In her youth, Lera Kudryavtseva was an ardent fan of the mega-popular boy group “Tender May”. In those years she lived in Kazakhstan. Lera's dad was in military service, the family was considered wealthy. Therefore, the girl had the opportunity to tour throughout the USSR with her favorite group. The boys of the boy band have gathered a whole army of fans. They changed girls like gloves, and didn’t stay with any of them for long. For what? After all, there are many more beautiful and ready for anything on the way. And only Lera Kudryavtseva (then unknown to anyone) showed miracles of agility and married the drummer of the group, Seryozha Lenyuk. How did she do it? There are two diametrically opposed points of view on this question: Lera’s mother and the producer of “Tender May” - Andrei Razin.
Biography
Sergei Lenyuk is the drummer of the group “Tender May”, whom fans of Russian television also know as the first husband of Lera Kudryavtseva. Now he has nothing in common with the popular TV presenter except the past, but the musician’s name is invariably mentioned in the media along with her. There are many blank spots in the artist’s biography, but little is known about today’s life - after the collapse of the legendary band, his career rapidly declined.
Criminal husband
After the sad experience, Kudryavtseva did not dare to enter into a new relationship for a long time. She built a career on television and learned to make money herself. She was completely satisfied with her life, but all the problems that arose automatically fell on her shoulders.
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And then one day, at night, someone removed all the mirrors from Lera’s car. She had to call all the stores for a very long time, looking for mirrors for her car. It took a long time for a suitable model to be found, and then at the other end of Moscow. And even then they were not available, but they promised to bring them in a week. This situation did not suit the woman, she had a strong argument with the staff of this store, and its director Matvey Morozov drew attention to the cry of the beautiful woman. A week later, he personally brought this attribute to Kudryavtseva. He immediately invited me to have coffee with him.
The TV presenter immediately liked him. She liked the man’s confidence, his upbringing, delicacy in relationships, and self-sufficiency. He did not try to control her and trusted Lera. As the TV presenter says, there was not much love between them. She was flattered by his attention and respect.
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Matvey proposed to Lera unexpectedly. He came to the event, which was hosted by Lera. He was dressed in an elegant black tuxedo. Then he got down on one knee in front of the woman and gave her a ring. Then the wedding followed and they began to live together.
One day Lera left Moscow for filming. She was gone for 3 months. The husband was waiting at the airport with flowers, as expected. As soon as their car started moving towards the house, they were surrounded by police with flashing lights.
Matvey was charged with major fraud. For Kudryavtseva, all this came as a complete surprise and she filed for divorce six months later. She still cannot forgive him, since he swore his love, but did everything to put his wife’s well-being at risk. So they parted.
Childhood and youth
Sergey was born in 1967. There is little information about his childhood, except that he comes from a wealthy family. His parents wanted the young man to go to college and get a “serious” profession, but Lenyuk chose a stage career.
Sergei Lenyuk in his youth
Sergei joined the ensemble “Tender May” in 1986. Among the other participants, recruited mainly from an orphanage in Orenburg, the young drummer stood out for his professionalism - he was the only one who had previously studied music and performed on stage.
Hockey player
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At 42 years old, the TV presenter finally met her love, hockey player Igor Makarov, who is 16 years younger than Lera. They dated for only 3 months, after which Igor proposed to Kudryavtseva. According to the TV star, she immediately felt that this was her man. She even decided to have a late birth for his sake and gave birth to a daughter, Masha, and at their wedding almost all the stars of show business danced.
Lera says that at a younger age she would have left her husband long ago, but now she is experienced and knows how to smooth out rough edges.
When they ask her how their rapprochement happened, she jokingly replies that she wanted to sleep with a young man, and he wanted to sleep with an old woman, and then everything somehow dragged on by itself.
Music
At the end of the 80s, the popularity of “Tender May” was stunning: concerts attracted stadiums full of fans, every teenager knew their songs, and crowds of loving fans did not allow their idols to pass. The group has 13 sold-out shows at the Olimpiysky - an impressive record that has not yet been broken by any representative of Russian show business.
