The couple first met in 2013 on the BBC collection.
A Strictly Come Dancing couple who first met on the BBC collection are reportedly giving their relationship one other shot after a latest cut up. Ben Cohen, 47, and Kristina Rihanoff, 48, have been paired collectively throughout the 2013 collection and completed up in eighth place.
The England rugby star, who gained the Rugby World Cup in 2003, held sturdy scores all through his stint however the duo have been eradicated one week after reaching Blackpool. Throughout his Strictly journey, Ben was married to Abby Blayney, who can be the mom of his two children.
Nevertheless, the 2 cut up in 2014 and introduced their divorce in 2016. Many speculated whether or not Abby had been a sufferer of the ‘Strictly curse’ that sees celebrities go away their spouses in an effort to pursue a relationship with their dance companions.
Ben has at all times denied leaving Abby instantly for Kristina. The pair welcomed their daughter in 2016, earlier than asserting their engagement in 2022, the Metro reviews.
After a decade collectively, reviews earlier this steered that the Strictly lovebirds has cut up with sources citing monetary troubles as the basis trigger.
Nevertheless, issues are actually mentioned to be trying up for Ben and Kristina, with sources claiming the 2 are prepared to provide issues one other go simply six months aside.
The 2 have been noticed attending a trend occasion along with a supply telling The Solar: “They’ve determined to provide issues one other go. They seemed very a lot in love.”
The pair attended the London awards present along with an image taken from inside the viewers displaying them trying completely happy and relaxed in each other’s firm.
Within the snap, Ben could possibly be seen displaying Kristina one thing on his telephone whereas Kristina leaned over from behind and put her proper arm round his shoulder.
This time final yr, the previous England rugby ace revealed he was ‘combating’ to avoid wasting his relationship because the Russian dancer confronted a driving conviction at Northampton Crown Court docket.
He mentioned: “I rise up daily and I battle to not lose everything- to lose my automobiles and my home and my relationship. I’m so overdrawn.”
He had beforehand confessed that he and Kristina had been going through monetary troubles collectively, after their enterprise took a tough hit throughout the Covid 19 pandemic.
He mentioned: “We’re nonetheless dwelling collectively. We’re in it financially. We’re in enterprise collectively so the issue is that we opened the enterprise earlier than Covid and we bought the worst severities of it.
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“I’ve bought bank cards which might be overdrawn. I’m overdrawn in each accounts. We’ve bought a enterprise debt due to Covid. It’s simply one other drawback.”
In 2023, the couple revealed to Hiya journal that they’d plans to tie the knot in Tuscany, Italy, however later discovered themselves specializing in recovering their enterprise.
Ben mentioned of Kristina: “To assist one another by means of tough instances in enterprise is the final word take a look at in a relationship. I’ve watched her flourish, from her turning into a mum to rising as a businesswoman, and it has strengthened our bond.”
