Biography
Lena Kuletskaya was born on August 7, 1982 in Ukraine in the city of Kharkov. Her father, Alexander Kuletsky, was a military man, so throughout her childhood Elena and her sister were under strict control, and the family was on the move. Dad tried to raise modest, decent, responsible daughters. However, the methods of influence were quite strict. If girls did not do their homework well, they could be punished for their lack of diligence. My father established a strict dress code regarding hairstyles, wardrobe, and appearance. No frivolities!
16 years after the birth of the future model, the whole family, headed by the father, moves to Moscow. There, the girl entered to study law at Moscow State University. In the student environment, Elena blossomed and made friends.
Lucky case
After studying for the first year, she began working as a fashion model at exhibitions. At one of these events she was noticed and offered cooperation. The model passed the casting and went to the city of her dreams - Paris. Lena Kuletskaya’s plans were to work in the capital of France for 3 summer months while the holidays lasted. However, the incredible world of fashion drew me into its glamorous networks, and the trip was delayed. While living in France, the model studied French and English, and now she knows them perfectly. According to the girl, she even swears in French. However, the student did not give up her studies. Having promised her strict father to get an education, Elena, despite all the hardships, graduated from Moscow State University in absentia with honors.
Lena's active development in the modeling business began in Paris. But my father intervened again; he was against such a career. After some time, dad let his beloved daughter go and became a part of this industry himself, helping as best he could in organizational matters. Later, Alexander Kuletsky opened a modeling agency called Mademoiselle.
Career
Having become an adult, Lena Kuletskaya began to rapidly climb the career ladder. She was offered cooperation by many world-respected brands and agencies. Among the partners of the model are the following companies:
- IMG Models;
- Photogen Model Agency;
- Louisa Models;
- Group Model Management.
One of the English jewelry companies made Elena the face of their company. From this moment on, Lena Kuletskaya’s photo becomes a regular in tabloids, glamor publications, news feeds, and advertising brochures.
Active participation in advertising videos of such large brands as Nina Richi, Mary Kay, Helena Rubinstein, Etam, brought the model even more popularity and fans. The news about the supermodel reached Russia. The domestic division of the food giant Orbit invited Kuletskaya to star in a video about chewing gum. After such an experience, her inner circle nicknamed the model with the cute nickname “Nibbler.”
A television
Model Lena Kuletskaya is an active participant in television projects. Her career as a TV presenter brought her no less fame. On the MTV channel, the catwalk star appeared as a specially invited fashion expert. The TV project “Cinderella” turned out to be interesting, about transforming girls into real princesses, in which the already famous model Kuletskaya acted as one of the jury members. In the spring of 2014, the show “The Ideal Couple” was launched, where Lena was the host. The essence of this program was this: a team of specialists led by a model helped couples improve their clothing style.
Later, Lena Kuletskaya decided to try herself in dancing. Together with her partner Zhenya Pazenko, she became a participant in “Dancing with the Stars.” The supermodel makes decent money. According to her, she never really needed money. She bought an apartment in Paris and a house in Panama with her own money. Approximate income is 200,000 euros.
Dima Bilan and Elena Kuletskaya
Not only fans, but also some colleagues who were not informed in the production believed in the beautiful love story invented by Dima Bilan’s PR specialists. According to the script, Dima and Elena fell in love with each other on the set of the singer’s video “It Was Love.” The action took place in Morocco and, returning home, the “lovers” continued their relationship. The script obliged the celebrities to intrigue their fans with the upcoming wedding. But it should have happened only if Dima won the Eurovision Song Contest. The plan worked - Bilan took first place in the prestigious competition. Literally immediately after this, the singer began to smoothly enter the role of a bachelor.
Only a few years later Bilan himself admitted that their relationship with Kuletskaya was completely feigned. Elena confirmed Dima’s words and said that this is a completely normal phenomenon in the life of stars.
Personal life of Lena Kuletskaya
The news about the model’s relationship with the popular Russian singer Dima Bilan became scandalous and sensational. According to them, they met in the French capital when both were at the airport. Back then, no one realized that an unexpected meeting could become a long-term relationship. This happened in 2006. The singer promised the model a wedding, which was supposed to take place in 2008 after the Eurovision Song Contest. Bilan won the music competition, but did not keep his promise. The couple broke up.
