Anna Azarova: “My husband did not approve of my shooting for Playboy” (PHOTO)

Biography

Anna Azarova is a well-known actress in Russia, who by the age of 36 managed to star in more than 14 films, work as a model with famous fashion houses and become a mother of many children. Her biography is a living example of how an accident, an unexpected meeting on the street, can completely turn your whole life around.

In her youth, Anna experienced an incident that could just as easily have put an end to her career. She fell from the balcony and injured her arms and legs. For a long time after recovery, she did not dare to wear open clothes, until one day her friend deliberately threw away all her robes.

Anna Azarova | Film mania

By the time when life is just beginning for many, Azarova managed to achieve incredible heights. Director Vasily Pichul once compared Azarova with Lyubov Orlova: “Anya is a wonderful actress, it seems to me, with a great future. We haven’t had such beautiful actresses, who are also capable of dramatic acting, singing and dancing, since the days of Lyubov Orlova.”

Anna Azarova was born at the end of August 1980 into a simple Soviet family in Moscow. Her father worked at a factory, her mother was a housewife. In short, nothing in her childhood predicted an unusual career.

Early years, childhood and family of Anna Azarova

Anna Azarova was born on August 26, 1980 in Moscow. Her family was very ordinary. My father worked as an engineer, and my mother was a housewife most of her life. That is why, as a child, our today’s heroine did not even dare to dream of becoming a famous model. But one fine day fate itself gave her a chance.

At the age of fifteen, the girl was noticed on the street by a representative of a modeling agency, who subsequently invited Anna to try her hand at this business. At first, the girl studied for some time in a Moscow studio, and then received an offer to go to work in Paris.

Such an offer seemed like a unique chance, but our today’s heroine did not immediately decide to move to France. Only after the girl turned sixteen years old did her parents agree to move. The agency paid for the tickets and rented a separate apartment for Anya. Thus, the girl got the opportunity to live and work in the fashion capital of the world.

It is very remarkable that our today’s heroine decided to move to Paris together with her mother, who supported and helped her daughter in everything. As a result, according to Anna Azarova, it was her support that helped the young model make an excellent career in the fashion world.

Modeling career

One day, on the street, 15-year-old Anna was approached by a stranger who introduced herself as an employee of a modeling agency and offered to try herself in the modeling business. The girl agreed and studied in a studio in Moscow for several months, and at the age of 16, accompanied by her mother, she set off to conquer Paris. The agency paid for the trip to the fashion capital and accommodation. Anna lived in France for 8 years. This move had a huge impact on her development as a person and on her entire future life and career. Here she met her first love.

Anna Azarova on the podium | Rusactors

In one of her interviews, Anna said that she made friends in France in the first month after her arrival, although she didn’t even know the language. During the third week of his stay in Paris, a wealthy admirer appeared. Nostalgia for Paris, its streets and cafes still haunts Anna.

She lived in the fashion capital of the world for 8 years. Every day was scheduled to the minute - this was required by contracts with the most famous fashion houses, including Paco Rabanne, Armani, Comme des Garcons. Azarova signed one of the contracts with Marie Claire magazine. Over several years of hard work, Anna gained fame on the world podium. She sent part of the money she earned to her relatives.

Anna Azarova | Rusarab

However, in 2004 she had to return to Moscow, because the age of the model was short-lived, and she had to think about what to do in the future.

Filmography

• 2004 - Dear Masha Berezina - Masha Berezina, supermodel
• 2004 - Bachelors - Olya
• 2005 - Film Festival - Marina Almazova
• 2006 - Alone on New Year's Eve - Olya
• 2005 - Young Wolfhound - Vilia
• 2006 - Election Day - Anya
• 2007 - Loser - pretty girl
• 2008 - 45 cm - Mila
• 2007 - Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor - Varya
• 2010 - Alibi for two - Kristina Kireeva
• 2010 - Office romance. Our time - Badger, Vadik's girlfriend
• 2011 - Gulf Stream under the iceberg - Leila
• 2011 - Sibiryak - Galina
• 2013 - Completeness complex - secretary

Movies

After returning to Moscow, Azarova continued to work as a model for some time, but soon representatives of the cinema noticed her talents. At first she studied acting at the Amedia studio, where Moscow Art Theater actors taught. It was there that her acquaintances offered her her first film job. Without hesitation, she agreed to participate in the casting of the 60-episode series “Dear Masha Berezina” and won.

Anna Azarova in the series “Dear Masha Berezina” | Ruskino

According to the script, Azarova essentially played herself - a top model. At first, the girl was very shy in front of a video camera; it was one thing to pose in front of a photographer, another thing to transform into another person. But then she managed to catch the rhythm, and the shooting went like clockwork. The series fell in love with the public, and the actress began to regularly receive new roles. As expected, at first there were small roles in TV series, which allowed me to gain experience and make connections.

