Childhood and youth
Alesya Kafelnikova was born in October 1998 in Moscow. Her parents divorced when she was one year old. Until the age of 6, Alesya lived in Sochi with her paternal grandparents. After her father took her to Moscow, Kafelnikova entered school No. 1234, and after a while she went to get an education in England. Even as a teenager, the petite girl took her first steps in a modeling career.
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Alesya Kafelnikova and her father Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Alesya is a bright representative of golden youth.
From a young age, she moved in the society of the capital's elite and attended fashion shows. Kafelnikova's favorite hobby is horse riding. The father gave his daughter a horse, which she named Kotik.
“People like you should give birth”: Kafelnikova confirmed her pregnancy
Model Alesya Kafelnikova confirmed rumors about her pregnancy; the girl admitted that she had dreamed of motherhood since she was 18 years old. The daughter of a famous Russian tennis player, who is now in an interesting position, made a sensational statement. She admitted that when she met her future husband, businessman Georgy Petrishin, she immediately decided that she could and should have children with such a man, and the sooner the better.
“Few people know, but I always dreamed of being a young mother and since I was 18 this thought has not left me, and when I met my husband, I immediately, without hesitation, told him that people like you urgently need to give birth! Thinking out loud! I was very lucky with the person I met, he has everything I could only dream of,” the model made a touching confession to her husband.
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Celebrity subscribers have long guessed that Alesya is in an interesting position. However, many Internet users were struck by the girl’s big belly; few people realized that Kafelnikova was 31 weeks pregnant.
“In general, everyone has already guessed, but congratulations to the future parents!”
“And so everything was clear a long time ago, congratulations to the expectant mother!”
“This will be the most beautiful child!”
“I’m so happy for you, well done!” — the celebrity’s fans wrote.
The romance between Alesya Kafelnikova and Georgy Petrishin became known last year; rumors about the model’s pregnancy appeared in February 2021, then the daughter of the famous tennis player did not comment on her interesting situation. Only in May, the girl posted photographs in which she is depicted in a wedding dress of a delicate cream color, in Alesya’s hands - a bouquet of bright peonies. The celebrity did not post joint wedding photos with her chosen one on her Instagram profile.
Petryshyn is 12 years older than his beloved; the age difference did not prevent the couple from building their family happiness. The 35-year-old man had never been married before, but the attractive businessman had quite a few high-profile affairs; Georgiy broke the hearts of not a single beauties of Russian show business. Over the years, the entrepreneur met with singers Rita Dakata, Vika Daineko, Nastya Zadorozhnaya, TV presenter Anfisa Chekhova and actress Svetlana Khodchenkova; he even proposed to the latter after four years of relationship, but the wedding, alas, did not take place; a year after the engagement was announced, the couple broke up.
Alesya Kafelnikova is not the only celebrity whose pregnancy came as a surprise to the public. Thus, the interesting position of actress Lisa Arzamaosva, who is also much younger than her chosen one, choreographer Ilya Averbukh, shocked fans of the star of “Daddy’s Daughters.” As 5-tv.ru previously wrote, Arzamasova again surprised her fans - the pregnant celebrity revealed the timing of her first birth.
Modeling and creativity
Alesya Kafelnikova claims that she made her modeling career without the help of her famous father. She says that her father not only did not invest money in her promotion, but at first was against his daughter working as a fashion model.
In 2013, while Alesya Kafelnikova was studying in England, she received an invitation to an open day at the Elite modeling agency. The girl took part in two tests. They paid attention to her, but at the time of testing Lesya was under 16 years old.
In 2014, Alesya Kafelnikova was spotted at the fashion show of the new collection of designer Kira Plastinina. The girl presented new clothing models. In the fall of the same year, Lesya became a debutante at the Tatler Ball. She wore a Dior dress and danced with her father.
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Alesya Kafelnikova in a swimsuit
The invitation from Elite scouts came when Kafelnikova had already returned to her homeland. In September 2015, Alesya’s parents received a letter offering to sign a contract for 5 years. But when the girl arrived in London, she was advised to gain weight, because the existing one - 43 kg with a height of 176 cm - turned out to be insufficient.
As for her modeling career in Russia, for some time Kafelnikova collaborated with the Avant agency, but then, of her own free will, she stopped working with it.
