Rachel Riley reveals she’d rather swim with sharks than do Strictly Come Dancing again
Rachel Riley says she’d rather do this extreme thing than Strictly again
- Rachel Riley has stated she would rather swim with great white sharks than compete on Strictly Come Dancing for a second time.
- The TV star recently participated in ITV's Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, which involved swimming with sharks in the Bahamas.
- Riley, who was a contestant on the 2013 series of Strictly, found the pressure from the judges and viewers more terrifying than facing sharks.
- She previously disclosed that her experience on Strictly Come Dancing led to post-traumatic stress disorder, for which she received cognitive behavioural therapy.
- Despite the challenging experience, Riley acknowledged that meeting her now-husband, professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, was the positive outcome of her time on the show.