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The couple are said to be fighting to save their marriage
- Shan Ally, Showbiz Reporter
- Published: 22:12, 30 Oct 2024
- Updated: 22:12, 30 Oct 2024
FORMER Strictly star Ben Cohen is flogging topless photos online after opening up about his money troubles.
The ex England rugby star, 46, has been promoting his new 2025 calendar on social media.
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Ben posed for 12 topless snaps and has personally signed by each one.
He is pushing the calendars through a website link on his Instagram page, at a pricey £32.95 each.
In the cover photo, Ben is seen smouldering pose at the camera as he showed off his muscular physique.
His new money-making venture comes after Ben and his Strictly pro wife Kristina Rihanoff have put their £1.75millon house up for sale.
The couple had met when they were partnered for the 11th series of the BBC dance show in 2013, and fell in love.
And the pair previously revealed they got engaged during a sun-soaked Maldives getaway in 2022.
But recently they’ve been plagued with relationship and financial woes, which they laid bare in court.
Now, their family home in Sywell has been put up for sale, the MailOnline reports, and it’s been described as a “superb family home offering spacious and versatile living accommodation” on RightMove.
The couple bought their Northamptonshire home in 2016 and put it up for sale on September 19.
The very spacious property sits on a plot of 1.73acres of land and also boasts an “impressive kitchen breakfast/family living area”.
Ben and Kristina's £1.75m House Sale Amid Marital Battles
The sale of the house comes after their money troubles were brought to light, following the Covid pandemic in 2020.
Rugby World Cup winner Mr Cohen, 45, appeared alongside Rihanoff, 46, after she was caught driving her £30,000 Audi Q3 without insurance.
During a hearing at Northampton Crown Court Mr Cohen said he had ignored a text message from his insurance company.
Mr Cohen confirmed that he had been solely responsible for sourcing insurance for the couple's cars.
The court was told that Mr Cohen had been searching for cheaper insurance online at the end of February after being quoted £7,500 by Aviva.
The court also heard they had set up several businesses, including a Yoga studio, which had suffered as a result of Covid.
Mr Cohen said: "I get up every day and I fight not to lose everything - to lose my cars and my house and my relationship. I'm so overdrawn."
When questioned about the strains on his and Rihanoff's relationship, he said: "We're still living together.
BEN COHEN AND KRISTINA RHIANOFF'S ROCKY RELATIONSHIP
The couple had met when they were partnered for the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, and fell in love.
This was despite Cohen being married at the time to Abby Bray.
Cohen and Rihanoff share daughter Mila, and had planned to tie the knot in Tuscany or Oxfordshire.
He told Hello! Magazine in 2023: "Over the last nine years we've been through the wringer.
"To support each other through difficult times in business is the ultimate test in a relationship.
"I've watched her flourish, from her becoming a mum to growing as a businesswoman, and it has strengthened our bond."
The pair previously revealed they got engaged during a sun-soaked Maldives getaway in 2022.
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