Rachel Riley has been temporarily replaced on Countdown by a tattooed YouTube mathematician who teaches equations in his underwear. Dr Tom Crawford, known for his Tom Rocks Maths channel on the ...

Rachel Riley’s Countdown replacement has been confirmed as the presenter steps away from the daytime game show for three weeks. The 39-year-old mathematician joined the Channel 4 show in 2009 as a ...

Rachel Riley has taken huge swipes at Anne Robinson after their reported Countdown feud and says she "prefers working with Colin Murray." Channel 4 star Rachel, who serves as the show's maths whizz, ...

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work on another project, it has been announced. Dr Crawford is well-known for his ...

Countdown star Rachel Riley announced the devastating death of a beloved family member as fans rushed to support her. On X, previously known as Twitter, Rachel posted a past clip from her Countdown ...

Countdown star Rachel Riley has hit out at former host Anne Robinson after she criticised her on-set behaviour. Former Weakest Link host Robinson, 80, presented the Channel 4 game show for just one ...

Countdown star Rachel Riley met her husband, Pasha Kovalev, when they were partnered on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and they tied the knot six years later ...

12:45, Sun, Jun 28, 2026 Updated: 12:59, Sun, Jun 28, 2026 Rachel Riley, the mathematical genius behind Channel 4's Countdown, has opened up about her experience on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, ...