The world-famous model Natalia Vodianova destroys all stereotypes about representatives of this profession. Usually models are presented as beautiful, but stupid girls, whose popularity is very short. Natalya was able to make a name for herself not only through collaboration with the world's best designers, but also thanks to her good deeds.
For many years now, the model has been helping people with limited physical abilities to live a full life, have equal opportunities with other people and not think about their characteristics. Natalya is a person with a big heart who remembers her past and tries to make the future better.
Justin Portman: biography
Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman - this, according to the secular code, is the full name of the British lord, artist and entertainer. However, being a descendant of an old English aristocratic dynasty, Portman became widely known thanks to the surname of his ex-wife, Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova.
Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
In the late 90s, a fairy tale story about Cinderella from Russia, who became the queen of the catwalk and met her prince named Justin, spread all over the world. And 9 years after the brilliant couple’s divorce, details of a far from fabulous family life became known.
Skeleton in the closet
Can an English aristocratic family exist without its little secret? In the family of peer Henry Portman, such a secret was the destructive passion of his youngest son for cards and drink. Moreover, fortune was completely indifferent to Justin Trevor Portman: he lost huge sums. And this dependence formed in the boy during his school years.
So it would be too reckless to entrust the family business to such a person. Perhaps this reason also played a role in the distribution of the share of the inheritance among the brothers.
So, Justin Portman was talented, but weak-willed, his debts grew, and he was forced to design Parisian modeling catwalks in order to somehow cover the holes in the budget.
Not much is known about his personal life at that time, perhaps because there was nothing to brag about: he began to go bald early, he was very embarrassed about it, which did not add to his confidence. And girls pay attention to charismatic guys.
Childhood and youth
Justin Portman was born on February 23, 1969 in London, and his zodiac sign is Pisces. Father - Edward Henry Berkeley Portman, IX Viscount, English peer, head of the richest family in Great Britain (number 22 in the wealth ranking).
Justin Portman
Mother Penelope Ann Ellyn is the second wife of the aristocrat. This marriage produced four sons: Pierre Richard, Justin Trevor, Alexander Michael and Matthew Gerald (killed in 1990). The artist also has a half-sister and brother from his father’s first marriage: Claire Elizabeth and Christopher Edward, the current X Viscount, a billionaire.
Justin spent his childhood in Herefordshire, on one of the clan's estates. Young Portman was educated in the best traditions of English aristocratic families.
Justin Portman and his mother
He graduated from the prestigious Harrow School for boys, the oldest institution in Great Britain, which has been producing scions of the English elite every year since the 13th century.
Absorbing diverse knowledge, Justin gave preference to the humanities and became interested in world culture and art. Curiosity, innate talent and sense of taste helped him become one of the best students.
English idyll
So, the marriage was registered, and that very point No. 5 seemed just nonsense. Natalia Vodianova began to be called the “Honorable Lady,” her husband officially had the title “Honorable Esquire,” and the couple became regulars at fashionable parties, as well as social events for high society.
In this marriage, son Lucas Alexander was born first in 2001, then daughter Neva in 2006, and the last son Victor appeared - in 2007.
At first, life was simply a rainbow cocktail of pleasures and new experiences. Natalya somehow did not pay much attention to Lord Justin’s addiction to alcoholic drinks and gambling with high stakes.
However, over time, the husband began to lose up to 200,000 pounds per night, which put a strain on the budget. Then scenes of jealousy began, as a result of which the relationship between Justin and Natalia was reduced to zero in every sense. And if before the spouses appeared everywhere together, then for some time now Justin Pore is in the photo.
Natalya started talking about divorce. But then she had to study in detail the contract with the modeling agency that arranged this “fairy-tale union.” And it said that in the event of a divorce, Vodianova must pay a monstrous penalty. Therefore, the divorce had to be postponed.
Career and social activities
After leaving school, Justin studied art at the university, where his development as an artist had already begun. After leaving the walls of his alma mater, the young man continued his career. He had successful exhibitions in London, where almost all of his paintings were sold out.
Justin Portman
Justin is also known as an avid collector. His collection of antique art is one of the most valuable in the kingdom. In general, the heir to a noble family led a sybaritic lifestyle, which boiled down to participation in social events, charity, and social activities. This was confirmed in an interview by his wife Natalya Vodianova:
“Being from an aristocratic family, my husband could afford not to work. But he was a walking encyclopedia and an excellent conversationalist.”