Later it turned out that the relationship between Dima and Elena was fictitious. 3 years after the breakup, he himself told everyone that they “met” only for the sake of PR. In an episode of the “Let Them Talk” program, Rudkovskaya’s ex-husband said that he paid 30,000 euros so that Kuletskaya would become Bilan’s other half.
But the model and TV presenter says something completely different. According to her, their relationship was filled with love, romance and tenderness. But since the feelings were very vivid, at some point they burned out.
Afterwards, Lena had a French lover, but she hid his identity from the intrusive press. Kuletskaya was also spotted with actor Mickey Rourke. It turned out it was just a regular shoot for a magazine.
Personal life of Elena Kuletskaya
In 2006, news appeared in the press about the model’s relationship with Dima Bilan. In 2011, the couple separated. At the same time, a number of programs were broadcast on television stating that the affair was just a paid PR stunt for both sides.
After breaking up with the singer, the girl hid her relationship and often appeared in public with famous personalities. In 2014, Elena married Stanislav Romanovsky, whom she met on the set. In May 2020, the couple became parents. Fans of the star learned about the appearance of little Nika from her page on social networks.
Family
In 2013, cameraman Stanislav Romanovsky proposed marriage to Lena Kuletskaya. The wedding took place in the beloved and most romantic city of Paris a year after the proposal. Another three years passed, and the happy couple had a child. On May 15, a girl, Nika, was born, weighing 3.8 kg. The supermodel gave birth at the Lapino hospital. On Instagram, she shared her impressions of the clinic and the doctor. Elena said that the birth began during Eurovision and lasted 12 hours, everything went without a caesarean section, she praised the doctor for his good work.
Now the famous model, TV presenter and happy mother runs an Instagram page. Her account has 176 thousand subscribers. There she shares photos from her life, videos with her daughter, and events from the fashion world.
The Kinotavr festival held in Sochi was memorable not only for the scale of the event and the spectacular outfits of the stars. Thus, top model Elena Kuletskaya and her husband, director of photography Stanislav Romanovsky, brought their one-year-old daughter Nika into the world for the first time. the site not only held an exclusive photo session with a friendly family in the premium complex “Rosa Chalet”, located at an altitude of 1170 meters above sea level in the territory of the mountain resort “Rosa Khutor”, but also talked with young parents about what age is best to have a child and how to maintain passion in a relationship after the baby arrives.
website: Lena, how has life changed with the birth of your daughter?
Elena Kuletskaya:
A lot has changed, but I can’t say that life has become radically different. I'm not one of those girls who thinks that when a child is born, their only role is to be a mother. Naturally, children are wonderful, they fill the life of a family with meaning, but motherhood alone is not a wedge of light. Having given birth, you still continue to be a woman, a wife, a person. It is not at all necessary to give up on a “normal life”, give up everything that made you happy in the past and radically change your habits. Moreover, you should not tiptoe around your child, otherwise you can raise him to be capricious and demanding, which is why you yourself will freak out. As they say, the best is for children. And the best mother is a happy mother, and each one is happy in her own way. Some people need to immerse themselves in caring for a child to be happy, while others need to immediately return to work or run to the gym to get back in shape. There is no identical formula, which is correct. The most important thing is your personal harmony and balance.
E.K.:
I don’t know which way I’ll become—strict or, conversely, soft. My daughter is only one year old, and the time has not yet come to thoroughly choose a method of education. Now, if a child cries, then this is only an expression of his internal discomfort, and not some kind of whim. Nika has not yet learned to manipulate. And while she is at that age, it is better to rely not on certain principles of education, but on care, care and love. Well, definitely don’t provoke hysterics. For example, if a child sees his mother eating a cookie, he will naturally want to try it too, because children completely mirror us. Of course, you can prohibit it and listen to offended cries, or you can eat sweets unnoticed and not make the baby nervous because he didn’t get what he wanted.
Stanislav Romanovsky:
Fine.
