Kristina Rihanoff
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Kristina Rihanoff | |
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Celebrity Big Brother 17 (2016) | |
Partner | Ben Cohen |
Children | 1 |
Parent | Igor Pshenichnykh |
Website | www |
Kristina Rihanoff (
She has a degree in Tourism and Hospitality; after finishing public school she studied with St Petersburg Branch of Modern Humanitarian Academy which has several colleges around Russia including Vladivostok.Early life
The daughter of two engineers, Rihanoff was born and grew up in
Dance career
Aged 21, she was asked to become an instructor to Russian dancers based in the United States. She also undertook displays and instructed on dance classes in the evenings. She developed her career over the next few years through a combination of teaching and performing, in the United States as well as choreographing shows in China, Hong Kong and Japan.[3]
Continuing her professional dance career, she gained 1st place in the South African International
After being partnered with American professional Brian Fortuna, she has performed in the UK with Robin Windsor since 2011.
Strictly Come Dancing
Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance
Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
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American Smooth
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Jason Donovan | 37 | Daniel O'Donnell | 23 |
Argentine Tango
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Jason Donovan and Simon Webbe | 40 | Colin Salmon | 26 |
Cha Cha Cha | Jason Donovan | 32 | John Sergeant | 12 |
Charleston | Simon Webbe | 39 | Daniel O'Donnell | 23 |
Foxtrot | Simon Webbe | 38 | Joe Calzaghe and John Sergeant | 20 |
Jive | Jason Donovan | 34 | Joe Calzaghe | 21 |
Paso Doble | Ben Cohen | 32 | Joe Calzaghe | 19 |
Quickstep | Jason Donovan | 37 | Ben Cohen | 27 |
Rumba | Ben Cohen and Jason Donovan | 28 | Simon Webbe | 23 |
Salsa | Simon Webbe | 36 | Colin Salmon | 24 |
Samba | Jason Donovan | 34 | John Sergeant | 16 |
Showdance
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Jason Donovan | 40 | Simon Webbe | 39 |
Something-a-thon | Jason Donovan and Simon Webbe | 4 | ||
Tango
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Jason Donovan | 38 | Joe Calzaghe | 16 |
Viennese Waltz
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Jason Donovan | 35 | Colin Salmon | 24 |
Waltz | Simon Webbe | 38 | John Sergeant | 22 |
Rihanoff competed as a professional dancer in the
Rihanoff returned in 2009 to compete for the show's
Rihanoff returned to compete for the show's
The couple reached the final of the competition, and finished in third place.Rihanoff returned to compete in the show's
The couple were eliminated in the ninth week of the competition, finishing in eighth place.In 2014, Rihanoff returned to compete in the show's
Performances and results
Series | Celebrity partner | Place | Average Score |
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6 | John Sergeant | 7th | 19.7 |
7 | Joe Calzaghe | 11th | 18.4 |
8 | Goldie | 14th | 23.0 |
9 | Jason Donovan | 3rd | 34.8 |
10 | Colin Salmon | 11th | 24.8 |
11 | Ben Cohen | 8th | 27.4 |
12 | Simon Webbe | 2nd | 33.1 |
13 | Daniel O'Donnell | 13th | 22.8 |
- With celebrity partner John Sergeant
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Phillips | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Come Away With Me "
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5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
3 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams "
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3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
5 | Samba / "Papa Loves Mambo" | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / "Concierto de Aranjuez "
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3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | Safe |
7 | Foxtrot / "I Wanna Be Loved by You" | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | Safe |
8 | Cha Cha Cha / "Twist and Shout" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Safe |
9 | American Smooth / "True Love Ways "
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5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
- With celebrity partner Joe Calzaghe
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Tango / "Cite Tango"
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2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | Safe |
Cha-Cha-Cha / "Chain of Fools" | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | ||
3 | Paso Doble / "Livin' on a Prayer "
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3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | Safe |
4 | Foxtrot / "Feeling Good" | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | Safe |
5 | Jive / "Rock This Town" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | Eliminated |
- With celebrity partner Goldie
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "TiK ToK" | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | N/A |
2 | Foxtrot / "The Business of Love" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | Eliminated |
- With celebrity partner Jason Donovan
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Gimme Some Lovin'" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | N/A |
2 | Why Don't You Do Right "
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8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
3 | Tango / "I Will Survive "
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
4 | Paso Doble / "I Want It All "
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6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
5 | Quickstep / "Bewitched" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | Safe |
6 | Rumba / "Killing Me Softly" | 6 | 81 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
7 | Iris "
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8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
8 | Jive / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | Safe |
9 | Charleston / "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
Swing-a-thon / "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | Awarded | 4 | extra | points | 40 | ||
10 | American Smooth / "Singin' in the Rain "
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9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | Bottom two |
11 | Samba / "Blame It on the Boogie" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | Safe |
Argentine Tango / "Assassin's Tango"
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10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||
12 | Tango / "I Will Survive "
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9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Third place |
Showdance / "Dancin' Fool "
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10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
