Overview
- On Good Morning Britain, Riley opened up about coping with the deaths of her mother in 2012 and her Strictly partner, Robin Windsor, who died in February 2024.
- At the start of Strictly Come Dancing, Riley asked Windsor to keep her mother’s 2012 death private to avoid sympathy votes.
- She resumed therapy after Windsor’s passing, marking her first professional counselling since losing her mother.
- Riley credited her Emmerdale co-stars and the charity Sue Ryder with providing crucial emotional and practical support during her darkest moments.
- She said continuing to work on Emmerdale helped sustain the spark she and Windsor shared and honoured his memory.