Natalia Vodianova: Is the fairy tale over?
The ex-husband of model Natalia Vodianova was forced to make revelations! The father of Natalia's three children, British aristocrat Justin Portman, did not behave like a gentleman at all and dumped all the dirty laundry from the family closet. What has our most famous top model been hiding for many years?
The life of model Natalia Vodianova resembles a glamorous picture from the glossy magazines for which she is photographed. Expensive cars, luxurious apartments, wonderful angel-like children. It’s not for nothing that Natasha is called the Russian Cinderella: a girl from a poor Nizhny Novgorod family became one of the most famous and highly paid models, married a lord... Yes, then she got divorced, but this did not spoil the fairy tale at all. The idyll collapsed only after the ex-husband decided to admit that their family was ruined... by alcohol!
SCARED AN ARISTOCRAT
Lord Justin Portman has never commented on his life together with model Natalia Vodianova, much less the breakup. But recently another girlfriend left him, and the Briton suddenly began to pour out his soul on his page on the social network. At first he was sad: “I separated from my wife after nine years of marriage, and for the first time she asked me for a divorce six years ago. Life with her was the greatest happiness I have ever known...” Well, then, like most offended men, he blamed his ex-wife for the broken marriage...
Romantic young ladies can re-read their love story at night - it really helps to believe in a miracle. The Russian model was taking her first steps in her career abroad when she attended a party in Paris. Lovelace Justin, a regular at all kinds of social events, gave the girl a dubious compliment. And immediately received a rebuff. The altercation escalated into swearing to the amusement of all the guests. In the heat of a quarrel, Natasha even burned the hand of the arrogant aristocrat with a cigarette.
NO MONEY, NO TITLE
The next day he came to her with a bouquet of roses. And a year later he was already holding his beloved’s hand when she gave birth to his son. Then there was a magnificent wedding. As it should be in fairy tales about Cinderella - in the palace, in the luxurious Throne Hall of Peterhof. And the birth of two more children, which did not stop Vodianova from making a dizzying career. London, New York, Paris... - Natalya was torn between the capitals of world fashion, and her faithful husband traveled behind her.
— When I’m on the podium, I know that Justin is somewhere in the hall. He looks at me and is proud. “He looks like the knights from the books I read as a child,” Natalya Vodianova was touched.
Everyone envied her - if only she had snatched such a husband! Handsome, educated, loves her to the point of stuttering, from a noble ancient family, and he doesn’t even care about money! But soon the truth, which the couple tried to hide, came out. It turned out that Justin was not a rich man at all, and certainly not a lord: the title and money belonged to his older brother. He himself only owned a castle, which he did not have the right to sell, and a small amount of monthly maintenance. Natalya earned money. The husband turned out to be an ideological slacker - from time immemorial no one in his family worked. But bored Justin happily spent money in the casino while Vodianova worked like hell. She also defended her husband from attacks: she said that someday he would become famous. And the couple’s friends were waiting for “Cinderella” to get tired of dragging this “prince” around her neck.
The ceremony will take place, but in a year
Vodianova’s bachelorette party, which could have gathered her best friends in sunny Costa Rica, also waved to everyone. All the plans of the future newlyweds collapsed. But the wedding, indeed, had been expected for a very long time: the businessman was quite satisfied with his unencumbered relationship with the Russian beauty. But finally, her loved one made Natalya happy and made such a desired marriage proposal. However, the epidemiological situation has made its own adjustments.
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According to the blue-eyed star of world catwalks, she and Arno postponed their wedding until next year. Natalya hopes that she won’t have to put off the holiday too long. After all, the future spouses planned everything so carefully, with special trepidation. The press, the public and even acquaintances of the couple were kept in the dark for more than six months. Natalya hid from the whole world the fact that the long-awaited engagement had taken place. By the way, the model is a mother of many children. In addition to her sons from Arnault, she is raising three more older children, whom she gave birth to while married to a British man, a rich man and a member of the aristocracy, Justin Portman.
“I AM TO HER LIKE AN UNFASHIONABLE BAG!”
Still, the news of their divorce six years ago came as a shock to everyone. Then Natalya tactfully kept silent about the reasons.
“I fell out of love with him, it happens, you don’t have to stop loving him “for something,” she said. “He and I are as different as water and oil.” She endured for a long time, but still could not compromise anymore. At some point it became impossible to live with it...
They didn’t even remain friends - Natalya crossed Portman out of life, saying in an interview: “No one knows how Cinderella lived with the prince... The fairy tale is silent about this...”
And only now another secret has surfaced, which she and her ex-husband hid for all nine years of marriage. It turns out that Justin was a binge alcoholic!
“I voluntarily went to a rehabilitation center. On the 27th day, when patients were traditionally visited by family and friends, my ex-wife told me that she did not miss me at all and was not interested in me returning to the family. I experienced a huge shock, I was in a lot of pain...
Instead of realizing how much pain and grief he brought to Natalya, Portman hastened to accuse his ex-wife of all mortal sins. Like, she left him because she became a star:
“My life no longer matched my wife’s fashionable life. I became to her something like an old and out-of-fashion Louis Vuitton bag.”
WHY DO VODYANOVA HAVE HUSBANDS DRINK?