I like! (Laughs.)
But seriously, no interview can convey what it means to be a parent. And this feeling still comes. With a small child, new emotions appear every day: how she had breakfast, how she woke up, how she smiled. Watching Nika’s small accomplishments is a special pleasure.
E.K.:
Like many young families, our mother is on maternity leave and our father works.
S.R.:
Yes, with the birth of Nika, my work has not decreased, so I combine business and family. I can’t say that I see my daughter often - rather, rarely. But I know how difficult it can be for my mother, she also needs to be away for her work, so I try to help as much as possible. Lena once left for two days, and then I was alone with my daughter almost all the time.
S.R.:
It happens, yes
(both laugh)
. If something happens, we always have grandmothers on hand. We don’t use the services of nannies yet, because we want to give our child our love in the first years.
E.K.:
Filming and traveling remained in my life, but they were built in a slightly different rhythm. When Nika’s daily routine more or less returned to normal, combining work and motherhood became easier. If you understand at what time the baby sleeps and when he needs to be fed, you can quickly run about your business. So, already a month after giving birth, I sent my daughter for a walk with her grandmother, ran out of the house for three hours and had time to solve work issues.
website: Who should spend more time with a newborn - mother or father?
S.R.:
I think that if a baby can cope without a dad, he can’t cope without a mom. Her feeding and love are irreplaceable. The child, rather, needs a dad in adulthood.
website: Can the birth of a child affect a woman’s career?
E.K.:
Some return to work almost immediately after being discharged from the hospital, while others spend three years on maternity leave. Both options are normal. If you enjoy both working and being a mother, then why not. In our century, when you have a bunch of assistants and things that make caring for a child easier, including diapers and video nannies, it’s a sin to complain. Naturally, it becomes more difficult. Part of the time is spent on the baby, part on work, and there is zero left for yourself. You have to sacrifice something. It is impossible to give such advice, following which you will become an ideal mother, an ideal wife, an ideal employee, and also a written beauty. Each woman determines for herself what is more important to her at the moment and what she is ready to temporarily give up. The main thing is to live without fanaticism and realize that everything has its time.
I personally understand that I’m nowhere without Nika. And the career I worked 24 hours a day to build is a thing of the past. But there are no regrets. I learned to prioritize.
E.K.:
I never made it to the gym or beauty salons. Only once did I manage to get out for a facial treatment here in Sochi, at Rosa Khutor. Of course, I want to see my friends more often and go on dates with my husband... But I began to appreciate more those moments when Stas and I still manage to go somewhere together, for example to the theater.
E.K.:
As you can see, we went to “Kinotavr” with the whole family
(smiles)
. I took my daughter and mother with me to the filming of a television project that ran for three weeks in Georgia. And I’m canceling short trips. Only once, which Stas mentioned, did she leave Nika alone, she was then seven months old. I had to host the award show in Vladivostok, and there was no point in taking my child so far away for one day. But I did everything to make her feel comfortable: I reduced my absence to a minimum, filled the entire freezer with milk reserves... We still continue breastfeeding, although now these feedings have been reduced to only at night. But before it was very convenient: you can feed your baby anywhere without any problems.
E.K.:
No. I am against radical restrictions. If you want to go out somewhere and need to feed the baby, then, of course, you need to do it. For example, in such cases I looked for a secluded corner and covered myself with a wide shawl, so as not to shock others, so to speak.
website: Until what age do you plan to feed Nika with your milk?
E.K.:
At first I thought that this would last until the eighth month, but feeding somehow continued smoothly and favorably, so I decided: it’s not bad for up to a year. Now Nika is one year and two months old, during the day she eats quite adult food, she can calmly eat my bowl of soup and leave me without dinner... But at night she still cuddles up to me. It is possible that I will breastfeed for several more months. The main thing is that the child is calm, and this is not a burden to me.
website: Some women resort to plastic surgery after breastfeeding to regain their previous shape. What do you think about such a correction?
E.K.:
Let's see what happens
(laughs)
.
