“My long-awaited Florence”: Ekaterina Volkova confused fans with her “pregnant” photo
Ekaterina Volkova and her husband Andrei Karpov are raising a seven-year-old daughter, Lisa. The 37-year-old star of the series “Voronin” regularly tells fans about family life and shares informal photographs. On Thursday, Ekaterina posted a photo on Instagram showing her in a chunky knit sweater with a rounded belly.
“There is no point in hiding anymore... My long-awaited Florence,” the actress wrote.
Celebrity colleagues were overjoyed, suggesting pregnancy, and began to congratulate Volkova. "How cool!" - exclaimed Vyacheslav Manucharov. “And congratulations, of course, from the bottom of my heart! Well done for taking the plunge,” Elena Borscheva supported him. They were joined by Maria Kozhevnikova, Anna Tsukanova-Kott and other artists, as well as fans of Catherine.
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A few hours later, Catherine revealed the intrigue and announced that she was not pregnant: The actress explained the motives for her action: “With the help of Photoshop, I decided to arrange a small social experiment. I wanted to understand how much we trust information from social media. networks, because it can be very distorted... I think we all need to be more attentive to each other and more interested in real life.”
The artist noted that in reality, the “birth of a child” will be the imminent premiere of the new play “The Trap,” in which her character’s name is Florence.
“Each new role for me is like the birth of a child, for which you prepare with all responsibility. And no matter how many children you have, each time you worry like the first,” Volkova said. The artist added that she would be happy to become a mother again, but everything has its time: “I am grateful to everyone who congratulated me today, and I promise to share the good news with you at the appointed time,” she addressed the fans.
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The actress’s subscribers reacted ambiguously to what happened. The ex-soloist of the Factory group Sasha Savelyeva, who became a mother for the first time in March 2020, could not contain her resentment: “You can’t do this with people. I’m already happy.” The singer's comment received 30 likes from Internet users who shared her point of view.
Catherine’s admirer also reacted critically to her action: “It’s one thing to believe the media, and another thing to hear from first-hand accounts. I didn’t expect it from you,”
“Very unexpected”, “It’s not good to joke with such things, it’s not good”, “It’s a pity that it’s not true, but I’m already sincerely happy for you”, “The joke is not funny... We are already confused in this world, where is the truth? lies, politicians lie, doctors deceive... You want to believe those you subscribe to” (the authors’ spelling and punctuation have been preserved. - Ed.).
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Ekaterina Volkova: My husband and I will quarrel ten times, get divorced five times - life is in full swing!
My hysterics still won’t change my husband. And why then get on your nerves?
The role of Vera in the TV series “Voronins” glorified actress Ekaterina Volkova. But it did her a disservice: for three whole years, Katya seemed to fall into disgrace - they stopped inviting her to other projects. In desperation, the actress seriously thought about leaving the profession. Volkova openly spoke to Teleprogram magazine about the difficult period in her life, her relationship with her husband and raising her daughter.
— Katya, your heroine in the series “Voronin” has suffered for all 14 seasons from the fact that she lives next door to her husband’s parents. Have you found a common language with your mother-in-law in life? — Katya, your heroine in the series “Voronin” has suffered for all 14 seasons from the fact that she lives next door to her husband’s parents. Have you found a common language with your mother-in-law in life?
- Yes, we are friends, we communicate well. We recently went to the Emirates with the whole family, and Andrei’s mother was on vacation with us. By the way, the serial’s mother-in-law, actress Anna Vasilyevna Frolovtseva, also joined with her granddaughter. Our passions boil only on the screen, but in life we coexist perfectly. In general, I believe that there are no ideal relationships between daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law. Problems begin when children live with their parents: “Oh, renting a house is expensive, but we have a lot of space, a three-room apartment, you will have your own room, this is how we all started...” Nonsense!
— And you lived with your parents? — And you lived with your parents?
- It was, of course. Now I understand: when you start your own family, no matter how difficult it may be, look for your corner! The older generation is used to living in one rhythm, you are used to living in another. At home, you can put a mug wherever you want, walk around the apartment in shorts... There is no need to maintain subordination and adapt to someone. Or, let’s say the situation: Andrei doesn’t like something about me, he openly states this in front of my parents. They immediately think: “So, our daughter is being criticized!” Or I say something to Andrey in front of his mother, and she gets offended: “Well, I raised my son, and here it is on you!” Parents should not see everything that happens in your family. Because then you will make peace, and they will be left with an aftertaste. And it will be impossible to eradicate it. In general, there is an opportunity - immediately leave your parents' house. If she’s not there, look for her and leave anyway. Even our series is proof that you can’t live in the same apartment with your parents, it’s hell! And it’s better not to settle next door. Let there be at least five metro stations between you: your parents won’t have to get there again, and you won’t be bothered.
The actress admits that she would like more children. But Lisa is not asking for a brother or sister yet.
— Do you live far from each other? — Do you live far from each other?
