Personal secrets of the star of the TV series "Kitchen": What Elena Podkaminskaya was hiding from the public

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Elena Podkaminskaya has already played more than 50 movie roles, but she gained mass fame after the release of the series "Kitchen". While everyone was discussing her on-screen romance with TV series partner Mark Bogatyrev and making assumptions about their offscreen relationship, the actress herself preferred to remain silent on the topic of her personal life. And recently it became known that at the age of 40, Elena Podkaminskaya became a mother for the third time. Why she did not talk about her second marriage, and for what she earned the nickname of the master of disguise and conspiracy from her fans - further in the review.

Elena grew up in a creative atmosphere: her father, musician and teacher Ilya Podkaminsky, founded the music studio "Rainbow", where her mother taught, and was the head of the College of Arts. In this educational institution, Elena received her primary acting education. And after that, she managed from the very first attempt to enter the Shchukin school for the course of Alexander Shirvindt.

Her career began in 2001, when, after graduating from college, she joined the troupe of the Theater of Satire. A year later, Podkaminskaya made her film debut, starring in Sergei Ursulyak's film Poirot's Failure. After that, she starred in several films and TV series, but the first popularity came to her after 30 years, when she played in the movie "What Men Talk About." And at the age of 33, Podkaminskaya learned what real fame is - the series "Kitchen", which has been on the screens for 4 years, turned her into one of the most recognizable, sought-after and successful modern actresses.

Podkaminskaya was not worried about the fact that fame came to her only after 30: "".

Together with Mark Bogatyrev, they looked on the screen as a very harmonious and beautiful couple. Such sparks flew between the actors that many immediately decided: such feelings cannot be portrayed if they are not present in real life. All publications wrote about the alleged offscreen romance of Podkaminskaya and Bogatyrev, and the actress herself was traditionally silent in an interview on the topic of her personal life.

The actors often appeared together at various social events, which only fueled rumors about their romance. According to the cast members, feelings between them really flared up while working on the series. But if Mark Bogatyrev was free at that time, Elena Podkaminskaya was married to businessman Alexander Plyatsev. They lived together for 8 years and raised their daughter Polina. But in 2015, the couple broke up, and everyone again started talking about the fact that the reason for this was an affair with Bogatyrev. In an interview, the actor admitted that he was really in love with his partner, and that in "Kitchen", in fact, he played himself - a simple guy from the provinces who came to conquer Moscow. At the same time, he emphasized that falling in love was only on his part, and warm friendly relations connect them with Elena.

About the reasons for parting with her first husband, Podkaminskaya said: "". And about the relationship with Bogatyrev, she said: "". In the same 2015, she met a man who became her second husband. She kept his name a secret for a long time, and only after the birth of their daughter Eva in 2017 it became known that the girl's father was businessman Denis Gushchin. They met thanks to the fact that the actress took up the redevelopment of her apartment, and in this she was helped by her future husband, who was engaged in the construction business.

Elena answered all questions about her second wife: "". She kept the date of their wedding a secret, and the fact that at the age of 40 she became a mother for the third time - in February she had a long-awaited son. She announced this after the fact, in early spring. The actress managed to hide both her pregnancies in her second marriage - she did not appear in public at this time and adjusted her work schedule in such a way that changes in appearance would go unnoticed. Therefore, the news of the birth of children came as a complete surprise to her fans. For this they awarded Podkaminskaya the nickname of the master of disguise and conspiracy.

Despite the status of a mother with many children, Elena Podkaminskaya practically does not pause in her acting career. "" - says the actress.

She managed to avoid the fate of a hostage of one role - after "Kitchen", about 20 new roles appeared in her filmography. The most striking were her works in the TV series "Teach me to live", "Sleepers", "Others", "PI Pirogov". Her popularity is only growing, but the actress calls her three children her main achievements.

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