Rachel Riley, just 15 days past her due date, gave birth to Noa.
The Countdown star, 35, took to Instagram to reveal the happy news as she shared a picture of her bundle of joy, her second second child with husband Pasha Kovalev.
In the caption of her post, Rachel gushed: ‘We have some news…! Introducing Pasha’s newest dance partner – baby Noa was finally born, 15 days after her due date, late on Friday night to the sound of fireworks!
Congratulations: Rachel Riley has given birth to a baby girl named Noa, 15 days after her due date
‘She’s totally adorable and her big sister Maven has already tried welcoming her to the world by offering Oatly and pickles, we think that’s a good sign.
“Massive gratitude to the amazing homebirth team midwives, and my doula for looking after us so well.
“Ps Thanks to @rachelrileyuk, for providing beautiful rainbow clothes for our rainbow baby,” she added. Our family feels complete now she’s here.’
Rachel shared a sweet snap with Noa, which she cradled in her arms. Rachel also posted a picture of Noa and her older sister Maven (23 months).
Adorable: The Countdown star, 35, took to Instagram to reveal the happy news as she shared a picture of her bundle of joy
Siblings: Rachel also shared an adorable snap of herself cradling Noa in her arms along with a photo of the tot alongside her older sister Maven, 23 months.
Rachel, who was filming for Countdown last month before taking maternity leave, celebrated her final day.
On Instagram, she shared the good news with her fans by confirming that she had ‘officially completed filming to deliver a baby!She said, “I have officially finished filming to pop a baby out!”
Anne-Marie Imafidon will be ‘keeping the numbers in order’ until Rachel comes back next year.
Rachel revealed that we’ll continue to see Rachel on TV until December, as certain shows are pre-recorded.
She captioned her post with: “Well that’s enough from me. I have officially completed filming to bring a child out!”
You’re still with me up until December. Then, the amazing @notyouraverageami is going to keep it all in order till next year.
“Hope Anne-Marie has lots of fun, good luck!
Before, she took to Instagram and posted glowing photos of Pasha, her husband, and their daughter.
Maven was seen playing with the two children in the photo captioned by the math whiz: “Cooking nicely” – it’s not too long now! Can’t quite get my head around having two tiny humans yet… guess I will do soon enough!’
It was off she went! Rachel was proud mom to Maven at 23 months. Last month she celebrated her last day filming for Countdown.
Adorable: She previously took to Instagram to post a glowing photo of herself, her husband Pasha and their daughter
Wow! Wow!
The photo showed them looking as in love as ever, the ex-Strictly star wrapped his arms around Rachel and placing his hands on her bump.
She continued the joke by writing: “And thanks for keeping my clothed @nobodyschild. Especially helpful since next to nothing fits right now!”
Red dress that featured puffed sleeves and a ruffled hem looked amazing on television’s host.
For the beautiful photo, her blonde hair was straightened while she donned full-face make up.
Pasha was casually dressed in beige chinos, burgundy Tshirts, and brown-and-cream loafers.
Baby joy: The photo showed them looking as happy as ever. Rachel was wrapped around the ex-Strictly star, and he placed his hands on her bump to make a love gesture.
Maven, dressed in flowery sundresses and lots of flowers, was charming. Her parents were also impressed by her cuteness as she pointed out something on the camera.
Pasha and Rachel announced that they would be expecting their second child in April.
Rachel was a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing’s 2013 season. She met her husband there, and she was eliminated from the series in week 6.
MailOnline recently interviewed the television star to discuss her family’s growing up.
Rachel openly admitted that she had a miscarriage during her pregnancies. (left with Maven, right pictured last Wednesday)
After Pasha and her feelings of insecurity about their future, she explained to Pasha that they felt uneasy at first. But after considering Pasha’s age and realizing the difficulties involved with starting a family, the couple decided to push forward.
We’ve blasted them! She explained that she had a plan to end the sleep deprivation in one shot.
“I’m 35, I have friends with infertility issues. It’s hard to know what your chances of getting pregnant.”
“We’ve been very lucky. We were not sure whether we wanted them, but they are great and it is wonderful to be in love with them.
Motherhood. The TV personality, who was trying to discuss how her two pregnancies were “plain sailing”, said that acid reflux is a problem in the last stages of her third trimester.
Rachel candidly disclosed that she experienced a miscarriage in between her two pregnancies.
The former Gadget Show presenter, told OK! Magazine about why she planned to have another child so soon after welcoming Maven.
Rachel commented, “At age 35 I am biologically considered old.” There was one miscarriage in between my two pregnancies. However, I have a tendency to fall pregnant quickly which I don’t consider a blessing.
Television personality, who was attempting to discuss how her pregnancies were ‘plain sailing’ but now has acid reflux in the third trimester of her pregnancy, went on-air.
Rachel is getting close to her due date. The star spoke out about their plans for birth and stated that they would be having a home birth.
“We have planned for a homebirth because Maven was so quick to arrive, Rachel advised that Rachel wouldn’t try to get to the hospital.
“The second time around, the midwives arrived in just twenty minutes. I was able to give birth in my bathroom.
Rachel described how she labored, saying that Pasha was asking her to “get the baby out” and that the doula saw that “Maven’s head had emerged” when they arrived.
Throwback: Rachel appeared in the 2013 series of Strictly Come Dancing where she met her man before being eliminated in week six (pictured in 2013)