At the beginning of June 2021, viewers saw the model on the talk show “Let Them Talk.” She acted as an assistant to the presenter Andrei Malakhov. The daughter of a tennis player appeared in the 12th issue of the rating column “Afftar Zhzhot”. Throughout the entire program, as before, Malakhov spoke. The co-host only got the phrase “Afftar zhzhot – 12” at the very beginning of the show.
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In 2021, Kafelnikova amazed fans with a new photo, advertising La Perla brand underwear. The photo shoot took place in London. Fans suggested that the model resorted to surgery, because before the alleged plastic surgery, her breasts did not look as lush as in the pictures.
In the fall of 2021, Alesya became a participant in Moscow Fashion Week, where she walked the catwalk with her famous compatriot Irina Shayk.
“I don’t remember part of my life at all.” Kafelnikov's daughter - about family, Pharaoh and addiction
The daughter of the legendary tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov, ex-girlfriend of rapper Pharaoh, model Alesya Kafelnikova returned to Moscow, despite her promise to “stay on the fairy-tale island”, and went on the YouTube show “Gentle Editor”. Kafelnikova spoke about a bunch of events in her life - the breakup with Pharaoh, quarrels with her father, drug addiction and fees in China.
“I will never return to Russia.” Kafelnikov's daughter ran away from Pharaoh and drugs to a fairy-tale island
About modeling
Modeling is very hard. It's not just standing up and posing, it's at least nine hours in heels. Your toes are already in a terrible state, constant camera flashes make you blind.
The most popular situation in modeling is when you have to wear shoes that are constantly worn by different people, that is, these are not super new shoes, someone has already worn them. And you have to wear them without socks.
There were stories when girls crushed glass into a foundation. And in the morning your face just looks different. I even have a scar on my face.
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About money
In China, models are paid 2,000 yuan per hour (about 20 thousand rubles), the model spends almost the whole day on set - about 165 thousand rubles per day. Yes, the money is huge, but 40% goes to agencies.
In Moscow, they used to give about 90 thousand rubles for an Instagram post. But Yulia (Shavrina, Kafelnikova’s agent. - Sport24)
For a long time now he hasn’t allowed me to post anything, stories at most. All the main work is abroad.
About changes in appearance
When I had conflicts with Gleb (rapper Pharaoh, Kafelnikova’s ex-boyfriend. - Sport24)
, he began to communicate with my friends. Their lips were made and something else. I thought: “Damn, maybe there’s something wrong with me?” I also decided to pump up my lips, I wore them for a long time, and I even liked them. But then, when she started working, Yulia told me: “Les, I don’t want to, I don’t like it. Look, girls with lips done have no modeling future.” And they removed everything for me with a absorbable gel, now I have my own.
About bipolar and psychosis
It happens that I get ready, talk and talk, and then my thoughts are about chocolates, sweets, back and forth, what am I even thinking about? I seem to be answering questions, and then - “oh, horses, let’s go to an equestrian sport, we can go to the movies there,” I already have a plan for when we’ll go, where we’ll go. My self-analysis is my bipolar, it rocks me, and I analyze it in my head. I fly away very often. Even now I’m talking, and it seems to me that I’m gradually going somewhere into the water. Some kind of separate mechanism is working in my head.
I was diagnosed with psychosis, I was completely screaming. He was, I can’t say that this can happen all the time. This is when you just switch off, black out.
I don’t remember any period of my life at all. And they told me that at that moment I had ward 66. I completed another six there, went into the ward and said “I’m in hell,” and came out with the words “I’m out of hell.” These are the strange things, I had no control over anything that happened to me, complete blackness. I can’t answer what happened there, I apologize to everyone I was rude to and hurt.
“Since I’m so bad, I’ll make myself even worse.”
They tell you that “you’re terrible, there’s no one worse than you.” And you can’t do anything about it, you understand and realize it. My bipolar at that moment worked like this: if I understood that I was worse than everyone else, there were two options. Either I punished myself, or I made myself even worse - “since I’m so bad, I’ll make myself even worse and see whether you will love me then or not.”
This was always the case with both dad and Gleb in their relationship: I proved that I could be as bad as possible.
About pain
I started cutting myself at 13 years old. I don't feel physical pain, it's tearing me apart from the inside. I have a lot of bruises and dents on my body, my legs or arms are constantly in the bulls. I don't get hurt, I hurt inside. It happens that I want it to really hurt me, I start trying to bring pain to myself, but it still doesn’t hurt me. And a lot of my scars are because I just don’t feel her. I sit and think, when will I finally get hurt, why doesn’t my body want to die?
