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Rachel Riley Twitter: Countdown star dishes out bizarre bedroom advice
Countdown host Rachel Riley, 32, took part in Channel 4’s Celebrity Call Centre earlier this week, where she acted as an agony aunt and answered questions about relationships.
One of Rachel’s calls was from a female caller who asked how she could tell her boyfriend about her sexual history.
After the show, Rachel, who is in a relationship with Strictly Come Dancing star Pasha Kovalev, 38, responded to further questions from viewers.
A Twitter user claiming to be the female who called her on the show tweeted Rachel saying: “Sat next to my bf now and he’s like ‘well what’s the number’ I’m like Rachel told me not to say.”(sic)
Rachel responded with her thoughts, suggesting the Twitter user could tell her boyfriend the answer in a form of maths.
In view of her 587,000 followers, she replied: “Or you could tell him in the form of a sum, if he really wants to know, make him work for it #CelebrityCallCentre.”
During the phone call, Rachel also said she would rather someone had slept with fewer people rather than more.
She told the caller: “I’d be happier if it was three and not loads more, I don’t think you’ve got anything to gain really.”
Speaking on the show to camera, Rachel revealed she doesn’t think people need to let their partners know about their previous sexual partners.
She said: “There is no way I would ever reveal the number of partners I’ve had, it’s just private.
“Why would people want to share that?”
Another Twitter user praised Rachel for her advice to a caller who was having relationship doubts.
A social media user wrote: “I very much support the @RachelRileyRR approach to advice: DUMP HIM #celebritycallcentre.”
Sharing the tweet, the maths whizz penned: “Yep! No one should settle for always being second best, surely? #CelebrityCallCentre.”
Meanwhile, Rachel has been fronting Countdown since 2009 when she took over from Carol Vorderman, 57.
Earlier this month, Rachel joked that her co-host Nick Hewer, 74, could ruin her career with his outbursts.
During a discussion on the show about a previous job, she turned to the host and said: “Now I work with you Nick, it’s the most dangerous of them all.”
Laughing, Nick responded: “It’s not dangerous,” to which Rachel replied: “You never know what’s going to come out of your mouth.”
“But it’s not going to kill you is it,” Nick responded.
Rachel replied: “Well you never know, it could kill my career.”
Countdown airs weekdays on Channel 4 at 2:10pm.
Tiwa Savage Dishes Relationship Advice Amid Fresh Dating Romours With Wizkid
As Nigerians continue to analyze her appearance in Wizkid’s new video, Africa’s queen of pop music, Tiwa Savage, has a message for people in relationships.
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“it doesn’t have to make sense to other people,” she posted in a cryptic message hours after she was seen, featured as a vixen in the new released Wizkid music video titled ‘Fever’.
The pair have been liked together several times in the last one year but they continue to debunk rumours that they are lovers.
Many may see 38 years old’s message as a response to the backlashes she’s receiving for her sultry acts on the video where she appeared to caress Wizkid, 28.
The mother of one who is separated from her husband and ex manager, Teebillz, also shared a post where she wrote: “You are my favorite place to go when my mind searches for peace”
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Michaela Coel Reminds Us To Fall In Love In New Black Musical 'Been So Long'
ESSENCE spoke to Coel about her upcoming Netflix film, which is a musical from Che Walker about opening your heart to love.
Michaela Coel is back on our favorite streaming service — this time playing a single mother, who’s in desperate need for a night out on the town when she meets a handsome stranger.
The British actress who made waves with her Netflix comedy Chewing Gum, is now letting fans get a chance to see her as much more than a comedic actress in Netflix’s upcoming Been So Long, written by Che Walker and directed by Tinge Krishnan.
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In the musical, Coel plays Simone, a single mother whose heart has been closed to love until she falls for someone unexpected (Arinzé Kene). The British actress told ESSENCE that the film celebrates romance, explaining that “joy shouldn’t be taken for granted in the current climate.”
In the musical, Coel’s Simone Googles dating advice. It’s a cheat code that the actress wishes she had enacted in her own dating life offscreen.
“There are relationships I’ve had where I wished I just Googled,” Coel quipped.
Still, the 31-year-old actress added that Google, and the internet, and social media have proven valuable when it comes to her burgeoning career.
“I love technology. I love social media. It’s such a great place that it’s as dangerous as it is great,” she explained. “And, for me, I’ve had to learn to master social media rather than let it master me.”
Been So Long, in which Coel portrays a hair stylist, celebrates the slightest human interactions like the sisterhood inside of beauty salons, which Coel said is a place where stylists can sometimes turn into “a therapist.”
“It’s where we kind of just open our mouths and we are free to just say what we want,” she told ESSENCE. “And that’s what happens in [Simone’s] salon with all of her clients.”
And while her resume is still growing, Been So Long is a clear reflection of the type of work Coel hopes to pursue — work that moves the culture forward and pushes the boundaries of what’s expected of Black actresses.
“In order to be proud of your work and yourself, and celebrate your work and yourself, you have to make sure it represents how you feel. You have to make sure you ask, ‘Why did I do that thing? Why did I take part in that thing?’” she asked rhetorically.
Coel continued, “You have so much responsibility and power, it’s just about looking at your power and making sure you’re using it properly and you’re looking out for everybody coming after you. All the people looking up to you, all the people inspired by you.”
For this British actress, it’s much more than accepting a part in a film adaptation. Coel wants to leave a legacy behind that helps other Black actresses coming up behind her.
