Ben Cohen ‘wasn’t expecting to be a dad again so soon’

Kristina Rihanoff’s pregnancy came as a shock to the former England rugby star

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by Jennifer Read-Dominguez |
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It seems Ben Cohen wasn’t expecting the pitter-patter of little Cohen feet just yet...

The former England rugby player is reportedly "shocked" to learn of his partner Kristina Rihanoff’s pregnancy.

Talking to The Sunday Mirror, a source said: “Ben wasnt expecting to be a dad again quite so soon. He was initially shocked. Now he’s absorbed the news, he’s really excited.

"He and Kristina found out so close to her entering the CBB house they havent had a chance to discuss the future in depth.”

Meanwhile, Kristina, 38, is “over-joyed” at the idea of having a baby with rugby star boyfriend Ben Cohen.

“She’s wanted a baby for years and would love a girl. As for Strictly, Kristina has not ruled out being back in the autumn.”

The Strictly Star broke the news of her pregnancy in the CBB house saying: “There was something [that] happened in my life before I came into the house over Christmas.

“And obviously I thought it’s very private news, you know but because we are living as one family now and everybody is sort of supporting one another now.

“It happened to be that I found that my boyfriend and I are going to have a little one.”

She and Ben were paired on Strictly in 2012.

The unborn child will be Kristina’s first, after she split from ex-partner Joe Calzaghe in 2013 because he didn’t want marriage or children with her. Ben and estranged wife Abby – who have twin girls, Harriette and Isabelle, aged eight – are getting divorced.

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