Rachel Riley

The me on '8 Out Of 10 Cats' is the side I'd show to my mates.

There is no time you should shut the doors, as there is always love out there for you.

Digital exclusion is a difficult issue for families across the whole of the U.K., including my own. I love seeing my nan, but with such a busy schedule and a long distance between us, I don't get to see her nearly as often as I would like.

From my personal experience, because I'm in a relationship, on paper I would never have imagined - I'm an Essex girl, maths geek who likes football, and I've ended up with a Russian ballroom dancer, and I guess the things you think are important, especially when you're younger, turn out not to be.

I was with my ex-husband for eight or nine years, and we became good friends. I met him at university, and our relationship ended. We are still good friends.

I love that once you know the basic rules of maths, you can do whatever you want with it.

The best thing about 'Strictly' is it doesn't matter what level you start at, if you've never put a foot in front of the other in your life.

I am the type of person who just gets on with whatever life throws at you. I have a 'do first, worry later' kind of attitude.

There's no such thing as a 'maths brain.' Anyone can be numerate; it's just a matter of confidence. There are so many opportunities to improve your skills during everyday life, doing even a little a day can make maths feel more familiar and less scary.

There's an ingrained mentality in our culture that women aren't as good. Other places, it doesn't exist.

I'm 5ft 7in tall and a size six to eight on top and eight to ten on the bottom. Consequently, I get a lot of my clothes altered to fit, as I am always between sizes.

The brain is muscle. If you don't exercise it, it will get slow.