Biography
The bitter title of the first scandal of 2019 was deservedly awarded to the proceedings between Alexander Golovin, accused of unwillingness to acknowledge paternity, and the mother of the actor’s only daughter, Svetlana Belogurova. And the title of the first divorce was given to the separation of Denis Shalnykh, the shocking son of Elena Yakovleva, from his wife Victoria Melnikova. Unfortunately, the marriage of the young people did not last even two years.
Children of Elena Yakovleva (actress)
Elena Yakovleva’s children are the most intimate thing in a woman’s life. She devotes all her love and care to them, and they reciprocate her feelings and try to please their mother as often as possible.
Denis is the only son in a family of actors, but he also has a sister on his father’s side. Whether the half-brother and sister communicate with each other is not known for certain. Nevertheless, her own daughter often visits her dad.
The actress loves to go horseback riding with her son. Not far from their country house there is a stable. Having learned about this, they decided to look at the horses and were offered to try riding. Now Yakovleva cannot imagine her life without such walks. She likes to walk through the forest, breathe in clean fresh air, sitting on a horse.
Childhood and youth
Elena Yakovleva and Valery Shalnykh became parents exactly on the day that marked the beginning of the October Revolution - November 7, 1992. Who knows, perhaps it was his birth on this “rebellious” holiday that influenced the character of Denis’s only son, whose antics they had to deal with and come to terms with more than once.
Denis Shalnykh in childhood
Growing up in an acting family, the blond, blue-eyed, chubby-cheeked boy dreamed of continuing the family business and already at a young age found himself on the set, playing his first minor role. The media's views on his debut work varied. Some claimed that this was a mini-series “If we go camping tomorrow,” others said that it was “The Secret of the Wolf’s Mouth.” In his early years, Denis was fond of 3 sports - aikido, swimming and karate.
The guy received his certificate of secondary education not in Russia, but at a prestigious Oxford school in the UK. After which he returned to his homeland, gave up meat, and, deciding to make his childhood dream come true, passed the entrance exams to the Mikhail Litovchin Institute of Film and Television.
Denis Shalnykh and his mother Elena Yakovleva
However, interest in knowledge and the specialty he was mastering disappeared exactly in the middle of his studies: in the 3rd year, Denis suddenly decided that the stage was not for him. Some printed publications quoted the young man as saying that his parents repeatedly dissuaded him from the acting profession.
“Kamenskaya All Rus'” is ready to delight numerous fans with childhood photographs of their beloved child, as well as fresh photographs in the family circle, accompanied by touching captions on their personal page on the social network “Instagram”:
“My only, my beloved, my beautiful son, thank you for having me! I am always with you! May your life be interesting and joyful, and may all your plans succeed! Let your life be the way you planned it for yourself! I’m here, and I’m there for you.”
Biography of Elena Alekseevna Yakovleva
Elena was born in a small provincial town in Ukraine, Novograd-Volynsky. Despite the fact that her parents had professions that were far from creativity, Lena dreamed of becoming an artist from childhood. Perhaps genes showed up, because once upon a time her great-great-grandmother, being a serf, played in the theater of a landowner.
Family and childhood of Elena Yakovleva
Mom, Valeria Pavlovna Yakovleva, worked at a research institute. Her daughter was not only a good helper for her around the house; Lena looked after her little brother Dima while her parents were at work.
Lena Yakovleva with her mother and younger brother
Dad, Alexey Nikolaevich Yakovlev, was a military man; because of his work, the family had to move from one city to another. Due to these moves, Lena often changed schools and got used to the nickname “new girl”.
Elena Yakovleva in childhood and youth
For most of her childhood, Elena lived in the Irkutsk region in the city of Nizhneudinsk. And she had to finish school ten years already in Kharkov. At the graduation party, all the guys made a wish, wrote it on paper and put their notes in a champagne bottle. Lena wrote then that she wanted to become an actress.
Alena and Elena Yakovlev - sisters or not
In Russian cinema there are two actresses with the same last name - Elena and Alena Yakovlev. There were rumors that they were relatives or even sisters.
Elena and Alena Yakovlev
In fact, they are just namesakes. Alena is the daughter of People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Yakovlev, she acts in films a lot and is a leading actress in the Moscow Academic Satire Theater.
Career and creativity
After leaving the university, Denis, thanks to the efforts of his understanding parents, began to live separately and completely devoted himself to two main passions - bodybuilding and tattooing. A lot of body paintings adorn almost the entire toned body of the guy (among them is a portrait of his unloved presenter, Gothic symbols, and quotes from cult television series), as well as his face. By the way, the very first tattoo was in honor of my beloved dog.
