“He was in shock”: Nikolai Fomenko’s secret daughter saw him once in her life

True talent is multifaceted. This statement is very suitable for the Honored Artist of Russia, television and radio presenter, showman, musician and athlete - Nikolai Fomenko. This man is just a hurricane of talents! Whatever he undertakes is doomed to success.

Unbridled energy flows out of this person and forces him to do several things at once and succeed in everything. As soon as he appears on stage or screen, it immediately becomes clear that he will be interesting and talented. We love him for his great songs, his sparkling sense of humor, his unpredictability and his wild temperament. And how women love him is a different story altogether!

The personal life of Nikolai Fomenko is as stormy and multifaceted as his work. A successful artist everywhere, he managed to get married as many as 4 times...

“Institutional Marriage” by Nikolai Fomenko

The biography of Nikolai Fomenko is filled with love stories. An artist adored by women, he himself is crazy about the fair half of humanity. It’s easy to fall in love with such a ladies’ man, but it’s not easy to keep him.

Wedding photo of Nikolai Fomenko and Elena Lebedeva

Nikolai Fomenko’s first wife is the daughter of People’s Artist of the USSR Rem Lebedev and actress Lyudmila Krasikova, now an acting teacher Elena Lebedeva. The guys studied in the same course at the Leningrad Theater Institute. In those days, it was customary for a student group to go to the collective farm to harvest potatoes. It was there that Colin’s charisma emerged.

He was the life of the party, walked everywhere with a guitar and did not let Lena leave his side for a minute. Feelings flared up between the guys. Returning from practice, the lovers skipped school, walked until dawn, in no hurry to go home. One day, having decided to express the seriousness of their intentions towards each other, the couple came to Kolya’s parents’ house in the middle of the night.

Fomenko’s mother left them both overnight. Soon the guys got married. Many believe that Nikolai was very lucky with his wife’s relatives. The Lebedev family was very famous and wealthy. Rem Fedorovich adored his only daughter and accepted her husband with open arms. And, naturally, when a few years later the couple decided to separate, the father-in-law’s anger knew no bounds.

The “institutional” marriage, as Nikolai calls it, lasted 5 years.

The marriage produced a daughter, Ekaterina. As former classmates of Elena and Nikolai now say, the entire institute admired this couple. The new dad was very proud of his role as a father. Friends watching the family at that time believe that this union seemed quite happy.

But the happy marriage began to crack. It all started when Nikolai became seriously interested in the guitar, gradually pushing the theater into the background. The famous group "Secret" appeared. Instead of supporting her husband, Elena tried to dissuade him from this hobby. However, Fomenko became seriously interested, disappearing more and more at rehearsals and devoting less and less time to his family. He didn’t need criticism; he wanted to see support in his beloved.

The family's parents put an end to this relationship after one incident. Elena, in order to somehow attract the attention of her husband, allowed herself to be escorted home by an acquaintance while her husband was serving in a song and dance ensemble with Maxim Leonidov. Kolya didn’t even think of being jealous, but his father spoke sharply about Lenin’s behavior. Elena’s father responded to the matchmaker even more harshly, ordering his daughter to pack her things and return home. Elena left, hoping that her husband would return her, but this did not happen. Despite the divorce, Elena speaks warmly of her first husband.

“Years later, I realized that those five years that I lived with him were the most enchanting in my life. I am happy that Kolya became the father of my daughter. I have always loved this man and will always love him.”

However, friends of Lebedeva and Fomenko from their student days believe that this marriage was beneficial for Nikolai and, having received everything possible from him, the relationship could be completed. Born into a fairly simple family, far from the theater, Fomenko dreamed of becoming a famous actor. Marriage to Elena was an excellent start in an artist’s career.

After graduating from college, a simple guy suddenly enters the most prestigious Leningrad theater - Alexandrinka. And when the young talent developed a new hobby - music, the later famous beat quartet “Secret” suddenly assembled, as the couple’s fellow students say, not without the help of Nikolai Fomenko’s wife’s parents. When the group climbs to the Olympus of fame and becomes wildly popular, “Foma” decides to get a divorce.

Many years later, Lebedeva also learned that her first husband had never been faithful to her, long before “The Secret,” and it was not her rash act and the heated argument between her parents that caused discord in the family, but the woman does not want to believe it.

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Family and children of Nikolai Fomenko

The family and children of Nikolai Fomenko are the main thing in a man’s life. He married several times. The showman himself says that he simply cannot live with a woman outside of marriage. Nikolai is now happy with his last wife. They are raising a son. A man often dates his daughters and son, born in other relationships. Fomenko managed to establish friendly relations with all his ex-wives.

My father worked as a specialist in an institution that determined weather forecasts. He played sports with his son. A man recently passed away. He is buried in one of the capital's cemeteries.