— My parents live in Moscow, and Andrei’s mother lives in Korolev, near Moscow. We are next to her now, the distance between us is about ten minutes by car.
— How did it happen that you settled in Korolev? — How did it happen that you settled in Korolev?
“We just needed an apartment not far from our grandmothers.” We don’t have a nanny, and grandmothers are our salvation. My parents live in the capital’s Kuntsevo district, and there they’ll pay about seventy thousand for rent, if not more! In Korolev, renting a house is much cheaper. In addition, there were friends who rented out an apartment to us for reasonable money. We don’t have our own housing yet - we’re only going to get one now. We saved and saved and eventually took out a mortgage - but we will have our own corner, which we have long dreamed of.
— Why did you decide to get involved in mortgages? — Why did you decide to get involved in mortgages?
“We lived in a rented apartment for two and a half years. She seems good, we know the owners, but still she is not ours! No matter how hard we try or invest, we still can’t arrange the apartment the way we want. And we just realized that this couldn’t last long. Either you pay someone, or you pay more, but for your own home. We have been looking for an apartment for a long time, and now we are already working on finalizing the deal.
— Do you also have your own apartment in Korolev? — Do you also have your own apartment in Korolev?
- No. This will again be the Moscow region, but in the west, we chose the Ruble-Uspensky direction - closer to my parents. We looked for an apartment depending on what schools, kindergartens, and transport interchanges were nearby. We are waiting for the house to be completed. The main thing is that we have already been approved for a mortgage. I hope the deal goes through, then you just have to manage to pay. Now in the evenings my husband and I sit down and discuss all the details: we come up with the layout of the apartment, the decor. We'll quarrel ten times, get divorced five times, make up again - life is simply seething! Andrey is an architect by training, he says: “What you want is impossible to do! There’s a load-bearing wall here!” As a woman, I naturally want a large dressing room.
— Is the apartment spacious? — Is the apartment spacious?
- Yes, and that makes it a little scary. A mortgage is a very serious step. We take out a decent amount on credit and therefore worry about whether there will be work, what and how... Moreover, the acting profession is very unstable - today there is, tomorrow there is no. But I want to believe that everything will be fine.
“But you still had to save up for a down payment to get a mortgage.” Who in your family deals with financial matters? “But you still had to save up for a down payment to get a mortgage.” Who in your family deals with financial matters?
- Nobody. We are spenders - we don’t know how to save. If we earn something, we immediately spend it. Then we think: “Why did we do this?” - “Come on, we only live once.”
Lisa is an explosive mixture of the characters of mom and dad.
— What thoughtless expenses did you have? Weekend trip to Paris? — What thoughtless expenses did you have? Weekend trip to Paris?
- And that happened too! Just yesterday we were sitting, I suddenly felt sad, I said: “I want to go to Paris.” - "Go". - “But we have a mortgage?” - “Come on, we’ll come up with something, just for two days!” Andrey is very easy-going. On the other hand, we really only live once. It’s a shame if you’ve been saving all your life, saving on yourself, you can’t go there, you can’t go here, and then you realized that your life was lived in vain.
“They gave me a big fat cross”
— The 14th season of “Voronins” is currently on air. Has the sequel been filmed yet? — The 14th season of “Voronins” is currently on air. Has the sequel been filmed yet?
— We recently finished the project, a few days ago there was a “header” - we filmed the final 316th episode.
- And how was it? - And how was it?
“We all cried and worried. Because “Voronin” is five years of our life, shoulder to shoulder: with experiences, with worries, with support.
It felt like a part of you was just torn away. But at the same time, we understood that we would not lose each other anyway. Tomorrow we are going to see Stasik (Duzhnikov - Ed.) for a performance at the Moscow Art Theater. Anna Vasilievna Frolovtseva always invites you to visit for dumplings. We have become one big family, we can call each other at night, come and complain about life. And Anna Vasilyevna, as a wise woman and as a mother, will always support. If necessary, he can give you a slap on the head.
— It’s probably sad that the series is ending, because in it you played your most stellar role. — It’s probably sad that the series is ending, because in it you played your most stellar role.
“It gave, of course, popularity, but there was also the other side of success: they put a big fat cross on me. For the first six months, they still called me to audition, but when I came, they said: “Oh, no, this is Voronin, no, no.” Like some kind of mark. I was very worried! I even cried... And then for three years I was no longer called anywhere. There weren't even any tests at all! I played in the theater, in enterprises, hosted television programs, but they didn’t expect me to go to the cinema. There was one wonderful project for which I auditioned for three months. They tried to film me with white hair, and red hair, and green hair, but in the end they said: “Kat, I’m sorry, but no, you are the face of an entertainment channel.” - "And what's wrong with that?" “People associate you only with the Voronins,” they explained to me. And I suffered a lot. “What kind of mockery? How long can I endure this?” - I thought. I even wanted to leave the profession.
Katya: “Andrei’s mother Olga and my mother-in-law in the series Anna Frolovtseva vacationed with us in Dubai.”
- Who supported you at this moment? - Who supported you at this moment?
