reported that Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff, who had a daughter together in 2016, were engaged to be married. Status as a gay icon Ben appeared on the cover of Compete Magazine July 2011 issue and the cover of Out in August 2011. On 18 June 2013, Ben Cohen was named as one of the initial inductees to the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame newly established in Chicago, Illinois. In 2010, Cohen donated a signed jockstrap to support GMFA, a British charity addressing gay men's health issues, which was sold at auction at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. He also featured on the front cover and in an interview section of GMFA's printed FS Magazine in November 2010. Cohen founded The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat bullying, and he has specifically noted homophobia as one of the bullying problems on the StandUp agenda. TV appearances In September 2013, Cohen took part as a contestant in the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with Russian professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff. The couple were later eliminated from the competition, landing in eighth place. Cohen and Rihanoff later had a daughter together, in early 2016. In January 2016, Cohen took part as a contestant on the third series of The Jump, as a replacement for Mark-Francis Vandelli. He later won the series on 6 March 2016, beating Dean Cain. In 2017, Cohen was a contestant on season 7, episode 8 of The Celebrity Chase. In January 2018, Ben participated in And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. See also List of top English points scorers and try scorers References External links Official website Profile & Statistics on ESPN Scrum 1978 births Living people Anti-bullying activists Barbarian F.C. players British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England CA Brive players Deaf activists English deaf people Deaf rugby players England international rugby union players English expatriate rugby union players English expatriate sportspeople in France English people of Jewish descent English rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France English LGBT rights activists Members of the Order of the British Empire Northampton Saints players Rugby union players from Northampton Rugby union wings Sale Sharks players