Sergey Lenyuk in the group “Tender May” (top left)
The May fever began to subside by 1992. Due to internal contradictions, financial conflicts and Yuri Shatunov’s desire to pursue a solo career, the group broke up completely. Lenyuk remained in music, moving to work from group to group, but was unable to achieve the same popularity anywhere - his name as a musician was forgotten for many years.
Andrey Kucherov, Sergey Serkov, Andrey Razin and Sergey Lenyuk
In 2009, old disco songs came back into fashion, and the producers decided to revive the famous ensemble. Sergei again appeared on stage as part of “Tender May” together with Andrei Razin, Sergei Serkov and Andrei Kucherov.
In 2017, the musician starred in the documentary film “Tender May. Medicine for the country”, prepared by Timur Bely at the request of the TVC channel.
Relations with Lazarev
After the breakup with Morozov, Lera was depressed. And one day, Lera hosted “New Wave” in Jurmala, and Lazarev performed there with the group Smash. Sergei was noticeably nervous before the performance. At that time, she noted to herself that he had a fairly good voice, but nothing more.
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But as soon as they started hosting concerts together, Lera began to notice to herself that she and Sergei were very similar. They just talked heart to heart for a whole year, and so, without noticing it, they became friends. Suddenly Lazarev came to one of the events with a stranger and Lera realized that she was jealous.
And here is the next “New Wave”, and there are bouquets under the door of the room every day. A fan decided to lay in wait for Kudryavtseva. And as soon as footsteps were heard near the door, she sharply opened the door. And she came face to face with Lazarev. They no longer wanted to be just friends.
Their union was calm and stable. They trusted each other. And the difference of 12 years did not bother anyone at all. The relationship lasted 4 years, and Kudryavtseva became the initiator of the breakup. There are rumors that Lera was expecting a child from Sergei, but lost him in the 2nd month of pregnancy. But, in fact, no one yet knows the exact reason for the breakup between Kudryavtseva and Lazarev.
Personal life
The minute-by-minute schedule and strict producers did not leave the artists any time for their personal lives, but it was impossible to escape from fans eager to communicate. One of them, young Lera Kudryavtseva, who came to the capital from Kazakhstan, captivated Sergei with her charm and perseverance. Her romance with the drummer of her favorite band developed very quickly: at the age of 18 she became pregnant, and the couple began to prepare for the wedding, despite the fact that the producer and the musician’s parents were strongly against it. As a result, the fact of formalizing the relationship had to be hidden from the team’s management.
Sergey Lenyuk and Lera Kudryavtseva at the time of their wedding
In 1990, a son, Jean, was born into a young family. At that time, Lera was also keen on the work of the Belgian actor and director Van Damme, and she named the child in honor of him.
The early marriage was unsuccessful. It was very difficult for the young wife to bear her husband’s popularity: “well-wishers” constantly reported on his infidelities, slandered him, guarded Leroux on the street, threatened and shouted nasty things. There were endless scandals in the Lenyukov family, and the couple and the child had to live in a small apartment with Sergei’s mother, which also added fuel to the fire. The relationship eventually lasted 2 years.
Jean, son of Sergei Lenyuk and Lera Kudryavtseva
Soon Lera filed for divorce and moved in with her sister. The media reported conflicting information about who was raising little Jean at that time: according to Kudryavtseva, Sergei did not see his son, evaded child support, and she raised the child alone, and the relatives of her ex-husband accused Leroux that she “threw” her son over to them , and she took up her personal life and career. Jean himself does not communicate with journalists and refuses to clarify the situation.
After the divorce, the couple noisily scandalized in the press, recalling old grievances to each other. The group's producer Andrei Razin sided with his protégé. He was especially outraged by the accusations that Lenyuk beat his wife and abused alcohol.
“In fact, Seryozha has never drunk 50 grams of vodka or smoked a single cigarette in his entire life,” Razin fumed in an interview.
In his hearts, he said that it was still unknown from whom Kudryavtseva became pregnant, and Jean was not Sergei’s son at all. The presenter was going to sue him for these words, but how their conflict was ultimately resolved is not reported.
