Evstigneev correspondent for Channel 1. The ex-husband of Irada Zeynalova spoke about her upcoming wedding. Dangerous business trips and interesting stories
Irada Zeynalova - for the first time about her new husband: “We have been going to this for a long time.” The union of TV presenter and military correspondent Alexander Evstigneev is not entirely news for Channel One employees
Alexander has visited “hot spots” more than once. Cheesecakes, climbing a mountain and a rendezvous in Debaltsevo - “KP” found out how the romance between TV presenter and military correspondent Alexander Evstigneev developed
Not long ago, “KP” reported that the energetic and unusual presenter of Channel One’s final news program “Sunday Time,” Irada Zeynalova, was leaving her old position. Hot spots, shots on the front line, emergency switch-ons and extreme stand-ups against the backdrop of exploding bombs - that’s what always excited her.
But there is another good reason for leaving the zone of hyper-publicity: changes on the personal front.
Yes it is. “I’m getting married for the second time,” Irada Zeynalova confirmed in a quick conversation with KP. - I don’t want to advertise this event and engage in glamorous self-praise, because we have been working towards this for a long time and carefully. I'm happy. Thank you.
As “KP” managed to find out from sources in the editorial office of “Voskresnoye Vremya”, the union of the TV presenter and military correspondent Alexander Evstigneev is not entirely news for the employees of Channel One. After rumors spread last year about Irada’s divorce (in 2015 she divorced Alexei Samoletov, with whom she lived for almost 20 years - Ed.), she began to be noticed more and more often in the company of her colleague Evstigneev. Often the couple could be seen in different cafes - in establishments on the Patriarch's Ponds or White Square. After this, the editors of Voskresnoe Vremya no longer doubted that this was a novel.
Increasingly, Zeynalova went on business trips exactly where her lover was working at that moment - in the LPR, for example. It was the passion for “hot spots” that became the starting point for the development of relationships.
At the end of winter, one February 20, her birthday, the couple found themselves together in Debaltsevo. A common person can hardly imagine a night rendezvous not on the Boulevard of Roses, but in the hellish heat of war among a human meat grinder. This is exactly what happened with Irada and Alexander. A fanatical love for the profession brought her to him that day.
About a year ago, after Zeynalova’s divorce proceedings were completed, the couple began to live together. And employees of one of the editorial offices of Channel One told KP in detail how romantic their meetings were.
Alexander is seriously interested in mountaineering. And when he went to the top of Mount Munkus-Ardyk ( highest point Sayan, whose height is 3491 meters), she rushed to Irkutsk for one day, only to meet him on the descent.
The surprise was repeated quite recently, when Evstigneev, during his vacation, went to conquer Mount Matterhorn in Switzerland (a peak in the Alps 4478 meters above sea level - Ed.), and Zeynalova was again waiting for him below.
Since Evstigneev lived in Odintsovo and collected reports in the Ostankino studio late in the evening, he often stayed overnight in the editorial office - this is normal practice for both reporters and hosts of night and morning programs. Several times, colleagues observed Irada bringing her lover coffee and sandwiches from Mu Mu, located on the second floor of the television center.
The wedding date has not yet been set. It is unknown where it will be played. Maybe because both are used to living in spontaneity mode. Maybe because they nurtured this relationship for too long. The difference in age, in views, in temperament, the experience of a breakup and children from previous marriages only enriched the piggy bank of unclosed gestalts. She is the face of Channel One, he is a simple guy from Bratsk, and an experienced military correspondent working on the ground. Extreme sportsman and climber. I have business trips to “hot spots” under my belt. Agree, the rapprochement does not look entirely paradoxical. And so, as if through a quagmire, holding hands, they made their way down the aisle for about two years, leaning on the cane of trust and avoiding bobs.
More than once Alexander found himself in serious trouble - the wedding might not have taken place even in theory. This year, in Syria, and before that, in Slavyansk, it was practically covered in fire. “Two cars of explosives just went off next to us. “Everything is fine with me,” he calmly informed her into the phone, after recording a story from the Kurdish lair.
It’s better to find out all the details of the relationship from Irada,” Natalya, chief producer and close friend of Zeynalova, turned the tables, laughing. - I don’t know anything about sandwiches, but I know about cheesecakes. But I won't tell.
The newlyweds celebrated their wedding in a small circle. The 44-year-old bride wore a long, fitted dress in dark blue. The groom is in a classic suit. Among the guests at the celebration were Tigran Keosayan and Margarita Simonyan.
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The latter reported on Twitter that Irada and Alexander are now legal husband and wife. Margarita published a photo with the bride’s father and signed it: “We are marrying Irada with Avtandil Zeynalov!”
A relative of the bride, Svetlana Zeynalova, was also at the celebration. "Sister's wedding. Irada, be happy! Love and joy! So, remember 12/16/16!" – Svetlana wrote on Instagram and shared a video of the newlyweds dancing.
It is known that Zeynalova and Evstigneev have been in a relationship for about two years. Before Irada, Alexander was married to his colleague, reporter Natalya Ustyugova, who gave birth to his first child. Zeynalova was married to TV reporter Alexei Samoletov for more than ten years. They had a son, Timur. In 2015, the couple divorced.
According to Irada, it was difficult for her to make the decision to divorce her first husband. "Alexey is a wonderful friend, a wonderful father, but the relationship between us is over. We existed quite distanced from each other. People part even in less difficult situations. Son Timur has grown up. And we grew up,” Zeynalova explained.
The idea of divorce came to Irada when she began to have an affair with Alexander Evstigneev. “We met when, having returned to Moscow, I became a presenter. Sasha always worked for our release. A talented guy with a good sense of humor. He always came up with something and surprised me,” the newly-made wife said in a recent interview.
Irada Zeynalova is preparing for a new television season, in which she may head one of the Channel One shows. Fans will no longer see the presenter in “Sunday Time”; she left her post in this program. Changes are coming not only in professional activity star, but also in her personal life.
Irada marries her colleague Alexander Evstigneev. The man is several years younger than his chosen one, however, the couple has a lot in common. Former spouse TV presenter Alexei Samoletov is calm about the fact that she will soon tie a new knot. It is possible that he will not even be able to congratulate his ex-wife on her birthday. happy event personally.
“We are all adults, we each have our own independent lives,” says Alexey. - I’m now traveling from business trip to business trip, I’m constantly filming, so I don’t even know if I’ll be in Moscow during her wedding. I have a lot of things to do, work.”
By the way, the couple’s son Timur is growing up. The young man served in the army and is studying at the prestigious metropolitan university MGIMO. In the future, he does not plan to follow in his parents’ footsteps and become a journalist. Despite his parents' divorce, he great relationship with both mom and dad. Zeynalova and Samoletov are also friends.
“We remained on normal terms with Irada, our child also lives his own life,” says Alexey in an interview with Life.ru.
It is interesting that Samoletov is by profession, like new chosen one presenter, is a war correspondent. He was among those who, in 2004, during the seizure of a school in Beslan by Chechen terrorists, committed a heroic act.
“Lyosha was awarded an order and a medal for him, they gave him an apartment, but all that happened later... And then I walked with him, trying to get my loved one out of that terrible state, and I myself thought all sorts of things: what a hero he is, and what a courageous and wonderful person , and that this courageous man and I have been dating for almost a year, and he has not proposed to me yet,” Irada recalled in an interview about her ex-husband.
During his career, Alexander Evstigneev also visited many hot spots and natural disaster zones. Thus, in 2014, a war correspondent came under fire near Slavyansk.