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Their relationship may have been shrouded in controversy, but there is no denying just how happy Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff look as they show off their baby daughter.

The pair, who met while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, welcomed their little girl back in June but only revealed her name in an exclusive interview with Hello! magazine this weekend.

Talking to the magazine, the couple revealed that they have named their daughter, who weighed 7lbs 1oz when she was born, Milena, which they will shorten to Mila.

However, little Mila’s entry into the world was not an easy one; Kristina’s labour lasted 19-and-a-half hours and the youngster was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.

“Every time Kristina pushed, the cord was pulling the baby back. There comes a point when it is not happening and you do worry,” said Ben, 37, who has two other children – eight-year-old twin daughters from his marriage to Abby Blayney, whom he was married to when he met Kristina.

“Kristina was amazing and I’m so very proud. Mila has changed the dynamic – another little human in our lives. She is our creation and that is amazing.”

Describing how she feels about being a mum, Kristina, 38, said that she has a feeling of being settled: “I’m in a happy place. I feel a sense of security with Ben being next to me.”

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The paint was barely dry on the Celebrity Big Brother house last night when contestant Kristina Rihanoff revealed some pretty big news to her fellow housemates.

Strictly Come Dancing alum Kristina opened up to her fellow stars shortly after being chosen as one of the three possible evictees for this week.

"There was something [that] happened in my life before I came into the house over Christmas," she told the housemates.

"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."

The 36-year-old is believed to be just three months pregnant, so luckily there's no risk of a baby being born live on CBB – though that would make for quite an episode.

Along with Nancy Dell'Olio and Winston MacKenzie, Kristina is up for eviction this evening after being nominated by Stephanie Davis for giving out too much about being kept awake.

Within minutes of Kristina revealing the news she was expecting with her boyfriend – and former Strictly protegée – Ben Cohen, fans turned to Ben's ex-wife Abby to offer support.

Ben and Abby, who have twin daughters together, confirmed their split in September 2014, less than a year after Ben's appearance on Strictly Come Dancing.

Just last week, Abby took to Twitter to reflect on "a year I would personally like to put behind me."

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Former rugby player and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ben Cohen is set to take his ex's mother to court later this month on a harassment charge.

The sports star was married to Abby Cohen, the mother of his twin daughters, for eleven years, before the couple split in 2014.

Ben now claims that Abby's mother Felicity Bassouls bombarded him with calls and emails after the split.

It's widely believed Ben and Abby's marriage breakdown was linked to rumours the rugby star had grown close to his Strictly partner, professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff, while appearing on the show as a celebrity contestant in 2013.

Both Ben and Kristina strongly denied there was anything going on between them, although the chemistry between them was widely commented on.

Last year it was revealed that Kristina had apparently been banned from partnering with married men on the show, after the break ups of Joe Calzaghe, Vincent Simone and then Ben were linked to her.

Back in September, Felicity branded Ben a "bully" and responded to his official statement about his split from Abby by saying, "I have experienced a great deal of bullying from you myself. Your behaviour has been so disrespectful and very intimidating not just to myself but my husband also."

She continued by saying, "I know you very well Mr. Ben Cohen and I am not going to stand back and let you bully and intimidate me again. You have broken my daughter's heart and the little girls' and also my heart."

Now Ben plans to take Felicity to court on a harassment charge, with a date set for later this month.

Sounds like a very messy split indeed.

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