Rachel Riley ‘promised’ to present Countdown nude if England won the World Cup

Countdown’s maths genius Rachel Riley ‘promised’ to present the Channel 4 show nude if England brought football home – but not all was as it seemed.

An image appeared online of Riley standing next to a blackboard that read: “If England wins the World Cup, I’ll do Countdown naked.” England had been flying high at the 2018 World Cup, but the image had appeared after their win against Tunisia.

However, Riley quickly quelled the rumours – and she tweeted: “This is doing the rounds. Of course, it’s photoshopped – it was actually @Nick_Hewer who said this #ComeOnEngland!”

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But that didn’t stop football fans from having a joke, and one added: “One from the bottom and two from the top please!”

“OK, let’s compromise… England win, and you’ll do the show in an England bikini,” a second added. While a third tweeted: “In fairness, it will give the lads encouragement if you put it out there!”

And a fourth joked: “Can’t back out of it now Rachel!”

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England shocked fans as they cruised through the knock-out stages – even proving penalties were nothing more than a speed-bump for Gareth Southgate’s hopefuls.

However, the Three Lions came unstuck in the semi-finals, ending any outside hope Rachel might keep her ‘promise’.

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