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Kristina Rihanoff on partner Ben Cohen's life-threatening illness: 'He couldn't move and was rushed to the hospital'

STRICTLY'S KRISTINA RIHANOFF ON PARTNER BEN COHEN'S SERIOUS HEALTH SCARE

She joined in the Halloween fun dressed as a ballerina from Black Swan but former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina also revealed the shocking details of Ben's life-threateningillness on the show.

'This summer he had glandular fever and also the infection spread out so badly, he had pericarditis, which is basically affecting his heart and brain,' Kristina explained. 'He was rushed into the hospital; it was quite a full on experience.'

'It was literally three days into it he basically couldn’t do anything, he couldn’t move, grey colour and had to be rushed to the hospital. He’s much better.'

Watch the video to find out the full details of Ben's illness and the life style decision the couple made to aid his recovery.

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