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How Strictly’s Popular Dancers have actually Wound Up In Debt

For viewers tuning into BBC’s megahit Strictly Come Dancing, they would be right in assuming that its stars need to be making a large fortune.

Whether it be the determined hours of training, or being an on-screen fixture for weeks on end, the show’s expert dancers have actually helped make the series a fascinating watch throughout the fall months.

However, while it has been presumed that Strictly specialists should make a pretty penny, and years of success, through their time on the program, for most it’s a completely different story.

Pros who have bid farewell to the Strictly dancefloor over the last few years have actually shared their struggles with piling financial obligations and money issues, with some even facing the prospect of losing their homes.

Recently, Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff end up being the newest stars to be struck by the infamous ‘Strictly curse’ after their 12-year love ended in heartbreak. MailOnline then revealed it was the severe monetary troubles they had actually recently experienced are thought to have actually been behind their split.

MailOnline peels back the glitter behind Strictly stars’ incomes to expose the reality about how for numerous, the cash stops as quickly as the ballroom lights go dark …

Kristina Rihanoff

How Strictly’s popular dancers have actually wound up in financial obligation – as Kristina Rihanoff’s monetary problems are blamed for split from Ben Cohen (imagined on the show in 2013)

Kristina previously appeared on Strictly as a professional from 2008 to 2015, making headlines when she started a romance with her star partner Ben Cohen.

However, in 2015, the couple shared worries that they might lose their home after being struck by money problems, with Ben laying bare their financial issues in court.

The degree of the couple’s struggles were laid bare in uncommon situations – throughout a court look last September when Kristina, 47, was captured driving without insurance.

Giving evidence throughout the case, England World Cup winning rugby star Ben, 46, confessed he had actually mishandled the handling of their car insurance coverage policy and told how he was ‘combating to save his relationship and home’.

A buddy of the couple informed the Mail he stated: ‘The previous 6 months have been hell for them and it has torn the love they had apart. For the sake of their family, they have actually picked to go forward as different individuals.

‘Those close to them who know them as a couple had actually hoped they would have the ability 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 debts 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 fight not to lose everything – to lose my cars and trucks and my home and my relationship. I’m so overdrawn.’

In 2015 the couple shared fears that they might lose their home after being struck by money troubles, with Ben laying bare their monetary woes in court (visualized in 2021)

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

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

‘I’ve got credit cards that are overdrawn. I’m overdrawn in both accounts. We have got an organization debt because of Covid. It’s simply another issue.’

The company was listed 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 company called Soo Greens Ltd which is 100 per cent owned by Soo Yoga Group Ltd was successfully ₤ 6,633 in the red, taking into account future liabilities, in its last accounts for the period ending on July 31, 2020.

The company’s accounts for the year ending in July 2021 have still not been filed and are now almost 29 months overdue.

Another company called Soo Purple Mountain Ltd which is likewise owned by the Soo Yoga Group, was set up in December 2021 and liquified by a voluntary strike off in February this year without ever filing accounts.

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

A fifth business called Yoga Wellbeing which is 100 percent owned by Rihanoff was ₤ 5,041 in the red, taking into consideration future liabilities, at the end of July 2020. Its accounts are also nearly 29 months past due, according to Companies House records.

AJ Pritchard

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

But AJ has given that clarify the cash concerns some Strictly stars can deal with, and shared that he was plunged into financial obligation when his dance tour was cancelled in 2020

AJ initially rose to popularity as a candidate on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the show just months before the Covid pandemic.

While the star had actually previously wished to start a new age of dance success by leaving the show, the pandemic forced him to cancel his scheduled dance trip, plunging himself and brother Curtis into debt.

Speaking to MailOnline, AJ shed light on the money problems some Strictly stars can deal with after leaving the show.

He said: ‘We had a business where we were running our own trip and the tour was cut brief. We paid all of our dancers due to the fact that, personally, I seemed like that was the best thing to do. We wound up with a VAT costs 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 difficult choice to be made, however that’s what it is when you are running your own company.

‘They certainly did appreciate it. I possibly didn’t appreciate the financial obligation that I was left in but, hey, it’s a decision that was made.’

AJ said it is hard when a lot of his pals believe he’s a after starring on Strictly, nevertheless, he described that after they paid their taxes and VAT, the figure he makes is no place near that.

The dancer stated: ‘I think a great deal of individuals expect you to go on to Strictly or Love Island and quickly be a millionaire. Once you’ve paid your tax and your VAT, and if you’re a limited business, that’s not even close.

‘I believe transparency is a favorable thing in this day and age, however many people do not really desire to discuss their financial resources.

‘And I believe people are intrigued by cash. People like to see numbers and like to see nice things, and a lot of times you require to live within your own ways.’

After leaving shows such as Strictly and Love Island, Curtis and AJ were tossed into a variety of big cash offers and AJ states some people have no idea how to deal with that sort of amount of cash.

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

AJ became really open about how in some cases the TV reservations and photoshoots can suddenly stop and stars need to learn how to ‘adapt’ their career.

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

He continued: ‘It’s actually difficult I think in our industry, the show business and a great deal of other markets right now because a lot of individuals are being laid off. It does use your mental health if you don’t have that next job.

‘Myself and Curtis have actually invested cash, from my really first pay check on Strictly I’ve always had that money invested into various portfolios. Therefore, if I didn’t have a task in six months time, I do have cash there that I can draw on if I need it.

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

‘It is very important that individuals enter into these huge shows that they’re delighting in however they have an occupation behind them like myself and Curt. We’re both expert dancers, we can go all over the world and teach.’