Mom had noble roots. She dreamed of dancing in ballet, even graduated from a special school under the patronage of ballet star Galina Ulanova. In her youth she was injured, as a result of which she could no longer dance. She worked in the construction industry for many years.

Second marriage of Nikolai Fomenko

Since Nikolai Fomenko’s second wife is not a public person at all, little is known about this relationship, despite its 10-year duration. The young people met while Nicholas was serving in a military ensemble, where the girl worked as a dancer. The beautiful Lyudmila Goncharuk turned the musician’s head, and even the presence of a stamp in his passport and a child did not stop him from a new novel. And, since Nikolai never opposed legitimizing the relationship, a new marriage was concluded immediately after the end of the first.

It was during this period that the group “Secret” gained its popularity. Lyudmila decides to devote herself to her husband and becomes an ideal wife. She endlessly cooks, washes, cleans, waits for him at home from tour, receives guests.

What caused the spouses’ quarrel is not known for certain. Lyudmila believes that she was a disadvantageous match for Fomenko, because she is from a simple family, and when the passion subsided, Nikolai drove his pregnant wife out of the house. The musician generally tries not to mention this marriage in his interviews.

“I don’t know,” says Fomenko’s former friend, “what kind of tragedy happened in that family. There were rumors that Lyuda was constantly cheating on Kolya or simply didn’t love him. In general, things didn’t work out for them”...

If we consider only the facts, then both spouses left the relationship unfree. While the divorce proceedings were going on, Fomenko had already begun to live with his next beloved woman, and Goncharuk was getting divorced while pregnant from another man. The couple did not have children together, but in the girl born to Lyudmila after her divorce from Nikolai, many see similarities with the famous artist, which, however, is denied by the girl’s mother.

“I just loved him”

- Lyudmila, they told me that fate brought you and Nikolai together in a military ensemble, where you danced, and he served. At that time, Fomenko was married and had a daughter. Did he leave his family because of an affair with you?

— I can’t answer this question unequivocally. I don't think I've become a homewrecker. If Nikolai wants something, there are no boundaries for him.

If not me, it would be another woman. Thomas is a career man, he needs to constantly move forward. Everyone around him is below his standard; he considers himself a great man. Fomenko uses people, starting with his childhood friends, and easily brushes them aside when he doesn’t need them, I know this firsthand. I assumed that he might do the same to me, but I drove away these thoughts from myself, I simply loved him. I read an interview about Foma with Lena Lebedeva, she talks about him in a rosy light, but I saw the other side of this man.

— What goals could Fomenko have pursued when he met you?

- Absolutely none. My parents are simple people. At that time, falling in love with an ordinary dancer from an ensemble was not shameful for him. Foma's lifestyle and his image at that time did not interfere with our relationship. After the divorce, he made a confession to me:

“You were a wonderful wife,” and coldly kissed her on the cheek. His words are valid because I truly have been a good wife.

— Your life together coincided with the peak of the popularity of the Secret group. But for some reason not a word is written anywhere about you, the person who walked the path to fame next to him.

— I am not a show business person, not an influential person. Fomenko now does not need everyone to know that he was once married to a simple woman.

If he needs to, he will invent another beautiful fable about his past or even write a book that will set out what he himself wants to read to himself. Friends called Foma and me beauty and the beast. I often heard the question: how do you live with him? But I had one answer to everything. I loved him then, and it was not difficult for me to do everything in my power for this man. But this lasted until a certain time. Now I feel sorry for wasting the best young years on him, it’s a shame that I don’t communicate with the child who grew up before my eyes.

— Do you mean Katya, Fomenko’s eldest daughter?

- Yes. I can’t say that I raised Katya, but the girl lived with us and I had to take part in her.

— After the divorce, did you not communicate with Katya at all?

“One day Katya came to me and said that we couldn’t see her anymore because her father was against it. You can probably understand why she needs problems with her father. Katya is a good girl, her upbringing is entirely thanks to Fomenko’s mother, Galina Nikolaevna. The girl was raised by her grandmother; she visited her mother only on weekends. Galina Nikolaevna decided everything herself: which kindergarten to send her child to, which circle to assign her to. She also distributed our responsibilities so that the girl would not be left unattended for a minute.

While we lived together, every summer I took Katya to my home village of Kharpachka, in Ukraine, so that the child could sunbathe and eat fruit. Then these trips were only welcomed, no one looked at me askance, because it was convenient for everyone. Now in Nikolai’s family they disparagingly call me “harpachka”. Does Fomenko disdain provincials? Where are his roots? His dad is from the Krasnodar region, from the outback. Foma also kneaded mud there as a child, and now, it turns out, he is renouncing his roots.

