RACHEL Riley has given birth to a baby girl two weeks after her due date – and shared her dramatic birth story with fans.

The Countdown star, 33, has welcomed a daughter named Maven Aria with her Strictly husband Pasha Kovalev.

Rachel says she's now in "newborn bliss" but the start of Maven's life wasn't quite so calm.

The newborn arrived so fast the shocked first-time parents couldn't get to hospital on time.

So Rachel gave birth in her bathroom at home with midwives rushing over to help with the delivery.

Taking to Twitter this morning, she wrote: "2 weeks after we were expecting her this little one finally made an appearance!"

She added: "Miss Maven (one who understands) Aria (lioness) Riley Kovaleva arrived on Sunday morning weighing in at 7lbs 4.

"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!

"She’s absolutely perfect & Pasha & I are in newborn bliss. Couldn’t be more in love."

In another post she revealed they are calling their baby girl "Mave" for short.

Earlier this month, Rachel looked ready to pop as she showed off her baby bump.

The Countdown star, 33, showcased her growing bump on Instagram.

Ahead of the tots arrival, Rachel posed in an orange sports bra and black tracksuit bottoms as she cradled her bump for the snap.

Going make-up free in the social post, she was surrounded by items that had been gifted to the little one by a range of baby companies.

Rachel revealed she could give birth any day now as she wrote: "Gratioutous belly shots with thank yous alert!!! December is our baby’s birthday month(!!!), whenever it decides to make an appearance, so taking this last opportunity to thank the generous companies who’ve gifted us such gorgeous bits and bobs for our little one!"

She later added that the gifts would be kindly donated to charity.

The couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas, with Rachel Riley announcing the good news via Twitter on Sunday, June 30, 2019.

Captioning a picture of the two of them, she wrote: "Introducing the new Mr and Mrs Kovalev. We both said yes!"

Her announcement came weeks after they announced they are expecting their first child together in May, 2019.

Pasha met his partner Rachel – who was married at the time – when she was his celebrity contestant on Series 11 of the show in 2013.

The couple's love blossomed after being paired together despite her being the fifth star to get eliminated.

Their relationship was strictly professional until 2014.

Rachel said about her dancer fella: "He's gorgeous, he's amazing when you need a bit of support that's when you know you're with the nice person. He's a good egg."

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