Tattoo by Denis Shalnykh
Usually adults are wary of such experiments by children, but the mother and father found the strength to accept the child’s desire for self-expression and even adopted it by getting a small tattoo for themselves. However, soon the outrageous personality diluted the tattoos with piercings.
The guy also showed enviable persistence in playing sports. Denis’s muscles acquired definition, according to his sincere assurance, solely due to intense physical exercise and the absence of bad habits. A strict jury was also able to evaluate the appearance of the freak bodybuilder in 2017, at a Russian tournament. In the same year, remembering the past, the son of two actors was involved in the filming of a fragment of Sklifosovsky.
Denis Shalnykh and Elena Yakovleva
Then there was a slight lull in my professional biography. In the spring of 2018, information appeared in the media that Shalny worked as a teacher at the Rosatom School, then became seriously interested in music and even created his own band 2odD. Once, during a rehearsal, he injured his hand so much that medical workers had to perform an operation on the patient under local anesthesia and... in the presence of a cat.
Now, judging by Shalny’s personal profile, he continues to improve in hairdressing. You can get a stylish haircut from a men's haircut specialist in the capital's Bury barbershop.
Personal life
According to one version of journalists, the star offspring developed a craving for tattoos thanks to his girlfriend Margarita, with whom he began a long-term romantic relationship after meeting at a fitness club. The couple lived together and were thinking about getting married. But the love boat crashed into everyday life, and things never came to a wedding.
Denis Shalnykh and Victoria Melnikova
After the separation, Denis did not grieve for a long time and already in the summer of 2017 he married Victoria Melnikova, a graduate of the Institute of Journalism and Literary Creativity. The modest festive celebration, however, was also not traditional: the bride, in choosing an outfit, was guided by the school rule “white top, black bottom,” and grimaces instead of official souvenir photos. And nowhere without your beloved pet.
Denis Shalnykh in the show “The Stars Aligned”
The unusual appearance of Crazy did not leave television indifferent. In mid-February 2018, he agreed to participate in the program “The Stars Aligned,” where he patiently and clearly answered questions about tattoos and scars on his face.
Elena Yakovleva's husband (actress) - Valery Shalnykh
Elena Yakovleva’s husband, Valery Shalnykh, is a People’s Artist of Russia. Before meeting the actress, he was married twice. He lived with his first wife for three years. The second marriage lasted even less - two years. But in this union a daughter, Catherine, was born. Now she successfully works as an economist and gave birth to a son, Nikita.
Shalnykh met Yakovleva at the theater, where they played together in the same play. Valery courted Lena for a long time, and she constantly rejected her persistent suitor. She liked the attention of the young man, but the actress did not want to give up right away. The couple lived in a civil marriage for about five years, and only in 1990 they decided to officially register their relationship. Two years later, a boy was born into their family.
Denis Shalnykh now
The end of January 2019 was marked by another scandal associated with the name of the heir of Elena Yakovleva. The shocked public was informed that dramatic changes had occurred in the young man’s personal life, namely a divorce from his wife. The couple no longer lives together, and the reason for such a sad event is adultery. Denis and Vika did not have time to have children.
“At first everything was fine, they shared each other’s hobbies. Dan tried himself in different directions - he worked as a teacher in a children's camp, made his debut on the theater stage, and shot a video for his own song. My wife was also actively interested in all this and supported me. But then the quarrels started.”
Denis Shalnykh in 2019
“I don’t know what served as the detonator, but I heard that Vika suspected her husband of treason. My friends and I believe that Dan is simply not ready for a serious family life yet. I’ve already started to look at all sorts of girls,” Andrei Malakhov’s StarHit magazine reported the words of Denis’s friend Anastasia.
Shalny managed to attract media attention at the end of 2018 when he joked about removing his reproductive organ. In fact, everything was different, as eloquently evidenced by the patch on the cheek.
Personal life of Elena Yakovleva (actress)
The personal life of Elena Yakovleva is not very different from the life of any other person. Twice married, the actress is happy with her second husband. The first marriage did not last long. While still a student at GITIS, she met the young actor Sergei Yulin, but their family life lasted only six months.
Elena met Valery Shalnykh, her second husband, within the walls of her favorite Sovremennik theater. And in 1990, in the Moscow Griboyedovsky registry office, the couple officially consolidated their relationship. Before the wedding, they lived together for almost five years. And in 1992, their son was born.
Valery often recalls how in 2014, rumors spread that Elena Yakovleva had died - funeral, when and where? He was simply bombarded with these questions by both acquaintances and admirers of the actress’s work. But thank God, these rumors turned out to be just empty gossip.
