Kristina Rihanoff reveals she is three months pregnant on Celebrity Big Brother

Kristina Rihanoff has revealed that she is expecting her first child with Ben Cohen.

The Strictly Come Dancing professional broke the news to her elated housemates at 8pm on Thursday night.

“There was something [that] happened in my life before I came into the house over Christmas," she said.

"And obviously I thought it’s very private news, you know but because we are living as one family now and everybody is sort of supporting one another now, it happened to be that I found that my boyfriend and I are going to have a little one.”

Visibly emotional after her housemates hugged and congratulated her she added: "Well I found over Christmas. Thank you guys, I just didn’t know how to break it, what to say, when to say, it played on my mind and I wanted everyone to hear.”

When asked by former Hollyoaks actress how far gone she is, she replied: "About three months."

Rihanoff's spokesperson added: "Kristina and Ben were surprised and delighted to find out that she was pregnant shortly before she entered the Big Brother house.

"She is well and looking forward to being a mum."

Rhianoff has been dating the former rugby player since 2013 after they met on Strictly Come Dancing,

Watch the moment Rihanoff breaks the news on Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5 on Friday at 9pm.