1 Jennifer Grey temporarily replaced Goodman as a judge for week 6.
- With celebrity partner Colin Salmon
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | N/A |
2 | Viennese Waltz / "Kiss from a Rose "
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6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Safe |
3 | Argentine Tango / "GoldenEye "
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7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | Safe |
4 | Salsa / "Superstition" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | Bottom two |
5 | Foxtrot / "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Eliminated |
- With celebrity partner Ben Cohen
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Love Me Again" | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | N/A |
2 | Waltz / "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | Safe |
3 | Rumba / "Make You Feel My Love" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
4 | Salsa / "Hard to Handle" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | Safe |
5 | Quickstep / "I'll Be There For You" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
6 | Paso Doble / "Supermassive Black Hole "
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7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
7 | Jive / "Jump, Jive an' Wail" | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
8 | American Smooth / "Fallin' "
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8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
9 | Charleston / "No Diggity" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Eliminated |
- With celebrity partner Simon Webbe
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Good Golly Miss Molly "
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6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
2 | Sing "
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5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
3 | Rumba / "Take My Breath Away" | 4 | 6, 71 | 6 | 7 | 30 | Bottom two |
4 | My Old Man (Said Follow the Van) "
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7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
5 | Viennese Waltz / "Somebody To Love "
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7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Bottom two |
6 | Paso Doble / "Poison"
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6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Safe |
7 | Quickstep / "I Got Rhythm" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | Safe |
8 | El Tango De Roxanne "
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8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
9 | Let's Hear It for the Boy "
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | Safe |
10 | Edelweiss "
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9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | Safe |
11 | American Smooth / "Heartache Tonight "
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8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Bottom two |
Waltz-a-thon / "The Last Waltz" | Awarded | 4 | extra | points | 39 | ||
12 | I Like To Move It "
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6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 | Safe |
Foxtrot / "My Guy" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | ||
13 | My Old Man (Said Follow the Van) "
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9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Runners-up |
Showdance / "A Little Less Conversation "
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9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | ||
El Tango De Roxanne "
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10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
1 Donny Osmond appeared as a guest judge for week 3.
- With celebrity partner Daniel O'Donnell
Week # | Dance/song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
Revel Horwood | Bussell | Goodman | Tonioli | ||||
1 | Waltz / "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | No Elimination |
2 | Charleston / "Let's Misbehave" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | Safe |
3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Summer Nights" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | Safe |
4 | American Smooth / "Fly Me to the Moon "
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5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | Eliminated |
Live tours and stage productions
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2016) |
Rihanoff has been taken part in the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour from 2009 to 2015. In 2009 she performed with fellow professional dancer,
In 2012 Rihanoff and Robin Windsor joined fellow professional Artem Chigvintsev and former Strictly contestant Kara Tointon for the first 'Dance to the Music Tour'.
