Childhood and adolescence
The future TV presenter was born in Miami, but spent his entire adult childhood and youth in the UK, where the family moved shortly after his birth. His father worked as an aeronautics engineer, his mother took care of the house and raised John and his sister Harriet.
John Warren and his father
Due to Warren Sr.'s frequent business trips, scandals often arose in the family, from which the boy's passion for music and books helped him to abstract himself. He spent all his pocket money on records, played the horn and piano, and sang in a children's choir.
When John turned 7, his parents sent him to Winchester Boarding College for Boys, where he became interested in studying foreign languages. In a couple of years, he mastered French and Spanish and began studying Russian. Such an unusual choice was initially caused by the desire to stand out from the crowd and surprise others with its originality. But over time, Russian traditions and culture seriously interested the teenager, and he began to enthusiastically follow the events taking place in this mysterious country.
John Warren as a child (right)
Having received his matriculation certificate, John entered the University of Bristol, where he continued to study Russian language and literature. He even defended his dissertation on the works of Mikhail Bulgakov, whose work he had been interested in since his early youth.
An affair with Lyubov Tolkalina: what is known, the development of relationships
In February 2021, the public became aware of the presenter’s close relationship with Lyubov Tolkalina, the ex-wife of director Yegor Konchalovsky. For a long time, the couple diligently hid their feelings from prying eyes, but in the end they decided to announce their relationship.
John and Love chose a symbolic date, announcing their feelings on Valentine's Day
Warren and Tolkalina posted pictures on social networks in which they tightly hold hands. The news caused a real sensation among John's fans. Many of the fans were happy about the presenter's beloved.
In September 2021, it became known that Lyubov and John broke up. The couple's romance lasted about six months, but they failed to maintain a strong union. According to Warren, the breakup did not change his attitude towards his ex-girlfriend, so he maintained a friendly relationship with her. Lyubov denied John’s words and stated that the journalist used her name to increase his popularity.
Life in Russia
Having successfully graduated from the university, Warren decided to go to Russia. The catalyst was the events of 1991 - the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev, the collapse of the USSR and tanks on the streets of Moscow so struck the young man that, without hesitation, he packed his suitcase and, despite the tears and protests of his mother, went to a turbulent, but so attractive country for him.
John Warren in his youth
Having settled in Moscow, Warren got a job at a large company importing grain from Western European countries. He very quickly understood the market situation and within three years was able to open his own company in Rostov-on-Don for the export of sunflower seeds. The business flourished until the financial crisis of 1998 struck, which radically changed the life of our hero.
Having lost all the money he had earned over seven years overnight, Warren returned to the UK to try to get back on his feet. But Russia still did not let go of John, who had already managed to fall in love with this country and was frankly bored in prim, well-fed England with its measured pace of life and centuries-old rooted foundations.
In 2004, Warren returned to Moscow again and began producing traditional English sausages, which he initially prepared with his own hands in a rented apartment. It should be noted that cooking has always been our hero’s favorite hobby, so the new business soon began to bring him good money.
In Russia, John Warren began producing English sausages
John moved to Korolev, near Moscow, and opened a sausage shop there, which supplied the best restaurants and hotels in Moscow with products. Reporters began to come to Warren, interested in the enterprising foreigner who had managed to organize such an unusual business in Russia. John willingly gave interviews and appeared on television, because he understood that such advertising would only benefit his new business.
TV career
At the end of 2007, Warren took part in the entertainment program “Dinner Party”. After that, he became a frequent guest on various talk shows.
John Warren (in
A few years later, the Englishman was offered to become the host of a new culinary project, in which he would travel around Russia and talk about the customs and traditional cuisine of different regions of the country. Despite the fact that John had completely different plans at that time (he was going to go to Cambodia and organize a beach club there a la Kazantip), the Englishman accepted the offer of the NTV channel and in 2012 began filming the program “Let's Go, Let's Eat!” . John Warren with the program “Let's Go, Let's Eat!” in Crimea It was a completely new format of an entertainment and educational program that combined elements of a travel show and a culinary program. The highlight was that the program participants perceived the presenter as a foreigner who sincerely strives to understand the secret of the mysterious Russian soul, so they tried to show the guest all the best that their native places are famous for.
