Kristina Rihanoff looked amazing in a black bikini on Tuesday as she hit the beach with lookalike daughter Mila, 10, during a family vacation to Florida.
The former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, 48, showed off her toned frame in the halterneck swimwear as she struck a fabulous pose on the sand alongside the caption: ‘Life is a beach’.
She was also quick to throw her arm around her dancer daughter Mila, who she shares with rugby player Ben Cohen, 47, as the youngster wore a royal blue two-piece suit.
Kristina, who threw her blonde locks into a messy bun and added sunglasses to her look, appeared cheerful as she flashed a warm smile for the camera.
The dancer was not pictured with partner Ben, with whom she reunited at the end of September after a six-month separation.
The Russian beauty’s family outing comes after she revealed earlier this year that Strictly Come Dancing needs to be ‘rested’ after five pros were sensationally axed from the line-up in a massive ‘massacre’.
Kristina Rihanoff looked stunning in a black bikini on Tuesday as she hit the beach with look-alike daughter Mila, 10, during a family vacation to Florida
She put her arm around her dancer daughter Mila, who she shares with rugby player Ben Cohen, 47, as the youngster wore a royal blue two-piece suit.
Following the departure of presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, the BBC show has been hit by a huge shake-up, with Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova, Michelle Tsiakkas, Luba Mushtuk and Gorka Márquez all axed from the line-up.
Kristina, who was a professional on Strictly from 2008 to 2015, has since shared that the series will have to take a break as bosses plan a revamp.
The star said the series should go ‘back to basics’, with an emphasis on ‘ballroom and Latin dancing, without the razzmatazz of 101 props and 3D projections’.
In March, the Daily Mail exclusively reported that Karen, who joined Strictly in 2012 and is one of its longest-serving professionals, had been informed of the decision not to renew her contract.
While some names have been axed from the show, it was also revealed that Katya Jones will remain in the line-up and has been given a new contract by bosses.
Kristina told me The independent: ‘If I were a producer, I would give it a year of rest, regroup and think about what we can do differently.
‘There’s something to be said about going back to basics and back to the roots – the roots of the show were pure ballroom and Latin dancing without the razzmatazz of 101 props and 3D projections.
“When I came to the show it was about ballroom and Latin dancing. It was minimal props, all the group dances were live.
Kristina revealed the show needs to be ‘rested’ after five professionals were sensationally axed from the line-up in a massive ‘massacre’
The BBC show has been hit by a huge shake-up, starring Karen Hauer [pictured] Nadiya Bychkova, Michelle Tsiakkas, Luba Mushtuk and Gorka Márquez all dropped from the lineup
‘The professionals were performing the choreographies and the celebrities had to learn the correct ballroom and Latin dances. Going back to the good old fashioned wouldn’t hurt [ways].’
Kristina added that she left Strictly in 2015 because she “didn’t want to be there anymore”, sharing that all professional dancers only get one-year contracts, and that the “danger” of their future on the show can take a mental toll.
It comes after Karen, 44, Nadiya, 37, Michelle, 30, Luba, 36, and Gorka, 35, were also axed from the series, with sources claiming all the Strictly professionals are already aware of their fate.
An insider told the Daily Mail: ‘Karen is the latest professional dancer to be told her contract will not be renewed this year.
‘It is mainly a matter of getting out of the old and in with the new. As the longest serving dancer, Karen found out last week that her time on Strictly is over.’