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About your body
It was only in Bali that I realized that the body is my temple, I need it, I need to take care of it. Before, I didn’t want to be in this body, I wasn’t interested. I was somewhere inside and understood that my body was only hindering me, I was running into some obstacles, hitting something, I needed to make contact. For me everything was somehow internal. And everything that was happening inside me: I wanted to lie down, look at the ceiling, hover inside myself and realize what my meaning in life is, why do I need this body? Why is all this given? To inspire someone?
I constantly flew into such a state and simply trashed everything that surrounded me. Because why do I need all this? I was at the bottom, and in the dens, I cut myself, I was at the most fucking parties, I saw everything. And I thought: what else can I see?
Now the process begins when I am interested in working with myself, with this body. Pump it up in one place, do something in another, remove some obstacles, quit smoking, focus as much as possible on this and that.
It’s hard, but this is our joint work. Because there is a demon inside me, but on the outside I am a beautiful angel. And then yin and yang united, they need to find one single thing.
What helped me understand this, yoga? This is probably ayahusca (a decoction of shamans of Indian tribes for “communication with spirits.” - Sport24)
. This is a plant that grows in Peru. I know that many stars have tried it. You drink this drink, and within a month you, for example, do an action, and the realization immediately comes to your mind of how you could have acted differently. You fall asleep and have an analysis of your entire day. This plant is considered a mind-altering spirit molecule. After Bali, I was absolutely pure, as if God had just created me.
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In childhood, it’s like: your parents hammer the principles of life into you. And here I am, as it were, everything, I have no one: my dad abandoned me, we didn’t communicate, we didn’t communicate with my mother, Gleb is gone, no one is there, I’m alone here, I understand that I just got a chance to create myself the way I am I want to be.
About Pharaoh
I love this man madly, I always miss him. I give him a chance to realize himself, to do what he wants, to lead his life. I never go back on my words, even when I say I don't love him, I still love him.
This is some kind of warm relationship. So I love dad, no matter what happens, no matter how terrible a father he is or something else, I still love him and accept him for who he is. Gleb is about the same, only as with a young man.
Nothing binds us now, we are both free. I really want him to move on and do what he wants. Why aren't we together? We can not be together. He wants to work, I want to work, I need to fly, he needs to fly. And it doesn't fit. Now we are developing and doing what we always wanted, some dreams in terms of a career.
If it’s yours, it probably won’t go anywhere. We live in such a time, it is clear that people need to satisfy their animal instincts. There is no point in being offended by this. I’m 20 years old, I should hang myself, why is he fucking with some chicks? Please do this. I'm awesome, I know there are no options here. Therefore, I have some kind of humility and acceptance. The main thing is that he knows his worth.
Now we sometimes communicate, then suddenly we don’t communicate. We have such a relationship with him.
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There was a story that Alesya snorted coke from her genitals
Are you serious? There was no such thing. On the air I discussed one story that there is such a girl Tupur - the former Lil Peep. And she uploaded this video directly to Instagram, it was deleted only two hours later. And I broadcast like “come on, did you see?” And someone cut out pieces from there, glued phrases together, like I did this. No.
But from the pharaonic perspective, it seems to me that I could do anything. Lol.
What was the incentive after which I stopped using?
Probably when dad's crisis began. I understand that, due to his age, he needs help. At some point, I realized that I wanted my dad to live a luxurious life, so that my aunt, grandmother, brother would fly to Paris, Milan, etc. Now my entire focus is on ensuring that my family does not need anything. needed. I just wanted it, I realized that it was time to go abroad, work, get the most out of myself. I love them all very much and want them to be proud of me.
Because it’s so embarrassing how much I’ve frayed my dad’s nerves, he’s already gray. I don't want it to be like this. Now we are communicating with him.
Therefore, I am determined to lift my family to the Olympus. I want everything to be great. My brother plays tennis, I want him to achieve as much as possible too.
About drugs
Weed is a stepping stone to hard drugs. It's like you're entering another reality, and with other drugs you can end up in several different realities, and there are thousands of them. It was interesting for me to live some moments of my life in these states.
Now I realized that I’m really happy without this, something becomes funny, cute, you experience some feelings. And there you are in two states, either it works as an antidepressant, or you are constantly at first in some kind of euphoria, then fall sharply down. And without drugs, my life is like a sine wave, from bad to good.
