Yulia Kostyushkina can do anything. And it is not just words. She, the champion of Russia and the world in acrobatics, is not afraid of any somersaults; she will find the opportunity to complete any combination beautifully and effectively. The only element that never succumbed to her was “walking over the heads of others.”
After completing her sports career, Yulia found herself as a TV presenter of programs about beauty and health. Some time ago she hosted the “I’m Losing Weight” program on NTV, and now she has an informative and useful column in the “Maltseva” program on the same channel. Work that requires full dedication does not prevent Yulia from being a caring mother of two sons and the wife and muse of singer Stas Kostyushkin. By the way, Yulia again starred in the artist’s new video, which promises to break the records of the hit “Woman, I don’t dance.” Yulia Kostyushkina told us about how a modern woman can manage everything and at the same time remain beautiful and happy.
"What am I doing wrong?"
— Yulia, tell us about the “off-screen” life of the TV project “Maltseva”. How is filming going? What are the specific features of this project and your section?
— “Off-screen life,” like all television projects, exists, and it is very rich. A lot of editorial and directing work is underway. Specifically in my section - editors find heroes, work through their problems with them, prepare for filming, hand over to me the final filming script plan, where I can study the history of each guest, see what kind of experts we will have. I analyze the characters’ problems in detail and prepare for our dialogue with them. Usually the filming process is very labor-intensive and lengthy, but with us everything goes quite quickly, and that’s very cool. Specifically, my column “What am I doing wrong?” we shoot five to six programs in three to four hours. I think this is a very good result, we work quickly and comfortably for everyone. Men also come to us, but more often it’s women with their own baggage of problems - physical, psychological and emotional, including. Basically, one comes from the other, so we analyze everything one by one with our experts. Most often, of course, this concerns appearance: excess weight, scars from an accident, a crooked nasal septum, small breasts - or, conversely, large ones. We always have psychologists present at the program who can help a person make some arrangements, thanks to which the lives of the characters begin to play with completely different colors.
— Do you have the opportunity to contribute your ideas to the project script? What would you like to tell the viewer about, but have not yet been told?
- Of course, I have such opportunities, but we have such a great team of professionals that this is not required. I make my contribution directly during filming, because 80 percent of the problems that we discuss have been encountered in one way or another in my life - either it happened to me personally, or to relatives, friends, I could hear similar stories from acquaintances, so I have a large circle of friends and good experience working on similar projects. This helps me get closer to the hero and let him understand that he is not the only one - similar cases have already happened, and people coped with it, and we will definitely try to help.
— How is it working with Natalya Maltseva? Are you colleagues or friends? In general, work makes it possible to maintain non-work relationships, is there any time left for this?
– It’s very comfortable to work with Natalya Maltseva, but since I run a separate section in her big program, we don’t intersect with her during filming. But we have time to chat in the dressing room. She is amazing, a true professional in her field. I am very glad and proud that there is such an opportunity to meet her and work together on the same project. Many, like me, watched “Housing Question” with her, “Dacha Answer”. Personally, I absorbed and applied some leading skills to myself in my filming at the initial stages. I wanted to follow a professional, a person who does his job very cool and cool. I can’t say that we are friends - we are colleagues. I had a sufficient number of projects on television, after which new people appeared in my life, and they are still nearby, I can call and meet them in person. Everything is possible in this world.
Stas Kostyushkin’s wife, Julia, has recently been as popular as her star husband. Her show on the NTV channel - “I'm Losing Weight” - beats all imaginable ratings. In an exclusive interview with ProZvezd, Kostyushkina spoke very openly about her life, scandals with her husband, and also why she is called a “homewrecker.”
– By the way, isn’t Stas jealous of your profession and popularity? - At least he doesn’t say that he doesn’t like my activities. In any case, he always supports me in everything, no matter what I do or what I do. The only thing, of course, I would like to devote more time to the child. But I can assure you that whenever we have a free minute, we are always at home. Stasik and I are not party people. When we understand that we can spend the evening at home, watching our favorite TV series together with our child, then we will choose this.