Other projects
In Summer 2015, Rihanoff and Windsor took part in the Touring Theatre Production of Puttin' On The Ritz,[15] as well as Dance Weekends around the county.[16]
Rihanoff choreographs a number of professional and commercial dance works. These have included both
Rihanoff has written a book entitled The Art of Dancesport Makeup for newcomers to
Rihanoff has appeared in the Celebrity Version of Mastermind, with her specialist subject which was Patrick Swayze. Rihanoff has also appeared on The Hairy Bikers Programme, cooking the Traditional Russian Dish Borscht.[18] Choreographing a couple of UK TV Adverts Including the BT Commercial and also Aviva Insurance.
In 2017, Rihanoff directed and choreographed 39-day tour Dance To The Music. The tour featured Rihanoff and Robin Windsor, Oksana and Jonathan Platero, and six more professional world-class dancers.[19] In September 2017 Rihanoff launched her fashion line in collaboration with Pia Michi.[20]
Rihanoff appeared as a guest in Netflix's Baby Ballroom in both seasons.[21]
Celebrity Big Brother
On 5 January 2016, Rihanoff became a housemate in the 17th series of
Personal life
Rihanoff is a patron[24] of children's charity called The Dot Com Foundation[25] helping children deal with risky situations, whether it be violence within the home, to confidence building.
Following her well-publicised relationship with Joe Calzaghe, it was revealed in 2015 that another of her former partners, Ben Cohen, had left his wife Abby for Rihanoff, and in 2016 the couple had a daughter, Milena.[26] In November 2022, Cohen and Rihanoff got engaged in the Maldives.
In 2017, it was reported that Rihanoff and Cohen had adopted a vegan diet to overcome health issues.[27][28]
References
- ^ a b "Kristina Rihanoff Bio". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2005.
- ^ "Michael Wentink and Kristina Pchenitchnykh Blackpool Results". Retrieved 23 June 2005.
- ^ a b c McGrath, Nick (12 October 2013). "Kristina Rihanoff: 'I don't know how my family in Russia would survive without my money'". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "Holiday Dance Classic 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
- ^ "BBC – Strictly Come Dancing – John Sergeant". Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Entertainment | Sergeant quits Strictly contest". BBC News. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ Foster, Patrick (20 November 2008). "The music had to stop says John Sergeant: if I'd stayed there would have been "murder on the dancefloor"". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "2009 SCD". Walesonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Rachel Mainwaring (6 January 2016). "Celebrity Big Brother 2016: How Kristina Rihanoff and Joe Calzaghe fell in and out of love". WalesOnline. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "BBC – Press Office – New professional dancer joins Strictly Come Dancing 2011". BBC.
- ^ "Jason Donovan". Strictly Come Dancing. BBC. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing: Full line-up confirmed". BBC News. 11 September 2012.
- ^ "BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing – Ben Cohen". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing – Kristina Rihanoff". BBC.
- ^ "Puttin' on the Ritz". theatreroyal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Anton Du Beke – Erin Boag -Trent Whiddon -Kristina Rihanoff". donaheys.co.uk. September 2021.
- ^ "BBC – Dancing on Wheels – About the Show". BBC.
- ^ "The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off | Kristina Rihanoff's Borscht". BBC. 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff Directs Her Dance Tour Dance To The Music". Ikon London Magazine. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff Spoke About Her Fashion Line Launch and Involvement in Charity". Ikon London Magazine. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ Baby Ballroom (Documentary), Firecracker Films, 5 Star, 27 April 2017, retrieved 12 November 2021
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff makes a BIG announcement | Day 3 | Celebrity Big Brother". Huffington Pose. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff makes a BIG announcement | Day 3 | Celebrity Big Brother". bigbrother.channel5.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff Spoke About Her Fashion Line Launch And Involvement in Charity=Ikon London Magazine". 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Welcome". Dotcomcf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Laura Williams (22 September 2021). "Ben Cohen's ex-wife regrets brutal jibe about Strictly Come Dancing's Kristina Rihanoff". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff: 'Going vegan changed our lives - we've never felt better'". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Kristina Rihanoff Reveals Vegan Diet Saved Ben Cohen's Life After He Nearly Died From Glandular Fever". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.