Alexey Yagudin and Tatyana Totmyanina visited the studio of the “Secret to a Million” program with Lera Kudryavtseva, to whom they told their family secrets, and also told what their outstanding sports achievements actually cost them.
Tatyana Totmyanina talked about how she fell from the support during her performance and even lost consciousness. This happened in front of millions of spectators. Partner Maxim Marinin made a mistake and dropped Tatyana. She hit her head on the ice and lost consciousness. She was diagnosed with a concussion. Marinin was terribly worried and even hired a psychologist. However, literally ten days later Tatyana returned to the ice.
Yagudin remembered how much pain he endured for the sake of Olympic gold; he went on the ice with a congenital leg injury. “I went out to practice every time until my joint collapsed. The leg now creaks unrealistically,” the skater notes. Sometimes he couldn’t feel his leg or it would give in on its own and he would fall. The skater did not pay attention to this until 2003, when the situation completely got out of control. The athlete did an MRI, and doctors gave Alexey a disappointing diagnosis. The skater required surgery, as a result of which he now has a titanium hip. He was given a guarantee for 20-25 years, after which something should be done about the hip again.
According to Alexey, for the first two years he experienced pain. And now it, in his words, “creaks unrealistically.” Tatyana confirmed and said that it can be clearly heard when he puts on his shoes. Presenter Lera Kudryavtseva was so impressed by the story that she even wanted to listen. She jumped up and walked up to Alexei Yagudin, who had stood up, and then knelt down in front of him. The skater began to raise and lower his right leg, as if in convulsions, and the spectators in the hall began to giggle. Then Lera stood up and admitted that she heard “a click or something.” "It does not hurt?" – asked Kudryavtseva. He replied: “No. At all".
Alexey Yagudin and Tatyana Totmyanina are considered one of the most beautiful couples in domestic sports. The couple are raising two daughters and are incredibly happy together. However, Alexey was not always so faithful in relationships. On the air of the “Secret to a Million” program, he spoke about his numerous novels.
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According to Yagudin, he first thought about getting married at the age of 19. Then the skater wanted to propose to Elena Berezhnaya. “I even bought a ring and confronted my coach Tatyana Tarasova with a fait accompli. However, things didn’t work out for us, and I later gave this ring to another girl, also a figure skater from Japan,” Alexey recalled. The skater does not deny that he was always caressed by female attention, but he was frightened by responsibility. That is why Yagudin’s relationship did not end with anything serious.
The romance with Tatyana Totmyanina began unexpectedly for both athletes. According to the star couple, a spark slipped between them, and soon they began to live together.
“I remember when I was 12 years old, we were at a competition. Lesha came to our room and invited me, as he then put it, to “sweat.” Of course, I kicked him out, but these were children's games, pranks. Then Yagudin was an unattainable ideal for me. All the girls were in love with him, and I didn’t even think about any kind of relationship. Where is Yagudin, and where am I? After many years, the relationship started to work out, everything was very good, but one day he packed his things and left. Lesha was scared then,” Tatyana said.
Alexey Yagudin and Tatyana Totmyanina. Program block
Alexey does not deny that at that time he was afraid of responsibility and was not ready to start a family. The future spouses separated, and soon Yagudin began dating the lead singer of the “Factory” group, Sasha Savelyeva. For Totmyanina, this was a real blow, because her feelings did not disappear anywhere. The skaters worked together and crossed paths all the time. This, according to the athlete, was the reason for the restoration of the romantic relationship.
“Tanya got a boyfriend, and then my pride surged. I decided to get her back by any means necessary. He began to give gifts, handed over letters, brought her balloons and flowers. Soon we started communicating and living together again,” said Yagudin. It was difficult for Alexei to decide on fatherhood. According to the skater, he tried to dissuade his wife from getting pregnant for a long time, but in 2009 they finally had a daughter, Elizabeth. Now both daughters are the main joy of the Olympic champions. Caring parents try to give their children the best education and spend every free minute with them.
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According to Alexey, he is absolutely happy in his marriage. It was in his relationship with Tatyana that he found everything he had dreamed of for many years.
Alexey also remembered his main rival Evgeni Plushenko and his “second mother” Tatyana Tarasova. “He loses, I’m happy. “He’s the one who loses,” Yagudin said about Plushenko.
The athlete also spoke frankly about his relationship with his father, with whom he had not spoken, it turns out, for fourteen years. According to the Olympic champion, the last time his dad called him was in 2003, a year after Yagudin won gold at the Games in Salt Lake City, and congratulated him on his victory. The skater then directly told his father that he was late.
