Ben Cohen's ex-wife Abby Cohen has made a scathing comment following his recent split from Kristina Rihanoff. Abby's marriage to Ben ended in heartbreak in 2014 after he left her Kristina, who he was partnered with on the year prior.

The duo had been married since 2003, with Abby giving birth to their twin daughters in 2008. Ben, 46, moved on with Kristina, 47, and they welcomed their daughter, Mila, in 2016, before getting engaged in 2022. However, it was recently announced that their relationship had come to an end. Photographer Abby has now spoken out for the first time since news of Ben's and Kristina's split, sharing sympathy for her ex-husband.

"I'm sad for Ben. Our marriage broke down and it's happening all over again to him, and he's got another child. He's got to start again from nothing, in his late forties. He's going from being so successful as a rugby player to [people] now reading of his business failures," she told .

Abby confessed that she "doesn't want to make him look more stupid than he already does".

However, Abby admitted she does believe in karma as she issued a scathing dig to the former couple. "What goes around, comes around," she remarked.

The news of his break-up has reopened old wounds for Abby, who is concerned that their daughters will have to relive the pain, along with their younger sister. Abby candidly opened up about the lasting impact Strictly has had on her, confessing she still suffers from PTSD when hearing the show's soundtrack.

"I don't like the show. There is such sadness attached to it because [when Ben went on it] I was married, and then I wasn't. When I hear the music it kind of gives me PTSD, to be honest," she said.

Abby, who once labelled Kristina a "fu****g Russian dancer", drew sharp contrasts between them, saying: "We are total opposites. I'm a homemaker. I'm a family girl. I make stews and Sunday dinners.

"I don't know if Kristina does that, but I don't think so. Me and Kristina are completely different. We look completely different. We like different things. She doesn't have any wellies, put it that way. She doesn't pick dog mess off the floor like I have to do every day."

Abby and Ben's 17-year-old twins, Harriette and Isabelle, split their time between the homes of their mum and dad, but this has never caused Abby and Kristina to cross paths, despite them living in the same town.

"I've never even bumped into her. It's as if the universe has kept us apart, probably to protect my emotions," she told the publication.

Ben and Kristina always claimed that there was no affair while they were performing together on Strictly, and that their relationship only developed once the show had ended. . Their relationship reportedly took a hit when their health company, Soo Yoga amassed debts of £488,470.

An insider told : "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.

"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."