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

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

However, while it has actually been presumed that Strictly professionals should earn a quite penny, and years of success, through their time on the program, for many it's a wholly various story.

Pros who have bid goodbye to the Strictly dancefloor recently have shared their struggles with piling financial obligations and cash concerns, with some even dealing with the prospect of losing their homes.

Recently, Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff become the current stars to be hit by the infamous 'Strictly curse' after their 12-year love ended in heartbreak. MailOnline then exposed it was the severe monetary difficulties they had just recently experienced are thought to have been behind their split.

MailOnline peels back the shine behind Strictly stars' incomes to expose the reality about how for lots of, the cash stops as soon as the ballroom lights go dark ...

Kristina Rihanoff

How Strictly's popular dancers have actually ended up in financial obligation - as Kristina Rihanoff's financial troubles are blamed for split from Ben Cohen (envisioned on the program in 2013)

Kristina previously appeared on Strictly as a professional from 2008 to 2015, making headings when she began a love with her celebrity partner Ben Cohen.

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

The extent of the couple's battles were laid bare in uncommon circumstances - throughout a court look last September when Kristina, 47, was captured driving without insurance coverage.

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

A buddy of the couple told the Mail he said: 'The previous 6 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 selected to move forward as different people.

'Those near to them who understand them as a couple had hoped they would have the ability to work things out but for now it's over and it appears like there's no going back.'

The couple were entrusted crippling debts after they tilled every cent 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 whatever - to lose my cars and my home and my relationship. I'm so overdrawn.'

In 2015 the couple shared fears that they could lose their home after being struck by cash issues, with Ben laying bare their financial problems in court (imagined in 2021)

When questioned about the strains on his and Kristina's relationship, he stated: 'We're still cohabiting. We remain in it financially.

'We're in company together so the issue is that we opened the business before Covid and we got the worst severities of it and in all truthfully this is simply another issue for me to handle.

'I've got charge card that are overdrawn. I'm overdrawn in both accounts. We have actually got an organization financial obligation because of Covid. It's simply another issue.'

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

Records also expose that a food services business called Soo Greens Ltd which is 100 percent owned by Soo Yoga Group Ltd was efficiently ₤ 6,633 in the red, considering future liabilities, in its last accounts for the duration ending on July 31, 2020.

The business's represent the year ending in July 2021 have still not been submitted and are now almost 29 months past due.

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

A 4th company called Soo Group Ltd which was half owned by Cohen and half owned by three other individuals was likewise included and willingly struck off on the very same dates.

A fifth company called Yoga Wellbeing which is 100 percent owned by Rihanoff was ₤ 5,041 in the red, taking into account 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 increased to fame as a participant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the program simply months before the Covid pandemic (visualized with Saffron Barker in 2019)

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

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

While the star had actually previously wanted to start a brand-new era of dance success by leaving the program, the pandemic required him to cancel his planned dance trip, plunging himself and brother Curtis into debt.

Speaking with MailOnline, AJ shed light on the cash woes some Strictly stars can face after leaving the program.

He stated: 'We had a business where we were running our own tour and the tour was cut brief. We paid all of our dancers because, personally, I felt like that was the best 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, however we paid all of our dancers. It's a hard choice to be made, but that's what it is when you are running your own company.

'They certainly did value it. I maybe didn't value the debt that I was left in but, hi, it's a choice that was made.'

AJ said it is hard when a great deal of his buddies think he's a 'millionaire' after starring on Strictly, nevertheless, he discussed that after they paid their taxes and VAT, the figure he makes is nowhere near that.

The dancer stated: 'I believe a great deal of people expect you to go on to Strictly or Love Island and immediately be a millionaire. Once you have actually paid your tax and your VAT, and if you're a minimal company, that's not even close.

'I think openness is a positive thing in this day and age, however most individuals do not really desire to speak about their financial resources.

'And I think people are fascinated by cash. People enjoy to see numbers and like to see great things, and a great deal of times you need to live within your own ways.'

After leaving shows such as Strictly and Love Island, Curtis and AJ were thrown into a variety of huge money offers and AJ states some individuals have no idea how to manage that type of sum of money.

Former I'm A Celebrity star AJ revealed he and Curtis 'want to make a difference' and have actually established 'utilizing our own cash' a financial investment firm called FINT to help to 'inform' individuals.

AJ became really open about how often the TV bookings and photoshoots can suddenly stop and stars have to learn how to 'adjust' their profession.

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 earns is nowhere near that

He continued: 'It's truly tough I think in our market, the show business and a great deal of other markets today because 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 invested money, from my extremely first pay check on Strictly I have actually constantly had actually that cash invested into various portfolios. Therefore, if I didn't have a job in six months time, I do have cash 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 just sometimes needing to alter what it is you think you are going to do and adapt a little bit. Adapting is difficult but you do need to adapt often.

'It is very important that individuals enter into these big shows that they're taking pleasure in but 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, individuals are facing the expense of living crisis and AJ admitted he is no different and is regularly snapped back into the 'genuine world' as he's seen the remarkable increase in everyday products.

