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Rachel Riley on having therapy after Strictly: ‘I was never going to be perfect’

Rachel was on the show 11 years ago

Rachel Riley once opened up about needing to have therapy following her stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

The Countdown star – now 38 – took part in the hit BBC One show back in 2013. She was eliminated in week six of the competition.

Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley dancing on Strictly
Rachel took part in Strictly in 2013 (Credit: BBC)
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Rachel Riley on therapy after Strictly

Back in October 2014, during an interview with The Guardian, Rachel revealed that she’d had to get therapy following her stint on Strictly.

Rachel took part in Strictly in 2013. She was paired up with Pasha Kovalev. Together, they reached week six before being eliminated.

During the interview, Rachel opened up about her TV career, and why she had decided to do Strictly.

She said that she likes doing things that “scare” her – which she gets to do on TV.

Rachel was then asked whether this was why she decided to do Strictly.

Rachel Riley smiling in a pink top and red velvet skirt at a red carpet event
The star had therapy after the show (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Rachel Riley on her Strictly experience

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Robert Emlyn Slater
Freelance Writer