At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy

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Attending the esteemed University of Oxford, Rachel graduated with a degree in mathematics, which gave her the foundation for an impressive career. After initially aiming to forge her future in finance, Rachel found the corporate world monotonous and soon turned to other avenues that would utilise her skill set. Making her television debut in 2009, Rachel was announced as the new maths and vocabulary expert on Countdown. With no media qualification and just her passion for the topic as guidance, Rachel soon became a favourite feature of the show.

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Snaith, Emma (28 June 2019). "Rachel Riley accused of 'greenwashing' for promoting oil company Shell". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019 . Retrieved 2 July 2019. Good numeracy, Riley points out, is linked to “employability, to better earnings”, and poor numeracy often links to “poor health and mental health problems”. So there are any amount of incentives for coming to grips with maths, she says, and perhaps, I think, having spoken to her, it’s the teaching that is at fault, which leads to so many saying that their brains “are not wired” for numbers. Had I had a teacher such as Riley, urging me on from the sidelines, you can do it, you can do it, I am sure I would be better than I am at maths. Get inspired by our Confidence Conversations videos about people who gained confidence with numbers. You can too! 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.Frot, Mathilde (3 April 2019). "How a group of friends are fighting fake news – with a hand from Rachel Riley". Jewish News. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019 . Retrieved 7 April 2019. Her many fans were thrilled with the announcement, as one said: " Rachel congratulations on your new book I'll be getting it when it comes out. Thank you."

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She is also a presenter — with comedian Jimmy Carr — on the spin-off programme, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and expanding on her passion for football, particularly her favourite club, Manchester United, has fronted several football programmes as a pundit.Walker-Arnott, Ellie (2 September 2013). "Strictly Come Dancing 2013: Rachel Riley". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 . Retrieved 25 July 2016. Hall, Tasha (15 June 2023). "Countdown's Rachel Riley was 'ill for 10 years' as she blasts 'useless doctors' for oversight". Daily Record . Retrieved 28 July 2023.

Rachel Riley posts baby bump pictures from photoshoot Rachel Riley posts baby bump pictures from photoshoot

Riley is good-naturedly aware that many people ask about the practical uses of maths in adult life. She writes: “I’ve never had much use for the poems of Sylvia Plath, but no one ever questioned the English teacher for making us dissect her every word”. What she calls “poor old maths”, however, gets a bum rap, with people “almost wearing it as a badge of honour” that they are mathematically illiterate. 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”. The Gadget Show | Meet The Gadget Show's new presenter: Rachel Riley! by The Gadget Show". Channel 5. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013 . Retrieved 2 June 2013.But as she reaches the final stages of her pregnancy, she shared an incredibly relatable story, as she explained she was suffering from "pregnancy throat burn". She reshared an old tweet, in which she stood in the studio wearing a red jumper covered in stars. At the time, she wrote: "Just recorded the audiobook of my new maths book 'At Sixes and Sevens'! Riley, Rachel (23 January 2019). "Why I spoke out about Labour's anti-Semitism shame". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019 . Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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But, much to the surprise of many, at the height of the Corbyn era, Riley decided to fight online antisemitism as well, and became notorious on social media for taking on the keyboard warriors and giving as good as she got. The surprise was all the more because few people even knew she was Jewish — her mother is, her father is not — and she has often jokingly referred to her Manchester United fandom as her “religion”. 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. 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 ] Me a sex symbol? It doesn't add up, says Rachel Riley". Daily Gazette. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017 . Retrieved 7 August 2022.As for her and Pasha’s adored daughter, formally Maven Aria Riley Kovaleva, her name, Riley explains, “is a nod to my Jewish heritage. Maven means one who understands, and Aria is from the Hebrew for lioness. But also the initials spell out ‘Mark’, because my uncle died while I was pregnant, so that’s a way of honouring him.” Waterson, Jim (29 July 2020). "Rachel Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman drop libel claim over retweet". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020 . Retrieved 19 January 2021. The broadcaster and presenter Rachel Riley has a sunny personality which manifests itself in encouragement — even if she privately thinks you are making a mess of things.