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How Strictly’s Popular Dancers have Wound Up In Debt

For viewers tuning into BBC’s megahit Strictly Come Dancing, they would be best in assuming that its stars must be earning a substantial fortune.

Whether it be the determined hours of training, or being an on-screen fixture for weeks on end, the program’s professional dancers have assisted make the series a captivating watch throughout the fall months.

However, while it has been assumed that Strictly specialists should make a quite cent, and years of success, through their time on the show, for the majority of it’s a completely various story.

Pros who have actually bid goodbye to the Strictly dancefloor in recent years have actually shared their battles with stacking debts and money woes, with some even dealing with the possibility of losing their homes.

Recently, Ben Cohen and become the most current stars to be hit by the infamous ‘Strictly curse’ after their 12-year romance ended in heartbreak. MailOnline then revealed it was the severe monetary difficulties they had recently experienced are believed to have lagged their split.

MailOnline peels back the glitter behind Strictly stars’ paychecks to expose the fact about how for lots of, the cash stops as quickly as the ballroom lights go dark …

Kristina Rihanoff

How Strictly’s popular dancers have wound up in debt – as Kristina Rihanoff’s financial difficulties are blamed for split from Ben Cohen (pictured on the show in 2013)

Kristina previously appeared on Strictly as an expert from 2008 to 2015, making headlines when she began a love with her celeb partner Ben Cohen.

However, last year, the couple shared worries that they could lose their home after being struck by cash troubles, with Ben laying bare their monetary issues in court.

The extent of the couple’s battles were laid bare in unusual circumstances – during a court look last September when Kristina, 47, was captured driving without insurance coverage.

Giving evidence during the case, England World Cup winning rugby star Ben, 46, admitted he had bungled the handling of their cars and truck insurance plan and told how he was ‘combating to conserve his relationship and home’.

A buddy of the couple told the Mail he said: ‘The past six months have actually been hell for them and it has actually torn the love they had apart. For the sake of their household, they have actually chosen to go forward as separate individuals.

‘Those close to them who know them as a couple had hoped they would be able to work things out but for now it’s over and it looks like there’s no going back.’

The couple were left with crippling financial obligations after they ploughed every penny they had into a yoga studio which plunged into crisis during the Covid pandemic.

In a tortuously frank admission Ben informed the court: ‘I get up every day and I combat not to lose everything – to lose my cars and my house and my relationship. I’m so overdrawn.’

In 2015 the couple shared worries that they could lose their home after being hit by cash troubles, with Ben laying bare their monetary woes in court (visualized in 2021)

When questioned about the stress on his and Kristina’s relationship, he said: ‘We’re still living together. We remain in it financially.

‘We stay in business together so the problem is that we opened the organization before Covid and we got the worst severities of it and in all honestly this is simply another issue for me to handle.

‘I have actually got credit cards that are overdrawn. I’m overdrawn in both accounts. We have got an organization financial obligation since of Covid. It’s just another problem.’

The business was noted to be compulsorily struck off on December 27, 2022, however the action was suspended 9 days later and discontinued on April 28, 2023.

Records also reveal that a food services business called Soo Greens Ltd which is 100 percent owned by Soo Yoga Group Ltd was effectively ₤ 6,633 in the red, taking into account future liabilities, in its last accounts for the period ending on July 31, 2020.

The business’s accounts for the year ending in July 2021 have still not been filed and are now nearly 29 months past due.

Another business called Soo Purple Mountain Ltd which is likewise owned by the Soo Yoga Group, was established in December 2021 and dissolved by a voluntary strike off in February this year without ever submitting accounts.

A fourth business called Soo Group Ltd which was half owned by Cohen and half owned by three other individuals was also integrated and willingly struck off on the exact same dates.

A 5th company called Yoga Wellbeing which is one hundred percent owned by Rihanoff was ₤ 5,041 at a loss, considering future liabilities, at the end of July 2020. Its accounts are also nearly 29 months overdue, according to Companies House records.

AJ Pritchard

AJ first rose to popularity as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the show just months before the Covid pandemic (imagined with Saffron Barker in 2019)

But AJ has considering that shed light on the money problems some Strictly stars can face, and shared that he was plunged into financial obligation when his dance trip was cancelled in 2020

AJ first rose to popularity as an entrant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the program simply months before the Covid pandemic.

While the star had actually previously intended to start a brand-new age of dance success by departing the program, the pandemic required him to cancel his organized dance tour, plunging himself and sibling Curtis into debt.

Talking to MailOnline, AJ clarified the cash troubles some Strictly stars can deal with after leaving the program.

He stated: ‘We had a business where we were running our own trip and the trip was interrupted. We paid all of our dancers since, personally, I seemed like that was the best thing to do. We wound up with a VAT expense which came out of our own pocket.

‘We didn’t make money, myself or Curtis, but we paid all of our dancers. It’s a tough decision to be made, however that’s what it is when you are running your own business.

‘They absolutely did appreciate it. I maybe didn’t value the financial obligation that I was left in but, hi, it’s a decision that was made.’

