Rachel Riley says she was diagnosed with PTSD after appearing on Strictly - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Rachel Riley says she was diagnosed with PTSD after appearing on Strictly By You Magazine - November 5, 2021 Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Rachel Riley has opened up about the impact competing in the show had on her, revealed she was subsequently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Countdown presenter took part in the 2013 series of Strictly Come Dancing, and says she has not been able to watch it since. Getty/Mike Marsland/WireImage “I needed cognitive behavioural therapy after competing in 2013 and developed post-traumatic stress disorder” Rachel told OK!. “If I heard the theme music, I’d start reliving the experience. It was scary and unnerving, so my way of dealing with it is to avoid watching”. Rachel was eliminated in week six of the 2013 series of Strictly, which was eventually won by Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec. Rachel’s dance partner in the show was Pasha Kovalev, who she went on to marry in 2019. “If I hadn’t competed, I wouldn’t have met Pasha” said Rachel. “When it was announced that he was going to be my dance partner, all the dancers and crew congratulated me because everybody loved him. He’s brilliant. And when you need a bit of support, that’s when you know you’re with the right person”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Riley (@rachelrileyrr) Rachel and Pasha wed in 2019 in Las Vegas, the same year they welcomed their daughter Maven. In April, they revealed they are expecting their second child, with an Instagram post saying “Happy, happy days for our little family @pashakovalev and future big sister Mave”. Rachel has also been busy this year with the release of her maths book At Sixes and Sevens. “I’m hoping I’ll inspire maths positivity and build the confidence of anyone who wants to tackle this subject, from the basics, right up to GCSE stuff” she has said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Riley (@rachelrileyrr) RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved