{"id":386511,"date":"2018-11-25T17:38:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T16:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/rachel-rileys-shock-math-revelation-rocks-countdown-fans-to-the-core-video-rt-uk-news-2\/"},"modified":"2018-11-25T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-25T16:38:21","slug":"rachel-rileys-shock-math-revelation-rocks-countdown-fans-to-the-core-video-rt-uk-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/rachel-rileys-shock-math-revelation-rocks-countdown-fans-to-the-core-video-rt-uk-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Riley\u2019s shock math revelation rocks Countdown fans to the core (VIDEO) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.11\/thumbnail\/5bfac4eefc7e93c75f8b45a0.PNG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Britain\u2019s favorite TV math genius Rachel Riley has spooked fans of the hit numbers and letters show Countdown with a social media confessional seemingly admitting she gets fed her quick-fire answers through an earpiece.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Riley, who took over from Carol Vorderman as co-presenter of the daytime quiz show back in 2009, is famed for her incredible ability to solve numerical problems in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old has now posted a mysterious revelation on Twitter, in which tells fans she has a confession to make.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m bad at maths. I get fed the answers in an earpiece. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s the worst thing in the world but at times I feel like a bit of a fraud,\u201d<\/em> she states.<\/p>\n<p>Riley\u2019s online video has shocked many people, with one fan responding that their \u201c<em>universe just exploded.\u201d<\/em> Another person spoke of their \u201cheartbreak\u201d at hearing the news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nnnnooooo!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Hear that? That&#8217;s the sound of hearts breaking!<\/p>\n<p>This has to be a wind up? &#x1f602;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheTributeAct (@TheTributeAct) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTributeAct\/status\/1066409176329478144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>One fan even went as far as to say they are finished with watching the Channel 4 program.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fact you are honest about it and have the guts to come out and say it is testament to the person you are! Never have anything against honest people. Well done Rachel!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Grace (@AlexGrace12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexGrace12\/status\/1066454979899285509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Carol Vorderman is behind the camera forcing you to say this at gunpoint, BLINK TWICE!!&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gaz (@G4RYR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G4RYR\/status\/1066411221946171392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>If true, the revelation would be a shock given Riley has a degree in mathematics from Oxford University. However, not everyone is convinced the math whizz is telling the truth, with some speculating that her confession is part of another TV show or an online prank.<\/p>\n<p>One man suggested that perhaps Riley was engaging in some good old fashioned trolling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think she\u2019s trolling the trolls. She\u2019s brighter than a lighthouse<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martin (@martinjguk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinjguk\/status\/1066450796626276354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/444837-rachel-riley-countdown-revelation\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s favorite TV math genius Rachel Riley has spooked fans of the hit numbers and letters show Countdown with a social media confessional seemingly admitting she gets fed her quick-fire answers through an earpiece. Riley, who took over from Carol Vorderman as co-presenter of the daytime quiz show back in 2009, is famed for her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":386512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-386511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}