Tatiana Totmyanina. Program block
And Tatyana, with tears in her eyes, spoke about her personal pain: her own father appeared in the figure skater’s life only after the tragic death of her mother in a car accident, and only in order to divide the inheritance. “When I arrived at the hospital. The skull was sewn up alive with thread,” Totmyanina recalls about the tragedy. Only three years after her mother’s death did Tatyana’s grief go away.
Alexey and Tatyana wanted to give birth only to girls and, in order to choose the gender of their future children, decided to undergo IVF. And before the second pregnancy, Yagudin said, he even “injected Tanya with certain drugs” so that a girl could be born. It is worth noting that this statement by the skater shocked Kudryavtseva so much that she even changed her face. “For me it would be a tragedy. The situation if I had a son!” - Alexey said. Totmyanina said that the skaters’ youngest daughter, Michelle, almost died. The girl did not breathe on her own for almost a week.
Alexey Yagudin
Alexei admitted for the first time that he was glad to live in a female environment and never wanted sons. The Olympic champions showed NTV viewers their house in the Moscow region and a mansion in Pierrefonds, France.
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Why Yagudin and Savelyeva broke up
The romance between Alexandra Savelyeva and Alexei Yagudin has become one of the brightest love stories in show business in recent times. It started on the show “Ice Age”, then in the “Marriage 2007” nomination they were awarded the “Marriage Gossip of the Year” award, and then Yagudin said that next time they hope to receive a prize in some other nomination. Although the information about the wedding turned out to be only a rumor, the romance was not just real, but also hot. Recently this story ended - Savelyeva and Yagudin broke up
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And the “factory girl” talked about why this happened and what was missing in their relationship. When their romance began, Alexei was the first to show signs of attention. The love story began to develop after Yagudin gave Savelyeva a bouquet containing a note after one of the Ice Age performances
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This was followed by a kiss on ice, and it was after this incident that rumors about their relationship appeared. But Alexandra and Alexei denied their relationship for a long time. At this time they were engaged in a heated SMS correspondence. And after Yagudin arranged a surprise with the help of the singer’s mother - he left a huge plush toy with balls at Savelyeva’s house, Sasha began to look at her boyfriend with completely different eyes. As a result, the couple began to live under the same roof; even problems with one set of keys did not stop them
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And so, when no one doubted the happy future of Yagudin and Savelyeva, they suddenly broke up. " Yes.
We really broke up. These are not rumors .
It happens that people stop understanding each other. So Lesha and I stopped,” Savelyeva told the Trud newspaper. At social events, Sasha Savelyeva always appeared with her friends in the Factory group Sati Kazanova and Ira Toneva, but Yagudin was never next to her. “ Unfortunately, we both have very little free time.
This was the biggest problem ,” says Sasha.
“That’s why we preferred to spend it in a calm environment – it doesn’t matter, in a cafe or at home.” Without a doubt, social events cannot be called calm. But Alexey Yagudin simply visited other places where his ardent fans were nearby. But Savelyeva claims that she is not a jealous person at all, so she always trusted her beloved
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Sasha does not make a tragedy out of the breakup. Therefore, even after their romance ended and the love passed, she never tires of praising Alexei Yagudin
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Sasha Savelyeva - unsuccessful romances, difficult childbirth and leaving the “Factory”
In the early 2000s, the artist gained millions of fans throughout the country. A successful musical career in the Factory group lasted 16 years, but for the sake of her little son, Sasha Savelyeva left the group and devoted herself to her family.
Sasha Savelyeva
Having taken an honorable second place in the final of the “Star Factory” together with her colleagues in the group, Sasha Savelyeva became the public’s favorite in a matter of months. The blonde not only performed with the group, but also starred in films and commercials.
Years passed, and “Factory” remained in demand thanks to new hits that were regularly aired on famous radio stations. But Sasha always said that the main thing in life is not career, but family, and therefore she decided to leave the group when she gave birth to her first child.
Today Savelyeva turns 36, and she celebrates the holiday in her new status as a mother. Now the singer is happy and satisfied with life, but what did she go through for the birth of her long-awaited son?
THE SCENE IS CALLING
Alexandra grew up in Moscow in the family of a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences and an economist. The girl had no intention of following in her parents’ footsteps: since childhood, she was interested in figure skating and music. Savelyeva's debut on stage took place thanks to her entry into the Kuvichki ensemble.
After graduating from the Dunaevsky Music School in the piano department and flute class, Sasha Savelyeva firmly decided to connect her destiny with art. The artist passed the Gnesinka competition the first time. As a student, the girl created her own group, for which she wrote original songs.
