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Ben Cohen Opens Up on Celebrity SAS About Father's Fatal Attack and Daughter's Pacemaker Surgery

The broadcast shifts a private history into view through fresh details about his child's heart procedure alongside mounting personal pressures.

Overview

  • On the latest Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins episode, the former England rugby player held back tears as he recounted his father Peter’s 2000 assault in Northampton.
  • Peter Cohen died a month after the beating, and three men were later convicted of violent disorder in connection with the attack.
  • Ben said his 17-year-old daughter, Isabelle, is due to have a pacemaker fitted following the diagnosis of a heart condition.
  • He described the past 18 months as horrendous and said he aims to be a pillar of strength for his children, acknowledging the toll of self‑neglect.
  • Coverage also revisited his COVID-hit yoga business debts and a 2024 court appearance where he admitted mishandling insurance and said he was fighting to save his relationship and home.