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

For audiences tuning into BBC’s megahit Strictly Come Dancing, they would be right in presuming that its stars should be earning a significant fortune.

Whether it be the steadfast hours of training, or being an on-screen component for weeks on end, the program’s expert dancers have assisted make the series a fascinating watch throughout the autumn months.

However, while it has been assumed that Strictly specialists should earn a quite cent, and years of success, through their time on the program, for a lot of it’s a completely different story.

Pros who have actually bid goodbye to the Strictly dancefloor in the last few years have actually shared their battles with stacking financial obligations and money problems, with some even dealing with the possibility of losing their homes.

Recently, Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff become the latest stars to be struck by the infamous ‘Strictly curse’ after their 12-year love ended in heartbreak. MailOnline then exposed it was the extreme financial troubles they had actually recently experienced are thought to have actually lagged their split.

MailOnline peels back the glitter behind Strictly stars’ paychecks 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 debt – as Kristina Rihanoff’s financial difficulties 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 headings when she began a romance with her celeb partner Ben Cohen.

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

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

Giving proof throughout the case, England World Cup winning rugby star Ben, 46, admitted he had actually mishandled the handling of their cars and truck insurance coverage policy and informed how he was ‘combating to save his relationship and home’.

A buddy of the couple told the Mail he stated: ‘The past 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 chosen to go forward as separate people.

‘Those near them who know them as a couple had actually hoped they would have the ability to work things out however 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 cent they had into a yoga studio which plunged into crisis throughout the Covid pandemic.

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

Last year the couple shared worries that they might lose their home after being hit by money troubles, with Ben laying bare their financial problems in court (imagined 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 severities of it and in all truthfully this is simply another issue for me to deal with.

‘I have actually got charge card that are overdrawn. I’m overdrawn in both accounts. We have got a service debt since of Covid. It’s just another issue.’

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

Records likewise expose that a food services business called Soo Greens Ltd which is 100 percent owned by Soo Yoga Group Ltd was successfully ₤ 6,633 at a loss, taking into consideration 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 established in December 2021 and dissolved by a voluntary strike off in February this year without ever submitting accounts.

A 4th business called Soo Group Ltd which was half owned by Cohen and half owned by 3 other individuals was likewise incorporated and willingly struck off on the same dates.

A fifth company called Yoga Wellbeing which is 100 percent owned by Rihanoff was ₤ 5,041 in the red, considering future liabilities, at the end of July 2020. Its accounts are likewise nearly 29 months overdue, according to Companies House records.

AJ Pritchard

AJ first rose to fame as a candidate on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the show simply months before the Covid pandemic (pictured with Saffron Barker in 2019)

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

AJ initially rose to fame as a participant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the program simply months before the Covid pandemic.

While the star had actually previously wanted to start a new period of dance success by departing the program, the pandemic required him to cancel his organized dance trip, plunging himself and bro Curtis into debt.

Speaking with MailOnline, AJ shed light on the cash issues 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 due to the fact that, personally, I felt like that was the right thing to do. We wound up with a barrel costs which came out of our own pocket.

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

‘They absolutely did appreciate it. I possibly didn’t value the debt that I was left in however, hey, it’s a decision that was made.’

AJ stated it is hard when a great deal of his pals think he’s a ‘millionaire’ after starring on Strictly, however, he described 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 individuals expect 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 restricted business, that’s not even close.

‘I think transparency is a positive thing in this day and age, however the majority of people don’t really wish to speak about their financial resources.

‘And I believe people are interested by cash. People like to see numbers and love to see good things, and a great deal of times you need to live within your own means.’

After such as Strictly and Love Island, Curtis and AJ were thrown into a number of huge money deals and AJ states some people have no idea how to manage that type of sum of money.

Former I’m A Celebrity star AJ exposed he and Curtis ‘wish to make a difference’ and have actually established ‘utilizing our own cash’ a monetary investment company called FINT to help to ‘inform’ individuals.

AJ became really open about how often the TV reservations and photoshoots can unexpectedly stop and stars have to learn how to ‘adjust’ their career.

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

He continued: ‘It’s really difficult I believe in our industry, the show business and a great deal of other markets today due to the fact that a great deal of individuals are being laid off. It does use your mental health if you do not have that next task.

‘Myself and Curtis have actually invested cash, from my really first wage on Strictly I have actually always had actually that cash invested into different portfolios. Therefore, if I didn’t have a task in six months time, I do have money there that I can make use of if I need it.