Maria Golubkina

Immediately after his divorce from his second wife, Nikolai married for the third time. The new lover was the daughter of the People's Artist of the USSR, actress Larisa Golubkina, and the stepdaughter of the great Andrei Mironov, Maria Golubkina, also already a famous actress. The girl was 21, the musician 33 when they met. N

Nikolay Fomenko and Maria Golubkina

Ikolay conquered Masha with his assertiveness and self-confidence. He immediately invited his new chosen one to live together, giving her 10 minutes to think about it. In order not to miss out on such a bright suitor, who is popular with women, Masha had to agree.

M. Golubkina: “Then I realized that this is ideally my person, all of me. And then he had no questions. He then said “you need to take the girl on the first wave, before she has time to come to her senses. As soon as it all started, he came up and said, “In short, I rented an apartment.”

The wedding took place immediately after Golubkina graduated from the Shchukin School. Everyone considered the couple Maria and Nikolai ideal, both explosive, funny, successful.

After 3 years, a daughter, Nastenka, was born into the young family, and after another 4 years, a son, Ivan, was born. After the birth of her daughter, it became difficult for Masha to cope with everyday life. After all, despite Fomenko’s enormous popularity, they lived in Masha’s tiny apartment.

And not because there was not enough money, it’s just that Nikolai, according to his wife, is completely unpretentious in everyday life, to the point of indecency. All the money went towards a fun life, delicious food, restaurants and travel. Only after the birth of their son, the family moved to a small townhouse. But improving living conditions did not help to cope with the mutual irritation that arose between the spouses. Two ambitious people with leadership qualities could not yield to each other.

According to family friends, his wife’s desire for fame infuriated the vain Nikolai. The last straw for Fomenko was when at one of the social events he was introduced to the public only as the wife of Maria Golubkina. The relationship began to deteriorate sharply.

Maria also had complaints against her once beloved person. Nikolai Fomenko’s wife, who had become wiser over the years, began to express her dissatisfaction with her husband’s disrespectful attitude towards her. She was even ready to turn a blind eye to his love of love, not counting Kolya’s short hobbies as infidelity. But Maria could not tolerate the lack of respect for a long time and became the initiator of the divorce.

M. Golubkina: “I’m tired of it, it happens. In addition to love, in marriage there must be trust and respect. When they are not in a marriage, then it’s all nonsense as far as love is concerned. When trust and respect were completely lost, then it was possible to disperse completely calmly.”

The public was in complete shock when the star couple, who had lived together for 13 years, raised two children and never washed dirty linen in public, suddenly publicly put an end to this affair. They reported this news live on the radio station.

The conversation was so harsh, the tension literally hung in the air. And then Masha, as usual, shocked everyone by appearing on the red carpet in a wedding dress. And later she announced her imminent wedding with the “son” of Sherlock Holmes, Boris Livanov. Fomenko also did not remain single for long and soon married again.

Maria Golubkina - a new stage in life

Nikolai Fomenko lived most of his life in St. Petersburg, but one trip to Moscow changed his life. In the capital, he met Larisa Golubkina. The woman decided that Nikolai was a suitable match for her daughter and introduced them.

At that time, Maria Golubkina was only 19 years old. The more experienced man turned her head. She fell in love. When he proposed marriage to her, Maria was very happy and immediately agreed. They had more than 10 years of happy marriage ahead of them.

During this time, Maria Golubkina gave birth to her husband two children. The eldest daughter Anastasia was born into the family in 1998, and five years later their son Ivan was born. But, unlike the previous marriage, where Lyudmila completely devoted herself to the family and tried to please Nikolai in everything, here the marriage was between two strong creative personalities.

Maria and Nikolai often quarreled. They had disagreements on many issues and no one wanted to give in to each other . This went on for some time until the couple decided that living together was unbearable. It was decided to file for divorce.

Maria took the separation very hard, and she began to suffer from prolonged depression. The actress refused several film roles and radio broadcasts. Afterwards, in order to somehow drown out the pain, the woman began to invent non-existent fans for herself.

Of course, time turned out to be the best healer. Maria Golubkina was able to cope with depression and now leads a normal life. Nikolai Fomenko continues to maintain relationships with children and actively participates in their upbringing.

Nikolai Fomenko's fourth wife

Little is known about Fomenko’s current marriage to Natalya Kutobaeva. The spouses are connected by common interests. Natalya, like Nikolay, is interested in extreme sports and auto racing.

Natalya Kutobaeva and Nikolai Fomenko

The woman graduated from the school of TV presenters, then she was offered a job on television. She anchored news at the Petersburg TV and Radio Broadcasting Company and worked as a correspondent for NTV. Since 2004, she has been the press secretary of Valentina Matvienko, the governor of St. Petersburg. Since 2011 – head of the press service of the Federation Council.

The couple legalized their relationship in 2008, and their common son, Vasily, was born in 2009. As the spouses say, their marriage can be called happy. The ill-wishers of the famous artist are again gossiping that Fomenko married a woman because of her influential position.