Justin's confessions caused a stir. Some felt sorry for Natalya, who suffered for so many years for the sake of her children next to a drunkard. Others accused her of getting her husband drunk. One blogger even wrote a post on the topic “Why do Vodianova’s husbands drink”:
“She needed fashionable parties, get-togethers, a fun life, they say she drank like a regimental horse. Justin tried to live up to all that."
Natalya, who is now happy with her beloved man Antoine Arnault, the son of a man who ranks fifth on the list of the richest people on the planet, just laughed: “Today my husbands and I will drink to the author’s health. We are waiting for the continuation of the series - “Why do Vodianova’s husbands eat?” and “Why do Vodianova’s husbands snore?”
She was not offended by her ex-husband either, because she perfectly understands in what frenzy Justin wrote his reproaches. A few hours later, apparently having sobered up, he deleted his post. Vodianova did not comment on Portman’s words. Yes, he ruined one fairy tale. But she will write a new one. And already with another prince...
Vodianova Antoine husband Antoine Arnault
Antoine Arnault and Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault are one of the most famous couples in the fashion world, and the public loves to discuss their appearances. For example, they recently spent time in Moscow: the 36-year-old top model showed her children and 41-year-old boyfriend the Kremlin. The public is interested in only one thing: whether the businessman is going to legalize his relationship with his beloved, with whom he has been together since 2011 and who gave birth to his two sons, Maxim and Roman. If there is a wedding, who are they - Natalia's future relatives? We decided to figure out who is who in the Arno family.
Antoine Arnault
Let's start with Vodianova's boyfriend: let's remember that they met in 2008 at a photo shoot for Louis Vuitton. Natalya, of course, was in front of the lens, and Antoine was present at the shooting, since he headed the communications department.
I remember seeing her and being stunned. Of course, she is beautiful, but it was something inexplicable: her gaze, the aura surrounding her...
- Arno recalls his first meeting with Vodianova. A couple of years later, when the businessman broke up with his girlfriend and found out that Natalya had divorced Justin Portman, he took the first step and invited the model on a date.
Antoine Arnault and Natalia Vodianova with children
Arnault has been associated with business all his life, specifically with the fashion industry, and this is not surprising considering the family he was born into. His career began in the advertising department of Louis Vuitton, and a few years later he presented his advertising campaign, which became one of the most famous in the history of the brand. It was attended by personalities so far removed, it would seem, from high fashion, such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Muhammad Ali and Keith Richards.
Antoine is currently the CEO of the Berluti brand and chairman of the board of directors of the luxury wool and cashmere brand Loro Piana.
Natalia Vodianova, Antoine Arnault, Princess Charlene and Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault
Antoine's father and Natalia's potential father-in-law is, as of April 2020, the richest man in Europe. Bernard Arnault owns a controlling stake in LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy). Bernard's business acumen apparently came from his father, the owner of the Ferret-Savinel construction company. It was there that the future billionaire began his career path: according to official information, at one time Arno convinced his father to change the profile of the company and go into real estate, then he headed the organization and successfully managed it. According to another version, Bernard “sold the family business to the Rothschilds and convinced his father that it was a good idea.”
Bernard Arnault
Bernard and Antoine Arnault
Arnault, as the press writes, got into the world of fashion almost by accident. In the 80s, he was looking for somewhere to invest and acquired a bankrupt company that owned several brands, including Christian Dior.
At that moment I felt that I was standing on the threshold of something grandiose. That I will build the world's largest luxury goods company,
- says Bernard.
Antoine Arnault, Christian Louboutin, Natalia Vodianova, Bernard and Hélène Arnault
Karlie Kloss, Bernard and Hélène Arnault, Natalia Vodianova
Today, LVMH is indeed a giant conglomerate, which includes many others in addition to the brands mentioned in its name. These are clothing brands (including Givenchy, Dior, Kenzo and so on), jewelry and watches (TAG Heuer, Bulgari), cosmetics and perfumes (from Make Up For Ever to Guerlain), alcohol (including Veuve Clicquot and Dom Perignon) - and this This is not a complete list.
Natalia Vodianova and Bernard Arnault
It is known about Bernard Arnault himself that he loves to play the piano, collects works of art and often amuses himself by standing behind the counter in the boutiques of his brands.
I often do this abroad, especially in Japan, and no one recognizes me. The store employees are very amused by this,
- says the businessman.
Bernard Arnault with his sons Alexandre and Frederic
Delphine Arnault
Antoine Arnault's 43-year-old sister also works in the family business, being vice president of Louis Vuitton. She started at the house of Dior, during the time of his collaboration with John Galliano.
Delphine Arnaud I was in charge of shoes. I worked with shoe designers and had to know whether everything was in order in our collection, whether we presented, in addition to shoes with 12-centimeter heels, sandals with flat soles or medium heels,
- says Arno's daughter.
Jennifer Connelly, Lea Seydoux, Emma Stone, Delphine Arnault
By 2008, Delphine became the second person at Dior after Sidney Toledano, who headed the brand for two decades. According to him, the heiress of billions is very hardworking:
Sometimes I had to literally push her out of the office. At the beginning of August 2012, I went on vacation, and she stayed in Paris, and two days before the birth she wrote me emails. Then I said: “Delphine, stop!”
Arnault was married for five years to Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to a dynasty of Italian winemakers. After the divorce, she began dating French businessman Xavier Niel, and they have a six-year-old daughter. Niel made his billions in mobile and telecommunications. Interestingly, he is a co-owner of the famous newspaper Le Monde and the rights to the legendary musical composition My Way.