Today, in terms of sizes, I see only advantages: I have a great neckline in dresses! But, of course, I think about possible problems and try to prevent them. During pregnancy, I used all kinds of creams and oils for stretch marks. Either it’s genes, or the effect of special means, but I didn’t get stretch marks. When the feeding period began, I resorted to strengthening gels. I read on forums that if you gradually wean your baby off breast milk, your breasts will not lose their shape. If everything turns out differently for me, then I’ll think about how to correct the situation. In general, I don’t have any categorical opinions about plastic surgery, if it benefits beauty and family happiness, why not (laughs)
.
website: Stas, how did you feel about the changes in your wife’s appearance during her pregnancy?
S.R.:
If you love, then you don’t notice any changes. Especially when you understand why this is all happening. Yes, I have heard about such cases when children are already five years old, and their mothers still have not regained their shape after giving birth. I partly understand their husbands: they have been patient for some time and are already starting to hint that it’s time to change something. But, of course, we don’t have that. Lena quickly returned to shape, and it would be madness to wish for anything more on my part.
E.K.:
Yes, I have to give Stas his due, because during my pregnancy I gained more than the average norm - 16 kilograms!
Now, when I look through the photos taken in recent months, I realize that I looked like a swollen donut (laughs)
. Even my husband looks and is surprised! Now the difference is visible, but then all these changes were not particularly noticeable, the weight was gained smoothly. Most of all, the increase was in the waist, of course. I remember joking with my model friends that I now have a meter in my waist!
. How did you manage to return to your pre-pregnancy form?
E.K.:
Firstly, genes. Secondly, if you were initially in good physical shape, then after childbirth your body will quickly return to normal. This happened to me a month after I left the maternity hospital. To be honest, I didn’t go to the gym, since physical activity is not recommended when breastfeeding. But a child is the best dumbbell. My diet was completely normal; for the first two months I was on the notorious nursing diet - when you are allowed to eat only steamed, stewed and boiled foods. But my body was fed up with buns and marmalade, and I missed fresh salads and seafood, and when my baby was three months old, I decided to return to normal eating, without any diets. Nevertheless, I never let myself go, although I can eat even after nine in the evening, I can periodically allow myself a cake and a burger. But these are all rather exceptions. I mainly prefer salads, fresh vegetables, grilled meat and fish. So I eat what I like, and therefore I don’t have to limit myself.
website: Have you encountered such a phenomenon as postpartum depression?
E.K.:
Naturally, after childbirth and after constant lack of sleep, emotions run wild. Sometimes you rejoice, sometimes you cry with your child. In general, you have little understanding of what is happening to you. But I still avoided such a condition as depression. I approached both conception and pregnancy with understanding. Throughout my pregnancy, I consulted with my gynecologist, who advised me to take vitamins, omega-3 and fatty acids. All this together helped me avoid postpartum depression.
E.K.:
Don’t get caught up in motherhood, remember about your other half. If a wife is busy with the child 24 hours a day, and forgets to even hug her husband, it’s no wonder that the husband risks looking around. He also needs attention. Moving your husband to the sofa or to another room means taking the first step towards a man beginning to recognize himself not as a family member, but as an unnecessary appendage.
Sleepless nights, of course, are very exhausting, and it’s hard to get used to them, but there is no need to emphasize this with shaggy hair and bruises under the eyes. It is quite possible to devote just five minutes to your appearance in the morning. For example, after washing my face, I always apply concealer to the area under my eyes, highlighter for more shine, and eyebrow gel. I lightly swipe mascara over my eyelashes, comb my hair and, voila, I already look more or less decent. Realistically, five minutes and you look human.
website: Are there life hacks for girls who are going to have a baby for the first time?
E.K.:
All of us girls prepare very carefully for childbirth: we read forums, consult with specialists. We all know about the benefits of breastfeeding, but only a few know how to prepare our bodies for it. After all, in fact this is a very complex process. We will give birth anyway. No matter what courses you take, what specialists you don’t visit - at the most crucial moment, all the information will still be forgotten, and you will do what the midwife says. But reading how to establish breastfeeding, how to latch on to your baby, how to prevent stagnation is very important. And it is also important to know exactly how to care for a child in the first days of his life. I remember my panic after being discharged... In the maternity hospital, all the procedures were performed by nurses, I just observed and remembered, they seemed so simple! But in the very first hours at home, when you find yourself alone with a crying baby, you don’t know what to grab onto - you’re afraid to drop it or break it.
