Rachel Riley: 'Not good for my belly' Pregnant Countdown star speaks of discovery
RACHEL RILEY, who announced last week she is pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Pasha Kovalev, revealed she recently made a vegan food discovery on today’s episode of Countdown.
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Rachel Riley, 33, was asked about vegan barbecues on today’s episode of Countdown by host Nick Hewer.
Revealing it’s national BBQ week, he moaned to the mathematician: “All these BBQs in the back garden fired up by people who ruin perfectly good sausages and chops and the rest of it, I think it’s awful.”
He asked: “What about vegan BBQs? I suppose you can have beautiful vegan BBQs.”
Rachel replied: “Yeah I’ve recently discovered vegan halloumi, which tastes like halloumi and it’s lovely, very nice, not quite as good as normal halloumi.”
My belly can’t take that so I’ll stick with the vegan stuff
The star, who has been vegan for a couple of years now, revealed the reason why she can’t eat the popular type of cheese.
She said: “But my belly can’t take that so I’ll stick with the vegan stuff.”
The Countdown star has previously revealed switching to a vegan diet had eased her health issues which she had suffered with for years.
In a recent interview, Rachel explained how she originally tried out a vegan diet after suffering from sickness and stomach problems following meals.
“For a large part of my life, I’ve had intolerances and been sick with food,” she told Live Kindly. “I was a vegetarian for maybe six months a few years ago and I felt so ill.
“It was because whenever I was working and out, the veggie options were always things like pasta, cheese, rice and pies — really heavy stuff that was making me feel rubbish.”
The Countdown beauty said she stopped eating eggs and dairy a few years ago and had since gradually moved on to a vegan diet.
“As soon as I stopped eating a lot of foods, many of my symptoms went away almost overnight,” she revealed.
Meanwhile, Rachel will start showing a blossoming bump on Countdown after the star revealed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend, former Strictly Come Dancing professional, Pasha Kovalev.
The mathematician revealed the news in an adorable picture she posted on Instagram last week.
Rachel posed beside the famous Countdown board whilst cradling her small bump, dressed in a summery yellow frock.
On the board, the letters spelled “R TINY MATE”, an anagram of “maternity”.
Rachel captioned the sweet image: “Pash and I have a conundrum for you...you have till December to work it out!
“We’re over the moon excited.”
After being inundated with messages from friends and fans, Rachel added in the comment section: “Overwhelmed by all these lovely comments!
“Thanks everyone, let the growing continue!”
Countdown airs weekdays on Channel 4 at 2.10pm.