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Legalize? I believe that this is simply not possible in our country. If you want, go to America and smoke there. Their climate and atmosphere allow this. We have a different life, a different air, a different rhythm, here it goes in a different direction, not in a happy direction. I am sure that people who work in the state understand this very well and are looking ahead. It’s just that our nationality, character, perception, values, according to our way of life, this does not suit us. If you want, go to Amsterdam.
About addiction
It is very difficult to get out of addiction. I swore and swore to Gleb, we agreed that I would not use. But then you are left alone...
I remember the many times I promised I wouldn't do it again. But then I sat and my addiction said: “You don’t need anyone, you need me.”
It was cool in that state. But I don’t want to go back there yet. Why do you say bye? I don’t know what I’ll do tomorrow. I don't want to promise anymore. Right now I don’t use, I watch my diet and my career. But I can’t say what will happen tomorrow, I have bipolar.
Why didn't you talk to your father?
Dad always tried to shield me and not show me how terrible life could be. In Moscow, I created such a circle that I didn’t see homeless people, I don’t see poverty, I don’t know how they work. I had my nose held high, proud that I was living beautifully. I didn't know the reality of this world.
I saw this in Bali. When I arrived there, my dad deleted me everywhere, added me to the black list, “we don’t communicate, do what you want.” He decided that if he couldn’t explain in a good way that it would be hard for me, then let it be in a bad way; life - look, look for yourself. He said: “You will either die or you will understand what you want.”
I just understood everything. I found an agency in Bali, called the agent, and started working. Then she found a way herself, and a few days later she called her dad. My first message was: “Dad, I am very grateful to you, I am very proud of you, of where you brought my family, that I was able to be born in such a society. I haven’t appreciated this my whole life.” He comes from a poor family, but he achieved everything on his own. And now I want him not to worry that his daughter will ruin everything. Because I've already lost a lot of things.
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About the future and death
How will I die? There are too many ways, it's really mind-boggling. I want to die to social media. And live your life to the end somewhere in the mountains, picking flowers. And calmly go up to God. So that no one remembers, does not discuss. I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered in the Alps.
But this is in old age. Now I want to start some cool business. I want to live to be 50-60. It’s interesting for me to watch how my body and my loved ones grow up. You will not rise upward to God if you do not live life to the end. If this is my last life, I want it to be completely complete, so that when I'm old I can say that I'm proud of my cool and interesting life.
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Personal life
In the fall of 2014, Alesya’s personal life became the center of attention of the capital’s fashionable crowd. The girl was seen in the company of Nikita Novikov, the son of the famous Moscow restaurateur Arkady Novikov. Quite candid photographs of a kissing couple appeared on Lesya Kaf’s blog, but soon the girl’s father forbade her to post such immodest photos.
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Alesya Kafelnikova and Pharaoh
The relationship between Kafelnikova and Novikov did not last long. The couple broke up. The girl was forced to explain the reasons for the separation, as rumors began to circulate on social networks about the numerous infidelities of Lesya and Nikita, which became the reason for the breakup. Kafelnikova said that in fact, romantic relationships have simply outlived their usefulness, because Novikov studies and spends most of his time in Boston.
Soon the press started talking about the model’s new relationship. Alesya's chosen one was Gleb Golubin, whom fans know as rapper Pharaoh (Pharaoh). The couple did not hide their romance. The musician and the model found time for a joint photo shoot for Tatler. Soon Alesya moved to live in the house of her chosen one. On this basis, the girl had a conflict with her father - he was against his daughter’s relationship with the notorious rapper.
The young people's life together did not work out - Gleb had a life full of creative events, Alesya was idle. Soon, drugs began to appear more and more often in her life. The guy couldn’t be around a girl addicted to illegal substances. They broke up. A difficult period began in Kafelnikova’s life; she needed the help of specialists.
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Alesya Kafelnikova and Georgy Petrishin
The model ended up in a rehabilitation center, where she underwent treatment for addiction. She not only took antidepressants, but also learned to manage her emotions. Kafelnikova left the center prepared for difficulties. The girl has learned to live according to a routine; she plays a lot of sports, which helps her keep away from addictions. Today, the model attends a support group and is thinking about creating a center for helping addicts.