The whole country learned about Sasha with the premiere of the Star Factory project. The singer managed to reach the final of the show and, together with Irina Toneva, Sati Casanova and Maria Alalykina, took second place in the competition. Six months later, with Maria’s departure, the “Factory” group turned into a trio.
“We are united by many years of friendship, we understand each other perfectly, while accepting any difficulties in our characters. We practically never have quarrels, and if we do, it’s over such trifles that you don’t immediately remember,” Savelyeva said about working with colleagues.
“About Love”, “The Sea is Calling”, “Fish” - the group’s compositions became hits and stayed at the top of the charts for months. The songs “Lelik”, “I’m not to blame”, “Light the lights” and “Don’t be born beautiful” brought the team the Golden Gramophone.
The popularity of “Factory” grew every day, which was facilitated by the creation of bright videos for the group’s tracks. The directors of the videos were Fyodor Bondarchuk and Alan Badoev.
Nothing lasts forever, and in 2010 Sati Casanova left the team, deciding to start a solo career. The vocalist was replaced by Ekaterina Lee, but three years later she stopped performing due to a back injury. Alexandra Popova became a new member of the group.
Savelyeva also thought about a solo: in 2016, her songs “Resurrect Me” and “I Chose You” were released. In addition, the artist participated in episodes of film projects - the series “Club”, the film “Snow Angel”, and the crime detective “Women on the Edge”. Sasha also hosted the fencing show “Duel” together with Kostya Kryukov.
NOVEL AND MARRIAGE
Sasha Savelyeva had a short affair with Denis Shashkin
Being the lead singer of a popular group, Sasha Savelyeva expected that fans would be interested not only in her work, but also in her personal life. The performer tried not to talk about the novels, but avoiding rumors was not so easy.
At 18, the singer dated a sound engineer, but the lovers parted ways as soon as Sasha became part of the Factory. The artist’s romance with Denis Shashkin from “Discomafia” also turned out to be short. But on the set of “Ice Age,” Savelyeva met Alexei Yagudin, with whom she began a serious relationship.
Alexey Yagudin: “Well, Savelyeva - that’s understandable. But Tanya also left.”
Surprises, tender confessions - the novel was like a fairy tale. For the first time in her life, Sasha decided to move in with her chosen one.
“Perhaps we were in a hurry, we began to live together too quickly: we met at the end of the summer, and already in November Lesha moved his things to me. But he decided so himself! Besides, we didn’t discuss anything with him—we didn’t make any plans for the future,” the singer admitted.
Fans assumed that Savelyeva would marry Yagudin
At first, the couple almost never separated, but then Yagudin began touring with “Ice Age,” which Sasha could not go on because of her musical career. The artist increasingly felt that her work was almost of no interest to her chosen one, and they looked at life completely differently. Savelyeva broke up with Alexei without a scandal and stated in an interview that there was no tragedy in the breakup, and soon she would meet “her” person.
And so it happened - on February 23, 2009, in a karaoke bar in the capital, Sasha met Kirill Safonov. As the artist later said, he fell in love with the singer at first sight. Through producer Katerina Gechmen-Waldek, the actor found out Savelyeva’s phone number.
After the first date, Kirill confessed his love to the vocalist, albeit in Hebrew: he was afraid that an open phrase in Russian would only confuse her. The relationship developed rapidly, and in 2010 Safonov and Savelyeva got married in the Catherine Hall of the Tsaritsyno estate.
Sasha Savelyeva has been happy with Kirill Safonov for 10 years
“At the everyday level, of course, we can sometimes irritate each other - we are not the easiest people, neither of us,” Safonov confessed. “But we don’t have any internal conflicts.” But there are external problems, for example, problems at work, and then everyday troubles are felt more acutely. It takes time to learn not to bring professional “nerves” home. Now, knowing that I will have a difficult period, I warn Sasha about this in advance. And during this period, she doubly supports and protects, and at peak moments she extinguishes me like a fire extinguisher.”
This was the actor’s second marriage: he divorced his previous wife Elena in the early 2000s. Sasha easily managed to get along with Kirill’s daughter Anastasia. For a complete idyll, the family only needed a common child.
THE BIRTH OF A SON AND LEAVING FROM THE “FACTORY”
In March, Sasha Savelyeva became a mother for the first time
For the first five years of marriage, Savelyeva enjoyed her relationship with her lover and did not dare to take responsibility for the life of the child. She wanted to become a mother after 30, but at first attempts to get pregnant did not bring the desired result.
