It often seems to us that famous people live somehow especially, super-saturated and super-interesting. They don’t go shopping, don’t walk in the nearest park... They don’t have everyday chores (taking their children to school, for example), and they live in a different world...
And how calm it becomes when it turns out that famous people are not celestial beings, but quite ordinary individuals! This is probably how one can characterize the charming TV presenter, who says on air every day: “Hello, I’m Andrei Petrov, and this is the program “Morning of Russia.”
Television career
This forty-year-old Muscovite (Andrei Petrov was born in 1974) always wanted to be a TV presenter. Therefore, the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University is not a random choice. But before the offer to become a morning broadcast presenter, there was work on the radio. Interesting from the point of view of gaining experience, but not the one he dreamed of all his life. Therefore, when the management of the radio station “News Online” closed the project, there was no global disappointment. Moreover, the editor-in-chief of the radio station provided patronage to his colleagues on various radio and television channels. This is how Andrei got on television as a correspondent for the RBC channel. This is how his television career began. After some time, the young correspondent was noticed, and now Andrei Petrov is a TV presenter of one of the largest channels.
Childhood and youth
Andrei Petrov was born on September 1, 1996 in a small provincial town (the young man hides the name of his native place). The boy grew up with conservative parents who did not like to discuss sensitive and unpleasant issues. There were always a lot of animals in the family; throughout his childhood, Andrei looked after cats, dogs and a parrot.
Andrey Petrov without makeup
Until adolescence, Petrov had no problems at school. The young man did not stand out from his classmates. Problems with peers began in the 9th grade. By this time, Andrey, having tried several hobbies (including basketball), became interested in video blogging.
A similar hobby appeared in Andrey’s biography thanks to Katya Klap, one of the first Russian-speaking bloggers on Youtube. The young man decided that he would also like to develop in this area. But classmates who learned about Petrov’s hobby began to mock the young man. The moral pressure was so high that Andrei thought about death. In order not to aggravate difficult relationships with peers, Petrov stops editing videos.
Radio. Tribute to the beginning of a career
Working on television is not the only one for Andrey. Paying tribute to the radio, from which it all began in his professional life, the journalist works on the air of the Chanson radio station. After a busy and hectic work on television, the opportunity to sit in a small room in a radio studio without makeup and spotlights is a kind of relaxation and switching, because the presenter of “Morning of Russia” Andrei Petrov does not just read the text written by the editors. His task is to talk about news and events so that when getting ready for work a person will highlight and remember the information he needs. The program is early. And how can you do this if you already need to be in the studio at four in the morning? Getting up at 3 am, shower and a cup of tea, going to work... And there are already texts, make-up artists, colleagues, guests. This regime is difficult to maintain. You need willpower and a healthy lifestyle.
But it’s impossible to say that radio is secondary. Andrey treats all work professionally and, as they say, honestly. Only after checking the information many times can it be broadcast. Both viewers and listeners are accustomed to trusting the words of the presenter.
An image that attracts 40,000 fans
As Andrey himself admits, he spends about two hours on his daily makeup. He doesn’t like to rush, because his lover loves to contemplate his masculine doll with perfect coloring. When in a hurry, according to Andryusha himself, the shadows fall off, the mascara smears, and the lipstick is applied unevenly, and he has to redo everything even longer. Several patterns can be noted in the image of blogger Andrei Petrov.
- The eyebrows are clearly defined and highlighted on the emaciated face. The color must be dark brown or the shade of wet asphalt. The shape is unnaturally curved like a house, which adds femininity to the image.
- The cheekbones are definitely highlighted with a highlighter. The hollows on the cheeks are tinted with dark colors in order to sculpt the oval of the face as much as possible. The contouring is especially noticeable in Andrey’s profile photo.
- Bright arrows must be neat and wide with protruding tips. The young man admits that he was partial to another androgynous Andrei Pejic, but later realized that he himself was the embodiment of the soul and global cosmic consciousness. Those around him suspect the guy’s inadequate mental state.
