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Ben Cohen competes in Week 8 of Strictly Come Dancing

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff in a spectacular lift while dancing the American Smooth

Ben Cohen (rugby superstar and founder of the anti-bullying StandUp Foundation) and Kristina Rihanoff dance the American Smooth to Alicia Keyes’ ‘Fallin’.

The dance garnered 32 points, which matched the teams highest score to date, and was 6 points higher than last week’s Jive.

Ben gets better and better each week, and Kristina’s choreography wisely takes advantage of Ben’s athleticism and strong partnering skills.

Go Team Cohen/Rihanoff!

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Ben Cohen delivers a sexy, shirtless Paso Doble on Strictly Come Dancing

A shirtless Ben Cohen stops the Strictly Come Dancing show with a sexy shirtless Paso Doble

Rugby star and LGBT ally Ben Cohen performed a shirtless Paso Doble on this week’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Ben’s athleticism really comes out here.  Watching him through the competition, he’s showing really strong partnering skills.  Besides his obvious strength, his eye contact with Kristina is constant and you see that they are in sync as a dance couple.

Kristina’s choreography continues to impress.  She finds ways to show Ben off to his strengths without diminishing her own.

And then, well, there’s just the fact that he’s BEN COHEN.   Shirtless!  Whoo-hoo!

Ben even does a little post-dance partnering with judge Bruno Tonioli:

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff

A shirtless Ben Cohen chats on his Paso Doble after dancing
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Ben Cohen on Week 4 of “Strictly Come Dancing”

Shirtless Ben Cohen dances the salsa in week 4 of Strictly Come Dancing
Ben Cohen goes shirtless for Week 4 of Strictly Come Dancing

Ben Cohen takes off his shirt as he dances the salsa on Strictly Come Dancing

Former Saints strongman Ben Cohen put in another good performance on Strictly Come Dancing, impressing the judges with his bulging biceps as well as his twinkling toes.

The ex-Franklin’s Gardens star, born and bred in Northampton, scored a total of 31 points.

He received scores of eight from three of the judges and a score of seven from Bruno Tonioli, to put him halfway up the leader board.

Ben, who danced the salsa, ripped off his shirt during the dance, before being praised by the judges for his moves.

After watching the performance, which featured a number of high-risk throws, Len Goodman told him: “You’ve got the guns and tonight you’ve got the ammunition.”

(via NorthHampton Chronicle)

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Week 3: Ben Cohen on “Strictly Come Dancing”

Ben Cohen dances romantic rhumba in week 3 of Strictly Come Dancing

“The time has come to do the Rumba with the great @KRihanoff on @bbcstrictly #gottobesexy #bumtuckedin,” Ben Cohen wrote on Facebook before his third appearance on the hit TV show “Strictly Come Dancing.”

From NorthHamptonNews: Ben Cohen produced a raunchy rhumba on Strictly Come Dancing for Love Week.

He won unanimous praise for his dance in a dress shirt and undone bow tie to Adele’s Make You Feel My Love and his performance with Kristina Rihanoff earned a standing ovation.

The pair scored straight sevens from the four judges, giving him 28 points an improvement of three on last week’s 25 for the waltz.

Judge Craig Revel Horwood said: “I want to love you too my darling. I’m willing you to do well and dance well, and you know what, you did.”

(h/t JMG)

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Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff Cha-Cha in Week One of “Strictly Come Dancing”

Rugby superstar and LGBT ally Ben Cohen in his first week debut on “Strictly Come Dancing.” First week – we can barely understand the pressure of all this in front of a world-wide audience. Great job.

By the way – I may be gay, but Kristina Rihanoff is HOT. Great dancer, and tremendous performer.  And Ben looks amazing in that sleeveless red shirt.  Great partnering skills on display, too.

Can’t wait for the upcoming weeks of Ben and Kristina. Good job, guys.