My whole life is a diet!
- By the way, who is the boss in your family? – Stas says everywhere and everywhere that he is henpecked. Although this is not true at all. He is the head of our family. He can listen to me, ask my opinion, but he makes his own conclusions and actions. – Julia, why do scandals happen with Stas? – We rarely make trouble. We don’t have any major quarrels as such. There may be some light graters. For example, based on everyday things. Let’s say I cook, cook borscht, fry meat, but Stas is not at home. He arrives late, doesn’t have time to eat, or has eaten somewhere in a restaurant. And as soon as I can’t cook, he immediately says: “Well, you’re a bad housewife, you don’t cook. My husband came, but there was nothing to eat!” But all this happens in a humorous way. – Who is more strict in dealing with his son? - I am. Dad is a good-natured friend, and mom is a Cerberus. Bogdan is a good student here, he tries hard at school. Two quarters in second grade without C grades. He worries a lot, he tries hard until everything works out. – Are you thinking about children now? – Of course, I would like another child, a girl (smiles). – Some time ago you turned to psychics about your child. Got a response? – Yes, I starred on “First” in the “Black and White” program. I went there with a specific question to which I received an answer. Two years ago I lost my child. I was told that this was due to damage and the evil eye. And I decided to find out from people whether this is true or not. They said it wasn't true.
- Let's move on to the financial side of the issue. Did you somehow feel the crisis yourself? – To be honest, I have been in crisis since 2008. Everything wonderful and best for us ended then - there were sharply fewer concerts, and we immediately felt it. Now we have a normal financial situation. But no more - we obviously can’t afford frills and frills. – I can’t help but ask you about “Tea for Two.” Many are sure that it was you who had a hand in Denis and Stas breaking up. Like, they told my husband that he was a genius. And if he works alone, he will become cooler than Stas Mikhailov!
Kostyushkin family
- It is not true. I admit, I never praise Stasik at all. It's not like it's my quirk. But that's who I am. Naturally, I can say a couple of kind and affectionate words, but for a genius... This has never happened in ten years in my life. – I see that you have begun to treat these rumors with a smile. – How else to react? Thank God that everything has settled down now. Although there were always rumors around me. “Tea for Two” was still going strong when Stas decided to leave for me. Everyone said: “Here, the homewrecker, she broke up the family, divorced her...” Although, again, I didn’t do this. I didn’t take anyone away from anyone or force me. My conscience in this matter is absolutely clear. And then, when everyone got used to the fact that Stas was with me and this moment subsided, it appeared that I was again a homewrecker. Only now I broke “Tea for Two”. Everything is not enough for me, you can imagine! – Julia, last question. If you were given a million dollars, what would you spend it on? – I would buy a house for our family. I would make repairs to it, and fly away on vacation with the remaining money. I dream that Stasik and I will finally have our own home, because we don’t have one. We live outside the city in a house, but we have been renting it for eight years.
“Y-my!” from our star commentator Otar Kushanashvili:
- Well, about the fact that I have an idiosyncrasy for artists, if you will, for artists, and just seeing them, at that moment I am inflamed to prescribe an Izhitsa for them - everyone knows about this, from the Krasnogorsk janitor to L. Pafenov. Fortunately for both of us, I don’t know Yulia, but I have traveled all over the country with the “dummies.” And I ask you to answer the question: have you seen UNSMILING Kostyushkin? With such a ro...sorry, with such a face there are no henpecked people. On the other hand, maybe Julia is a monster from the series “The Strain” by Guilherme Del Toro (I recommend it, if anything). Sorry, I started to shake, I say, idiosyncrasy. Photo: Olga Loskutova, Instagram
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Place in life
— What does working on television give you personally - besides the salary, of course?
— Working on television gives me a constant feeling of happiness. I found my place in life, my calling. This is what I really want to do further, developing in this direction. I have a lot of experience in a variety of projects, but television is closest to me.
— What qualities are needed for a TV presenter? Did you immediately “discover” them or did you have to work them out?