In the same 2004, another film with Anna’s participation was released - “Bachelors”, in 2005 - “Alone on New Year’s Eve” and “Young Wolfhound”. Almost every year she starred in 1-2 films of different genres. The actress’s filmography includes “Loser”, “Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor”, “Alibi for Two”, “Office Romance. Our time", "Sibiryak". One of the most popular films with Azarova’s participation is the comedy “Election Day,” which was released 10 years ago.

Anna Azarova | VFL

In an interview, the actress once admitted that she would really like to play in a film about the war. “I would really like to play in this genre, but not somewhere in a hospital, but on the battlefield, in the trenches, so that you can fight with a rifle on your shoulder,” she said.

In a very short time, Azarova developed as a versatile actress and was in demand not only among Russian, but also Ukrainian directors. She starred with such actors as Andrei Chadov, Alexander Loye, Lyubomiras Laucevicius, Oleg Fomin.

Azarova did not live alone in the Russian capital. For 2 years she worked as a presenter and correspondent on the Zvezda TV channel, but she had to say goodbye to her journalistic career due to the fact that the work took too much time.

Anna Azarova in the show “Dancing on Ice” | Evgeniy Platov

Among the film projects in which Azarova took part is “Dancing on Ice,” where her partner was Evgeny Platov. The press wrote that they were having an affair, and the dancers did not try to dispel the journalists' suspicions. But, as the actress herself later admitted, they did not have a close relationship.

The famous actress and model was in great demand among marketers. Over the years, she represented Roshas, ​​Nivea, Yves Rocher cosmetics, advertised Ya juice, Aqua Mineral water, LG TVs, and Nissan cars on Russian television.

Anna Azarova in Maxim magazine | Film mania

Azarova told journalists that she did not accept being photographed in the nude. In sex scenes in films, doubles were filmed instead of her. However, natural modesty apparently fell silent for a while. A photograph of Azarova in a bikini appeared on the cover of Play boy magazine. In 2014, an issue of Maxim magazine was published with several candid photographs of the actress.

Personal life of Anna Azarova

While living in Paris, the Russian actress and model dated a certain Frenchman named Leonel.
Subsequently, the couple even announced their engagement, but things never came to an official marriage. In 2001, after returning to Russia, Anna Azarova met a man named Pavel Bashnin. For some time, due to Anya’s frequent absences, the lovers met only periodically. However, they later decided to live together. Anna and her chosen one have two children together.

But now the former spouses do not live together. In the summer of 2012, the actress gave birth to a daughter, Alexandra, announcing that the child’s father was another man.

Personal life

The French lover whom Azarova met immediately after moving to Paris was businessman Lionel, owner of a chain of restaurants and a family castle. Anna remembers this relationship as a romantic fairy tale. However, the couple separated and reconciled several times. An engagement was even announced, but in the end Anna returned to Russia alone in 2001.

Anna Azarova and Pavel Bashnin | Glossy

In Moscow she met Pavel Bashnin. They simply dated for several years, and only in 2008, with the birth of their children, did they form a real family. Pregnancy was difficult for the actress; she was in confinement for a long time. As a result of a caesarean section on March 25, 2008, twin boys Dmitry and Grigory were born. Azarova went on maternity leave for two years.

In 2012, a major conflict occurred between common-law spouses (there was no official marriage). Azarova admitted that the reason for the breakup was not her husband’s infidelity. In November of the same year, she gave birth to a daughter, Alexandra, and stated that this was a child from another man.

Anna Azarova with children | Parents

Versions appeared in the press that the model made this statement in the heat of a quarrel, since she kept the name of her daughter’s real father a secret. Many fans of Azarova do not know exactly how many children the actress has, because in recent years she has been trying not to advertise this information. It is known that on December 13, 2020, she gave birth to her fourth child, daughter Marusya.

Anna Azarova | Film mania

Recently, Azarova has gone into the shadows and almost never gives interviews, so her life today can only be judged by photos on Instagram. In 2020, almost all photographs posted on social networks are photos of her children. Together with their mother, they go to the theater, relax at the seaside, and learn to play the piano. Only two photographs show a man who looks like Pavel Bashnin.

Anna Azarova: I have nothing to do with my ex-husband’s problems!

The actress assures that she learned about her husband’s large debt after breaking up with him.

The actress assures that she learned about her husband’s large debt after breaking up with him.

Recently, the famous actress Anna AZAROVA (“Dear Masha Berezina”, “Young Wolfhound”, “Election Day”) found herself at the epicenter of a scandal. Her common-law husband, businessman Pavel BASHNIN, owed creditors 4 million rubles, and they obtained a refund through the court. But Bashnin is in no hurry to shell out money. He suddenly announced that he had broken up with Azarova and now, they say, the actress is demanding 7 million rubles for the maintenance of their two children. According to the law, until Pavel pays alimony, he may not pay off other debts. Creditors do not believe that the couple really broke up, and accused Pavel of fraud, writing a statement to the police. Anna Azarova spoke about her point of view on this matter and shared other news.

