Rachel Riley Twitter: Countdown star tells fans ‘I’m now dating a handsome 39-year-old’

Rachel Riley shared a very rare snap of herself with Strictly Come Dancing’s Pasha Kovalev in view of her 617,000 Twitter followers today. The Countdown favourite branded the professional dancer “very handsome” in a fun, candid moment online. The 33-year-old, who met her beau thanks to the BBC show, appeared to be make-up free in the accompanying picture. She was seen cheek-to-cheek with the Russian star, who kicked off the Strictly tour yesterday in Birmingham.

Wearing bright red torches on their head, Rachel and Pasha beamed at the camera in the candid selfie.

With her blonde tresses up and off her face, the presenter was dressed casually in a dark green top.

She wore a strap with the word Nikon across her while ditching cosmetics in favour of a fresh faced-look.

Her companion, who has featured on Strictly since 2011, wore a pale blue top for their outdoor excursion.

“I am now dating a very handsome 39 year old,” Rachel quipped in the caption, quickly receiving more than 2,600 likes.

One fan responded: “Happy Birthday to Pasha!! It would have been my Grandma’s 100th birthday today, so it’s clearly a good day for birthdays!”

Rachel replied, quipping: “Pash, your gran and Dolly Parton. Quite the trio.”(sic)

She also received more than 200 other replies, with one user stating: “How adorable is this pic?

“Happy Birthday Pasha! Hope he’s having a great day & that you’re spoiling him rotten.”

Two others agreed: “You look very happy together,” and: “You obviously light up each other’s life…”(sic)

Meanwhile, Rachel Riley enjoyed a rare night out on Wednesday, while Pasha was busy on the road.

She stood out in a pink coat and was in the presence of royalty at London’s Albert Hall for the star-studded premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s Totem.

Earlier in the week, Rachel Riley’s “attitude” was commented on by Peaky Blinders actor Packy Lee after she was caught pulling an unusual expression on the programme.

She asked fans to “screenshot this” as she shared a screen grab of her stood in front of the famous letters board.

He tweeted: “Well @RachelRileyRR… with that attitude you should come join us on set of the @ThePeakyBlinder I’m sure you would gel with Polly!!! lol.”(sic)

Countdown airs weekdays at 2.10pm on Channel 4.

source: express.co.uk