Kristina Rihanoff wears skimpy blue bikini in Instagram photos of Maldives holiday with Ben Cohen

Kristina Rihanoff caused the temperature to soar on Friday as she enjoyed a sun-filled getaway in the Maldives with her partner Ben Cohen.

The dancer, 45, showed off her incredible figure in a busty blue bikini top and matching bottoms.

She wore black sunglasses as she posed on a large swing in the middle of the ocean.

Kristina wore a natural makeup palette and swept her platinum blonde locks back into a bun.

She shared the photo with her Instagram followers and captioned it: ‘the sea and the sky so let’s fly’.

The Strictly star later put on a much-loved display with her partner Ben as they enjoyed their lavish family vacation – staying at the five-star Soneva Jani resort.

Stunning: The dancer, 45, wore a natural makeup palette under black sunglasses and swept her platinum blonde locks back into a bun

Couple: The Strictly star later put on a much-loved display with her partner Ben as they enjoyed their lavish family vacation – staying at the five-star Soneva Jani resort

It comes after Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman offered a fawning apology to the dancer after falsely claiming that her relationship with Ben Cohen started while they were on the show.

The Strictly co-host, 50, has infuriated Kristina by publicly claiming that she and England rugby star Ben Cohen, 43, entered into a romantic relationship while collaborating on the show in 2013.

Richard Eden’s Eden Confidential column revealed that Claudia had apologized after saying ‘The couple I knew were Ben and Kristina’ while filming The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan on Channel 4 at Television Center previous month.

Oh dear: It comes after Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman issued a fawning apology to the dancer after falsely claiming her relationship with Ben Cohen started while they were on the show

Born in Vladivostok, Russia, Kristina and Ben have always insisted that their affair didn’t start until the year after he participated in Strictly.

The World Cup winner was married to his wife Abby for 11 years. The couple, who have two teenage girls, divorced in 2016. Rihanoff and Cohen have since had a daughter together.

After Kristina learned of what she described as Claudia’s “lies” on the Channel 4 show, she threatened legal action and contacted the 50-year-old presenter.

As a result, Claudia obsequiously apologized to her and Ben, telling them, “[I] I am so sorry.’ In a post seen by the column, she explained: “I thought the question was about who found long-lasting love” [via Strictly].

“I said, ‘Ben and Kristina’, excited, and then I said Stacey and Kevin [referring to TV presenter Stacey Dooley and former Strictly pro Kevin Clifton, who have been dating since 2019, after being paired together on the show in 2018].’

She continued: ‘Sorry, I’m an idiot. It was a two second moment.’

A Channel 4 spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.

Dance duo: When Ben split from Abby, he and Kristina denied having an affair, despite being pictured with their arms around each other on the London Underground