Rachel Riley
British mathematician and television presenter
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| December 26 2024 | Featured on The Festive Pottery Throwdown |
| December 26 2024 | Featured on The Festive Pottery Throwdown |
| April 2024 | Riley accused Apple of antisemitism over an iPhone emoji update and made controversial comments about the Bondi Junction stabbings, which led to criticism and a reminder from Channel 4 about her obligations. |
| April 2024 | Riley accused Apple of antisemitism over an iPhone emoji update and made controversial comments about the Bondi Junction stabbings, which led to criticism and a reminder from Channel 4 about her obligations. |
| March 2024 | Riley appeared on a panel at the Swipe-Up Rise-Up conference, calling on Jewish students to 'be courageous' in calling out antisemitism. |
| March 2024 | Riley appeared on a panel at the Swipe-Up Rise-Up conference, calling on Jewish students to 'be courageous' in calling out antisemitism. |
| February 24 2024 | Appeared on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel |
| February 24 2024 | Appeared on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel |
| January 19 2024 | Participated in Beat The Chasers - Celebrity Special |
| January 19 2024 | Participated in Beat The Chasers - Celebrity Special |
| January 2023 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education and antisemitism awareness. |
| January 2023 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours for services to Holocaust education and antisemitism awareness. |
| November 16 2022 | Riley was awarded £50,000 in damages in a libel action against blogger Michael Sivier. |
| November 16 2022 | Riley was awarded £50,000 in damages in a libel action against blogger Michael Sivier. |
| September 24 2022 | Featured on Saturday Kitchen Rosh Hashanah Special |
| September 24 2022 | Featured on Saturday Kitchen Rosh Hashanah Special |
| April 2022 | Participated in a study by Center for Countering Digital Hate which revealed Instagram's failure to address 90% of abusive direct messages sent to high-profile women. |
| April 2022 | Participated in a study by Center for Countering Digital Hate which revealed Instagram's failure to address 90% of abusive direct messages sent to high-profile women. |
| 2021 | Riley was awarded £10,000 in damages by a High Court judge after suing Laura Murray over a Twitter comment. |
| 2021 | Riley was awarded £10,000 in damages by a High Court judge after suing Laura Murray over a Twitter comment. |
| November 5 2021 | Riley gave birth to her second daughter with Pasha Kovalev. |
| November 5 2021 | Riley gave birth to her second daughter with Pasha Kovalev. |
| October 2021 | Published her first book 'At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy'. |
| October 2021 | Published her first book 'At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy'. |
| January 9 2021 | Appeared on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel |
| January 9 2021 | Appeared on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel |
| July 2020 | Riley and Oberman dropped their joint libel suit and contributed towards the defendant's legal costs. |
| July 2020 | Riley and Oberman dropped their joint libel suit and contributed towards the defendant's legal costs. |
| 2019 | Riley co-presented Celebrity Countdown on More4 with Nick Hewer |
| 2019 | Riley co-presented Celebrity Countdown on More4 with Nick Hewer |
| December 15 2019 | Riley gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with Pasha Kovalev. |
| December 15 2019 | Riley gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with Pasha Kovalev. |
| November 2019 | Riley posted a controversial Twitter image of Jeremy Corbyn with an edited sign, which was criticized for manipulating an anti-apartheid message. |
| November 2019 | Riley posted a controversial Twitter image of Jeremy Corbyn with an edited sign, which was criticized for manipulating an anti-apartheid message. |
| June 2019 | Riley was criticised by environmental groups for promoting Shell's 'future energy solutions', with accusations of greenwashing. |
| June 2019 | Riley was criticised by environmental groups for promoting Shell's 'future energy solutions', with accusations of greenwashing. |
| June 28 2019 | Riley married Pasha Kovalev in Las Vegas. |
| June 28 2019 | Riley married Pasha Kovalev in Las Vegas. |
| April 2019 | Riley backed the Stop Funding Fake News campaign. |
| April 2019 | Riley backed the Stop Funding Fake News campaign. |
| February 2019 | Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman initiated legal action against 70 individuals for tweets they considered libellous or harassment. |
| February 2019 | Riley was involved in talks to set up a centrist breakaway party from Labour, according to The Times and i. |
| February 2019 | Riley was involved in talks to set up a centrist breakaway party from Labour, according to The Times and i. |
| February 2019 | Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman initiated legal action against 70 individuals for tweets they considered libellous or harassment. |
| 2018 | Riley and her husband became vegan. |
| 2018 | Riley began a campaign against the Labour Party's handling of antisemitism allegations, motivated by seeing 'Israel is a racist endeavour' posters on London bus stops. |
| 2018 | Riley began a campaign against the Labour Party's handling of antisemitism allegations, motivated by seeing 'Israel is a racist endeavour' posters on London bus stops. |
| 2018 | Riley and her husband became vegan. |
| June 22 2018 | Competed on The Crystal Maze |
| June 22 2018 | Competed on The Crystal Maze |
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