Sports and creativity
Under the supervision of her talented mother, Anya graduated from a gymnasium with a sports focus, took part in various competitions at the local and state level, achieving some success. But after graduating from the State University of Physical Culture and Health named after P.F. Lesgaft, the girl decided to leave her sports career. Anna Zhukova is pictured below.
By this time, sister Nina had already successfully worked as a model and moved to Paris permanently, so Anna also wanted to try herself in this field. She moved in with her sister, and soon the girls began working together - they had several contracts with fashion brands such as Dior, Cavalli and Cartier. Less than a year has passed, and the gymnast, unknown in her homeland, has already turned into a well-known and highly paid model, famous in Europe.
However, having a restless character since childhood, Anna, having reached heights in this field, immediately began to look for a new occupation for herself. Besides, the girl was just tired. “If you want to stay on top in the modeling business, you need to remember every face and name,” Anna said in an interview. “One day I didn’t recognize a Chanel agent and ended up losing my contract with this fashion house.”
The choice of a new profession fell on journalism. Zhukova returned to Russia and for some time wrote articles and reviews for the Bolshoi Sport magazine - this was not a difficult job for a girl with a higher sports education, so Anna achieved some success as a journalist.
Mummy Troll's wife
Mummii Troll still remains the idol of millions of women not only within Russia, but also abroad. Still, many will have to be disappointed, who is vying for his heart, the artist is married.
Mummy Troll
Mummy Troll's wife is from Chita. Anna Zhukova is the Russian rock musician’s second wife; she is 11 years younger than him. The couple has two wonderful daughters - Letizia and Valentina-Veronica. Letizia recently turned 5 years old, and Vivi (as her parents and relatives affectionately call her) will turn seven this year.
Lagutenko with his wife
Lagutenko's first wife, Elena Lagutenko (Troynovskaya), was also from Vladivostok, like her husband. Unfortunately, the couple was unable to maintain their long-term relationship and had to divorce. They have been together since 1987. After their 16-year marriage, they have a joint son, Igor Lagutenko, who recently turned 27 years old.
Ilya and Anna
Anna Zhukova, the singer’s second wife, was born in 1979. She, like her sister, Nina Zhukova, began her career in the modeling business. Until now, the sisters are popular models in Russia. In addition, Anna Zhukova managed to obtain the title of top model. Lagutenko's second wife was also a gymnast. Her mother, the singer’s mother-in-law, is now retired, and was previously an honored coach of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation in rhythmic gymnastics. Thus, Anya Zhukova knew from childhood what stretching and grueling physical activity were, but thanks to her mother she was able to develop a strong spirit. She performed at many championships, both in Russia and abroad, took good places, received certificates and awards.
Ilya Lagutenko with his wife Anna Zhukova
After school, Zhukova studied at the National University of Physical Education in the Northern Russian capital. During her student years, she also tried herself as a model. Anya was lucky in her career business; she was often invited to fashion shows, advertising, etc. Within a few years, Lagutenko’s future wife became a top model and at the same time the pride of Russia.
Ilya with his wife and children
In her younger years, having gained success in her homeland, Zhukova decided to try her luck in Paris, where her younger sister Nina was already firmly established in the modeling business. In the fashionable capital, Anya also had great success. She was the face of several fashion publications. In addition, she was happily invited to fashion shows of such famous brands as Chanel, Roberto Cavalli, Christian Dior and others. When Anna returned to her homeland, she also did not forget about sports. For a long time she was the head of one of the editorial offices of the famous Russian magazine Bolshoy Sport.
Anna Zhukova and Ilya Lagutenko
Anna met her future husband while filming for the St. Petersburg magazine Sobaka.Ru, advertising the designer store Day and Night. This store was owned by the late Alexander Fadeev, a good friend of Ilya Lagutenko. He invited the musician to these shoots, and model Anna Zhukova, for her part, was invited by the magazine itself. “I consider this photo shoot the worst in my career,” Lagutenko admitted in an interview, “but Anya and I instantly developed a mutual understanding. During these shoots, I suddenly realized what kind of woman I had dreamed of seeing next to me all my life.”
In 2007, Anna and Ilya got married, the wedding ceremony took place in Cape Town, South Africa, on the seashore. The couple still fondly remember the shoot where they fell in love with each other at first sight, and call Alexandra Fadeev and Natalya Romanova (she was the producer of the photo shoot and it was she who came up with the idea to invite Anna as a model) as their “cupids.”
Irina Shevchuk: biography
The future actress was born on October 6, 1951 in Murmansk. Our heroine spent her childhood in the village of Rosta, which is located near the coast of the Barents Sea. The girl’s father regularly went on long voyages on ships, as he was a sailor of the Northern Fleet. Mother worked as an ordinary teacher in Murmansk.
When Irina Shevchuk reached the age of 10, the family moved to Kyiv permanently. The father and mother of the future actress began teaching at school. Thanks to proper upbringing, Irina showed herself to be an excellent student and a true activist from an early age. At school, the girl was respected not only for her talent and obedience, but also for her “educational work” with classmates who were not doing well academically. At that moment, it seemed that Irina would repeat the fate of her parents and become a teacher.
