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Rachel Riley gives birth to baby girl - Maven Aria Riley Kovaleva

Countdown presenter and antisemitism campaigner gives her daughter a Yiddish first name

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Countdown presenter Rachel Riley has given birth to a baby girl and named her Maven Aria.

Maven is "one who knows" in Yiddish while Aria is "lioness" in Hebrew.

She announced the news on Twitter, pictured alongside her partner Pasha Kovalev. She said the baby was born on Sunday two weeks after her due date, weighing 7lbs 4.

Ms Riley revealed her labour was so short she did not have time to get to hospital and gave birth in her bathroom with "our amazing doula and wonderful midwives rushing to be with us just in time".

Ms Riley has been a vocal critic of Labour antisemitism in recent months and once said the abuse she received in response was so severe she began to fear the baby had stopped moving amid the stress.

She said in September: "I found out I was pregnant in April and that was around the time of the 'Boycott Rachel Riley' campaign.

“Mentally, I am strong. Mentally, I can cope. I am up for this fight. It is imperative that we win.”

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