Personal life
Justin remained an eligible bachelor for a long time: attractive in appearance, stately (about 182 cm tall), with impeccable manners and a fortune of millions. The bachelor’s personal life was the subject of secular discussions, and there was even talk about his unconventional orientation. After all, by the age of 30, the artist was not yet married, but he was a regular at all the bohemian parties of the Old World. It was at one of them that the aristocrat met love.
Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
In 1999, the lord was among those invited to a fashion party at the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris. An aspiring model from Russia, 18-year-old Natalya Vodianova, who had already been working under a contract in the capital of world fashion for a year, also happened to be there. The unusual appearance of the Russian beauty attracted the attention of the aristocrat. Having sat down at the table to get acquainted with her, by the end of the evening Justin was already head over heels in love with the charming interlocutor, who spoke with a cute accent.
“I was ready to run after Natasha like a Labrador after a sugar bone,” Portman later recalled, laughing.
A painful period of courtship began for Justin. First of all, because I had to constantly be in the French capital. And, according to the lover, who lived in this city for 8 years, Paris is “the last city where he would like to live.” But communication with the beauty was worth all the obstacles.
Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
Natalya turned out to be a girl from another world: with a difficult fate and a difficult biography, not as frivolous as the French, not as coldly reserved as the English. Although the model was very cool in accepting the British’s advances. 2 months passed before the girl gave him his first kiss.
Natalya also did not immediately accept Justin’s marriage proposal, she thought about it. But then an opportunity presented itself - Christmas was approaching, and Lord Portman invited Natasha to the family nest. The titled parents favorably accepted the girl, and soon Justin went to Russia to see Natasha’s mother to ask for blessings for the marriage.
Wedding of Justin Portman and Natalia Vodianova
The young couple celebrated their wedding in Great Britain in November 2001. And on September 1, 2002, a magnificent wedding ceremony took place in St. Petersburg in the throne room of the Peterhof Palace. The bride shone in a dress from Tom Ford, and the guests were entertained by dancers of the Mariinsky Theater.
The eldest son of the brilliant couple, Lucas Alexander Portman, was born on December 22, 2001. 5 years later, on March 24, 2006, she celebrated the birth of her daughter Neva, and on September 13, 2007, Natasha and Justin’s youngest son, Victor, named after his Russian great-grandfather, appeared.
Justin Portman with children
Happy photographs of the couple in magazines and gossip columns over the years of marriage painted an idyllic picture of a star-studded marriage. Therefore, rumors about the British divorce from the supermodel in 2010 came as a surprise. In June 2011, Vodianova announced that she and Justin were no longer living together. The couple declined to comment.
Only in 2015, Vodianova’s ex-husband suddenly made an unexpected confession on his Facebook page. The man said that family relationships were not ideal. The artist did not share the lifestyle that his wife led - glamor, modeling, etc. Sometimes he thought that Natalya was ashamed of him.
“I was like an old Louis Vuitton bag to her,” Portman wrote.
Justin Portman in 2018
The confession also mentions the fact of Vodianova’s betrayal. The man began to “solve” his problems with alcohol. So much so that he soon ended up in a rehabilitation clinic. And when she came to her senses, Natalya said that she did not want her husband to return to her life. At the same time, Justin wrote that life with Natalia was his greatest happiness.
The author quickly deleted the post, but the text had already spread across the Internet. And soon Vodianova herself commented on the situation. The model said that Justin was going through a painful divorce and admitted that she had fallen out of love with her husband. After all, in essence, they are completely different: she is an eternal workaholic, and he is an aristocrat who does not strive for anything. In addition, according to the model, Justin, with all his mad love for children, is alien to caring for them and did not help with their upbringing.
Their eyes met...
So, the prerequisites for Justin's acquaintance with the supermodel were not very impressive. And yet they met. There was an ordinary get-together at someone’s apartment with a fair amount of booze and soft drugs. Lord Justin and the young but already famous model from Russia found an understanding in each other on the basis of strong drinks, which allowed them to relax. The effects of the liberation became apparent within a few weeks.
Natalia Vodianova at that time had a strict contract with International Models. The rules of this American agency provided for an absolutely clear algorithm of actions in such sensitive cases: termination of the contract, train ticket, return to homeland. But Natalya didn’t want to return to her homeland in Nizhny Novgorod...
Justin Portman now
Now the former spouses do not maintain friendly relations. Justin regularly sees the children - he and Natalya have equal custody rights. And if Vodianova is happy in her new marriage to French businessman Antoine Arnault, then Portman is not yet married.
Justin Portman and Anna Shut
In 2021, after eloquent photos on Instagram of the British lord, the media wrote about his affair with Ukrainian model Anna Shut.
