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Fresh blow for skint Strictly stars Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff as sale of £1.75m house falls through after split

Published on April 24, 2025 at 01:17 PM

BEN Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff's house sale has fallen through amid their money troubles and split.

The former couple, , had reportedly for their five-bedroom home in Northamptonshire.

Large brick house with a blue sports car parked in the driveway.
Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff's home is back on the market after a sale fell through
Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.
The pair split up last month amid crippling debts

But, in a fresh blow, the impressive home is now back on the market and Oscar James Estate Agency are conducting viewings.

Retired rugby ace Ben, 46, and former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kristina, 47, are living at the property with their daughter, Mila, nine.

The house, which was bought by the couple for £950,000 in 2016, after the pair admitted they were having financial troubles.

Six months later and were looking to divide their assets.

According to the Daily Mail, the pair found a buyer for the property last month, but the deal did not complete.

It’s believed the pair's business ventures are , with Kristina previously explaining the pair had “invested everything we’ve ever had”; into their company Soo Yoga Group.

The couple met on the 2013 series of Strictly Come Dancing when Ben was .

They turned their wellness and fitness passions into companies, but the extent of their when Kristina was hauled into court for driving without insurance.

Ben took to the stand and blamed her lack of insurance as human error on his part –and admitted

Paperwork revealed Soo Yoga Group ran up debts of £488,470 and another of their fitness firms – Yoga Wellbeing Limited – had debts of £63,000.

Soo Greens Limited also racked up £54,000 of debts and fitness company, Beyond Wellbeing, was dissolved in 2022 with debts of £22,000.

Ben also quit as a company director of struggling web firm Silicon Networks in 2020 and the company is now in liquidation with debts of £275,000, including a £98,000 tax bill owed to HMRC.

Speaking in court, Ben became emotional over the realities of their financial crisis, saying: “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.”;

Kristina was spared a driving ban in court due to “exceptional hardship”;, and shortly after the pair put their Northamptonshire home up for sale.

“There is only so much one couple can take,”; a friend explained.

“The financial problems Kristina and Ben were facing pushed them to the brink and it has been incredibly stressful for them.

“This was what properly broke them and ended the relationship.
“But their union hasn’t always been a bed of roses because of how they got together.

“With the amount of public jibes sent in their direction, their friends have commented that they think it’s amazing their relationship lasted for as long as it did.”;

Following the couple's separation announcement, Ben's ex Abby told us:

Abby, who has 15-year-old twin daughters from her relationship with Ben, is in a relationship with David Warner.

Abby Cohen and David Warner in a field.
Ben's ex-wife Abby has found love again
Large kitchen with light wood cabinets and a large island.
The five-bedroom home features a fresh open-plan kitchen
Kristina Rihanoff, Ben Cohen, and their daughter with their dog.
Ben and Kristina put their home on the market in September after getting into financial struggles
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