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Dominique Hines

‘I have a dirty sense of humour!’ Rachel Riley gets a kick out of spelling rude words on Countdown

Countdown’s Rachel Riley has admitted to having a “dirty sense of humour” and enjoying spelling out rude words on the Channel 4 show.

Riley, 37, who has been co-presenting Countdown for over a decade, said while she has to keep a straight face when vowels and consonants spell out explicit words, she secretly loves it.

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