AJ stated it is hard when a great deal of his buddies believe he’s a ‘millionaire’ after starring on Strictly, nevertheless, he explained that after they paid their taxes and VAT, the figure he earns is no place near that.

The dancer said: ‘I believe a lot of people anticipate you to go on to Strictly or Love Island and immediately be a millionaire. Once you’ve paid your tax and your VAT, and if you’re a limited company, that’s not even close.

‘I think openness is a favorable thing in this day and age, however the majority of people do not actually desire to talk about their finances.

‘And I believe people are captivated by money. People enjoy to see numbers and like to see great things, and a great deal of times you need to live within your own methods.’

After leaving shows such as Strictly and Love Island, Curtis and AJ were tossed into a number of huge money deals and AJ says some people have no concept how to handle that sort of sum of cash.

Former I’m A Celebrity star AJ exposed he and Curtis ‘wish to make a distinction’ and have set up ‘utilizing our own cash’ a financial investment firm called FINT to assist to ‘inform’ individuals.

AJ ended up being extremely open about how often the TV reservations and photoshoots can unexpectedly stop and stars need to discover how to ‘adjust’ their career.

AJ said it is hard when a great deal of his pals think he’s a ‘millionaire’ after starring on Strictly, as after they paid their taxes and VAT, the figure he earns is nowhere near that

He continued: ‘It’s actually difficult I believe in our industry, the entertainment industry and a great deal of other industries today because a lot of individuals are being laid off. It does play on your psychological health if you do not have that next job.

‘Myself and Curtis have invested cash, from my extremely first salary on Strictly I’ve constantly had that money invested into different portfolios. Therefore, if I didn’t have a job in six months time, I do have money there that I can make use of if I require it.

‘And at the end of the day, there are constantly tasks out there. It’s just in some cases having to change what it is you believe you are going to do and adapt a little bit. Adapting is difficult however you do need to adjust sometimes.

‘It is necessary that people go into these big shows that they’re enjoying but they have a profession behind them like myself and Curt. We’re both expert dancers, we can go all over the world and teach.’

Every day, people are facing the cost of living crisis and AJ confessed he is no different and is frequently snapped back into the ‘real life’ as he’s seen the remarkable increase in daily items.

He discussed: ‘Each and every single day I’m brought back to reality. I pulled up at the gas pump today and the diesel was 10p more expensive due to decisions that have been made much greater up than my paycheck. That’s the real life.

‘I resembled, ‘What 10p more costly from yesterday to today’, like that’s crazy. I believe individuals forget, the cost of living and inflation’s gone up.

‘Even when inflation boils down, it does not indicate that it goes back to what it was. Life is going to be tough for a great deal of people this year and I do not think it’s going to get any simpler.’

Robin Windsor

Despite pulling in an impressive ₤ 100,000 as a star of Strictly, Robin Windsor tragically passed away with just ₤ 879 in his company’s service account

Despite drawing in an outstanding ₤ 100,000 as a star of Strictly, Robin Windsor tragically passed away with simply ₤ 879 in his company’s company account.

The dancer was found dead in a London hotel in February last year, and in the wake of his passing it was exposed his company had not traded for a long time and according to Companies House Records was facing an ‘active proposition’ to be struck off.

The company Happy Feet Creative Limited was owed nearly ₤ 5,000 the last time it filed accounts, however owed financial institutions ₤ 15,000, suggesting it was ₤ 8,350 in the red.

At the height of his star in 2015 and 2016 he held more than ₤ 23,000 in the business and advanced himself ₤ 35,000 from the business, which was paid back.

The business had transported profits from a ‘variety of contracts to supply performing arts services within the media market’, documents said.

In the months prior to his death, Robin had been working on a Fred Olsen Cruise – along with fellow Strictly professional Gordana Grandosek Whiddon – and published images of himself when the boat docked in South Africa.

Robin previously informed how he was paid ₤ 100,000 a year during his time on Strictly which concerned an end after the 12th series in 2014.

The dancer was discovered dead in a London hotel in February, and in the wake of his passing it was revealed his company had actually not traded for a long time (pictured on the program in 2013)

He likewise recalled one time he earned ‘silly cash’, informing This Is Money: ‘My dance partner and I were once paid ₤ 10,000 each to remain in a luxury resort in Mauritius for a week and dance the cha-cha-cha at an event. Our dance lasted two minutes.’

He remembered in September 2022 that the ‘finest’ year of his financial life was 2010, ‘my first year on Strictly Come Dancing’.

He said: ‘All of a sudden, I was making money I had actually only dreamt about. I most likely made about ₤ 100,000 that year – not simply from Strictly however from work off the back of the show such as the tour and private performances.

‘When you’re on prime-time TV, everyone wants a little slice of you.’

Discussing his Strictly exit, Robin said he became so ‘bitter’ about not being enabled to return that he couldn’t bear to enjoy it, and he went into a ‘stable decrease’ after leaving the program.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano was considerably sacked by bosses last year following claims of gross misbehavior towards his former superstar partner Zara McDermott

Following his departure from the program, Graziano tried to cash on his looks on the program, with customised video messages on Cameo

Graziano was once thought about a preferred amongst Strictly fans, however last year he was dramatically sacked by bosses following claims of gross misbehavior towards his former celebrity partner Zara McDermott.

