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Rachel Riley says Ukrainian refugees didn't know of her fame

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Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev have revealed that the Ukrainian refugees they have taken into their home didn't know they were a famous couple when they arrived.

The Countdown star, 37, and her Strictly star husband, 43, wanted to help Sasha Borysenko, her eight-year-old son Mykyta, mother Luba and her aunt Gayla amid the conflict with Russia.

Gayla arrived last June and recently the rest of her family joined her - and they all now use the nickname 'star' for Rachel after learning she is a celebrity.

Rachel told The Mirror: 'They didn't know who I was. They had to YouTube Pasha and I. ' Sasha, 35, - who was a lawyer in Ukraine - added: 'We're so grateful.

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