Konstantin Khabensky refused a photo to the “special” son of Evelina Bledans
Evelina Bledans with her son // Photo: Instagram
Six years ago, the TV presenter was preparing to become the mother of a daughter, but gave birth to a son. “On April 1, I was played by my own child, who pretended to be a girl for nine months,” the star laughed then. And later it became known that the boy was born with Down syndrome. Since then, Evelina’s life has turned into a constant struggle for the child’s happiness - Bledans is trying his best to make Syoma grow up the same as the other children. But not everyone is sympathetic to the baby’s illness.
Among these, to the surprise of the public, was Konstantin Khabensky. The actor, who has been successfully running a charity foundation for many years, saving children with brain disease, recently refused to allow a boy to be photographed - Bledans herself spoke about this.
“Even though we live in the same small closed hotel in Artek, I introduced myself and said that the child has Down syndrome. Need a photo for his page. I have repeatedly supported the Constantine Foundation. Probably, I’m the only fool who never refuses photography to anyone, realizing that I myself have chosen a public profession. After this post, we will probably never get a photo with our favorite actor, but I couldn’t help but share this. Personal space - yes! Photos with a crowd are questionable! But refusing to take a photograph with a “special” child and colleague is a no-no! Sorry, Konstantin Yuryevich, I didn’t understand,” Evelina shared.
Evelina Bledans protects her son from negativity // Photo: Instagram
“There is part of the work: red carpets, press conferences. And there is a private space. Personally, I’m not going to hide, I don’t want to go only to closed establishments, I want to live the way I live, so I think that people, viewers, whether they like me or not, should understand me. I'm not a photography machine, not a monkey. I have the right to say “no” to requests to be photographed when I am somewhere, smoking, talking with friends - I am not obliged to agree to anything on any request,” said Konstantin Khabensky himself.
Many of the TV presenter’s colleagues were surprised by the movie star’s behavior, because Konstantin himself helps children with serious illnesses and also often attends charity events.
He created his Foundation in memory of his deceased wife. The mother of his eldest son Ivan, journalist Anastasia Smirnova, died on December 1, 2008 in Los Angeles after a long battle with a brain tumor. “The son knows what happened, and our grandmother tells him all the time. She took on the role of mother. It’s difficult for him because for him she is both a grandmother and a mother. He's afraid to face it. There are a lot of difficult conversations,” the actor said in an interview.
Now Konstantin is married to actress Olga Litvinova, who two years ago gave him a daughter, Alexandra. The 46-year-old artist lives in Moscow with his new family, while his eldest son lives with his grandmother in Spain.
Konstantin Khabensky // Photo: Instagram
“One face”: Evelina Bledans showed her eldest son
48-year-old Evelina Bledans
regularly publishes photographs of her youngest son on her blog. The boy was born with Down syndrome, and the actress admitted more than once that the story about Semyon’s life helps mothers of other children with the same diagnosis receive public support.
Not all fans know that Evelina has an eldest son, Nikolai. From 1993 to 2010, the actress was married to Israeli businessman Dmitry. In 2012, Nikolai left Russia and moved in with his father.
A few days ago, Evelina flew to Israel. The artist shares with fans footage from walks and beach pictures. Recently, the actress delighted her subscribers by publishing a rare joint photo with her eldest son. Evelina captioned the photo: “In Israel with her son Kolya. I barely persuaded him to take one photo online” and supplemented it with the hashtag “my son is a punk.”
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In Israel with my son Kolya. Barely persuaded to take one photo online
