Inside Ben Cohen’s ex Abby’s life after split as rugby pro admits he and Kristina Rhianoff fight to save relationship
BEN Cohen previously split from his wife Abby Blayney in 2016 after 14 years of marriage.
Just months after he was partnered with professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff on Strictly Come Dancing, the pair called time on their marriage.
Rugby winger Ben, 45, went on to have a baby with his ex-Strictly star fiancée Kristina.
She always insisted their relationship started after he split up from his wife, but it now seems that the pair are fighting to save their relationship.
The Russian ballroom dancer, 46, was caught driving her Audi Q3 without insurance in Horsemarket, Northampton, on April 4.
He appeared as a witness in her case as he 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.”
Questioned about strains on his relationship, he said: “We’re still living together. We’re in it financially.”
Now, it seems that photographer Abbey has well and truly moved on and she’s now coupled up with a new man in her life.
On her social media profile, she regularly posts selfies and other romantic snaps of her partner, Dave Warner.
When she went Instagram official with her hunk, she described him as “perfect man” in the captions.
The pair have enjoyed sun-filled breaks together in Greece as they posed at the luxury Pnoé Breathing Life resort in May.
It’s also clear from her Instagram that she shares a deep love of animals, particularly for her Labrador dog.
Her canine companion regularly features on her Instagram profile as she snaps her pooch relaxing in the boot of her car.
The star also spent the summer months down in cornwall as she was snapped on the picturesque beach.
Her family was in tow, as they soaked up the british sunshine and rare clear skies by the sea.
If she is not with her dog, the star can often be found riding horses around various stables and nature trails.
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.
After their split, Abbey opened up on her trauma in 2019, when she spoke out in an exclusive interview.
At the time, the former wag admitted: “I’m not healed, I’ll never get over it but you just have to.
“I spent four years moping around crying — it’s poisonous.
“I spent a fortune on psychics because I wanted an answer but you won’t find one and you’re always asking why.
I’m not healed, I’ll never get over it but you just have to.
Abby after her split
“It’s the worst feeling. I look back to when it first happened to me. I can’t even mentally go there.
She added: “I will never get over what happened. But I’ve learnt to cope with it and I’ve developed strategies that have helped me to try to mend myself.”