Coel said she asks herself these questions when considering every role: “Are you representing yourself and your art properly? Are you communicating with the world as you would like to be communicating? And then, how can you not celebrate yourself and celebrate your work and career and yourself?”
Been So Long hits Netflix Friday.
Dear Frances: How do I use dating apps?
Dear Frances,
I am a senior #Prattstar at Duke. I haven’t really dated seriously before, and have found that school and friends have taken up most of my undergraduate experience. I want to get some dating experience before I graduate, or maybe even meet someone really special. This week, I finally downloaded a dating app, but I don’t actually know how to use it. Help?
-Clueless Casanova
Dear Clueless,
Dating apps have become an undeniable part of the social landscape for horny and/or lonely young people. If you don’t have a profile but want one, here’s what your mom didn’t tell you about how to navigate our brave new dating world.
Because I started my Chronicle career as an actual journalist—how far we’ve fallen—I would like you to know that I thoroughly investigated your question. Not only did I ask not one, not two but three of my friends how they would advise you, I also (re-)downloaded Tinder, Bumble AND Her. I am nothing if not committed. And as someone who has dated people—in real life—of multiple genders and across multiple dating apps, I am qualified to answer your question.
First: setting up your profile. Be yourself! Oh, but avoid selfies, because having a photo taken by someone else suggests that you have at least one friend or family member, which is an attractive quality. And don’t write too much in the bio section. But don’t write nothing. I like to just put a joke about myself in the profile, and that’s worked out fine. Keep in mind that, especially at a school as small as Duke, people you know in real life are going to see your profile, so don’t put anything that would embarrass you when you look up from your phone and make eye contact with a classmate you just swiped left on. Then again, dating is inherently embarrassing! It just is, and that’s fine! Admitting that you want something, even by downloading a stupid app or four, is an act of vulnerability, and vulnerability, especially at Duke, can feel silly and embarrassing at times. But that’s life! We never stop wanting!
Now, on to the top four apps: Tinder, Bumble, Her, and Grindr.
Tinder: Tinder is probably the most widely-used dating app among college students. You have the option to “swipe right” for yes, “swipe right” for no, or swipe up to “Super-Like” someone; pushing yourself to the front of someone else’s deck of profiles and giving yourself a little blue star when you appear to them. Avoid “super liking” strangers; it comes off a little strong. On the other hand, don’t play it too safe either. One of my friends said that if you see someone you know and you’re interested, always swipe right because you can’t lose: if they swipe left then they don’t know you’ve swiped right, but if they swipe right then you both have. This is apparently “the game theory trick stag hunt”… or something. I argue that the discomfort and ennui of seeing them in person after neither of you message each other for three days is a definite possible loss, but if you have a stronger stomach for that type of thing: there are no possible downsides. The stakes here are really quite low! And remember, we’re leaning in to discomfort and vulnerability! (Just not too much!)
Bumble: Bumble is kind of the same as Tinder in that you “swipe right” for yes and “swipe left” for no, but with the added gimmick that matches disappear if no one messages within 24 hours. This is supposed to get you past the discomfort of who’s going to message first and encourage you to strike while the iron is hot, so to speak, but I think in reality it leads to a lot of expired matches and an inbox filled with hollow questions or just “hey!” The same rules still apply: message if you’re interested, ask them a question, or comment on the interests in their profile. Avoid leaving it at “hey!” or “hi!” or, worse, something gross.
Her: Her is like Tinder but with a more challenging user interface, and also there are no men. Tradeoffs! If you don’t have a cat as one of your photos, you probably need to find one, otherwise no one will message you. Queer women love to talk about their cats, or yours. This is not a euphemism. Ask her about astrology, maybe?
Grindr: Grindr is mainly geared toward gay and bisexual men, so I had to phone a friend for this one. Every single person on Grindr is braver than I am, because Grindr gives you no option to sort or filter whose profiles you can see, or who can see you. This means there are a lot of anonymous profiles, with pictures of just men’s chests, or like, a sunset. I asked my friend, a star Grindr user, his advice for people thinking about downloading it, and it was: “1) don’t do it. 2) don’t do it. 3) but if you wanna get laid, do it.” In that order. Do with that what you will!
Despite the differences in color schemes across these apps, I think my friend on Grindr has landed on a truth that unites all of us, queer and straight. The great equalizer: dating apps make us feel a little terrible.
Ultimately, I can’t think of anyone who has established a meaningful, lasting connection with another person through a dating app. Actually, I wrote this and then one of my fellow editors said he met his last two girlfriends on Tinder… but it remains to be seen how the current one is going to work out.
It’s almost as though the gamification of our unending, lifelong search for an intimacy that will finally make us whole leads to no actual increased fulfillment, only the illusion of increased choice and possibility as we infinitely swipe and scroll through a never-ending stream of hopeful faces like our own.
So, sure, download the app(s), but keep your expectations low and communicate clearly. Maybe go outside, instead? I suspect most meaningful connections will always occur through knowing someone as a three-dimensional human being first, and as a potential romantic or sexual interest second—then again, that’s no fun at all!
However you decide to begin to date, in life, as on Tinder, don’t be afraid to ask for what you want and be honest about what you don’t, but be prepared to accept rejection gracefully. Be kind; recall that there is a real person on the other side of the screen (I mean, unless it’s a catfish or a bot. Don’t send any money.) And be safe!
Frances Beroset is a Trinity senior and the editorial page editor. Her advice column runs whenever you ask a good question. Email her at fb55@duke.edu so she doesn’t have to make up questions based on fragmented Facebook messages from friends next time.
