Childhood and youth
Ekaterina Anatolyevna Skulkina was born in the city of Yoshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari El on June 3, 1976. The actress’s father was a military man, her mother taught Russian language and literature and was a philologist by training.
During her school years, Ekaterina actively participated in public life and was a presenter at concerts and holidays. After graduating from school, she enters the local medical school to major in general medicine. Since 1996, he has been working for some time as an operating nurse, but decides to continue his studies and applies to the Kazan State Medical University to study at the Faculty of Dentistry.
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The comedian's creative biography dates back to her student years. While studying, Ekaterina begins to play in KVN for the university team. In 2002, Skulkina graduated from KSMU and continued to study in internship, and then residency, at the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry. But she preferred a creative career to the medical profession.
KVN
Ekaterina began performing on the professional stage in 2003. The girl not only gets into the updated composition of the “Four Tatars” team, but also becomes the captain. After this, the team wins the First KVN League and wins the “Big KiViN in Gold” in Jurmala. In the next 2 years, the guys successfully stormed the Major League: they made it to the semifinals and then the finals of the competition.
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Ekaterina Skulkina and Natalya Yeprikyan
Also on the account of the team “Big KiViN in the Dark”, which they won in 2011 at the summer festival “Voting KiViN”. This year, Ekaterina is invited to play for the “Team of the 20th Century”.
Ekaterina Skulkina’s career in KVN and other stages of her creative path
Ekaterina Skulkina began playing in the Cheerful and Resourceful Club in 1999. It was this year that she first appeared on the stage of the Republican KVN League as part of the team of her university. Soon the KSMU team achieved some success in the Club’s minor leagues, and therefore four years later they went for promotion. In 2003, after reforming and joining the KSMU team of participants from other Tatar groups, the team received the name “Four Tatars” and became a full participant in the First KVN League. Ekaterina Skulkina becomes the captain of the renewed team. And very soon the team gets its first serious success. In that debut season of 2003, the team became the champion of the First League. Some time later, the Jurmala festival’s prize, the Big KiViN in gold, also appears in the group’s collection of awards. From this moment on, the “Four Tatars” team and Ekaterina Skulkina, as its captain, became well known to all fans of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club. Ekaterina Skulkina In 2004, the Tatar team first appeared on the stage of the KVN Major League, where it reached the semi-final stage. The team manages to overcome this stage a year later. In the 2005 season, the team reached the finals, where they took second place (the gold was shared by the teams “Narts from Abkhazia” and “Megapolis”). After this success, the team begins to gradually disappear from the scene. In 2011, “Four Tatars” won the Big KiViN in the Dark and finally disappeared from the horizon. The last major performance of Ekaterina Skulkina on the stage of the Cheerful and Resourceful Club is the festive game, in which the girl, along with other famous artists, represented the “Team of the 20th Century”.
A television
In 2006, the artist’s creative biography entered a new stage. Ekaterina is invited to work in the humorous project Made in Woman, which is better known to TV viewers as Comedy Woman. This name appeared in 2008, after the program transferred to TNT. Former KVN participants were invited to the program. Natalya Yeprikyan gathered a friendly team, which included Marina Kravets, Maria Kravchenko, Tatyana Morozova, Natalia Medvedeva and others. In the new program, Skulkina became especially close to Ekaterina Varnava and Nadezhda Angarskaya.
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Ekaterina Skulkina, Ivan Urgant and Nadezhda Angarskaya (right)
Ekaterina not only performs on stage, but also writes jokes herself. It was after the show “Comedy Woman” that the actress became popular and in demand. She is often invited to various star projects as a judge: “Comedy Battle”, “Thank God, you came!”, “The Smartest KVN Player”, etc. As a TV presenter, Skulkina appeared in the programs “The Best Husband” and “Saltykov-Shchedrin show". And in 2020 she appeared at the casting of the “Battle of Psychics”.
On January 27, 2020, Ekaterina attended the 23rd episode of the humorous show “Improvisation” on the TNT channel. In the spring of 2017, the comedian became the face of the advertising campaign for the new installment card “Halva”, issued by Sovcombank.
Ekaterina Skulkina in “Comedy Woman” and the further success of the artist
In 2006, at the invitation of her recent rival Natalya Yeprikyan (star of the Megapolis team), Ekaterina Skulkina begins to work closely with the club humor project “Made in Woman”. She appears on stage with other participants, and also actively works on writing jokes and staging stage numbers.
In 2008, the project moved to the TNT channel and began to be called “Comedy Woman”. This moment becomes a new step in the artist’s life and work. Long-awaited success comes to her, and with it significant fees. In the period from 2008 to 2013, Katya begins to appear frequently on television and on other projects in which she participates as a guest star. Thus, she appears before the public as one of the judges of the “Comedy Battle” project, and also appears in the comedy television show “Thank God, you came!” “Higher Tower” and “The Smartest KVN Player”. In 2013, she also decided to share her talents with the audience of the morning show “Culinary Duel”. Thus, soon after her first performance in the “Comedy Woman” project, Ekaterina Skulkina became a real star of Russian television.
Theater and cinema
In addition to KVN and television, Skulkina plays in the theater. Her debut took place in 2010, the actress appeared in the comedy production “Lucky Number,” which since 2011 has been called “Looking for a Wife. Inexpensive!