— Pavel, the father of my twins Grisha and Dima, and I have never been married or married.
Now I receive alimony from him, this is my civil right. And I have nothing to do with Pasha’s problems at work. What my men do has never concerned me, and they also don’t meddle in my affairs. - So you finally broke up with Bashnin?

- I didn’t say that. But our relationship is no longer the same as it was at the beginning. I don’t want to go into detail about what’s happening in my family now. I'll say one thing. It was a revelation to me what happened to Pavel. I found out about this after our personal conflict. My whole life now is children.

— In your opinion, the fact that Pavel has a relationship with a famous actress has become his advantage or weakness?

“He once remarked: “My advantage of living with Azarova is that in the bathhouse the men say they jerk off to her magazines.” Any man, when he begins a relationship with a woman, takes responsibility for her. And when people are left alone, it doesn’t matter who works with whom.

Nanny Thief

— Why didn’t you officially register your relationship with the children’s father at one time?

“My clear position on this matter was formed a long time ago. I don’t see any reason to go to the registry office. I have observed many negative examples: if a man is a goat, then no stamp in the passport will help. In an instant, you can find yourself thrown out onto the street without children and in only shorts. Trivialize a relationship with a prenuptial agreement? But why!

— Have you never been so crazy with love that you wanted to shout to the whole world about the affair?

- No. Moreover, I am not a jealous person. And when notes of jealousy do creep in, my friends don’t believe me, they think I’m pretending. I don’t know if I would forgive my man for cheating. But she never caught anyone, never checked their phone or wallet.

- So, the reason for your separation from Pavel was not betrayal?

— There is a reason, but it’s too early to talk about it.

— Do the sons communicate with their dad?

- Of course, they have no shortage of male attention.

— Was Pavel present at the birth of the twins?

— No, I had a planned caesarean section. Almost the entire time I was carrying my sons, I was in conservancy. There was a risk that the children would be born prematurely. I consciously decided to become a mother and soon became pregnant. When I found out that there would be twins, I realized that it was a gift of fate. Of course, two boys is not easy, but now that they are older, it has become easier.

— Do you spoil your sons?
- A little. But I can also hit you in the butt if the guys are being hooligans. I can raise my voice and freak out. But I quickly move away and always apologize. My boys eat only healthy food, for this we have a slow cooker and a grill. When we are driving in the car, the sons themselves shout: “Close the window, it will blow through us.” My mother, looking at this, once even said: “What are you making of children?” But they develop well and show curiosity. Now they go to preparatory school.

— Do you dress them the same?

— Often in the store they choose their own outfits. One loves shirts, the other loves zip-up jumpers. Dima prefers orange and red colors, Grisha, on the contrary, hates them.

— Do your sons have a nanny?

— For the first eight months I was alone with the kids, only my mother helped. And then we found a wonderful nanny, she has been with us for three years, for me she is a dear person. But another woman was needed to help care for the children in order to give the first nanny a rest. And then problems awaited. For example, one of them stole, the other gave the kids suprastin so that they would sleep for a long time. All this continued until a year ago they found a second wonderful nanny.

Broke my nose

— You came to cinema from the modeling business. Have you received your acting education yet?

— When I starred in my first television project, the series “Dear Masha Berezina,” its creators organized an experimental film school. Zolotovitsky and Zemtsov , studied with us, aspiring artists, for nine months .

— And yet, when the first episodes of “Masha Berezina” were shown, many noticed that your acting was far from ideal.

“When I watched the beginning of the project, I cried. I thought: “Why did I even go there?” But, believe me, I got this role honestly. Although the tests were nerve-wracking. Either I had an accident, sneezing while driving, then I broke my lip, then I broke my nose, falling on a “stage move”. I didn’t dream of becoming an actress, just as I never wanted to be a model before. It just happened that way. In 1996, when I was walking along Tverskaya Street with my mother, a woman stopped me and invited me to try my hand at Paris.

— In France, you had a beautiful affair with a rich man.
— Lionel became my first love. We were together for eight years. Yes, he is from a very famous and wealthy family that owns several restaurants and a family castle. Our romance developed gradually: several months passed before we kissed for the first time - I’m a well-mannered young lady. I am grateful to Lionel for helping me learn French. He did it touchingly: for example, when they were waiting for an order in a cafe, he drew a fish on a napkin and said how this word sounds in French. If I had problems, he was always there. We had a relationship not only as a man and a woman, but also as a brother and sister. They diverged and came back together several times. We were officially engaged, but I realized that I did not want to become his wife.