- Shadows became a special passion for the young androgyne. He is engaged not only in testing many cosmetics, but also in advertising. He considers bright colors on the face to be normal for a man and believes that the opinions of people from the outside do not bother him.
- Eyelash extensions. Declaring that in his opinion all people are bisexual, he bats his thick, glued eyelashes seductively. Without this attribute, he never goes outside.
- White, yellow or lilac lipstick is a regular guest in his cosmetic bag. The man loves to paint his lips, thereby attracting the attention of men. A man's preference is matte lipstick; he is cool with glossy finishes. His personal life is mysterious, but he himself states that his boyfriend served in the army in 1986, and is a real man in every sense.
- Piercing. Yielding to the temptation to shock the audience for as long as possible, Andrei pierced his nose. Gold nose piercing in the form of a half ring became a spectacular addition to the bright image. Oddly enough, his videos receive three times more dislikes than likes, but people watch the filmed product, which means the blogger will have work.
- Hairstyle. Fashionable hairstyles are a special passion of the Petrov man-woman. He often appears in front of a video camera with an undercut haircut, sometimes with a Hitler Youth hairstyle.
- Manicure. Extended nails of incredible length are often decorated with a fashionable moon manicure and a plain matte version. Looking at his claws, Andrey likes to call himself “kisa” or “pussy”. This, of course, may have a more intimate connotation, but let’s chalk up the nickname to fingernails.
- Figure. Often fans and enemies point out to Andrei his excessive thinness, suspecting him of anorexia. The young man denies this information in every possible way, commenting that he eats well 2-3 times a day. Effective weight loss methods were not used by the blogger even once. His diet affected the constitution of his body, giving him angularity and thinness. Andrey is not only not ashamed of his figure, but is very proud of it. The young androgyne's wardrobe is filled with tight jeans, dresses, skirts and heels. By the way, he deftly knows how to run in high heels, running away from the yard punks.
The biography of the strange man Andrei Petrov has nothing memorable. It gained its popularity due to the times. Taking thousands of selfies, he claims that his work is much more difficult than that of a miner or metallurgist. Having already earned a lot of zeros in his account through “titanic” labor, he only hopes that the almighty YouTube will not close, because this fact will leave him without pants.
The tip of the iceberg
In one of the interviews, Andrey was asked about leadership in the team producing the program. “The TV presenter is just the tip of the iceberg,” he replied. There is no need to assert yourself in front of colleagues when you are a professional and also recognize professionalism in others.
Of course, there are glitches or unforeseen situations on broadcasts, but that’s the task of the presenter, to quickly navigate and correct someone’s mistake. In addition, the editor who wrote the text or questions for the guest of the program does not have the opportunity to spend at least 10-15 minutes with this person to understand him. Therefore, the presenter often has to rearrange questions, literally force them to answer them fully, because simple “yes” and “no” are not interesting to anyone.
Morning program – boost of energy
It is thanks to the charm and ease of the host that the program acquires its personality. And we can safely say that for TV viewers Andrei Petrov is the morning of Russia. His voice and smile, questions and comments set up a certain perception of information. It is he, the presenter, who must speak clearly about politics and medicine, space and economics.
In fact, this variety of tasks is what attracts people. Andrei Petrov admits that he loves his job, and his interest in it does not decrease over time. Every day there are new meetings with people who cannot be casual acquaintances. This opportunity to communicate with representatives of different professions is one of the bonuses of being a TV presenter. It is unlikely that anyone will have the opportunity to communicate with an astronaut or historian, government officials and participants in various shows. And “Morning of Russia” is just such a versatile program. Even its format changes periodically. And the presenters have to adapt. It’s one thing to communicate with the viewer and guests while sitting on a studio sofa, and quite another to stand. Here, in addition to control over words and facial expressions, control over the entire body is added - posture, neatness from head to toe, restraint and gestures.