One day, closer to graduating from school, the girl completely accidentally ended up on the set. Irina’s bright type was noticed by the directors of the feature film “Well, Youth.” Shevchuk received her first film role. The acting in the film captivated the girl so much that since then she could not dream of anything else. Shevchuk firmly decided to connect her life with cinema. To do this, after graduating from school, I applied for admission to the Kiev Theater Institute. However, shortly before the start of the exams, Irina learned that the Moscow State Institute of Cinematography was recruiting for the national course of the famous stage teacher Vladimir Belokurov. The girl decided to change her place of registration, went to the capital and applied for admission to a prestigious university.
Children
In 2008, the couple had a daughter, who was given the double name Veronica-Valentina, the second in honor of Anna’s mother. The family calls the girl ViVi for short. And two years later, in 2010, Veronica-Valentina had a sister, who was christened with the no less beautiful name Letitia. Since 2011, the family has lived in Los Angeles, but recently in an interview, Anna Zhukova said that they are planning to move to their new home in Vladivostok. “This does not mean that we will live there for the rest of our lives,” Anna said, “but it is necessary that the girls do not forget their roots and can sincerely love their homeland.” In the photo below are Anna and Ilya with their daughters.
Now Anna has temporarily retired from her modeling career, devoting herself to her husband and raising her daughters. She tries to instill in them many diverse interests and hobbies - from sports to embroidery; both girls are very smart and developed for their age - to match their parents.
The family travels a lot to cities in the USA and Europe, periodically changing their place of residence, but they practically do not make acquaintances. Anna admits that they have enough communication in their narrow family circle, and the moments spent together are so intense and valuable that there is no room left for other people.
The death of first love and daughter's coma: two tragedies of actress Irina Shevchuk
Fate gave the star of the film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” an excellent career. But in life, this fragile woman faced trials that not everyone can endure.
Love for the “Soviet Bruce Lee”
The actress’s mother often worried about her daughter. Like, look, you will remain an old maid. Irina just laughed it off. When to look for gentlemen if every day is work, work and more work. The star of the film “The Dawns Here Are Quiet” was literally in great demand, and her filming schedule was scheduled for many months in advance.
And the pain of her first lost love remained in her heart for a very long time. A love whose ending was terrible. While still a student at VGIK, she fell head over heels in love with Talgat Nigmatulin, who became famous for his participation in the film “Pirates of the 20th Century.” This crazy romance lasted almost two years, and Irina really wanted them to get married.
But then she found out that Talgat was dating someone else at the same time, and she burned all her bridges at once. Which you will regret later. After all, even when she was already married, the memories of her first love did not want to go away. And the tragic death of Nigmatulin, who ended up in a sect, also resonated with pain. After all, if she were next to him, perhaps she would have snatched him from the tenacious clutches of his spiritual “teachers.”
“Soviet Bruce Lee” was only thirty-five when he, who could easily cope even with several rivals, was beaten to death in an apartment in Vilnius by members of a sect. And it remains unclear why such a fighter as Talgat, as proven by the examination, did not even try to resist.
Perhaps the actor was zombied by his gurus, or maybe he was simply disillusioned with life. And he decided to leave her in such a terrible way. After all, more than a hundred wounds and injuries would later be counted on his body, many of which were fatal.
Victory over death
When Talgat died, Irina was already married to the famous composer Alexander Afanasyev. The man circled the actress for a long time until she finally saw her future husband in him. In this marriage, late for Soviet times (Irina was already over thirty), her only daughter Sasha appeared.
When the girl grew up, she decided, like her mother, to become an actress. Irina tried to resist this, but in the end she was forced to give in. And then a terrible misfortune came to the family. In 2013, Alexandra was in a terrible accident, hit her head very seriously, and fell into a coma.
Doctors were afraid to make any predictions. Like, it all depends on the body. And one of the doctors advised the parents to sit more near the girl’s bed and hold her hand. Allegedly, even there, in artificial sleep, people feel the warmth of loved ones. And it can help patients return from coma.
Surprisingly, this is what happened. At some point, Irina Shevchuk suddenly felt her daughter’s hand squeeze her palm. Alexandra woke up. Then her parents took her home to continue treatment - long, difficult, but the main thing is that she is alive.
“When she squeezed our hands, it was such a great happiness. Then we took her home bald with a terrible head injury. I remember all these small victories, how my husband and I constantly prayed. You know, human life is so fragile, it must be protected,” the artist said then.
Irina Shevchuk still appears on screens today, at sixty-seven. Sometimes she plays with her daughter in films and TV series. And the actress considers herself a very happy person. According to her, this very often happens to atrists: either a great career, but a failed personal life, or everything is fine on the personal front, but the career is not successful.
And Irina Shevchuk managed to realize herself in her profession and found family happiness. Although she has one more dream. Due to the losses and tragedies that she has experienced in life, the actress dreams of another role.
“I would really like to play a poignant role on the break, so that people who watch the film will realize the value of life. I don’t know if I’ll have time, but I really want to,” admitted the artist.
