Rachel Riley says she barely sees Strictly husband Pasha & they’re like ‘ships passing in the night’ ahead of dance tour

RACHEL Riley has confessed that she barely sees her husband Pasha Kovalev, and described them as being like “ships passing in the night”. The couple met back in 2013 when Countdown star Rachel, 40, was paired with pro dancer Pasha, 46, on Strictly Come Dancing. Rachel Riley has revealed how she and husband Pasha Kovalev are like ‘ships in the night’ Credit: Splash The couple fell in love on Strictly in 2023 Credit: BBC The pair have since got married and welcomed two daughters together. But in a new interview, Rachel has candidly talked about how their busy lives have seen them spending less time together. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! Pasha is currently rehearsing for his Legends Of The Dancefloor Tour, which will travel round the country this autumn, and sees him joined by fellow former Strictly pros like Brendan Cole, 50. But speaking about how little they see each other lately, Rachel told the Mail: “So he’s about to go on tour with the boys, so there’s five of them going around the country from September through to the middle of November. Read more on rachel Riley “Summer often in this industry is a bit quieter. “My work’s kind of like screeched up, to try and get as much done before he goes away so that most of the time one of us is home. But it’s not always possible, unfortunately. Rachel and Pasha share two children together Credit: Instagram/rachelrileyrr Rachel revealed Pasha is busy rehearsing for his dance tour Credit: Instagram/rachelrileyrr “I think it’s good for the kids to have role models where you go out to work and you’ve got your own life as well and trying to teach them about the value of money, etc. “But we definitely prefer it if one of us is at home so often ships that pass in the night because I try and arrange work when he’s not there and the other way around.” Most read in Showbiz Six years after falling in love on Strictly, Rachel and Pasha married in a secret Las Vegas ceremony in May 2019. That same year in December, they welcomed daughter Maven and Noa followed in 2021. Comment now