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

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

However, while it has been assumed that Strictly experts need to earn a quite cent, and years of success, through their time on the show, for many it's an entirely various story.

Pros who have bid goodbye to the Strictly dancefloor in the last few years have actually shared their struggles with stacking debts and money concerns, with some even dealing with the prospect of losing their homes.

Recently, Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff end up being the latest stars to be hit by the notorious 'Strictly curse' after their 12-year love ended in heartbreak. MailOnline then revealed it was the serious financial problems they had actually recently experienced are thought to have actually been behind their split.

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

Kristina Rihanoff

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

Kristina formerly 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 hit by money woes, with Ben laying bare their monetary problems in court.

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

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

A buddy of the couple informed the Mail he stated: 'The previous six months have been hell for them and it has torn the love they had apart. For the sake of their household, they have chosen to move forward as separate people.

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

The couple were left with debilitating 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 battle not to lose everything - to lose my automobiles and my house and my relationship. I'm so overdrawn.'

Last year the couple shared fears that they could lose their home after being struck by cash troubles, with Ben laying bare their financial concerns in court (imagined in 2021)

When questioned about the stress on his and Kristina's relationship, he stated: 'We're still living together. We remain in it economically.

'We're 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 handle.

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

The business was listed to be compulsorily struck off on December 27, 2022, but the action was suspended 9 days later 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 effectively ₤ 6,633 at a loss, taking into consideration future liabilities, in its last represent the duration ending on July 31, 2020.

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

Another company called Soo Purple Mountain Ltd which is also owned by the Soo Yoga Group, was established 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 3 other people was likewise included and voluntarily struck off on the exact same dates.

A 5th company called Yoga Wellbeing which is one hundred percent owned by Rihanoff was ₤ 5,041 in the red, taking into account 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 first rose to popularity as an entrant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the program simply months before the Covid pandemic (pictured with Saffron Barker in 2019)

But AJ has considering that shed light on the cash troubles some Strictly stars can deal with, and shared that he was plunged into debt when his dance tour was cancelled in 2020

AJ first increased to fame as an entrant on Strictly Come Dancing from 2016 to 2019, leaving the program just months before the Covid pandemic.

While the star had previously intended to start a new era of dance success by leaving the show, the pandemic required him to cancel his organized dance tour, plunging himself and sibling Curtis into financial obligation.

Talking to MailOnline, AJ clarified the cash woes some Strictly stars can face after leaving the program.

He stated: 'We had a company where we were running our own trip and the tour was interrupted. We paid all of our dancers because, personally, I seemed like that was the ideal thing to do. We ended up with a barrel bill which came out of our own pocket.

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

'They absolutely did value it. I possibly didn't value the financial obligation that I was left in but, hello, it's a choice that was made.'

AJ stated it is hard when a lot of his good friends 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 think a great deal of individuals anticipate 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 think openness is a positive thing in this day and age, however a lot of people do not really want to speak about their financial resources.

'And I believe people are captivated by cash. People enjoy to see numbers and enjoy to see nice things, and a lot 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 number of big money offers and AJ says some individuals have no concept how to deal with that sort of sum of cash.

Former I'm A Celebrity star AJ exposed he and Curtis 'want to make a difference' and have established 'using our own money' a monetary investment firm called FINT to assist to 'educate' people.

AJ ended up being really open about how often the TV bookings and photoshoots can suddenly stop and stars need to learn how to 'adapt' their career.

AJ stated it is hard when a lot of his friends think he's a 'millionaire' after starring on Strictly, as after they paid their taxes and VAT, the figure he earns is no place near that

He continued: 'It's truly hard I believe in our industry, the show business and a lot of other industries right now due to the fact that a lot of people 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 very first salary on Strictly I have actually always had actually that money invested into different portfolios. Therefore, if I didn't have a task in 6 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 simply sometimes having to alter what it is you believe you are going to do and adapt a little bit. Adapting is difficult however you do need to adapt in some cases.

'It's essential that people enter into these huge programs that they're taking pleasure in but they have an occupation behind them like myself and Curt. We're both professional 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 various and is routinely snapped back into the 'real life' as he's discovered the remarkable increase in everyday products.

