- She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2023 King's New Years Honours List for her services to Holocaust education. She is a campaigner in London, England.
- In 2019, she expressed her opposition to the petition organized by Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, which had been supported by fellow prog-rock legend Peter Gabriel, opposing Israel hosting the Eurovision Song Contest due to the conflict with Palestine. Riley signed a rival petition which accused Waters' petition of attacking the "spirit of togetherness".
- Mother, with husband Pasha Kovalev, of daughters Maven Aria Riley Kovaleva (b. December 15, 2019) and Noa Kovaleva (b. November 5, 2021).
- Caused amazement and shock among her "Countdown" colleagues in May of 2025 by admitting that she had never seen a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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