— For a TV presenter, such a quality as openness is important - so that people believe you. Appearance is also, of course, important - it must be attractive. I was very pleased when people wrote to me and I could get feedback from them. The main thing is not to be afraid of the camera, but I have loved it since childhood, and it reciprocates my feelings. I have no clamps, I am absolutely free. And to be honest, I am always for humanity and honesty, I don’t like squabbles, talking behind my back. And I don’t know how to go over my head - maybe this is necessary, especially in this area - but that’s not about me. Perhaps that’s why I’m not on television much at the moment. But I am sure that patience and work will grind everything down.
— What qualities, in your opinion, should a modern successful woman have? And do you consider yourself in this category?
- Yes, I consider myself a successful woman - despite the fact that I am not 100 percent realized, I am definitely 70 percent successful! (Smiles.) Again, this is honesty, hard work, a serious attitude towards your work and towards people, skillful communication with them. They often write to me directly on Instagram, and I always answer everyone. People often ask me again: is it really me who answers them, and not the administrator, for example - to which I always say that I myself would like people to treat me the same way I treat them. Therefore, if I was on the other side of the phone, and I liked some blogger or TV presenter, I would really like to get an answer from him personally. Therefore, I am guided by this concept, and this is important, well, for me, definitely!
Yulia Kostyushkina: “At first I was very worried and cried”
Yulia Kostyushkina // Photo: Legion-media
Stas and Yulia Kostyushkin have been happy together for 15 years, 13 of which have been married. The singer and TV presenter have two sons. Like many married couples, they sometimes have conflicts over everyday issues. Yulia admits that she may start swearing first. But at the same time, she also tries to end any quarrel.
“A husband can argue about food, and about the fact that I am a bad mother, a bad wife, a bad housewife - a standard set of quarrels. We swear rarely, but to the point. At first I was very worried and cried. And now I say: “Yes, yes, Stasik, you’re right!” I don’t provoke Italian passions, I don’t arrange debriefings. I always try to talk calmly and neutralize any misunderstanding. Well, I can’t sleep when we’re butts to each other. I need the atmosphere in the bedroom to be calm, so that I can fall asleep without electrical discharges,” says Yulia.
Stas Kostyushkin with his wife Yulia // Photo: Instagram
The Kostyushkins survived the financial crisis after the collapse of the “Tea for Two” group much easier than the personal one. However, several years ago the couple had serious disagreements. Julia even thought that they would have to get a divorce.
“I had a clear confidence that we had lost something in the relationship and could not find a way out. We often argued, there was some kind of tension in the air - both on one side and on the other. It was a very difficult period... I don’t remember how we got out of it,” the woman admits.
About five years ago, a tragedy occurred in the artist’s family. Kostyushkin’s wife was unable to bear the child. “I had a frozen pregnancy. For medical reasons it was necessary to have an abortion. When I went to the operating room, I was hysterical. The child’s heart did not develop, with my mind I understood the words of the doctors that there was no longer life there... But at the same time there was a complete feeling that I myself was killing my baby. After that, I realized that if I get pregnant, I will never say in my life: “Not at the right time, not now...”,” recalls Yulia.
That is why Yulia calls the birth of Miron in 2020 a surprise. According to her, the youngest son was born in absolute love.
There is no place for jealousy in a couple's relationship. Despite the fact that Kostyushkin has a large army of fans, he is always in a hurry to see only one woman - Yulia. “My wife never tested me, we immediately began to trust each other. When there is mistrust in a family, it means there has been a mistake somewhere. And, like a computer program, it will continue to destroy relationships. I think that the secret of our longevity with Yulia is children. You’re getting ready to go to work, and a small child says: “Dad, come home quickly!” In such a situation, a normal father will definitely not turn anywhere on the way to his children and wife,” Stas told the TV program.
Beauty secrets
— You are in excellent physical shape, beautiful, athletic and at the same time very feminine. Tell me how to achieve this harmony? After all, fitness-standard girls often lose their feminine charm, alas.
