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Rachel Riley leaves husband Jamie Gilbert after 16 months of marriage

The Countdown and Strictly star married her husband last August

Robert de
Friday 29 November 2013 12:09 GMT
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Countdown's Rachely Riley takes to the dance floor with partner Pasha Kovalev
Countdown's Rachely Riley takes to the dance floor with partner Pasha Kovalev (BBC)

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Countdown star Rachel Riley has left her husband just over a year after they married.

The maths expert, who recently starred in Strictly Come Dancing, married university sweetheart Jamie Gilbert last August.

A spokeswoman for the star confirmed the pair, who live in Essex, have separated.

Riley, who replaced Carol Vorderman on the daytime show, married in front of guests including co-star Nick Hewer.

She was the fifth star to be voted off this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing, losing the dance-off to Abbey Clancy.

Riley and partner, Pasha Kovalev, were unanimously given the boot by judges after the head-to-head battle with the model who has been touted as one of this year's main contenders.

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