Rachel Riley has married her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Pasha Kovalev. The Countdown star posted a picture on Instagram of the pair with the caption, "Introducing the new Mr and Mrs Kovalev ... we both said yes!" in the early hours of Monday.

Records from Clark County, the area of Nevada which includes Las Vegas, show the pair were wed on Friday.

“They wanted to ensure it was just the two of them and everything was kept as quiet as possible," a source told the Sun.

“They did it in complete secrecy - even most of their friends and family had no idea they were going there to get married."

Meanwhile, the Countdown star announced in May that she was expecting a baby.