Ben Cohen's estranged wife defends 'karma' tweet sent to Kristina Rihanoff as rugby star admits relationship with dancing partner
Ben Cohen's devastated wife took to Twitter to defend herself after she was called 'pathetic' by Strictly fans following a 'karma' tweet she sent to love rival Kristina Rihanoff.
Thirty-six-year-old Abby, who is seeking a divorce, responded: 'If you actually knew the truth then you wouldn't write that!'
The post comes after Abby sent an angry tweet to Kristina, 37, after the Mail On Sunday reported that Ben, 36, has admitted he is now in a relationship with his former dance partner.
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Hitting back: Ben Cohen's devastated wife took to Twitter to defend herself after she was called 'pathetic' by Strictly fans following a 'karma' tweet she sent to love rival Kristina Rihanoff (right) - pictured in 2013
It read: 'When a bird is alive, it eats ants. When the birth is dead, ants eat the bird. One tree makes a million match sticks. Only one match stick needed to burn a million trees. So be good... and do good.'
If there was any doubt as to who the post was directly to, Abby forwarded it to Kristina, writing, 'There you go lovely...'
She also wrote: 'Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts, then they make us want to leave foot prints on their face....'
Angry: The post comes after Abby sent an angry tweet to Kristina, 37, after the Mail On Sunday reported that Ben, 36, has admitted he is now in a relationship with his former Strictly Come Dancing professional partner
And when WAG Abbey Clancy wrote about her love for her family, Abby replied: 'Ahhhh, hold onto it Hun.... Precious family.. Keep it safe and secure as mine totally ruined.'
Ben met his wife in 1995, at the age of 17, and the couple married in 2003 before having their twin daughters, Harriette and Isabelle in 2008.
The couple revealed they had split in September with Ben and Kristina denying they were an item, following rumours of a romantic relationship.
The post read: 'When a bird is alive, it eats ants. When the birth is dead, ants eat the bird. One tree makes a million match sticks. Only one match stick needed to burn a million trees. So be good... and do good'
Ben was pictured with his arm around her on the London Underground months after the show ended.
Kristina has previously had a dalliance with dancer Vincent Simone allegedly behind the back of his pregnant girlfriend in 2008 - although one report at the time stated the blonde dancer was unaware of their relationship.
Next she fell for boxer Joe Calzaghe, who promptly dumped his model girlfriend in 2009, but went on to split with Kristina in 2013.
The Mail On Sunday report that Ben surprised relatives by bringing the blonde Russian along to a Cohen family day out last Saturday, attended by his daughters.
They add: 'Earlier this month, ‘Ben admitted to Abigail that he was now with Kristina but he insists this is a recent thing. Ben said 18 months ago that nothing was going on, yet Abby has been pushing him for the truth.
‘For her own peace of mind she has needed the truth to come out. This is about people doing things that they shouldn’t do when they are married.’
MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen for comment.
All over: Rugby star Ben met his wife in 1995, at the age of 17, and the couple married in 2003 before having their daughters, Harriette and Isabelle in 2008
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