Strictly star rakes in £33k from selling topless pics after putting £1.75m home on the market and money struggles
A FORMER Strictly celeb looks set to seriously cash in after selling their topless photos.
Rugby hunk Ben Cohen currently stands to bring in an eye-watering £33,000 after stripping off for a saucy photoshoot.
Ahead of the new year, the sports star is selling 1000 copies of his very own topless calendar in order to bring in some extra cash.
With each personally signed edition currently priced at £32.95, the star looks set to amass a £33,950 fortune if he flogs all 1000 of them.
It appears that Ben is already well on his way to making the mint after he recently revealed via X - formerly Twitter - that he was down to his last few copies of the raunchy calendar.
Writing online, the star said: "Down to the last few of the 2025 Calendar! Thank you !
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"Limited run of just 1,000 !! Huge thanks to my friend Leo @snootyfoximages for the great photo’s. As always a massive thank you for all the support."
The sporting heartthrob's money-making venture comes after it was revealed he and his wife Kristina Rhianoff were battling to save their marriage after being plagued by financial woes.
The couple had met when they were partnered for the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013, and fell in love.
Just two months ago, it was revealed that they had listed their impressive £1.75million home for sale.
The couple bought their Northamptonshire home in 2016 and put it up for sale on September 19.
The very spacious property sits on a plot of 1.73acres of land and also boasts an “impressive kitchen breakfast/family living area”.
The sale of the house comes after their money troubles were brought to light, following the Covid pandemic in 2020.
Rugby World Cup winner Mr Cohen, 45, appeared alongside Rihanoff, 46, after she was caught driving her £30,000 Audi Q3 without insurance.
During a hearing at Northampton Crown Court Mr Cohen said he had ignored a text message from his insurance company.
Mr Cohen confirmed that he had been solely responsible for sourcing insurance for the couple's cars.
The court was told that Mr Cohen had been searching for cheaper insurance online at the end of February after being quoted £7,500 by Aviva.
The court also heard they had set up several businesses, including a Yoga studio, which had suffered as a result of Covid.
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.