A television
The persistent businessman never dreamed of television, but it seemed to dream of him. The project, which he and his friend, who worked in this field, came up with literally in one evening in the kitchen, was suddenly received with a bang.
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John Warren on Let's Go, Let's Eat!
In 2012, John became the face of a culinary program on the NTV channel “Let's Go, Let's Eat!” The most exotic dishes that he had to try during filming were: goose stomach, pate made from the head of the fish, bear paw and others. For his efforts, he was awarded several national awards (Food Show Awards, “SMIrotvorets”). By the way, before the project, John did not touch meat at all and adhered to vegetarianism.
After 2 years, the creative biography was replenished with “Manhood” marked 18+, where the main life principles of the strong half of humanity were discussed - both “mere mortals” and celebrities.
Personal life of John Warren
Warren met his first and so far only official wife, Elena Domrina, in Rostov-on-Don. The girl then worked as a secretary at the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper and could not resist the charming Englishman, who also owned a fairly large business.
Elena Domrina - ex-wife of John Warren
Even the financial crisis did not hinder their relationship, as a result of which John lost all financial assets. Elena supported her beloved in a difficult situation, married him and even decided to move to England, where in 2000 she gave birth to her son Alexander.
Unfortunately, their marriage lasted only four years, and after returning to Russia the couple separated. Until the age of ten, Alex lived with his mother, but John did not stop caring for his son and insisted that the boy be sent to study in England at the age of ten.
John Warren with his son Alexander
Like his father, Sasha studied at a closed private college, after which he entered a prestigious British university. Warren does not yet know whether his son will return to Russia or stay in England - the presenter believes that the young man himself must make this important life decision.
After separating from his wife, John began a serious relationship with an employee of a large Moscow insurance company, Alena. The lovers even planned to move to Cambodia together to set up their own business there.
However, the offer from the NTV channel ruined their joint plans - John began to spend a lot of time traveling, which could not but affect their relationship. The couple broke up, Alena married someone else and still moved to Cambodia. And Warren remains an enviable bachelor due to his busy work schedule, which does not allow him to create a strong family.
In mid-February 2021, it became known about the presenter’s close relationship with actress Lyubov Tolkalina, the former wife of director Yegor Konchalovsky. For six months, the lovers preferred to hide their romance, but on Valentine’s Day, eloquent photos appeared on their Instagram pages, indicating the sincerity and seriousness of their feelings.
John Warren and Lyubov Tolkalina posted identical photos on Instagram
Wife Elena Domrina-Warren: who she is, family life, son, divorce
After moving to Russia in Rostov, John met a girl named Elena Domrina, who at that time worked at the publishing house of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. The relationship between them began to gradually develop. Three years after they met, Domrina became pregnant. In turn, John proposed to his beloved.
After marriage, the couple moved to England to raise their child there
In 2000, Elena and John's son Alex was born. However, the birth of a child could not strengthen the union of Domrina and Warren. Soon after returning to Russia, the couple broke up. John explained his desire to get a divorce rather than try to save his family by the unsuccessful experience of his parents.
Despite the divorce, Warren maintains contact with his ex-wife and son. John and Alex are on good terms and communicate regularly.
John Warren now
Over time, the format of the program “Let's go, let's eat!” expanded, and Warren began traveling not only around Russia, but also around neighboring countries. The presenter practically never takes vacations; he spends all his time constantly traveling. Over the course of six seasons, fifteen crew members changed, and only John did not miss a single business trip. In December 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Food Show Awards for Best Cooking Program Presenter. Interview with John Warren about life in Russia Warren is the author of his own television project “Male Dignity”, in which, in the company of charming co-hosts, he tries to figure out what a real man is and which of the modern representatives of the stronger sex can be considered a role model.
