlier this year after she quit amid tensions with her co-stars.
Talking to The Mirror, he briefly addressed the much-published feud, saying that the atmosphere had changed following Anne’s departure.
Colin stepped in for former presenter Anne Robinson last year and is said to be overjoyed at landing his dream job.
TV blunder: Rachel has been Countdown’s mathematician for 14 years and was left red-faced when she was unable to solve a numerical problem
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