Green goddess: Rachel Riley will be swapping numbers for movie star glamour as she has been revealed as one of the red carpet presenters on this year's BAFTA red carpet, on Sunday February 8
She's best known for her ability to solve a maths equation in seconds.
But
Rachel Riley is going to give live presenting and interviewing a bash,
as she has been announced as one of the red carpet reporters for the EE
British Academy Film Awards on Sunday February 8.
The
Countdown star will be part of a brand new and revolutionary viewing of
the BAFTAs in collaboration with EE, as the red carpet will be
live-streamed to fans across the world with multi-angle technology,
bringing them closer to the glitz and glamour than ever before.
Speaking of her new and exciting role, Rachel said: 'This will be my first time presenting on the BAFTA red carpet and I can't wait to chat to all the stars.
'There is a big maths theme at this year's awards with the biopics of two of my heroes, Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking, both up for loads of awards – I might have to test Eddie and Benedict on their maths skills!'
As her big new presenting coup was revealed, the 29-year-old former Strictly star posed expertly against a large backdrop of the revered BAFTA sculpture.
And, giving a hint as to what she may be wearing as she chats to the stars on the red carpet on Sunday, she wore a stunning light jade green fitted dress with an intriguing cut-out design over her shoulders.
'I'll test Eddie and Benedict on their maths skills!' The stunning Countdown presenter will be loaded with a camera to show off the stars' glamorous ensembles, but she has a numerical ulterior motive
She'll be working the red carpet along with presenting stalwart Zoë Ball as the British movie awards ceremony gets a distinct makeover from its American cousins, with the installation of several new 'cams' in order to give viewers at home a 360 degree experience of the stars, their dresses and social media activities.
Rachel herself will be positioned at the entrance to the Royal Opera House at the end of the star-studded runway, with a Connected Couture with Glam Cam in order to get the best view of the designer frocks and diamonds while she chats to the movie elite.
There will also be an Arrivals Cam, which will capture the A-list as they emerge from their cars and embark on their long journey through the Covent Garden strip to the front doors of the Royal Opera House.
Zoë will be located half-way up the carpet with the second camera, a Twitter Cam, ready to interview this year's nominees and other movie favourites.
Revolutionising the red carpet: The 29-year-old will be joined by Zoë Ball in a brand new multi-camera look at the red carpet, giving film fans at home a more insider view of the goings-on than ever before
And she'll be incorporating questions from Twitter (who'll use the #AskTheStars hashtag) to keep it interesting and add another fun and collaborative aspect to the pre-show entertainment.
Another camera will be the Dress Cam, also held by Rachel and capturing her own view of the red carpet glamour.
The Pose Cam, the fourth and final camera, will be the ultimate sneak peek into the photography pen, showing the celebrities working their best poises while showing off their gorgeous gowns and terrific tailoring.
Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said: 'Every year we welcome outstanding film talent to the EE British Academy Film Awards.
'Red carpet arrivals is always one of the most anticipated elements of the event, so this year we wanted to share the experience with as many people as possible with our new multi-camera live stream, which will allow film fans to enjoy the red carpet in a new and exciting way. We are thrilled to be working with our long-standing partner EE to bring this interactive viewing experience to the Awards.'
Co-host: Zoë Ball will be positioned with a Twitter Cam, asking the stars questions from fans on the social networking site
Spencer McHugh, Director of Brand at EE added that the experience is set to be 'a fantastic opportunity to use our technology to give film fans a unique view of the UK's most famous red carpet'.
This year's awards will see the likes of British favourites Eddie Redmayne, Ralph Fiennes and Benedict Cumberbatch go head-to-head for Best Actor for their roles in The Theory of Everything, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game respectively.
Brit actresses Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones will also face-off for the Best Actress gong, for their parts in Gone Girl and The Theory of Everything.
Also up for big prizes this year are the likes of Keira Knightley, Michael Keaton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore and Amy Adams.
