Countdown star Rachel Riley FORCED to defend boyfriend after Kate Garraway asks THIS
RACHEL RILEY was forced to defend her boyfriend and Strictly Come Dancing professional Pasha Kovalev after she was grilled by Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard today.
Rachel Riley insists boyfriend Kovalev doesn't wear fake tan
The 31-year-old Countdown star hit back after the ITV host, 50, asked her about her relationship with the dancer, 37, and his grooming habits.
Kate asked if Pasha needed to put on fake tan before leaving the house on a big night out, leading Rachel to respond: “He doesn’t do fake tan. He’s not into all of that kind of thing actually.”
The awkward exchange comes as Kate also quizzed Rachel about the couple meeting on the BBC series.
“Going on Strictly Come Dancing seems to have worked for you, didn’t it? Did you know when you looked at Pasha? Probably looking at him you would know,” Kate asked.
She added: “But are [there] obvious matches in other parts of your life if you hadn’t been thrown together?”
Rachel explained: “Absolutely not. When we were born we didn’t even speak the same languages.
He doesn’t do fake tan. He’s not into all of that kind of thing actually
“When we met he hadn’t heard of Ryan Giggs, Sir Alex Ferguson, he’d had a proper education. I’d never danced in my life but we get on brilliantly, so it’s just one of things - compatibility is a little bit mysterious.”
Ben, 42, then chipped in: “Who’s the quick one to get ready in your house? You or Pasha?”
“Pasha, when he gets ready, his whole entire wardrobe will on the bed, on the floor, everywhere,” Rachel said.
Rachel went onto say that she actually spent time playing games and learning another language as she waited for her beau to get ready.
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Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am.