After 2 years, Skulkina is invited to a small cameo role in the comedy film “What Men Do.” The actress also starred in the film “Alice Knows What to Do” and the TV series “Friendship of Peoples.”
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In 2020, the premiere of Sarik Andreasyan’s comedy “All About Men” took place. The purpose of the film was to show the behavior of men in unusual situations. Ekaterina Skulkina played the role of the wife of the tow truck Maksimych.
Favorite men
In the life of Ekaterina Skulkina there is another important and beloved man. This is her 11-year-old son. The boy's name is Oleg, and now he lives in Kazan with his father and grandmother. The artist jokingly calls herself a “virtual mother” because she very rarely sees her son and communicates with him on Skype.
Skulkina takes every opportunity to come to her hometown and see her family. The woman notes that her son is growing up as a very smart child who, with his perseverance, can achieve great success.
Now Ekaterina is busy with more and more projects. She tries herself as an actress. So far she has only been offered minor roles in comedies, but she takes them very seriously and tries to give it her all.
Recently, a viewer saw the artist in a serious image. She starred in a bank commercial. Ekaterina spoke seriously about the benefits of depositing money in this bank. So the audience was able to get to know her from a different side.
Ekaterina is grateful to her husband that he understands her aspiration and desire to be an artist. His support is very important for her, and allows her to reach new heights. This is exactly what the spouses believe a real loving family should be like, because popularity comes and goes, but the support of loved ones is always important.
Personal life
Despite the fact that the TV presenter herself regularly appears on television and social events, Ekaterina prefers not to disclose the details of her personal life and the lives of her loved ones.
The Comedy Woman star met her current husband at the university. Denis Vasiliev was 2 years younger than Ekaterina; they got married before graduation. The couple’s wedding was a democratic, student wedding; only the closest friends and relatives were present at the celebration. Unlike Katya, Denis went into the pharmaceutical business and now works as a medical representative.
When Skulkina was offered to become a member of Comedy Woman, she agreed and moved to Moscow. Due to the busy work schedule, there was no time left for her husband, but the family did not break up, the lovers managed to overcome the difficulties. In 2008, their son Oleg was born. There are no other children in the family yet.
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Ekaterina regularly makes attempts to lose weight. According to the actress, she does this not for the sake of the spirit of the times, but to improve her well-being. In March 2020, the performer visited the Kivach clinic, where in 2 weeks, thanks to massages, wraps and Charcot’s shower, she managed to lose 9 kg. A special diet, which included only vegetables, fish, and various broths, also helped with this.
In addition, the artist does not hide from her Instagram subscribers that she has been doing yoga for a long time, which helps keep her muscles toned. Skulkin demonstrates various asanas in the photo on her account. Now, with a height of 174 cm, her weight is approaching average parameters and is about 80 kg. Ekaterina demonstrates improvements in her appearance in photographs in a swimsuit.
Workout
Not only diet, but also physical activity played an important role in Skulkina’s weight loss. It is thanks to them that fat disappears faster and good shape is maintained. Until now, the star, in addition to following a diet, visits a sports club three times a week to stay in shape. The TV star worked out under the supervision of a trainer, according to an individual cardio program developed specifically for her.
Ekaterina liked working on the exercise bike most of all. She not only enjoyed such training, but was also inspired when she saw its effectiveness.
In addition, the actress ran in the morning, went swimming, and also roller-skated to lose weight. And recently I broke my own record by standing on the plank for about 3.5 minutes!
Ekaterina Skulkina now
In 2020, the actress added another comedy series to her filmography, “Behappy,” in which she played a minor role.
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Ekaterina Skulkina in 2020
In the middle of the year, with the participation of the artist, the premiere of the play “How to Get to Heaven” took place, in which Andrei Kaikov, Yaroslav Boyko and Alexander Gorshkov became Skulkina’s partners.
Diet Skulkina Ekaterina
The fact that Ekaterina Skulkina lost weight, and a lot, is confirmed by numerous photos before and after the diet. But what is this diet and how is it effective? Ekaterina Skulkina chose a gentle diet to lose weight, thanks to which weight loss occurred gradually, without stress on the body. Experts have developed a diet consisting of natural and healthy products. The essence of the diet is to completely exclude foods with heavy carbohydrates and limit the consumption of fats.
The weight loss diet of Ekaterina Skulkina excludes the following ingredients from the diet:
- flour products;
- juices in packages;
- sugar;
- potato;
- rice;
- grape.
Allowed to include in the diet:
- boiled meat and fish of low-fat varieties;
- low-fat dairy products;
- sour fruits;
- legumes;
- vegetables and greens.
As for bread, Ekaterina Skulkina completely excluded it from her diet, replacing it with whole grain bread.
The diet that Ekaterina Skulkina followed involves a number of simple rules that are important for achieving maximum results:
Rule #1. It is important not just to select certain foods included in a weight loss diet. The method of preparing them is also important in maintaining proper nutrition. You can only eat boiled, stewed or steamed dishes. Fried and smoked foods should be completely excluded from the diet or, if possible, limited as much as possible.
Rule #2. To lose weight, it is better to have meals at the same time. Portions are small, but they should be consumed 5 times a day. Before going to bed, you should not load your stomach: dinner should be no earlier than 3 hours.
Rule #3. It is important to monitor your drinking regime. At least 1.5 liters of clean still water is required per day.
Thus, Ekaterina Skulkina lost weight by following simple recommendations for proper nutrition.
