Woman interview ‘Mor e childr en? Kristina with Gleb Savchenko, her …and with her mum partner for One Larisa and Simon More Dance… Webbe, her 2014 Strictly partner

w e ’ l l wa i t family, and see if everyone’s on board. I’m lucky because I’m supported so much. I know there will be enough love to take care of Mila!

would you like more children? or are the and see!’ sleepless nights too much at the moment? reveals how baby Mila has I don’t know – it’s too early to ask! I think any mum in this position thinks, ‘Let me opened her eyes to the joys of motherhood get through this one and then we’ll see!’

Strictly season is in full swing. Do you wish you were back on it when you’re watching? he sprang to fame on Strictly Has the baby changed your I spent eight years on the show and absolutely Come Dancing, but this year relationship with your mum? loved it, but I was ready to do different things. Kristina Rihanoff, 39, has swapped You definitely get a new respect I may do a Christmas special if asked, but I the sequins for sleepless nights, for your mother. And there’s wouldn’t go back full time. You can’t have after welcoming baby mila three that saying that you will never a family and be on the show. monthsS ago with boyfriend, and former love anyone as much as you dance partner, Ben Cohen. we sat down love your grandkids, which is You’re backing to replace with her to chat babies, the ballroom and so true! Every day I get a text on the judging panel. what that infamous ‘Strictly curse’… saying, ‘How’s Mila? Send me has he got that others haven’t? He has the a picture!’ She texted me right personality for the show. You have to be Congratulations on motherhood. How yesterday and I joked, ‘What Kristina with knowledgeable, like Len, but also have that are you finding it?Much tougher than I about me? Are we not going to boyfriend Ben Cohen special personality. Would I do it? Of course! imagined! You’re not naïve enough to think it talk about me at all?!’ [Laughs] and baby Mila It’s only one Saturday a week! Being a judge will be easy, but you don’t understand just would be a perfect role for me. how much sleep deprivation will affect you. who does mila take after? She looks The first six weeks were the hardest. The exactly like Ben, which is a little bit unfair! There have been lots of rumours this year parenting books say, ‘You’re in charge of the [Laughs] But I think at some point, she will about and Laura whitmore baby’s routine’ – I don’t think so! They dictate look more like me. I was the same – I looked hitting it off... It’s coming back to that Strictly what to do and you are wrapped around their like my dad when I was little. Now my mum curse – isn’t that everybody’s favourite chat little fingers! Now it’s easier and seeing her and I are very alike, so maybe it will change! about the show? Giovanni is a lovely person smiling makes everything so worth it. so if they do get together, why not? They

what was it like when you had to leave won’t be hurting anybody because they’re Has it made you more emotional? The first mila for the first time?It was the worst both single. But most of all I hope people will few weeks you’re so tired you want to cry, but thing ever! We had a friend’s wedding so actually look at their dancing!

my midwife was very supportive. She said, we had to leave her at home with my mum. ‘If you have a bad day, just speak to the whole I had everything ready and her bottles lined now you and Ben have welcomed baby family, and say how you feel.’ Your hormones up, but I was texting constantly asking, Mila looks mila, do you feel like you’ve silenced your are all over the place, but now it’s fine. ‘How is she? What is she doing?’ Then you ‘ critics? It happens to everyone in the public come home and realise you’ve only been exactly like eye, because some people will always be mean. Your mum Larisa moved in to help out… gone for two hours! But it’s all so insignificant when you have a Yes, she came four days before I gave birth, baby. It doesn’t cross my mind any more, and left two months later. It was great to have You’re going back to work on your ‘Ben, which is a because it’s not important once you’re a mum. her around. She was so amazing – cooking new show One More Dance with Gleb and helping out around the house. I honestly Savchenko. was it a tough decision when little unfair ✱ For tickets and info about One More venni/ david son. Photos:

take my hat off to any mums raising children mila is so young? It’s a decision you can’t Dance at the adelphi Theatre on 11 Dec, see ianne i on their own because it’s just non-stop. make on your own – you have to talk to the rutlive.co.uk/event/one-more-dance Words: r Words: matrix chilli media, flynet,

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