Another important topic is stores! It seems to any young mother that she just needs to buy everything! As a result, you even buy something that is not needed at all. This happened to me too. Therefore, I can name my top 5 most necessary things for a baby: diapers, diaper cream, cotton pads, scissors for baby nails and breast milk! (Laughs.)
Everything else is unnecessary frills.
And the older the child gets, the more you begin to wonder whether all these blinking and singing plastic toys are necessary. For example, you bring this toy home happily in a bag, but the baby is interested in... the bag, and not what’s inside! (Laughs.)
They say correctly that with a second child you reduce costs by 50 percent.
S.R.:
But it seems to me that not 50, but 80 percent!
website: In the psychological aspect, what can’t a young mother do without?
E.K.:
No communication.
Alone, it’s as if you find yourself in some kind of vacuum of your own. In the media world, everyone talks about their “ideal” motherhood. In life, everything turns out differently, and it seems that something is wrong with you. But if someone talks about real problems, then people breathe out a sigh of relief: “We are not the only ones, that means we are normal too.” It's exactly the same for me. I receive a lot of information from my subscribers. We had our own very warm circle there, mainly to laugh at another everyday situation. A question arises - for example, I have a cold - I talk about it on my Instagram page, and my subscribers immediately send me a billion solutions to the problem. I, in turn, share some finds and life hacks that make the life of a young mother easier, or I just ironically talk about our life with my daughter. Told with humor, the situation ceases to be a problem. Smile, exhale, and life goes on. .
How do you feel about parents giving all sorts of gadgets to their children? E.K.:
We don’t show Nika cartoons on tablets or phones yet. Naturally, she sees that we are using these devices and asks to give them to her. But the most she does is take it, twist it and return it back. For children at this age, some household items are more interesting: remote control, keys, socket. All this attracts her attention first.
website: What age do you think is the best to have children?
S.R.:
This is the age when you feel like you need to have children
(laughs)
.
S.R.:
There is a joke: “I didn’t give birth when I was 18, then it’s too early.” In fact, when this recklessness passes and a person grows up, he clearly realizes his capabilities. I think it’s too early for a man to become a father if he doesn’t yet know what awaits you next, when you have neither a home nor a means of livelihood. You need to approach everything consciously. 25-35 years old is the optimal age to become a parent.
website: American scientists recently determined the optimal age for becoming a mother - 35 years. What advantages do you see in mature motherhood?
E.K.:
You don’t perceive the new baby as a burden. When you are young, you need to constantly run somewhere: to see friends, to study, to work, to travel. And here it is conscious parenting, you devote all your time, energy and love to the baby. There is no bitterness towards him in the sense that he ruins all plans and it would be better to push him off, for example, to his grandmother.
S.R.:
Lena and I recently talked about this. Everything in life is cyclical. In childhood we play with simple toys, in adolescence we look for something different, and when we’ve completely played enough, we look for “toys” that are much more exotic. But the time comes to become a parent and you relive your childhood with your child. You are able to enjoy simple things again. It’s as if new bright colors appear in life, and you, as a parent, are never bored. For example, we went to Sochi, and one of the main entertainments there was bungee jumping. With a baby, you don’t have to go to such extremes and just walk around the park and enjoy it. You give your child what you yourself have experienced.
E.K.:
I actually now understand mothers who have five children! Babies are wonderful. True, I suspect I will moderate my ardor as soon as Nika begins to show character.
S.R.:
We, of course, do not have a super goal - to have as many children as possible. As God willing, so it will turn out. We must first cope with this miracle. As soon as we understand that we are quite comfortable, we are coping and are ready for a second child, we will move on to the next stage.