Sasha learned about the interesting situation while on tour. At first she attributed the malaise to fatigue from flying, but after going to the doctor she was convinced that she was expecting a baby. Kirill was in seventh heaven, as were Savelyeva’s bandmates and producer Igor Matvienko.
Sasha Savelyeva canceled New Year's performances due to health problems
In preparation for the addition to the family, Sasha and Kirill began renovations, because the child needed a nursery. The singer did not comment on her pregnancy, believing that details about this event should remain within the family circle, but the loose dresses that filled her wardrobe gave rise to rumors. In the spring, the artist went to Israel, and fans suspected that it was there that the baby would be born. But in the end, the performer gave birth to a son, Leon, in Moscow on March 27.
“This is great happiness! This is the second child for Kirill, and the first for Sasha. I am sure that this event will further unite the already strong family. I wish the young parents good health, and sweet nights for mother and baby,” Elena Kuletskaya told StarHit.
Sasha Savelyeva's career in the group lasted 16 years
As it turned out, Sasha Savelyeva’s pregnancy did not proceed as smoothly as she wanted. In recent weeks, her blood pressure has risen sharply, threatening the lives of both mother and child.
Maria Kozhevnikova: “The main thing is that Sasha Savelyeva’s child is alive. I also had a difficult birth."
“The doctors tried to stabilize my condition so that I could reach the end of my term. But it didn’t work out, I had to give birth urgently. Fortunately, everything worked out fine. They kept us in the maternity hospital for a while to make sure that everything was fine, and they released us with instructions to rest more and refrain from touring,” admitted Sasha.
Sasha Savelyeva received the “Mom of the Year” award
The singer soon recovered from a difficult birth. Kirill Safonov decided to help his wife with the child and also took maternity leave. Although her husband was nearby, every day the performer realized more and more that she had to devote herself to Leon, and in early June she announced her departure from the Factory.
Sasha Savelyeva officially announced her departure from the Factory group
However, this did not mean that the artist’s social life was over, and she turned into a recluse. So, in the summer the vocalist received the “Mom of the Year” award, and in October she held the “Breakthrough of the Year” ceremony. Guests of the event were pleasantly surprised by Sasha’s slimness. According to Savelyeva herself, she lost her appetite due to stress and anxiety after a difficult birth.
Now Sasha enjoys motherhood and the role of a happy wife, but does not forget about creativity. There are rumors that the star is already recording fresh material for a solo program.
Alexey Yagudin: “Well, Savelyeva - that’s understandable. But Tanya also left.”
The figure skater and his wife did not always have a smooth relationship. As soon as they started dating, Yagudin was considered a very eligible bachelor and was liked by many famous girls. Alexey was afraid of a serious relationship, so he packed his things and left Totmyanina. During that period, he began an affair with the lead singer of the “Factory” group, Sasha Savelyeva. True, then their paths diverged. And Tatyana Yagudin continued to intersect...
Alexey Yagudin: “Well, Savelyeva - that’s understandable. But Tanya also left.” The figure skater and his wife did not always have a smooth relationship. As soon as they started dating, Yagudin was considered a very eligible bachelor and was liked by many famous girls.
Alexey was afraid of a serious relationship, so he packed his things and left Totmyanina. During that period, he began an affair with the lead singer of the “Factory” group, Sasha Savelyeva. True, then their paths diverged. And Tatyana Yagudin continued to intersect at work. He claims that his future wife also had an obstinate character. “Listen, let's change the course of history: not only did she accept me, but I also accepted her. There was no such thing - Lesha the womanizer. Well, Savelyeva - it’s understandable. But Tanya also left. I wasn’t the only one who left and came back,” Yagudin shared.
The skater began to charm Totmyanina for the second time, because he did not like that another young man was courting her. “He started giving gifts, gave her letters, brought her balloons and flowers. Soon we started communicating and living together again,” says Alexey.
Alexey Yagudin: “Well, Savelyeva - that’s understandable. But Tanya also left.”
Yagudin could not decide to become a father for a long time. That is why the eldest daughter was born only in 2009. Now he does not rule out that he would like a third child. According to the skater, he has enough energy for everything.
“I’m such a crazy teenager, although I’m forty in six months. “I’m just the kind of person who would rather see a bottle half full than half empty,” the champion shared.
Alexey and Tatyana have been living together for 12 years. The athlete does not like loud words, but claims that he is happy next to his wife. They got married only in 2020, postponing this event several times. “I believe that love is just a word. You could call love by any word: closet, fir, etc. I believe in some kind of state. I don’t believe in love at first sight, but I believe in a state where you are comfortable or not comfortable,” says Alexey.
Based on materials from Mir24.tv
Photo: Legion-Media, Instagram