Now, with the help of his wife, he can open almost any door. Fans believe that this is just gossip from envious people, and that love, trust and respect truly reign in the famous family.

Nikolai Fomenko - biography, personal life, new wife

Actor and singer Nikolai Fomenko, his biography on Wikipedia (height, weight, age, nationality), personal life and photos on Instagram, family - parents, wife and children are of interest to many viewers.

Nikolai Fomenko - biography

Nikolai was born in 1962 in Leningrad into an intelligent family. His father was a famous physicist and meteorologist, and his mother was a ballerina. The boy grew up not only as an active child, but also interested in creativity. He went to a music school, attended various creative clubs, and went in for skiing. And although he showed musical talent most of all, and his parents saw his future in music, Nikolai himself thought differently and entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema. Despite the fact that the young man was short (176 cm), did not shine with beauty, and even had a lisp, he amazed the examiners with his ingenuity and humor, and was enrolled in Igor Gorbachev’s course.

In 1981, Nikolai met Dmitry Rudin and Maxim Leonidov, and they soon created the popular rock group “Secret”, in which Fomenko acted as a vocalist and bass player, as well as a poet and composer of many hits that the group performed. In the early 90s, the group broke up and, although its former members made attempts to revive the group, this led nowhere.

After graduating from university, Fomenko was invited to work at the Alexandria Theater, where he, playing both comic and dramatic roles, quickly showed that he had a talent from God. Nikolai's theatrical career developed rapidly, and subsequently he played on the stage of the Leningrad Drama Theatre, Satyricon and the Liteiny Theatre.

The actor first appeared on television in 1984 as part of the group “Secret”. With the participation of the guys, the program “Disks Are Spinning” was broadcast, and soon, with their input, the program “Morning Mail” began to appear, the host of the first episodes of which was Nikolai Fomenko.

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The actor quickly attracted attention and was soon invited to work on NTV, where he was the author and presenter of many interesting programs, such as “Interception”, “Russian Nails”, “Empire of Passion” and others, which brought him popularity and love of TV viewers.

Subsequently, Nikolai worked on many television channels and created more than 30 original programs, many of which he hosted himself. His creative activity did not go unnoticed. In 1998, he received several prestigious awards, including TEFI, and was also awarded the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

Fomenko also distinguished himself on the radio. Here he appeared in 1995 on the radio station “Russian Radio”. After Fomenko’s original programs began to go on air, and his jokes filled the breaks between programs, the radio station’s ratings began to grow rapidly, and the charismatic presenter himself became a favorite of listeners.

Despite the fact that Nikolai gained wide popularity as a presenter, he also devoted a lot of time and effort to cinema. He appeared in episodic roles back in the 80s, but already in 1997 he received his first serious role in the film “The Orphan of Kazan” and since then he has continued to act regularly. It is not surprising that today his filmography includes 50 films, in which he played quite a lot of leading roles.

Speaking about Fomenko, one cannot fail to mention his most important hobby - auto racing, which he began to do in 1994. Three years later he won his first victory, after which there were many other victories and various awards, not only in Russian, but also in international competitions.

Nikolay Fomenko - personal life

The showman was officially married 4 times. His first wife was Elena Lebedeva, the daughter of the famous Soviet actor Rem Lebedeva. In this marriage, the couple had a daughter, Ekaterina, and five years later they separated.

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As they say, the reason for the divorce was Fomenko’s affair with Lyudmila Goncharuk, a soloist of the army dance ensemble. Soon after the divorce, Nikolai officially registered his relationship with Lyudmila and was married to her for 10 years.

Fomenko's third wife was Maria Golubkina

- daughter of the famous Soviet actress Larisa Golubkina. In this marriage, the couple had two children - son Ivan and daughter Anastasia, but after living for 3 years, Nikolai Fomenko and Maria Golubkina separated without disclosing the reasons for the divorce.

Now the famous showman is married for the fourth time. His wife, Natalya Kutobaeva, has been head of the press service of the Federation Council since 2011. Like her husband, she loves extreme sports, and is interested not only in auto racing, but also in windsurfing. In 2009, Natalya gave her husband a son, Vasily, and, despite the fact that information periodically appears in the media that this showman’s marriage is breaking up, the couple are happy and still live together.

Where is Nikolai Fomenko now?

Many TV viewers are interested in where Nikolai Fomenko is now (where did he disappear) and what is he doing.

The actor is still constantly involved in films and television. Since 2015, he has been hosting the “Park” program aired on Channel One, and in 2021 he became the host of the “Saltykov-Shchedrin Show” program on the NTV channel. In addition, in 2021 the film “Blue Rose” was released, where Fomenko played the main role, and in 2021 viewers will see him again in the new film “Drive”, where he will also play the main role.