Elena Kuletskaya, top model and host of the “My Wedding is Better” program on the Domashny channel, and director of photography Stanislav Romanovsky celebrated their wedding for the second time. The now legal spouses organized a gala dinner in Moscow for those who really wanted to congratulate them, but were unable to come to the wedding ceremony in France
Photo: Dmitry Abaza
The newlyweds decided to celebrate the holiday at the luxurious La Panorama restaurant. 120 guests confirmed their presence, but, as it turned out, it is much easier to gather friends in one place somewhere abroad than in a restaurant in the capital. Nevertheless, that evening singer Alexandra Savelyeva and her husband, actor Kirill Safonov, raised glasses of champagne to the future of the newlyweds; society ladies Anastasia Grebenkina and Ekaterina Odintsova; actress Anastasia Makeeva and her husband, composer Gleb Matveychuk; actress Tatyana Kotova and artist Daniil Fedorov; designers Yulia Dalakyan and Dasha Gauzer and, of course, family friend designer Igor Gulyaev. By the way, it was his dress that Elena wore that evening. “It’s very difficult to choose an outfit with Igor, because when you come to his boutique, you realize that you like everything! We didn’t make any special sketch, but when Igor found out that we were planning such a dinner, he said: “You will only wear my dress! You trust me, right?” Of course, I tried to ask what the outfit would be like, but Igor was adamant,” Lena laughs. “By the way, no model had tried on this dress before me, so Igor saw it for the first time only on me and was delighted!” Indeed, in this elegant dress made of silver fabric, with a neckline and a full skirt decorated with a black bow at the waist, Lena looked great.
Designer Igor Gulyaev was one of the first to congratulate the newlyweds
Stanislav and Elena with Ekaterina Odintsova (PR Trend)
Designer Dasha Gauser
When all the guests were assembled, the newlyweds entered the hall to loud applause, and the celebration began. Cameraman Andrei Kushnirov and ArtFilms studio, who filmed the wedding in France, prepared a surprise for the couple - a video with a love story and footage from the wedding - and showed it on the big screen all evening. Another musical gift was presented by Anastasia Makeeva and Gleb Matveychuk: after congratulating Stas and Lena on joining the club of legal spouses, they performed several songs about love. “Everything turned out like a fairy tale, which I never dreamed of!” - Lena admitted. Stylists from the Dessange beauty salon, on 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, worked on the looks of some guests. Showman Alexander Belov was in charge of the entertainment that evening. Until late at night, he held all kinds of competitions and quizzes. In preparation for this holiday, the newlyweds decided that no one should be left without a gift, and for each correct answer the winners were awarded prizes, including jewelry and cosmetic sets from Guerlain. For example, one of the participants in the “Guess the Melody” competition became the owner of a trip to the Maldives. By the way, this is where Stanislav and Lena will spend their honeymoon.
Actor Kirill Safonov and lead singer of the Factory group Alexandra Savelyeva
The manager of the Gourmet Alliance group of companies, Alexander Kozhin, came with a huge bouquet of roses
Stanislav and Elena with TV presenter Aurora and her husband Alexei Treiman
Well, at the end, as expected, everyone was treated to a delicious 10-kilogram chocolate cake, decorated with berries, fruits and candles.
Oddly enough, Lena, who is the host of the “My Wedding is Better” program and who has already celebrated her marriage twice, never dreamed of a wedding. “I had no idea what an ideal celebration should be,” Lena recalls. “Therefore, I can give advice to all girls: even if there is no prince on a white horse on the horizon, take a closer look at the style of the dress!”
The hall of the La Panorama restaurant was decorated with stylish floral arrangements, as well as bouquets of roses, chrysanthemums and carnations. All this splendor was created by the floral studio Bloom Room. Against the backdrop of fresh flowers, the photographs turned out especially impressive. And when lit candles were placed on the tables, the room became even more comfortable
36-year-old Elena Kuletskaya
In April of this year, she announced that her family was expecting a new addition this summer.
And today a joyful day has arrived, the model became a mother for the second time. The birth took place at the Lapino hospital, the same place where Anna Khilkevich gave birth. Kuletskaya and her husband, cameraman Stanislav Romanovsky
, have a baby girl!
The new parents did not hide the baby’s name and immediately announced it to their fans - Alexandra
.
25.08.2018
