Kristina Rihanoff ‘to leave Strictly’ after affair rumours

The dancer and former Glitterball victor has found herself dealing with harsh criticism in recent weeks after her romance with Strictly contestant Ben Cohen came to light.

Kristina has come under fire for supposedly breaking up Ben’s relationship with his wife, although Kristina and Ben have always denied any romance while he was still with his partner.

She’s been plagued by accusations she had an affair with a married man, and now Kristina Rihanoff is reportedly planning to leave Strictly, after becoming overwhelmed by the backlash against her.

Ben featured on the show two years ago.

“My husband, who I was with for 23 years, unconditionally loved and was completely loyal to in every respect, has left me for a f***ing Russian dancer”.

“He’s done the dirty on me and I want people to know”.

Abby continued, “I don’t want to cause stress or further damage by stirring things up”.

Robin said: “Sometimes people just fall in love and that’s where she’s at with it. I think she’ll be happy with him”.

A year later Ben, 36, and Abby split although Ben and Kristina, 37, have only recently admitted to being in a reltionship.

“If their relationship is strong enough they’ll fight through them and realise it’s all about one another”.

The couple were pictured on a secret sunshine break with his twin seven-year-old daughters last week, with the pair going to to great lengths to hide the fact they were on holiday together – even taking separate flights to the Turkish resort of Antalya.

According to The Sun, Kristina is considering leaving Strictly because she’s exhausted of all of the drama surrounding her and Ben, despite having just signed a new contract with the BBC.