Strictly star selling topless snaps after facing 'losing everything' amid money woes

A Strictly star is facing struggles (Image: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing star Ben Cohen - a former England rugby player who joined the BBC show back in 2013 - has announced the release of a saucy 2025 calendar.

The publication, which features 12 personally signed topless snaps, shows off the sportsman's muscular physique to maximum effect. However, the asking price is steep, setting fans back a huge £32.95 per calendar.

The news of his latest fundraising venture comes after it was revealed that he and fiancee Kristina Rihanoff have hit major struggles with cash flow. The pair, who first met via Strictly when she was his pro partner, declared their proud engagement two years ago during a sunny holiday in the Maldives.

Now, however, the pair have put their luxurious Northamptonshire home up for sale. They purchased it together back in 2016, along with a 1.73 acre plot of land, but it is now being branded "spacious and versatile accommodation" on property sales website RightMove.

Just months ago, Ben had told courts that he was fighting to save the house, but that Covid had caused a blow to businesses he shares with Kristina.

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff on Strictly together in 2013 (Image: PA)

She sobbed throughout recent court proceedings as Ben admitted: "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."

He elaborated: "We're in business together - the problem is that we opened the business before Covid and we got the worst severities of it and in all, honestly, this is just another problem for me to deal with.

"I've got credit cards that are overdrawn. I'm overdrawn in both accounts. We have got a business debt because of Covid. It's just another problem."

Kristina has explained: "It's easy to love someone when everything's rosy but it's a different story when life becomes a challenge."

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff during happier times (Image: GETTY)

Meanwhile, dad of three Ben has suffered worries over his eight-year-old daughter's health.

She suffers from a heart condition, which has prompted the ex-rugby ace to make numerous trips to Great Ormond Street Hospital, ensuring she gets the right care and treatment.

Meanwhile, Kristina narrowly avoided a driving ban after the judge took pity on her "exceptional hardship".

She had been caught driving her Audi Q3 without insurance.

The pair had revealed before their struggles that they intended to have a fairytale wedding in Tuscany or Oxfordshire, before heading to Soho Farmhouse - the same location where Meghan Markle held her hen party.