The live show can be viewed on ee.co.uk/BAFTA and BAFTA.org between 5pm-7pm on Sunday February 8.
EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015
LEADING ACTOR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Imitation Game
EDDIE REDMAYNE The Theory of Everything
JAKE GYLLENHAAL Nightcrawler
MICHAEL KEATON Birdman
RALPH FIENNES The Grand Budapest Hotel
LEADING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS Big Eyes
FELICITY JONES The Theory of Everything
JULIANNE MOORE Still Alice
REESE WITHERSPOON Wild
ROSAMUND PIKE Gone Girl
BEST FILM
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
BOYHOOD Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
THE IMITATION GAME Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
SUPPORTING ACTOR
EDWARD NORTON Birdman
ETHAN HAWKE Boyhood
J.K. SIMMONS Whiplash
MARK RUFFALO Foxcatcher
STEVE CARELL Foxcatcher
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMMA STONE Birdman
IMELDA STAUNTON Pride
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY The Imitation Game
PATRICIA ARQUETTE Boyhood
RENE RUSSO Nightcrawler
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
'71 Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke
THE IMITATION GAME Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore
PADDINGTON Paul King, David Heyman
PRIDE Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
UNDER THE SKIN Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter CampbelL
DIRECTOR
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu
BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh
WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
NIGHTCRAWLER Dan Gilroy
WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN SNIPER Jason Hall
GONE GIRL Gillian Flynn
THE IMITATION GAME Graham Moore
PADDINGTON Paul King
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Anthony McCarten
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
ELAINE CONSTANTINE (Writer/Director) Northern Soul
GREGORY BURKE (Writer), YANN DEMANGE (Director) '71
HONG KHAOU (Writer/Director) Lilting
PAUL KATIS (Director/Producer), ANDREW DE LOTBINIÈRE (Producer) Kajaki: The True Story
STEPHEN BERESFORD (Writer), DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Producer) Pride
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IDA Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska
LEVIATHAN Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov
THE LUNCHBOX Ritesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga
TRASH Stephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
DOCUMENTARY
20 FEET FROM STARDOM Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Gil Friesen
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
CITIZENFOUR Laura Poitras
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
VIRUNGA Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
ANIMATED FILM
BIG HERO 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams
THE BOXTROLLS Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
THE LEGO MOVIE Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
ORIGINAL MUSIC
BIRDMAN Antonio Sanchez
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Alexandre Desplat
INTERSTELLAR Hans Zimmer
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jóhann Jóhannsson
UNDER THE SKIN Mica Levi
CINEMATOGRAPHY
BIRDMAN Emmanuel Lubezki
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Robert Yeoman
IDA Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski
INTERSTELLAR Hoyte van Hoytema
MR. TURNER Dick Pope
EDITING
Due to a tie in voting in this category, there are six nominations
BIRDMAN Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Barney Pilling
THE IMITATION GAME William Goldenberg NIGHTCRAWLER John Gilroy
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jinx Godfrey
WHIPLASH Tom Cross
PRODUCTION DESIGN
BIG EYES Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
THE IMITATION GAME Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
INTERSTELLAR Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
MR. TURNER Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts
COSTUME DESIGN
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Milena Canonero
THE IMITATION GAME Sammy Sheldon Differ
INTO THE WOODS Colleen Atwood
MR. TURNER Jacqueline Durran
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Steven Noble
MAKE UP & HAIR
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Frances Hannon
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
INTO THE WOODS Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland
MR. TURNER Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jan Sewell
SOUND
AMERICAN SNIPER Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
BIRDMAN Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak
THE IMITATION GAME John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
WHIPLASH Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
INTERSTELLAR Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
THE BIGGER PICTURE Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
MY DAD Marcus Armitage
BRITISH SHORT FILM
BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
EMOTIONAL FUSEBOX Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
THE KÁRMÁN LINE Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp
SLAP Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
THREE BROTHERS Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
GUGU MBATHA-RAW
JACK O'CONNELL
MARGOT ROBBIE
MILES TELLER
SHAILENE WOODLEY