Origin
Andrey Petrov registered his YouTube channel on February 27, 2015. On March 5, he uploaded his first video. Now Andrey’s first videos are hidden, but in May 2020 he released his reaction video to them.
Andrey started making videos when he moved to Moscow from a small town and entered the RUDN University. Now, in addition to his blogging activities, Petrov works as a makeup artist. In 2020, he said in an interview that among his relatives, he only communicated with his cousin.
Maybe my relatives would like to support me, but it’s too difficult for them, so no. After all, it’s easier to live without understanding anything. Hundreds of thousands of my other peers say the same thing; my case is not the only one, unfortunately. I think it's because of the patterns in my head. When a person lives for decades with his eyes closed, trying to suddenly open them after a colossal amount of time is too difficult. Maybe they will understand me if they try, but it takes time Andrey Petrov
Petrov’s channel acquired its current format in 2020. The blogger reviews cosmetics, talks about his life, and makes joint videos with other bloggers and celebrities. 890 thousand people follow Andrey.
Andrey also has an Instagram with 752 thousand subscribers.
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In November 2020, Petrova was invited to give master classes in Chelyabinsk by a local chain of cosmetic stores. The story ended in a conflict: representatives of the store claim that Andrei demanded a fee before the end of the work and publicly spoke negatively about the store and its employees.
Petrov says that the store was engaged in extortion: they demanded that visitors to the master class buy cosmetics in order to take a photo with the blogger. As a result, Andrei left the store and was beaten by the guards.
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The Azuma store violated the terms of our cooperation when, without agreeing with me, it began to extort my viewers to buy cosmetics in exchange for a photo with me, although everyone should have received a photo with me for free. I caused a scandal for them there, filming everything on camera (wait for the video), and then left the store. While I was waiting for a taxi, Azuma security guards ran up to me and tied me down, before trying to handcuff me. In the video, I was taken away, tied up, by security guards of the Azuma cosmetics chain, after which the store administrator demanded that I return my money to them for holding a meeting with the audience? I had no choice and, of course, I returned it. They let me go. Now I'm going to remove the beatings.
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In 2020, Petrov’s popularity grew noticeably; other YouTube channels began releasing humorous clips from his videos. Some videos ridiculed the blogger and called for bullying and hatred. In May 2019, Andrei Petrov threw a strike at several channels, and the YouTube administration blocked them.
On September 16, 2020, Andrey Petrov posted the video “I’m gay” on the channel. In the 43-minute video, the guy talked about his orientation. The video trended on YouTube and received 1.3 million views in 3 days.
The next day, Andrei posted a video on the channel in which he admitted to his mother in a telephone conversation that he was gay. Mom treated her son with great support.
Many people online supported Petrov. Many were surprised that he decided to make a coming-out video, because his orientation could be guessed from other videos where Andrei mentioned relationships with guys.
Comedy "Good Morning" movie
Director Roger Mitchell made the film "Good Morning" about the behind-the-scenes life of the morning program. The film has everything: low ratings, a snobby TV presenter, and close people of the program staff... It turned out to be a funny story about life around one morning show.
All presenters of the Morning of Russia program were invited to dub the film in Russian. Of course, it is impossible to refuse such an offer. Finding yourself inside the same program, but on American television, is very interesting and instructive. Andrei Petrov admits that this experience allowed him to look at his profession from the outside, to even more appreciate the patience and endurance of loved ones, because when you devote yourself entirely to work, your relatives may find yourself on the sidelines. This is exactly the role that Andrei got in the voice acting.
Andrey Petrov. Personal life
There is usually a lot of talk about the families of famous people. Everyone is interested in the other side of the coin, not just professional life. Andrei Petrov, whose wife provides the rear, is an excellent family man. Andrei and Ulyana have been together for more than 17 years, raising two children, although their marriage is not officially registered. This is a rare case when two people found each other and achieved absolute trust. In one of the interviews, Andrei said with a smile that they could not find a reason to register their marriage.