— Fitness is different from fitness. Girls who are involved professionally - and not just in fitness, but for example in bodybuilding - then yes, there is a moment when they turn into a mountain of muscles. But at the same time, they will still smile charmingly, they will have long hair... On the contrary, they tell me because of my short haircut that I have become unfeminine even without a mountain of muscles. (Smiles.) But I will always stand by the fact that femininity is innate, not acquired. And it is inside us, it is not connected with hair or biceps: it is either there or it is not. Please do not confuse good physical shape and professionals in the fitness industry - these are completely different things.
— You have extensive practical experience in healthy lifestyle. What myths have you debunked for yourself? For example, don’t eat after six, drink three liters of water, and so on. What turned out to be the correct settings?
- I can say that I drink three liters of water - and this is not a myth, this really needs to be done, because we are made up of a very large number of percent water, and it plays a huge role in our lives and in all vital processes of the whole organism. Therefore, you should always drink water - at least two liters a day. If you're on a diet, even more so. About “not eating after six” - I had this experience, and it really helped me: I lost a lot of weight. But when I reached a certain weight, this trick stopped working on me. I've been on diets all my life, and I've tried a lot of things. And when I realized that “not eating after six” did not work for me, I quit this marathon and began to try other forms of diets. Now the calorie counting format absolutely suits me. There are special programs, a huge number of them, for me it’s convenient. I’ll say more: thanks to these applications - and sports, of course, as well as massages - I managed to lose 10 kilograms in 10 months.
Such different sons
— Tell us about your sons. How are the boys doing? What interests? Do you manage to be together as much as you want?
— Bogdan is 12 years old, and he practices martial arts kudo. Before that, he was involved in judo and swimming, but he is not a natural athlete, and this was evident from childhood. He is not from this opera, an absolute humanitarian, a creative person not associated with sports. And Miron is three years old, in the summer we sent him to the pool - it happened by chance, but now we already have systematic training three times a week, and he shows very good results. We are very pleased, the coach suggests we consider sending Miron to the pool for professional swimming lessons. Of course, we still have time to think - but we already see that he and Bogdan are completely different: Miron shows a sporting character, he is a direct leader! He has a very pronounced inclination towards a sports career. We manage to be together, of course, not as much as we want, but we find opportunities for this. I see children every day. Now we have school, and in the morning Stas sees Bogdan off, but I see him, for example, in the evening, after my work and after his school or after training. In the evening, it’s family gathering time for us, like everyone else.
Wives of Stas Kostyushkin: Julia, Olga and Marianna
The musician’s personal life was quite eventful. At 47 years old, he has been married three times and has 3 sons. He is now married to his third wife, raising children and running a business. All of his spouses are creative people who, like Stas, are passionate about music.
First wife Marianna
Kostyushkin’s first wife was pianist and artist Marianna. The young people met when the girl was 14 and the future artist was 17 years old. In 1998, when Marianna became an adult, the lovers decided to get married.
Stas Kostyushkin in his youth
The relationship was happy and lasted almost 10 years. However, the couple decided to divorce without having children. The main reason for the breakup was the husband’s busy touring schedule, because of which Stas could not pay due attention to his wife.
Second wife Olga
The singer’s second wife was Olga, a dancer. In 2003, she became pregnant, and Kostyushkin proposed to her before giving birth. The wedding celebration was quite modest; only the closest friends and relatives were invited.
Stas with his second wife Olga
The couple had a baby - son Martin. In 2006, the musician decided to leave his family due to an affair with his current wife. The artist’s relationship with Olga still does not work out; she rarely allows him to see his son.
Current wife Julia
Stas met Yulia back in 2004. He was immediately attracted to the talented athlete, dancer and TV presenter. In the summer of 2006, the young people decided to formalize their relationship.
Marriage of Stanislav and Julia
In the same year, the couple had a boy, who was named Bogdan. Kostyushkin has been living with his wife for 12 years and considers his marriage ideal. For him, his wife is not only a loyal friend, but also a business assistant.
Yulia Kostyushkina
After the birth of the child, Julia tried to get pregnant again, but only in 2020 the couple had a second child, son Miron.
