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�My heart was torn to pieces�: Pasha Kovalev in emotional confession about wife Rachel Riley

The couple met on Strictly in 2013

Strictly star Pasha Kovalev has made an emotional admission about his relationship with wife Rachel Riley.

Pasha joined the huge BBC talent show way back in 2011, and stayed dancing on it up until his departure eight years later.

But, the show is actually the reason he met his now-wife, Rachel Riley, who appears on Celebrity Lingo today, back in 2013.

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Pasha and Rachel smiling outside at an event
Pasha and Rachel then married in 2019 (Credit: Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)

Pasha Kovalev opens up about Rachel Riley relationship

Back in 2018, Pasha left Strictly after finishing runner-up with Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts. But for him, it was the right time to leave.

But that doesn’t mean he didn’t find the whole thing “hard”. Throughout his years on the show, Pasha realised he had been giving pieces of his heart to his dance partners.

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Pasha, Rachel Riley and their two daughters at an event

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Rebecca Sayers
Staff Writer