Rachel Riley puts on a VERY leggy display in thigh-skimming green shorts as she steps out in Manchester after filming Countdown

Rachel Riley put on a very leggy display in green shorts as she left for filming of Countdown in Media City, Salford on Tuesday.

The presenter, 37, looked incredible as she paired the number with a chic white cardigan with a floral green and lilac pattern.

She kept herself comfortable in a pair of white sneakers and lugged her belongings around in a large black quilted bag.

Rachel styled her long blonde locks in loose waves and applied a glamorous makeup palette that included dark smoky eyeshadow and bold red lipstick.

The TV star was all smiles as she stepped into Manchester with her phone in hand.

Looking good: The presenter, 37, looked fabulous as she paired the number with a chic white cardigan featuring a floral green and lilac pattern

It comes after Rachel said people should stop proudly saying “I can’t do math” as it contributes to kids feeling “intimidated” by the subject at school.

Rachel, who has a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Oxford, said young girls are particularly susceptible to “outside influences” and so need more encouragement.

“We have a math problem in the UK – 50 per cent of adults are at the level you would expect an 11-year-old to be,” she said in the Spinning Plates podcast.

“Again, it’s lower for women.”

She said, “And we pass on negative feelings and fear of it to children and I think we need to change the way we talk about it, change the attitude and not be afraid of it and not feel intimidated and just make it a should give a chance. to go.

“Even if you go in and try to help your kids, during the pandemic, more people had to do more higher level math than before because they were helping their kids for obvious reasons.

“You can go back and learn it together and if you ask questions, great, it’s a learning opportunity.”

Rachel added, “I think it’s really important to be positive about it, just like you wouldn’t proudly say, ‘I can’t read,’ not say, ‘I can’t do math,’ it’s just,” I can’t do it yet.”

Chic: She kept herself comfy in a pair of white sneakers and lugged her stuff around in a big black quilted bag

The mathematician, who was just 22 when she took over Carol Vorderman in the long-running Channel 4 show in 2009, wants to give maths a makeover, just as science has had one thanks to Professor Brian Cox.

“I think there are a lot of people who have done great things for popular science — the Brian Cox effect of buying a lot of telescopes,” she said.

Rachel, who is a mom to daughters Maven, three, and year-old Noa, said that while science is no longer considered “nerds and geeks,” people still don’t “understand” what mathematicians do.

“The world has changed so much, you know that if you go to study science, technology, engineering, math, you will get a job and possibly the job you will get when you are a student. even already exist, but you will be employable,” she said.

“I think the more we can encourage kids, and I like encouraging girls, especially because there’s still this gender difference, perception, and grades going to study.

‘Statistically, girls are more sensitive to outside influences.’

She added, “So when you say to a girl, ‘You’re not good at math,’ especially at a young age, or whoever, they implant that and start to believe and perpetuate it.”

Rachel, who is married to former Strictly Come Dancing partner Pasha Kovalev, is a supporter of National Numeracy, a charity that promotes a growth mindset about math and doesn’t feel defeated by math.