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Two stars
— In a creative family, it often happens that one of the spouses gives way to the other on Olympus. How do you manage to reach the heights of success together, doing your own thing? Is that how it happened? Or did you deliberately choose such a family-friendly and creative scenario?
“Once in a conversation, Stas drew my attention to the fact that many familiar couples around us began to get divorced, and using the example of one of these couples, he asked: “Why do you think they broke up?” I answered that I don’t know. To which he said: “Because the man in the couple started working upward in his specialization, and the woman, as she was a housewife, remained one - and there was no development.” I’m not saying that everyone in the family needs to work, housewives are generally a separate caste of people to whom I am ready to kneel and pray for them because they are constantly taking care of the house, family and nothing else - this is very difficult. But the point is that you shouldn’t forget about yourself - you need to look for time and opportunity and be sure to take care of yourself, do some personal things, and develop. If you don’t do this, you can leave your husband behind, and he won’t be interested in you. When we talked about this topic, I realized that I didn’t want anything to collapse between us, and I began to catch up with Stas. Of course, our dad is the head of the family and the breadwinner, but I also constantly do something, and my husband likes it. I can do everything around the house, I cook well, and he really appreciates it, but that's not all I want to do, and I don't want to be limited to that. Of course, there was the opposite moment: when filming for the program “I’m Losing Weight” began, and I left at six in the morning and arrived at 12 at night, and the next day - the same thing, and at some point he said: “We need you.” lacks!" But we survived all this because we love each other. Marriage is every day work on yourself and on the guy next to you. All this is very difficult, and consensus is, of course, easy to say, but not easy to do, but we are trying to find it, and that’s why we are still together.
PR AND MANAGEMENT OF STARS
Yulia Kostyushkina became the heroine of the new issue of “Teleweek”
TV presenter Yulia Kostyushkina told readers of Telenedelya magazine about how she won the World Championship, about her project on the NTV channel, and how television appeared in her life.
She remembered the hat that once helped her charm the lead singer of the group “Tea for Two” and gave advice to girls who dream of finding a husband.
— How did television appear in your life?
— It was in 2013, suddenly there was a call from NTV. And then TV people very often called me, who could not agree on filming with Stas, asking me to help reach him. And then they call: “Hello, we are from NTV.” I think: well, now again Kostyushkin will be invited to sit on a talk show somewhere. And they say: “We plan to make you the leader.” I was surprised and said: “Are you sure you’re calling me? Maybe you were recruiting Yulia Bordovskikh, but ended up with me?” “No,” they say, “to you.” In the evening I say to my husband: “Did you call the “Raffle” program? To be pranked? But it turned out that it was not a prank, and I was hired as a leader in the “I’m Losing Weight” project. Girls weighing 90 kg and above came to us, and we promised them that we would get them in shape in three months. We had fitness, cosmetology, and everything in the world there, and the presenter was such a conductor between all this and the participant. And at the same time it had to inspire, push, push forward. And personally try everything that the heroine was asked to do. I didn’t have any sport there, on that project. I didn’t know that this even happened. Rock climbing, wakeboards, horse riding. And everywhere I had to set an example for the heroine. And do everything the first time. For example, stand on a wakeboard. I remember this moment when I was dangling in the water behind the boat - I have never done this in my life, but I need it to work right away. And the heroine sits and looks at me with trusting eyes. And I think, now I’ll take it and collapse. But I wouldn’t be me if I hadn’t gone the first time. I hosted this project for 4 seasons, and then I became pregnant with Miron. I spent more time on maternity leave with him, not as much as with Bogdan. I decided for myself that a child is important. Maybe it was also because between my sons I had a frozen pregnancy, and I already thought that I would no longer have children. Mirosha was such a message, a sign, for me to stop a little. Compared to Bogdan, Miron received much more communication with me. I stayed at home until he was 8 months old. But still, I understood that I couldn’t be a housewife all my life, and since then I’ve somehow been trying to find a balance between work and family.
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