— Husband, parents, friends, the same Anna Vasilievna. But then I realized that this is just a certain stage in life. I now have Voronins, I have a family, a child to take care of, and that’s enough! I abstracted myself, let go of the situation - and everything immediately began to work in the opposite direction. Little by little, job offers began to come in, and now there are auditions and roles. Soon we will be filming a new project for the Rossiya channel, where Masha Kozhevnikova and Maxim Vitorgan are playing with me. And I realized: for every person everything is predetermined, no matter how we twist and turn. If the role is yours, so be it. If not, then there’s no point in tearing your soul apart. The main thing is to never sit straight on your butt, because water will not flow under a lying stone.
“Well, hello, mother-in-law!”
— Was your daughter Lisa on the set of the series? — Was your daughter Lisa on the set of the series?
— This happened two weeks ago. She really wanted to come and meet Kostya and Lenya. I didn’t take it with me before: the pavilion is dirty and stuffy. It’s one thing when you just drop by on business, and another when you’re filming. And here everything turned out well. When my daughter saw Stas Duzhnikov, she was very embarrassed and blushed. They talked, hugged, she told him something. And at night she even dreamed of him. The next day I come to the site and say to Stas: “Duzhnikov, Lisa dreamed about you!” And he told me: “Well, hello, mother-in-law!” Then Lisa told all the grandmothers where she had been and who she had met. This is an event for a child! One day she was brought to the theater where I was playing a bad fox. She watched the performance, then saw my costume backstage and said: “Are you a fox?” I answer: “This is the role I got.” She thought and said: “Next time, choose better roles!”
-Who is she most like in character? -Who is she most like in character?
- We have an explosive mixture. Lisa is very energetic and loves to dance. As soon as I turn on the music, she immediately starts dancing. You have to do everything - draw, dance, and sculpt. In winter, he once tells me: “Mom, I need to sunbathe.” - "In terms of?" - “Give me a basin and a towel, I will sunbathe, and the basin is the sea.” - "OK". She laid out a towel, put on sunglasses, and lay down sunbathing. Then she stood up to the basin, played, washed the doll’s clothes, came up and said: “Mom, it’s wet there.” - "Where?" - "On the carpet". - "And why?" - “I turned the basin over so that there was a sea.” And there really is a puddle there! And Lisa was like: “Oh, I’ll go, dad will probably swear now.”
- Well, just like Masha from the cartoon “Masha and the Bear”! - Well, just like Masha from the cartoon “Masha and the Bear”!
- Yes, yes, we joke that we called her Liza incorrectly. Everything that Masha creates seems to be copied from our child. My daughter, however, doesn’t watch this cartoon anymore—she’s outgrown it. Now she holds “Rapunzel”, “Cinderella”, “Snow White” in high esteem - all Disney princesses. We recently went to see the musical “The Little Mermaid”. I was waiting for Ursula, a huge jellyfish. And when she swam out, Lisa whispered to me: “Mommy, are you afraid?” - "Yes". - “Daddy, are you afraid?” - "Yes". - “What a coward!” Briefly and clearly. She is a funny hooligan and sometimes gives out such pearls. The other day I come to the dacha where she and my mother spent three weeks. I tell her: “Liz, is grandma tired of you?” She is very! But if you knew how tired I am of her!”
- And this is said by a three-year-old child! What time did she start talking? - And this is said by a three-year-old child! What time did she start talking?
“A year ago we were on vacation in Turkey, she was two years and three months old - and she already spoke in incomplete sentences, but clearly. And then, at 2 years and 6 months, suddenly - bang! — she spoke in complex sentences. This is the merit of the grandmothers who work with her. Now it is becoming more and more interesting. We’re sitting on the set of “The Voronins,” and I warn her: “Now you’ll turn the tea on yourself.” - “I won’t turn it over!” Naturally, after five minutes I spilled everything. I say: “Liz, I warned you!” - “What did you warn me about? We should have taken it right away!”
— Does your husband help you raise your daughter? — Does your husband help you raise your daughter?
“He can do everything, but, like any man, he can do it with a kick.” He is lazy to take care of the child. Although at the same time they communicate well, play, draw, dance. Once I asked Andrey to put Lisa to bed at lunchtime, and this is very difficult. “What, I can’t do it, or what?” - he said. 20 minutes later - deathly silence. I walk in and Lisa is sitting on the pillow: “Mom, be quiet, dad is sleeping.” That is how we live! But I treat this with humor, because my hysterics will still not change my husband. And why then get on your nerves?
PRIVATE BUSSINESS
Ekaterina Volkova was born on January 15, 1982 in Tallinn. She graduated from the Shchepkin Theater School with honors and was accepted into the troupe of the Film Actor Theater. She starred in the TV series Lyuba, Children and Montecristo. Since 2009, she has played the role of Vera in the series “Voronins” on STS. Currently hosting the program “Mom for 5+” on the Disney Channel. Husband - Andrey Karpov, daughter Elizaveta is three years old.