He described: 'Every day I'm brought back to truth. I brought up at the petrol pump today and the diesel was 10p more expensive due to decisions that have actually been made much greater up than my paycheck. That's the real life.

'I was like, 'What 10p more expensive from yesterday to today', like that's crazy. I believe individuals forget, the expense of living and inflation's increased.

'Even when inflation boils down, it doesn't indicate that it goes back to what it was. Life is going to be tough for a lot of people this year and I don't believe it's going to get any easier.'

Robin Windsor

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

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

The dancer was discovered 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 facing an 'active proposition' to be struck off.

The business Happy Feet Creative Limited was owed nearly ₤ 5,000 the last time it filed accounts, however owed financial institutions ₤ 15,000, implying 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 company and advanced himself ₤ 35,000 from the company, which was repaid.

The business had transported profits from a 'wide range of agreements to offer carrying out arts services within the media industry', documentation stated.

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

Robin formerly informed how he was paid ₤ 100,000 a year during his time on Strictly which pertained 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 firm had actually not traded for a long time (imagined on the program in 2013)

He also remembered one time he earned 'ridiculous money', telling This Is Money: 'My dance partner and I were when 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: 'Suddenly, I was making money I had actually just dreamt about. I probably made about ₤ 100,000 that year - not simply from Strictly but from work off the back of the program such as the trip and personal performances.

'When you're on prime-time TV, everyone wants a little piece of you.'

Discussing his Strictly exit, Robin stated he ended up being so 'bitter' about not being permitted to return that he could not bear to enjoy it, and he went into a 'stable decline' after leaving the show.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano was dramatically sacked by employers last year following claims of gross misconduct towards his former celebrity partner Zara McDermott

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

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

The dancer later validated and regretted his actions against Zara.

Addressing his exit from the program, a 'ravaged' Di Prima wrote on Instagram: 'I deeply regret the events that resulted in 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 extreme passion and decision to win may have impacted my training program.

'While appreciating the BBC HR process, I acknowledge it's just best for the sake of the program that I step away. I am saddened that I wasn't permitted to use a quote to the online news stories, and I take on board the level of sensitivity of the scenario.

'There's more to this story that I am unable to talk about at this time, however I am dedicated to being strong for my household and good friends. I want the Strictly family nothing but success in the future.'

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

The dancer charged $100 (₤ 78) for a video message, and continued to refer to 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 numerous 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

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

For many 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 wage before she left the show in 2022, and because her exit has actually generated a huge fortune with a string of successful TV gigs.

Ever since, she has actually appeared as a judge on Dancing On Ice, and was likewise 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 a professional 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 assets of ₤ 510,953, according to its most current accounts.

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

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

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

Kevin Clifton

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

However, the dancer has actually previously shared that it hasn't always been easy, revealing in 2019 that he utilized to oversleep his automobile while trying to start his carrying out profession

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

His company Supreme Dance stated ₤ 104,993 in its newest properties with ₤ 42,234 staying after costs.

However, the dancer has actually formerly shared that it hasn't constantly been simple, exposing in 2019 that he used to oversleep his car while attempting to start his performing profession, while managing it with a workplace job.

Speaking on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, he stated: 'If there's nobody there, I'll sleep in my automobile and after that I can afford two of my dance lessons tomorrow.

'I invested loads of time oversleeping my cars and truck - basically living out of my automobile - and having no work. It's not all glamour. People think we live these easy, showbiz, attractive lives and it's not like that.

'There's been times where I was simply getting fired from task after job - normal office jobs, simply attempting to sustain my dancer profession.

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

'I'm going to have to blag it with the instructor and say," Oh, there's been a problem at the bank. I'm going to have 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 reduction recently, setting up a physical fitness site called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 monthly to subscribe

James Jordan left Strictly in 2013 with his better half Ola following match 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 physical fitness website called Dance Shred where they charge ₤ 12.99 each month to subscribe.

The set offered their Kent estate for ₤ 2.5 million previously this year and have actually considering that downsized to a home more 'suitable' for their daughter 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 expenses.

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

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