Rachel Riley says she and husband Pasha Kovalev are like "ships that pass in the night".

'We're like ships that pass in the night': Rachel Riley on marriage to Pasha Kovalev

'We're like ships that pass in the night': Rachel Riley on marriage to Pasha Kovalev

The 37-year-old 'Countdown' star admitted it can be difficult for her and Pasha, 43, to get time alone as they are so busy with their careers and their children - Maven, two, and Noa, 20 months - but she insisted that they are both willing to make sacrifices where they need to.

She told The Sun: "We have a rare date night because he's going to be away for quite a long time.

"But when you first get together, if they're away for three months and you've only been together a month, it's a big deal.

"But when you've been together the best part of a decade and you can see a future of how ever many more decades that you get together, it kind of changes your perspective.

"He was choreographing a film in Romania recently for five weeks and he got back and straight into rehearsals.

"It's been busy, it's been different, but everything is always in flux. It would be nice, once I'm not feeding the baby and picking her up, maybe we could even have a night together but that feels like a million miles away at the moment."

Date nights have become rare since the couple welcomed their children but Rachel is happy to miss a few nights out in order to spend time with the kids.

She explained: "We're enjoying this phase of having little ones but then we know it's not going to be forever.

"When the kids get old and move out, you've still got each other and we value that and we look forward to that when we can get back to that but also we don't feel time constrained."


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