Every day, people are dealing with the cost of living crisis and AJ confessed he is no different and is regularly snapped back into the ‘real life’ as he’s observed the significant boost in daily products.

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

‘I resembled, ‘What 10p more pricey from the other day to today’, like that’s crazy. I think people forget, the cost of living and inflation’s increased.

‘Even when inflation comes down, it doesn’t suggest that it returns to what it was. Life is going to be hard for a lot of people this year and I don’t think it’s going to get any simpler.’

Robin Windsor

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

Despite pulling in an outstanding ₤ 100,000 as a star of Strictly, Robin Windsor unfortunately passed away with simply ₤ 879 in his business’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 firm had actually not traded for some time and according to Companies House Records was facing an ‘active proposition’ to be struck off.

The business Happy Feet Creative Limited was owed practically ₤ 5,000 the last time it filed accounts, however owed creditors ₤ 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 company, which was repaid.

The company had actually transported revenues from a ‘wide array of contracts to provide performing arts services within the media industry’, documents stated.

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 throughout his time on Strictly which came to an end after the 12th series in 2014.

The dancer was found dead in a London hotel in February, and in the wake of his passing it was exposed his company had not traded for a long time (imagined on the show in 2013)

He also remembered one time he earned ‘silly money’, telling This Is Money: ‘My dance partner and I were once paid ₤ 10,000 each to stay 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 ‘best’ year of his monetary life was 2010, ‘my first year on Strictly Come Dancing’.

He said: ‘Suddenly, I was making cash I had just dreamt about. I most likely made about ₤ 100,000 that year – not just from Strictly but from work off the back of the show such as the trip and personal efficiencies.

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

Discussing his Strictly exit, Robin said he ended up being so ‘bitter’ about not being allowed to return that he couldn’t bear to enjoy it, and he entered into a ‘consistent decrease’ after leaving the show.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano was drastically sacked by managers last year following claims of gross misconduct towards his previous celebrity partner Zara McDermott

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

Graziano was as soon as thought about a preferred among Strictly fans, however in 2015 he was drastically sacked by bosses following claims of gross misbehavior towards his previous celebrity partner Zara McDermott.

The dancer later on confirmed and regretted his actions versus Zara.

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

Strictly Come Dancing abundant list: The expert dancers waltzing all the method to the bank after making MILLIONS thanks to the program

‘My extreme enthusiasm and determination to win might have impacted my training routine.

‘While respecting the BBC HR procedure, I acknowledge it’s only best for the sake of the program that I step away. I am saddened that I wasn’t enabled to provide a quote to the online news stories, and I take on board the level of sensitivity of the circumstance.

‘There’s more to this story that I am unable to talk about at this time, but I am dedicated to being strong for my friends and family. I wish the Strictly family nothing but success in the future.’

Following his departure from the program, Graziano attempted to cash on his appearances on the show, with personalised 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 cashed in on their Strictly success …

Oti Mabuse

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

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

For numerous fans, Oti is considered among Strictly’s most effective exports, with the dancer crowned series champ 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 show in 2022, and given that her exit has amassed a substantial fortune with a string of successful TV gigs.

Ever since, she has looked like a judge on Dancing On Ice, and was likewise a panellist on The Masked Dancer, and BBC’s The Greatest Dancer, contributing to a rumoured fortune of more than ₤ 1.4 million.

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

Oti is noted as a director of Pure Mabuse Limited, which she established with her hubby Marius Iepure, which was established in February 2017, and has actually noted properties of ₤ 510,953, according to its latest accounts.

In 2022, Oti also signed a big-money offer to team up with Bravissimo on a ‘confidence enhancing’ underwear range, and she and other half Marius likewise share a ₤ 590,000 London estate.

Between them, Oti and Marius hold ₤ 750,000 of properties in four personal companies, which they co-own. consisting of the home company, Lionshead, which notched up ₤ 110,582 in possessions as of in 2015.

And Oti has actually just contributed to her fortune in current months by appearing on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! where she was supposedly paid a ₤ 200,000 cost.

Kevin Clifton

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

However, the dancer has actually previously shared that it hasn’t always been simple, revealing in 2019 that he used to sleep in his cars and truck while trying to start his carrying out career

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

His company Supreme Dance declared ₤ 104,993 in its most current possessions with ₤ 42,234 staying after bills.

However, the dancer has formerly shared that it hasn’t constantly been simple, exposing in 2019 that he used to sleep in his automobile while trying to start his performing profession, while juggling it with a workplace task.

Speaking on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, he stated: ‘If there’s nobody there, I’ll sleep in my vehicle and after that I can manage 2 of my dance lessons tomorrow.

‘I invested loads of time sleeping in my automobile – essentially living out of my cars and truck – and having no work. It’s not all glamour. People believe we live these simple, showbiz, attractive lives and it’s not like that.

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

‘I was basically looking in my wallet going, I have actually simply been fired from another task. I have actually got four lessons tomorrow; I already can’t spend for two of them.

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

Business: James and Ola Jordan have capitalized their joint weight reduction recently, setting up a physical fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 monthly to subscribe

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

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

The couple have actually capitalized their joint weight reduction in recent years, setting up a fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 each month to subscribe.

The set offered their Kent mansion for ₤ 2.5 million earlier this year and have considering that downsized to a home more ‘suitable’ for their daughter Ella.

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

They earn additional money by offering signed photos for ₤ 9.50 while Ola offers dance lessons to fans at ₤ 300 a pop.

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