‘And at the end of the day, there are always jobs out there. It’s simply in some cases needing to change what it is you think you are going to do and adapt a bit. Adapting is hard but you do need to adapt often.

‘It’s essential that individuals go into these huge programs that they’re delighting in however they have a profession behind them like myself and Curt. We’re both professional dancers, we can go all over the world and teach.’

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

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

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

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

Robin Windsor

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

Despite drawing in an impressive ₤ 100,000 as a star of Strictly, Robin Windsor unfortunately 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 revealed his company had not traded for some time and according to Companies House Records was dealing with an ‘active proposal’ to be struck off.

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

At the height of his celeb 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 actually carried earnings from a ‘wide array of contracts to offer carrying out arts services within the media market’, paperwork stated.

In the months prior to his death, Robin had been working on a Fred Olsen Cruise – together 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 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 firm had not traded for a long time (visualized on the program in 2013)

He also recalled one time he made ‘silly cash’, informing This Is Money: ‘My dance partner and I were when paid ₤ 10,000 each to stay in a high-end 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 monetary life was 2010, ‘my first year on Strictly Come Dancing’.

He said: ‘Suddenly, I was generating income I had actually 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.’

Speaking about his Strictly exit, Robin said he became so ‘bitter’ about not being allowed to return that he couldn’t bear to view it, and he went into a ‘consistent decrease’ after leaving the show.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano was considerably sacked by employers in 2015 following claims of gross misconduct towards his previous celebrity partner Zara McDermott

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

Graziano was when considered a preferred among Strictly fans, however in 2015 he was considerably sacked by employers following claims of gross misconduct towards his former celebrity partner Zara McDermott.

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

Addressing his exit from the show, a ‘devastated’ Di Prima composed on Instagram: ‘I deeply are sorry for the occasions that led to my departure from Strictly.

Strictly Come Dancing rich list: The professional dancers waltzing all the way to the bank after making MILLIONS thanks to the program

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

‘While respecting the BBC HR process, I acknowledge it’s only ideal for the sake of the show that I step away. I am distressed that I wasn’t allowed to use a quote to the online newspaper article, and I take on board the level of sensitivity of the scenario.

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

Following his departure from the program, 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 ‘professional dancer on Strictly’ on his profile.

And the stars who have capitalized their Strictly success …

Oti Mabuse

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

Ever since, she has actually looked like a judge on Dancing On Ice, and likewise earned a reported ₤ 200,000 charge for her stint on I’m A Celeb Get Me Out Of Here! in 2015

For many fans, Oti is considered one of Strictly’s most successful 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 program in 2022, and because her exit has actually generated a big fortune with a string of effective TV gigs.

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

Before joining the Strictly lineup, Oti also worked as an expert 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 set up in February 2017, and has actually noted properties of ₤ 510,953, according to its newest accounts.

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

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 assets since last year.

And Oti has only added to her fortune in recent months by appearing on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! where she was supposedly paid a ₤ 200,000 fee.

Kevin Clifton

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

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

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

His company Supreme Dance stated ₤ 104,993 in its most current assets with ₤ 42,234 remaining after bills.

However, the dancer has previously shared that it hasn’t constantly been easy, revealing in 2019 that he utilized to sleep in his cars and truck while attempting to kickstart his carrying out career, while managing it with an office task.

Speaking on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, he said: ‘If there’s nobody there, I’ll sleep in my automobile and then I can afford two of my dance lessons tomorrow.

‘I invested loads of time oversleeping my automobile – basically living out of my vehicle – and having no work. It’s not all glamour. People think we live these simple, showbiz, glamorous lives and it’s not like that.

‘There’s been times where I was just getting fired from task after job – normal workplace jobs, simply attempting to sustain my dancer profession.

‘I was generally searching in my wallet going, I’ve just been fired from another task. I’ve got 4 lessons tomorrow; I currently can’t pay for 2 of them.

‘I’m going to need to blag it with the instructor and say,” Oh, there’s been an issue at the bank. I’m going to need to provide you the money on my next lesson.” James and Ola Jordan

Business: James and Ola Jordan have capitalized their joint weight-loss recently, establishing a fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 monthly to subscribe

James Jordan left Strictly in 2013 with his spouse Ola doing the same two years lateer.

James has actually 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 actually capitalized their joint weight reduction recently, establishing a physical fitness site called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 monthly to subscribe.

The set offered their Kent mansion for ₤ 2.5 million previously this year and have since downsized to a home more ‘suitable’ for their child Ella.

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

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

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