Rachel Riley details marriage struggles with husband Pasha Kovalev

Rachel Riley reveals her marriage struggles with husband Pasha Kovalev as she admits they can be like ‘ships that pass in the night’

Rachel Riley has candidly detailed her marital struggles with her husband Pasha Kovalev in an interview with The Sun.

The Countdown star, 37, admitted it can be very difficult to find some alone time with former Strictly star Pasha, 43, while they juggle work and parenthood.

Rachel said date nights can be rare for the couple – who share daughters Maven, two, and little Noa, 22 months.

But the TV personality also admitted she wouldn’t change a thing, and she enjoys in fact this phase of parenthood.

‘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,’ she told.

Distance: Rachel Riley has candidly detailed her marital struggles with her husband Pasha Kovalev in an interview with The Sun, admitting they can be like ‘ships that pass in the night’ 

Confession: The Countdown star admitted it can be difficult to find some alone time with former Strictly star while they juggle work and parenthood

‘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.

“It’s nice to have date nights especially as we can be ships that pass in the night, especially when you have kids as well.’

The Channel 4 star revealed she’s been ‘juggling so many things’ and will now need to be more organised during her days off. 

The MBE didn’t hold back to add that is crucial to make time for romance and keep the spark alive.

She said is nice to ‘have date nights’ especially because they can be ‘ships that pass in the night’.

The mathematician explained Pasha was recently choreographing a film in Romania for five weeks as the Russian dancer got back and went straight into rehearsals.

Rachel remarked how busy and different this phase of parenthood felt, although everything was ‘always in flux’.

She admitted to be looking forward to an intimate night that could finally feel ‘like a million miles away at the moment, once she will finish feeding the baby.

Parenting: Rachel said date nights can be rare for the couple – who share daughters Maven, two, and little Noa, 22 months

But the TV host appears happier than ever with how her life is going at the moment, as she is prioritising the family and trying to enjoy the time with her little girls. 

Rachel explained how parenthood just brings your life upside down, as you cannot just ‘go out in the evening when you want to’ as you’ll have to always look after the kids. 

The Countdown star also said she is aware this is just ‘temporary’, as the kids will get bigger and she won’t be breastfeeding anymore – allowing her and Pasha to perhaps have some alone time.

She told they are enjoying this phase although they know it won’t be forever.

Rachel got candid about the joy and the sorrows of motherhood – particularly when Pasha is away for weeks. 

She said she felt lucky that the Russian dancer’s mum came for the first baby and accidentally got stuck due to the pandemic.

Meanwhile, the second baby came and she got stuck because the war broke out.

She told how while Pasha was away in Romania, it was only her trying to put the kids to bed at the same time for five weeks. 

She poked fun at that typical ‘mum rage’ as she claimed she cannot do ‘seven things at once’. 

The star said she has now learnt to juggle her busy TV career schedule, family life and romantic life, among various other projects. 

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