— Almost every girl dreams of becoming the wife of a millionaire.

“I myself made good money by choosing the most interesting offers.” I constantly sent money to my parents in Moscow. My dad is an ordinary factory worker. And my mother has been on disability for a long time; she is asthmatic.

sucked ice

— What works of yours can fans expect in the near future?

— I haven’t acted for a year. I devoted all my time to the child development school, which I recently opened with a friend. But soon, finally, the film “Inferiority Complex”, work on which was completed a long time ago, should appear on television screens. Plus I returned to filming commercials.

— And if they offer you a role in a film with a sex scene, will you agree to be naked in the frame?

- Hardly. I will suggest the director to use the services of a stunt double. In the film “45 Centimeters”, which has not yet been released, my heroine is completely naked. This was written in the script, but I warned that I would not undress myself. Besides, it’s unpleasant to crawl on a body I don’t know in front of the cameras.

— Do you personally select the understudies?

- I don't care about that. And if my friends later say that in this film I have a big butt, I will answer that I have eaten it because I was overfed with delicious buns.

Friends have a great sense of humor.
— Do you have any good memories from participating in the “Stars on Ice” project?

— Yes, my partner was Olympic champion and wonderful person Evgeny Platov . It was Zhenya who taught me to skate. I lay down on the ice, bit into it, sucked, and no one paid attention to me except Platov. Then Zhenya and I were accused of having a non-existent affair, but we were in no hurry to refute anything. Of course, these rumors helped popularize the show, and we were paid for participating. Then they also invited me to “Cruel Intentions,” but I refused. I don’t know how to swim, I have absolutely no coordination of movements and I didn’t want to hurt myself at all. Well, I didn’t go to the “Two Stars” project because I have neither hearing nor voice.

Azarova's beauty secrets

Anna admits that she loves to eat delicious food. At the same time, she has an excellent figure. After her first pregnancy, she gained 25 kilograms, but she quickly managed to get back into shape thanks to diet and exercise. The actress avoids strict dietary restrictions, because without food her mood drops.

Anna Azarova | Serial info

The secret of her success is simple - during the week she tries not to eat sweets and starchy foods. Relaxes only on weekends. “When I feel like I’m starting to gain weight, I switch to lighter foods for a while,” the actress told reporters.

Anna joined the sport only after 34 years. I started doing yoga and going to the gym. The effect is amazing, she says. She does not use any exotic cosmetics - only what is available to an ordinary Russian woman. For example, in winter she makes a honey lip mask.

Childhood years are wonderful

On August 26, 1980, in the hero city of Moscow, a long-awaited daughter was born into an ordinary family of a housewife and an engineer, named Anya. Her parents were the same as those of millions of other girls and boys in the Soviet Union, and her childhood was practically no different from the childhood years of other little Muscovites. That is why, as a child, Anna Azarova did not even think about building a career as a famous model. But everything happened completely unexpectedly. And just one single day changed her whole life.

Masha Berezina

In 2004, Anna Azarova returned to her homeland. I returned to plunge into a new world for myself - the world of cinema. Before the series “Masha Berezina,” Anna already had some experience in filming - she played episodes in the series “Poor Nastya” and the comedy “Don’t Even Think 2” (role: Sandra). In addition, she starred in TV screensavers, and also studied acting at the AMEDIA school. But to agree to the main role in a big series...

Anna admits that, of course, she was afraid. Especially when I found out which actors would play with her: Valery Garkalin, Maria Shukshina, Valery Nikolaev... Real professionals. And here she is, practically unable to do anything. “The filming of the very first episode was especially difficult,” recalls Anna. — I’m there talking on the phone with my friend Katya Kruglova - Masha Shukshina. You had to speak on camera. There is no one nearby. I was very tense. I watched the first episode on TV on Monday and was not very pleased with myself.”

But later, having gotten to know everyone better, the aspiring actress realized that it was happiness to work with such people. The actors helped Anna in every possible way, guiding her in the right direction. Anna eagerly absorbed everything new, learning acting skills on the set.

In the series, Azarova had to play a heroine with a fate very similar to her own. According to the plot, Masha Berezina is a Russian beauty, a world-famous supermodel, who, after a long career in the best fashion houses in Europe, returns to Moscow, where she meets her past life. This similarity somehow made it easier for her to fit into the character.

The most difficult thing was to play maternal feelings. Indeed, unlike her heroine, Anna did not have children at that time. Here her mother helped her a lot with her advice. She rehearsed scenes with the child at home. Mom played Masha, and Anna played the child...

Of course, not everything in the series worked out for Anna as she would have liked. Critics noted the lack of naturalness of the heroine and tension. But, you see, it’s hard to expect a perfect performance from yesterday’s model who doesn’t have an acting education behind her. Everything was still ahead...