Ben Cohen left his wife Abby for his Strictly Come Dancing partner Kristina Rihanoff, and Abby has a gorgeous new life while the rugby pro’s reportedly single again
Abby Cohen is living a whole new life after her very public split from rugby star Ben Cohen – whose controversial relationship has come to an end.
The former couple had been married for 10 years and shared twin daughters, Harriette and Isabelle, before their very public breakup. Abby and Ben’s relationship went even further back, with the childhood sweethearts having been together for 23 years before Strictly Come Dancing changed everything.
Ben went on the BBC show in 2013, and was partnered up with pro Kristina Rihanoff. He was soon hit by the Strictly curse, and left his wife of a decade to shack up with the Russian ballroom dancer.
Now, though, Abby has moved on and rebuilt the shattered pieces of her life. She works as a lifestyle photographer, capturing plenty of special events alongside gorgeous wedding shots. Abby’s skill at catching romantic moments and wedding could be explained by her own romance, having managed to find love again after Ben’s betrayal.
Abby has a new partner, David Warner, who often features on her Instagram. The couple dressed up to see their friends tie the knot back in September, with Abby gushing over her “very handsome man” in her caption. She shared a snap of a trip to Greece with David last May, and they also jetted off to Spain the October before – alongside spending plenty of time together for date nights.
Alongside spending time enjoying her relationship and focusing on her career, Abby is a keen horse rider and seems to have a horse of her own, who she lovingly calls “her best friend.” When not found with her horse Abby has another four-legged companion, a Labrador, who seems to join the photographer for all of her adventures.
Abby previously revealed that it took her five years to get over the breakdown of her marriage. She explained: “Once I began to accept that I couldn’t change things, I started to feel better and the sun came out. I think my biggest regret is spending all those years crying — I don’t know how my body produced as many tears as it did. Five years was a long time to be sad.”
While Abby seems to be thriving, Ben and Kristina’s relationship is reportedly “hanging by a thread.” The couple got together while Ben was still with Abby, and welcomed a daughter, Mila, in 2016 – shortly before the divorce from Abby was finalised.
Last April Kristina was caught driving her £30,000 Audi Q3 without insurance in Northampton, and a court heard that she and Ben were “fighting not to lose their relationship and their home” due to their financial struggles.
During a hearing at Northampton Crown Court, Ben said he had ignored a text message from his insurance company. Kristina was handed six points, but then faced a ban for racking up 12 points. She went back to court to appeal the conviction for driving without insurance, with Ben as her witness.
Describing their troubles in court, the rugby player said: “We’re still living together. We’re in it financially. We’re in business together so 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.”
He added: “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.” It seems that their problems got the best of them, with insiders saying that Ben and Katrina have called time on their relationship.
“The past six months have been hell for them and it has torn the love they had apart. For the sake of their family, they have chosen to go forward as separate individuals,” a source said, adding that the breakup “will be like karma for Abby” with Ben getting his “comeuppance.”
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