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Daily Mirror
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Rebecca Cook

Ex-Strictly star Rachel Riley claims show is 'fixed' and BBC bosses 'know winner at start'

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Rachel Riley has claimed that the BBC1 dance show is fixed, saying that bosses know from the start who they want to win.

The Countdown star, 36, competed in the celebrity dance competition in 2013 and was voted out in the fifth round.

But Rachel found love with her partner Pasha Kovalev, 42, who she started dating after filming ended and she had split from her first husband, Jamie Gilbert.

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