Rachel Riley "The Gadget Show," although her profile was significantly boosted by her appearance as a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing", which largely "catapulted [Riley] onto the A-list" and opened up the doors for new television roles, according to another commentator. In 2014, two years before her role on "It's Not Rocket Science", she said, "I'd love to present a popular science programme because it's something I feel very passionate about." On "Countdown", Riley replaced the long-serving Carol Vorderman. Like Vorderman, Riley's role is to handle the placement of tiles on the board for the letters and numbers rounds and to find
Celebrity Big Brother (UK TV series) Brother" did not air in 2008. It did, however, return in 2009 and 2010, with the 2010 series being announced as the final one. After Richard Desmond bought Channel 5 in 2010, he said he was keen to acquire both "Big Brother" and "Celebrity Big Brother". Meanwhile, Endemol had been granted permission to keep the "Big Brother" House at the Elstree TV Studios until 30 September 2013. On 2 April 2011, "The Daily Star", a newspaper owned by Desmond's Northern & Shell company, reported that "Big Brother" would be returning on Channel 5 in August 2011 with a Celebrity edition,