They welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Mila, in July last year.
And Kristina Rihanoff has admitted that she and partner Ben Cohen are already talking about baby number two, though she has one very big condition before they try again, and that’s to tie the knot.
The former Strictly Come Dancing has revealed she and the rugby star – who first met when they were partnered on the BBC dance show – plan to marry before they try for their second child together.
Expanding their brood: Kristina Rihanoff has admitted that she and partner Ben Cohen are already talking about baby number two
‘Ben’s an incredible dad. I’m very lucky he’s on board with my project,’ she told The Sunday People.
‘It’s a lot of pressure on him to look after the kids but he’s very supportive of me. Marriage and another baby is some time in the future – we both like to take it one step at a time.’
She added: ‘We’re Virgos, we focus on one thing and execute it in the best possible way.’
As well as Mila, Ben also shares twin daughters Harriette and Isabelle, nine, with his ex-wife Abby.
Proud parents: Ben and Kristina welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Mila, in July last year
Where it all began… Kristina and Ben first met when partnered on 2013’s Strictly Come Dancing
Gushing about the Russian dancer’s venture into motherhood last year, Ben told HELLO! magazine: ‘Kristina is a natural mum. It was very emotional and it gives you even more respect – it’s nature at its best. I’m proud of Kristina, proud of Mila and proud to be a dad again.’
Ben and Kristina went public with their relationship in 2015, months after he announced his separation from wife Abby in September 2014.
In 2016, during her stint in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Kristina shocked her housemates – and the nation – when she revealed that she and Ben were expecting their first child.
Smitten kittens: Kristina gushed that rugby star Ben is a ‘great support’
She declared: ‘There was something {that} happened in my life before I came into the house over Christmas.
‘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.’
Meanwhile, the professional dancer – who took 14 months off of work after welcoming her daughter – is ready to return to the dance floor with her first self-created show, Dance To The Music, which kicks off in January.
Doting mum: Kristina has spent the past 14 months off of work to enjoy her little one’s first year