TV’s Rachel Riley has melted Channel 4 viewers’ hearts by bringing baby Maven onto the set of Countdown.
Yesterday’s (Monday, March 30) episode was the first Rachel filmed since welcoming her daughter to the world.
And at the beginning of the programme, her husband – former Strictly pro Pasha Kovalev – came on screen carrying baby Maven, much to the delight of the others in the studio and viewers at home.
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Rachel had taken to Twitter earlier in the day to let fans know she was bringing the little one on the show.
Rachel’s first episode since giving birth
“Introducing our newest @C4Countdown viewer on my first show back filmed post-baby,” she tweeted, adding with heart emojis: “Tune in if you want to meet her smiling face.”
Responding, one fan said: “Beautiful … the perfect nine-letter word for Maven, Rachel. Wishing her a long life and happiness. Make sure she gets some Southend sunshine. Well done you and Pasha #Countdown.”
Perfectly adorable.
Another wrote: “Such a lovely family, Rachel.”
A third said, with a string of heart-eye emojis: “She is perfectly adorable.”
Maven’s a fan of Countdown
Someone else wrote after watching the episode: “@RachelRileyRR been waiting for this episode! Maven Aria is so beautiful Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes and you look amazing!!! #YummyMummy #countdown.”
Beautiful … the perfect nine letter word for Maven, Rachel. Wishing her a long life and happiness. Make sure she gets some Southend sunshine. Well done you and Pasha #Countdown
— Uncle Norman Giller (@NormanGiller) March 30, 2020
Such a lovely family Rachel
— Hebbes (@HebbesAlex) March 30, 2020
She is perfectly adorable 😍😍
— John Coleman (@colemaj08) March 30, 2020
@RachelRileyRR been waiting for this episode! Maven Aria is so beautiful 😍 and you look amazing!!! #YummyMummy #countdown
— Chan Tastic (@chanfrench) March 30, 2020
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Rachel gave birth to Maven in December last year – and it seems she’s already a fan of her mum’s Channel 4 game show.
In February, the star delighted fans with a snap of the tot “hooked” watching her on Countdown.
She posted a cute pic of them holding Maven up so she could see her mum on the telly, writing in the caption: “Our new viewer is hooked! #tvdebut #babybelly #countdown.”
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