The TV presenter also told the story of their acquaintance more than once. Andrey and Ulyana found themselves in the same company celebrating a friend’s birthday. All evening Andrei entertained his new acquaintance, and then volunteered to take her home. The acquaintance continued a few days later, and a couple of months later Andrei and Ulyana began to live together.
Biography of a popular blogger
Andrei Petrov does not like to talk about his childhood, his age, or generally discuss any facts of his life. Nevertheless, something is known about the biography of the young man.
He was born in September 1994 near Moscow. Some fans are sure that Andrei was raised in a dysfunctional family by his grandmother and mother.
This is what, according to subscribers, influenced the blogger’s upbringing, his sexual orientation and passion for cosmetics. Only it's not like that. Petrov in his videos spoke more than once about his parents, that he grew up in a family with both parents.
At school he was undoubtedly different from children his age. The boy had a hard time communicating with new people. However, Petrov was never an outcast; he had a couple of friends who never allowed themselves to insult him. He studied all the time in the same school.
At the age of 17, the blogger realized that he did not want to remain like everyone else. He not only realized that he was different from everyone else. Andrey tried his best to demonstrate this, to show that this is normal.
Video
In the winter of 2020, the young man created his own channel on YouTube, where he posted videos on completely different topics. These were videos about AIDS, their parents and haters. Over the next year, he published only a couple of videos, which did not attract much attention or gain a large number of views.
Since 2020, Petrov began to actively publish new videos. Sometimes videos appeared every day. Such activity brought him great popularity. Now his videos receive more than 400 thousand views.
The blogger devotes a lot of time to his Instagram, where he posts not only photos, but also fascinating videos. It’s interesting that girls follow the young man’s page in order to find out what kind of makeup he will do. Now the blogger has more than 500 thousand followers.
Appearance of Andrei Petrov
Undoubtedly, the young man's appearance played a big role in his popularity. Petrov knows very well what exactly might interest young people. In one of his videos, the blogger stated that he is androgynous and is also a passive gay.
For the sake of his popularity, the lover of shocking not only made loud statements, but also underwent several plastic surgeries. So, what exactly did the young man change in himself?
Lips . First of all, the appearance of the young man differs from the original in the size and shape of his lips.
The young man is more like the girls with his passion for lipsticks and the desire to inject himself with a new portion of hyaluronic acid. Petrov was so carried away by beauty injections that this led to partial non-closure of his lips.
Blepharoplasty . The young blogger pays great attention to makeup and eyes. He cannot imagine his life without false eyelashes and winged wings. Petrov decided to undergo an operation to change the shape of his eyes when his lips stopped generating income and making him popular.
After the operation, the blogger’s eyes became disproportionately large, which he emphasizes with dark-colored lenses and a lot of makeup.
Botox . Even at his young age, Petrov has repeatedly given himself Botox injections, which help cope with dry skin. Due to the fact that the blogger does not eat food of animal origin, he not only became skinny, he also developed skin problems.
Different temperaments are the basis of a strong family
Now Andrei calls his wife his harshest critic. Spouses have very different personalities and perceive information differently. Ulyana gives an objective assessment of her professional activities, and Andrey appreciates this impartial opinion. There is no place for disputes and discord in their family life. The hot-tempered Ulyana is balanced by the calm and good-natured Andrey, all disagreements are quickly resolved. The dispute dies down before it really begins.
Andrei Petrov is not shy to admit that he tries to spend his free time with his children and wife. His stories about walking together in a park near home or going shopping sound somewhat ordinary. But that’s the charm – working so that the family is happy. And enjoy every minute spent together.
Children - responsibility and love
Before the birth of her children, Ulyana worked in her specialty (she is a doctor), but the arrival of her son set her priorities: leaving Igor with a nanny turned out to be more difficult than giving up work. Therefore, now Ulyana is a happy housewife, busy raising two children.