Sergey Lenyuk
Later Sergei married for the second time. Now he has two children - in addition to Jean, who is already an adult, Lenyuk has a growing son, Andrei, a schoolboy. The musician named him in honor of Razin, who became the child’s godfather. Lenyuk built a 3-story house for his family in Sergiev Posad, but now he does not live with his second wife and does not say anything about her.
Sergei continues to communicate with his eldest son and Kudryavtseva. Over time, she and Lera made peace and forgave each other for old grievances.
“I sincerely worry about her and want everything to be wonderful. I’m not lying when I say that I wish everything would be great in Lera’s family,” says Sergei.
The musician said that he would be happy to babysit his grandson when he grows up a little (in 2021, Jean’s son Lev was born).
Sergei Lenyuk Tender May photo in his youth and now: the scandal with Razin
Kudryavtseva was able to win over the band’s drummer Sergei Lenyuk. She hid from the angry Razin in his room, and Sergei felt sorry for the girl and fed her on the sly. The tour in Kyiv ended tragically for Lera, the producer “specifically punched the face” of the future star. Then Kudryavtseva made a win-win move by showing up to Lenyuk’s mother and talking about her pregnancy.
Knowing Sergei’s character, Lera understood that he would not leave her alone with the child. Lenyuk actually turned out to be a decent young man and married Kudryavtseva. Although Razin still doubts that Jean is the real child of the drummer.
Sergey Lenyuk now
Today the musician lives alone and does not communicate with the press, so very little is known about his life. He refuses to comment on the scandals associated with his first wife and Andrei Razin, who remains his close friend. Photos of Sergei rarely appear on the Internet; he does not have accounts on Instagram or other social networks.
Sergey Lenyuk now
Now Lenyuk performs with “Tender May” at private events and group concerts. He says that he is not at all upset that his name is associated only with the once popular youth group; on the contrary, he considers this a reason for pride.
Sergey Lenyuk Tender May photo in his youth and now: husbands for PR
Andrei Razin calls Kudryavtseva a “fiend of hell,” stating that he always “beat and buried” people like her. But I couldn’t finish her off. Having gone over her head, Lera finally achieved her goal and received the coveted Moscow residence permit. Until now, she throws mud at Sergei Lenyuk, although it was he who raised the child she abandoned.
It is interesting that Otar Kushanashvili considers all Kudryavtseva’s husbands to be mentally abnormal. Rumor has it that Kudryavtseva and ex-boyfriend Sergei Lazarev announced their separation because Lera needed the singer as a means of PR.
Childhood
Valeria Lvovna Kudryavtseva is from Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. The future celebrity was born on May 19, 1971 in the family of modest scientists Lev Nikolaevich and Alexandra Ivanovna Kudryavtsev.
Children's photos of Lera Kudryavtseva
Since childhood, the girl dreamed of becoming famous. The first step on the path to her dream was enrolling in the department of theater directing at the Cultural and Educational College of her hometown. Lera decided to continue her studies in the capital and entered GITIS, where she graduated from the acting department of the variety department.
Lera Kudryavtseva in her school years
TV career
Lera Kudryavtseva began her career as dancers and backing vocals for famous artists. Until 1995, Lera appeared on stage with Bogdan Titomir, Evgeny Osin, Igor Sarukhanov, and also with Svetlana Vladimirskaya.
Valeria Kudryavtseva in her youth
On the path to fame, the purposeful and beautiful girl was supported by the influential actor Igor Vernik, who brought her to try her hand at television. Lera successfully passed the casting for the “Party Zone” program on the TV-6 channel.
Young Lera Kudryavtseva in the program “Party Zone”
Lera Kudryavtseva now
Currently, Lera continues to host her own show and raise her child with her husband Igor. She works very hard and tries to do everything, combining several projects and participating as a presenter at events.
In the spring of 2021, Kudryavtseva had a conflict with Andrei Razin. The celebrities had been feuding for many years, but after Razin’s scandalous interview, Lera planned to go to court - the producer and musician had said too many ambiguous and offensive things about her past. Among them are statements about the surrogate mother who allegedly gave birth to Lera’s daughter, as well as accusations of prostitution against Kudryavtseva.
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