A biography for Rachel Rileyhasn’t been written yet.
“If I'm with someone, and I'm happy, that's enough.”
“Very fitted dresses look much better on TV, even though in reality they might be so tight that I can barely move in them.”
“I have never been graceful, never been elegant.”
“You can have your opinions, and you can share them with your friends, but why would you go online to tell a stranger something random about their appearance? I don't get that.”
“Being bad at maths shouldn't be something to brag about, and I'm glad people are waking up to this, but there's no reason be embarrassed to look for help when it comes to numeracy.”
“I would just like to learn to control my limbs.”
“I'm a massive football fan, so when Ladbrokes approached me and asked me to take a look at the statistics, I jumped at the chance.”
“There's an ingrained mentality in our culture that women aren't as good. Other places, it doesn't exist.”
“I'm very excited to be joining the 'Gadget Show' family. I'm always keen to try out new gadgets, so it's going to be brilliant to be able to get my hands on the latest models and test them on behalf of the viewers.”
“Even though you picture Russians as stoic, their language is really poetic.”
“I don't see myself with or without children - whatever will be, will be.”
“Isolation among older people is a massive problem, and my grandad used to come round for Sunday lunch every week for as long as I can remember.”
“Digital exclusion is a difficult issue for families across the whole of the U.K., including my own. I love seeing my nan, but with such a busy schedule and a long distance between us, I don't get to see her nearly as often as I would like.”
“Without 'Countdown,' I'd probably still be a data analyst in London.”
“Maths is the language of science.”
“I'm 5ft 7in tall and a size six to eight on top and eight to ten on the bottom. Consequently, I get a lot of my clothes altered to fit, as I am always between sizes.”
“In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.”
“I'd love to present a popular science programme because it's something I feel very passionate about.”
“I've had the 'Countdown' theme-tune as my mobile phone ringtone for years.”
“Filming 'It's Not Rocket Science' has made me realise I'm missing the part of my brain that warns me about danger because - even though the tasks are terrifying - I find it really exciting.”