The dancer later validated and regretted his actions against Zara.

Addressing his exit from the program, a ‘devastated’ Di Prima composed on Instagram: ‘I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly.

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‘My intense enthusiasm and decision to win might have impacted my training program.

‘While appreciating the BBC HR procedure, I acknowledge it’s just right for the sake of the program that I step away. I am distressed that I wasn’t enabled to use a quote to the online newspaper article, and I take on board the level of sensitivity of the situation.

‘There’s more to this story that I am not able to talk about at this time, however I am committed to being strong for my household and good friends. I want the Strictly family nothing however success in the future.’

Following his departure from the show, Graziano attempted to cash on his looks on the show, with customised video messages on Cameo.

The dancer charged $100 (₤ 78) for a video message, and continued to describe himself as a ‘expert dancer on Strictly’ on his profile.

And the stars who have actually capitalized their Strictly success …

Oti Mabuse

For numerous fans, Oti is thought about one of Strictly’s most effective exports, with the dancer crowned series champ for 2 years in a row, in 2019 and 2020

Since then, she has actually looked like a judge on Dancing On Ice, and likewise made a reported ₤ 200,000 charge for her stint on I’m A Star Get Me Out Of Here! last year

For lots of fans, Oti is thought about among Strictly’s most effective exports, with the dancer crowned series champion for two years in a row, in 2019 and 2020.

The dancer was reported to be on a ₤ 410,000 salary before she left the program in 2022, and considering that her exit has accumulated a huge fortune with a string of successful TV gigs.

Since then, she has actually appeared as a judge on Dancing On Ice, and was also a panellist on The Masked Dancer, and BBC’s The best Dancer, adding to a rumoured fortune of more than ₤ 1.4 million.

Before joining the Strictly lineup, Oti also worked as a professional dancer on Strictly’s German equivalent, Let’s Dance.

Oti is listed as a director of Pure Mabuse Limited, which she established with her hubby Marius Iepure, which was set up in February 2017, and has listed assets of ₤ 510,953, according to its newest accounts.

In 2022, Oti likewise signed a big-money deal to collaborate with Bravissimo on a ‘confidence improving’ underclothing range, and she and spouse Marius likewise share a ₤ 590,000 London mansion.

Between them, Oti and Marius hold ₤ 750,000 of possessions in 4 private business, which they co-own. including the property firm, Lionshead, which notched up ₤ 110,582 in properties since in 2015.

And Oti has actually only included to her fortune in current months by appearing on I’m A Celeb Get Me Out Of Here! where she was reportedly paid a ₤ 200,000 charge.

Kevin Clifton

Kevin Clifton was crowned Strictly champ in 2018 with Stacey Dooley, and after leaving the show in 2020, has actually cashed in with a string of phase functions

However, the dancer has actually formerly shared that it hasn’t constantly been easy, exposing in 2019 that he used to sleep in his car while attempting to start his performing career

Since leaving Strictly in 2020, Kevin Clifton has actually taken to the phase, carrying out in Strictly Ballroom, Rock of Ages and War of the Worlds.

His firm Supreme Dance declared ₤ 104,993 in its newest properties with ₤ 42,234 staying after expenses.

However, the dancer has actually formerly shared that it hasn’t constantly been easy, exposing in 2019 that he used to sleep in his automobile while trying to kickstart his performing profession, while juggling it with an office task.

Speaking on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, he stated: ‘If there’s no one there, I’ll oversleep my automobile and after that I can afford 2 of my dance lessons tomorrow.

‘I spent loads of time oversleeping my car – basically living out of my automobile – and having no work. It’s not all glamour. People believe we live these easy, showbiz, attractive lives and it’s not like that.

‘There’s been times where I was just getting fired from job after job – normal office tasks, just trying to sustain my dancer profession.

‘I was generally looking in my wallet going, I’ve simply been fired from another job. I have actually got 4 lessons tomorrow; I already can’t spend for 2 of them.

‘I’m going to have to blag it with the teacher and state, » Oh, there’s been a problem at the bank. I’m going to need to give you the cash on my next lesson. » James and Ola Jordan

Business: James and Ola Jordan have cashed in on their joint weight loss in the last few years, setting up a physical fitness site called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 per month to subscribe

James Jordan left Strictly in 2013 with his spouse Ola following fit two years lateer.

James has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, returned a few years later on for the All Stars variation and won Dancing On Ice in 2019.

The couple have cashed in on their joint weight-loss in recent years, setting up a physical fitness site called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 each month to subscribe.

The pair sold their Kent estate for ₤ 2.5 million previously this year and have because downsized to a home more ‘suitable’ for their child Ella.

Much of their earnings is funnelled through their firm James and Ola Dance Academy which most just recently had ₤ 774,023 in possessions and ₤ 465,002 after costs.

They earn extra cash by offering signed images for ₤ 9.50 while Ola provides dance lessons to fans at ₤ 300 a pop.

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