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.
2 weeks after we were expecting her this little one finally made an appearance!
— Rachel Riley 🍊 (@RachelRileyRR) December 18, 2019
Miss Maven (one who understands) Aria (lioness) Riley Kovaleva arrived on Sunday morning weighing in at 7lbs 4. 🥰👶🏼💞 pic.twitter.com/em3rvL6n9U
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".
After keeping us waiting she came so fast we didn’t get to hospital & was born in our bathroom with our amazing doula & wonderful St Mary’s midwives rushing over to be with us just in time!
— Rachel Riley 🍊 (@RachelRileyRR) December 18, 2019
She’s absolutely perfect & Pasha & I are in newborn bliss. Couldn’t be more in love ❤️👶🏼 pic.twitter.com/14oO1imyXG
Mave 💕💕💕 pic.twitter.com/Bzr2uD5fJK
— Rachel Riley 🍊 (@RachelRileyRR) December 18, 2019
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.”