He described: 'Every day I'm reminded reality. I pulled up at the fuel pump today and the diesel was 10p more costly due to decisions that have been made much higher up than my paycheck. That's the genuine world.

'I was like, 'What 10p more expensive from yesterday to today', like that's insane. I think people forget, the cost of living and inflation's gone up.

'Even when inflation comes down, it doesn't mean 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 believe it's going to get any simpler.'

Robin Windsor

Despite drawing in a remarkable ₤ 100,000 as a star of Strictly, Robin Windsor unfortunately died with just ₤ 879 in his business's company account

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

The dancer was discovered dead in a London hotel in February last year, and in the wake of his passing it was exposed his company had actually not traded for some time and according to Companies House Records was dealing with an 'active proposal' to be struck off.

The business Happy Feet Creative Limited was owed practically ₤ 5,000 the last time it filed accounts, but owed creditors ₤ 15,000, meaning 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 company and advanced himself ₤ 35,000 from the business, which was repaid.

The business had directed profits from a 'wide range of contracts to provide performing arts services within the media industry', documentation said.

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

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

He also recalled one time he made 'ridiculous money', informing This Is Money: 'My dance partner and I were as soon as paid ₤ 10,000 each to remain 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 kept in mind 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 generating income I had just dreamt about. I most likely made about ₤ 100,000 that year - not just from Strictly however from work off the back of the program such as the tour and private efficiencies.

'When you're on prime-time TV, everybody wants a little slice of you.'

Discussing his Strictly exit, Robin said he ended up being so 'bitter' about not being enabled to return that he couldn't bear to watch it, and he entered into a 'constant decrease' after leaving the show.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano was dramatically sacked by managers in 2015 following claims of gross misbehavior towards his former superstar partner Zara McDermott

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

Graziano was when considered a preferred among Strictly fans, however last year he was dramatically sacked by bosses following claims of gross misconduct towards his previous celebrity partner Zara McDermott.

The dancer later validated and regretted his actions versus Zara.

Addressing his exit from the program, a 'ravaged' Di Prima composed on Instagram: 'I deeply regret the events that caused my departure from Strictly.

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

'My extreme enthusiasm and decision to win might have impacted my training regime.

'While appreciating the BBC HR process, I acknowledge it's just ideal for the sake of the show that I step away. I am distressed that I wasn't allowed to offer a quote to the online news stories, and I take on board the level of sensitivity of the situation.

'There's more to this story that I am unable to discuss at this time, but I am dedicated to being strong for my family and buddies. I wish the Strictly household absolutely nothing but success in the future.'

Following his departure from the show, 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 refer to himself as a 'professional dancer on Strictly' on his profile.

And the stars who have cashed in on their Strictly success ...

Oti Mabuse

For lots of fans, Oti is considered among Strictly's most successful exports, with the dancer crowned series champ for two years in a row, in 2019 and 2020

Since then, she has appeared as a judge on Dancing On Ice, and likewise earned a reported ₤ 200,000 charge for her stint on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! in 2015

For lots of fans, Oti is considered one of 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 wage before she left the program in 2022, and because her exit has actually generated a substantial fortune with a string of effective TV gigs.

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

Before joining the Strictly lineup, Oti likewise worked as an expert dancer on Strictly's German equivalent, Let's Dance.

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

In 2022, Oti likewise signed a big-money offer to collaborate with Bravissimo on a 'confidence improving' underwear variety, and she and husband Marius also share a ₤ 590,000 London mansion.

Between them, Oti and Marius hold ₤ 750,000 of possessions in four personal companies, which they co-own. including the property firm, Lionshead, which notched up ₤ 110,582 in assets as of last year.

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

Kevin Clifton

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

However, the dancer has actually formerly shared that it hasn't always been easy, revealing in 2019 that he utilized to sleep in his car while attempting to kickstart his performing profession

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

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

However, the dancer has actually previously shared that it hasn't always been easy, exposing in 2019 that he utilized to oversleep his vehicle while attempting to kickstart his performing career, while managing it with a workplace job.

Speaking on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, he said: 'If there's no one there, I'll sleep in my vehicle and after that I can afford two of my dance lessons tomorrow.

'I invested loads of time sleeping in my cars and truck - essentially living out of my automobile - 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 office tasks, simply trying to sustain my dancer profession.

'I was generally searching in my wallet going, I've simply been fired from another job. I've got four lessons tomorrow; I currently can't pay for 2 of them.

'I'm going to have to blag it with the instructor and state," Oh, there's been an issue 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 actually cashed in on their joint weight loss in current years, setting up a fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 each month to subscribe

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

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

The couple have capitalized their joint weight-loss in recent years, establishing a fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 monthly to subscribe.

The pair sold their Kent mansion for ₤ 2.5 million earlier this year and have actually given that scaled down to a home more 'appropriate' 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 assets and ₤ 465,002 after bills.

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

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