According to the spouses, they did not specifically plan the birth of heirs. The appearance of the eldest son was the beginning of a new life: getting up, swaddling, feeding, walking. And Andrei helped his wife in everything, supported her, and, as far as possible, replaced her in the troubles of caring for her son.
When their daughter Inna was born, the couple were already experienced parents, and daily worries were not so disturbing.
Now that the kids are older, Andrey tries not to miss matinees in kindergarten and parent-teacher meetings at school. Finding out how your children live is a pleasant parental responsibility.
Far from glamor: the “collective farm” past of beauty blogger Andrei Petrov
Andrey Petrov
23-year-old Andrey Petrov is one of the most popular beauty bloggers. The young man’s publications are followed by about a million subscribers who trust his expert opinion. Petrov is happy to share reviews of personal care products with fans, but rarely talks about his personal life. Especially little is known about Andrei's past. Only recently it became clear that the blogger spent his childhood in the countryside. Before settling in the capital, he and his family lived in a village in the Kaluga region.
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Sometimes Petrov even comes to his native land. According to local residents, Andrei appears at home without makeup and wearing a cap. The young man politely greets his neighbors and does not seem at all like a shocking blogger. The villagers remember him as a creative child who every now and then organized competitions and holidays for the village public.
“He took part in our club events. On Village Day he led a program in the city and performed at the House of Culture. As a person he is a great guy, a good one. He never refused us performances. He was never rude to anyone, he had complete respect for everyone, he never said a bad word to anyone,” the village administration shared.
Andrey grew up as an ordinary child
Andrei’s acquaintances admit that not all of them are aware that he has become an Internet star. Although, many people in Bordukovo know about Petrov’s odious appearance. However, when a blogger comes to the village, he always looks like an ordinary guy. “Well, I know my father. He works as some kind of deputy at the local collective farm. I rarely see Andrey. Some strange boy. I didn't know he was famous. I saw him with different hair and a cap; the last time, in the fall, he passed by and said hello himself. Well, he really is like a Barbie doll,” said the Petrovs’ neighbor, Nikolai.
By the way, some believe that the image of Andrei was invented only to gain popularity. According to locals, in ordinary life the guy is quite adequate and simple. “Of course, I saw what he looks like now. He has a brother, Sasha, he’s normal. It seems to me that he is doing all this to promote himself. As a teenager, he was absolutely ordinary,” recalls village resident Lyudmila.
The villagers do not understand Petrov's hobbies
Let us recall that last week Petrov became involved in a scandal with his Moscow neighbors. During the scuffle in the entrance, the young man received a head injury. The cause of the incident was a party in the rented apartment of a makeup artist, at which the music was playing too loudly.
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There is always a place for celebration in life
Andrei Petrov, whose biography is not replete with ups and downs, calls himself a homebody, because he strives to go home, to his wife and children, always and everywhere. Unfortunately, a famous TV presenter sometimes stays late at work or works on weekends. The motto of the Petrov family can be called the phrase “in life there is always room for celebration.” Together they try to organize celebrations more often, even if for no reason. A joint vacation in this family is highly valued, because it brings only positive emotions.
We can say that Andrey lives for today, without looking far into the future. But the confidence that tomorrow will be better than yesterday does not leave the presenter of the morning broadcast. And you can learn this from him.
Meaning
Memes about Andrei Petrov are mainly dedicated to his non-trivial appearance. Someone mocks the androgynous guy, someone writes that Andrey looks and makes up better than many girls. The coming-out videos provoked jokes that Petrov’s orientation was not news to anyone. Also, many paid attention to the dialogue with my mother: “You don’t like girls at all? - At all".
Andrey’s popularity was facilitated by haters who distributed photos from his Instagram, stills from videos, and the videos themselves. There are still a lot of hateful comments under Petrov’s posts, and he responds to them very wittily. This increases the reach of posts and makes Andrey even more popular.