In 2020, it became known about Alesya’s new romance: Georgy Petrishin, the former lover of actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, became the beauty’s chosen one. According to the model, she didn’t immediately like Petryshyn. The first meeting took place in a restaurant: Kafelnikova noticed that someone was looking at her without looking away. She immediately made it clear to the annoying stranger that she was not in the mood for communication. Nevertheless, Georgy asked for her phone number, and the very next day he presented her with a huge bouquet of flowers. And in February 2021, information about the model’s pregnancy appeared.
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Alesya Kafelnikova got married.
The tennis player’s daughter did not hide the news of her marriage.
In May, she posted a photo on her personal Instagram page in a wedding dress and with a bouquet, collecting a huge number of congratulations and wishes for happiness from subscribers. And in July it became known that Alesya gave birth to a child.
Alesya Kafelnikova came out for the first time after giving birth
Alesya Kafelnikova
At the beginning of July, 22-year-old Alesya Kafelnikova became a mother for the first time. The model did not stay on maternity leave for long and has already returned to social life. Yesterday she went out for the first time since giving birth - the model attended the flagship party of Vogue magazine, which took place in the open air.
Alesya Kafelnikova
The young mother stepped out in a romantic slip dress with a floral print, over which she wore a cropped knitted cardigan. Alesya complemented her summer look with sandals from Rihanna's Fenty brand and gold accessories. On her Instagram, Kafelnikova clarified that the look for her was completely thought out by her close friend and stylist Aleko Nadiryan.
The addition to the family of Alesya Kafelnikov and her 35-year-old husband Georgy Petrishin became known thanks to the model’s father, the famous tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Emotionally, he admitted on his Twitter that he was going to get drunk on a special occasion, and answered questions from subscribers about the reason for such joy:
When you become a grandfather, then you will kirnet (the author’s spelling and punctuation have been preserved. - Ed.).
Alesya herself has not yet commented on the birth of a child, whose gender and name are still unknown. Some subscribers didn’t even realize that Kafelnikova had already become a mother, and only learned about it from a fresh video on her Instagram - the model shot the video at yesterday’s party. In the comments to the video, fans noted that Lesya got into shape very quickly after giving birth, and showered the young mother with compliments.
Rumors about Alesya Kafelnikova’s affair with the head of an advertising agency, Georgy Petrishin, appeared last summer. The model confirmed her relationship with George at the end of September last year, when she published a photo from a romantic trip to Paris on her Instagram. In February 2021, articles about Kafelnikova’s pregnancy began to appear in the press—the model initially denied this information. In May, Alesya and Georgy got married, and a few months after that they became parents. At the same time, Lesya spoke publicly about her pregnancy only a few weeks before giving birth.
Before meeting Georgy, Alesya had a long and difficult relationship with rapper Pharaoh. Petrishin, on the other hand, was credited with quite a lot of novels in the star party, including with Victoria Daineko, Nastya Zadorozhnaya and Rita Dakota. For several years, Petrishin dated actress Svetlana Khodchenkova. He proposed marriage to her twice, but the matter never came to the registry office.
Alesya Kafelnikova and Georgy Petrishin
Scandals
In April 2021, journalists accused Lesya Kaf of being too thin. With a height of 176, the girl’s weight at that time was 48 kg. The media stated that she was close to anorexia and was promoting this disease by her own example. The issue was discussed on the talk show “Live,” which Lesya was unable to attend. Then the girl recorded a video message where she talked about her own heredity and proper nutrition.
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In 2021, Alesya became the center of another scandal when she recorded a harsh video about Russia. The footage outraged compatriots. The models recalled that her parents ensure her comfortable existence using funds earned at home. Kafelnikova responded by providing evidence that she provides for herself and does not waste money. Subsequently, the celebrity's official representative stated that she apologizes for the scandalous video.
In the summer of 2021, information appeared in the media that the model was in intensive care, and Kafelnikova’s father hinted on his own official Twitter that Lesya was a drug addict. The girl answered the tennis player succinctly. On her Instagram and Twitter pages, the model posted a photo with a middle finger and a request not to interfere in other people's lives.
Alesya Kafelnikova now
The model never ceases to amaze followers with candid photos. True, some of them cause bewilderment. So, at the beginning of 2021, Kafelnikova arranged a photo shoot in Bali, where she posed naked on an elephant.
Conservationists unanimously called the act of the Russian businessman’s wife a “tragedy” and the treatment of an exotic animal as violence. The model soon deleted the candid photo from social networks and wrote a long post saying that she did not want to offend anyone’s feelings. In addition, Alesya reported on helping the residents of the village that was chosen as the location for the failed photo shoot.
