Strictly Come Dancing couple Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen have reportedly split after 12 years together.
The dancer and rugby star- who was married at the time - met on the 2013 series of the BBC competition and soon began a relationship.
The sportsman called time on his marriage to his then-wife, Abby Cohen, and the situation became another example of the infamous "Strictly curse".
A friend of the pair reportedly told The Sun the couple had split, stating: "Ben left his wife Abby for Kristina, only to now split with her."
Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen got together after they were paired in the 2013 series of BBC Strictly
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They continued: "It's like the curse in reverse. This will be like karma for Abby, she was so upset when Ben left her. It's like he has got his comeuppance."
Cohen, 46, and Russian ballroom dancer Rihanoff, 47, share an eight-year-old daughter together and have supposedly put their £1.7milion Northampton house on the market.
A source told the publication: "The past six months have been hell for them and it has torn the love they had apart.
"For the sake of their family, they have chosen to go forward as separate individuals.
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"Those close to them who know them as a couple had hoped they would be able to work things out, but for now, it’s over and it looks like there’s no going back."
Cohen had been married for 11 years when he met Rihanoff, with him and Abby sharing two daughters.
The couple appeared to be going strong as recently as November, when Rihanoff shared a sweet snap of herself alongside Cohen's two daughters from his first marriage.
She penned over the image: "The Cohen girls," with a star-eyed emoji.
GB News has contacted the respective representatives of the pair for a comment on the reports.
The notorious "Strictly curse" has become intertwined with the BBC series since it debuted in 2004.
The phrase emerged after several examples came of established relationships ending once Strictly contestants became romantically linked with their professional dance partners.
One other well-known couple that emerged from the show are Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev, who officially got together shortly after their time together on the 2013 series.
Countdown star Riley split from her then-husband Jamie Gilbert, later marrying Kovalev. The couple now has two children.
YouTuber Joe Sugg is in a relationship with his 2018 Strictly partner Dianne Buswell, who had been dating Emmerdale star Anthony Quinlan at the start of the series.
Presenter Stacey Dooley and her dance partner Kevin Clifton have also been an item since they were paired together, also in 2018.
Dooley split from her then-boyfriend Sam Tucknott before announcing her relationship with Clifton. The pair has one child.
Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev also met on BBC Strictly
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A particularly scandalous example also came in 2018 when married dancer Katya Jones was spotted kissing her comedian Strictly partner, Seann Walsh.
Walsh's relationship with then-girlfriend, actress Rebecca Humphries, also came to an end after snaps of the incident were published.
