Wedding of Irada Zeynalova. The ex-husband of Irada Zeynalova spoke about her upcoming wedding

The news that the country's most famous TV journalist has become the most discussed not only on the Web, but also on the sidelines of the Ostankino television center. The romance of the 44-year-old now ex-host of the Vremya program and military correspondent Alexander Evstigneev was discussed in 2015, when the queen of news broadcasting went on a business trip to Lugansk with the journalist. Joint work in hot spots soon grew into something more: rumors about the couple dating on the front line began to reach Moscow. At that time, each of them was busy with his own career and free from marital shackles: Zeynalova and her husband Alexei Samoletov filed for divorce at the end of October 2015, having been married for more than 20 years, and Evstigneev broke up with his first wife Natalya a few years after moving to Moscow.

As Life managed to find out, the young journalist, then not yet known for his reports from military operations, did not come alone to conquer Channel One: his wife Natalya Ustyugova got a job with him in Ostankino. The former spouses met in their hometown in the Irkutsk region, where they built a career in the Bratsk television company for six years, after which they decided to expand their horizons. Alexander was the first to cross the threshold of the television center, after which he moved his wife to the capital. Their union cracked a few years later, after which Evstigneev continued to work in journalism, and Natalya took up the upbringing of their common son Sasha, who is now 7 years old.

Irada and Alexei, in turn, are growing up son Timur - the young man will turn 20 in a few days, but he has already managed to serve in the army and start an independent life. As it turned out, the young man and his famous mother have been living separately for a long time and try not to interfere in each other's personal lives - Samoletov Jr. devoted himself to his studies, and Irada always disappeared at work or on another business trip. The news that Timur would soon attend his mother's second wedding did not seem to surprise him at all: in an exclusive interview with Life, the young man said that he rarely discusses his personal life with his family.

- I can only say that I love both mom and dad, Timur Samoletov shared with Life. - If mom decided to remarry, it's her choice and her personal life. I love my parents equally, and my mother's wedding does not affect my life in any way. I did not delve into the essence of their relationship, I only know that he and Alexander met at work.

As it turned out, now Timur has less reason to worry about his parents, whom his son often saw on the blue screen than at home. Since Zeynalova was taken off the air of Sunday Time, the famous TV presenter can finally be found outside the walls of the television studio.

Now that my mother has been taken off the air, she has become less at work. Waiting for a new appointment, but what - I do not know. We have been living separately for a long time, and we have not yet discussed this issue.

Many predict a promising successor to the star of the state channel a great future on television. Even his parents for a long time persuaded him to enter international journalism, but Timur answered with a categorical refusal, for a long time observing the rhythm in which Irada and Alexei work. " Timur is a guy with brains, he has both English and German. But he said: "Anything, but not journalism! I don’t want, like you and dad, to plow bloody snot all the time, ”Zeynalova complained a few years ago, when all her attempts to grow a shift for herself were in vain.

After serving in the army, Timur Samoletov entered MGIMO, where he is now in his second year. The young man plans to find himself in the military field, so he studies Arabic at the Faculty of International Relations. In parallel, the son of journalists works, again avoiding the profession of journalism.

I have been working for a long time, but I do not have a permanent job, how lucky. The last time he was engaged in the sale of theater tickets. I have to combine work and study, it is difficult, but necessary.

The third member of the Zeynalova family, journalist Alexei Samoletov, also plunged into work after the divorce. According to the 52-year-old TV presenter, he was also not interested in the personal life of his ex-wife.

I did not communicate with Irada on this subject, so I have nothing to comment on. We are all adults, everyone has their own independent life, - Aleksey Samoletov told Life. - I am now traveling from business trip to business trip, I have constant shooting, so I don’t even know if I will be in Moscow during her wedding. I have a lot of work to do. We remained in normal relations with Irada, our child also lives his own life. What is actually going on, I do not know and am not inclined to believe open publications until I get confirmation, because I myself have been working in journalism for too long. It makes no sense for me to delve into her life.

Big changes are coming in the personal life of the most charismatic Russian TV presenter Irada Zeynalova.
"Life" found out the sensational details of the possible reasons for Zeynalova's departure from the program "Sunday Time": the TV presenter is marrying a colleague - war correspondent of Channel One Alexander Evstigneev.
Zeynalova's entourage says that the romance between Irada and her future husband broke out two years ago - that is, even before the actual divorce from her previous husband Alexei Samoletov. Recently, the journalist agreed to a marriage proposal. The date and place of the wedding, the bride and groom have not yet been determined.

Now the lovers are actively planning a wedding

Alexander covered the events in Slavyansk and came under fire

Irada Zeynalova, the face of Channel One, has worked in hot spots for 10 years. After returning “in civilian life”, the young mother had to re-learn the simplest female things: to sit straight, and not hunched over, as in a trench, to walk in stilettos, and not in army boots, to wear a miniskirt instead of mud-stained camouflage pants. Not to mention such unimportant things in the war as manicures.
Her first husband Alexei Samoletov was a match for his wife - all the time in the war, all the time under the bullets of militants. They met when Irada was 21 years old. Alexei was 8 years older than her. Still young, but already a successful professional, he was at the forefront in the hottest time of the 90s.
In 1995, Samoletov was among those journalists who exchanged themselves for hostages during the terrorist attack in Budyonnovsk. By that time, she and Irada had been dating for a year, and when he returned from the captivity of the militants, she herself started talking about the wedding.
Irada admitted that she always sincerely admired her husband. It was because of him that she herself asked for "combat" trips. Despite the iron will of Zeynalova, it was her husband who made all the decisions in household matters.
- At work, I can make titanium bend, start the clock in the opposite direction, but in everyday life I am an incredible rag, - Irada admitted in an interview. - You can twist ropes from me to my husband, and son, and friends, and relatives ...
With such work, their son Timur almost did not get the attention of his parents. In fact, he was raised by his grandfather and grandmother, and his father and mother, whom he had not seen for years, had to make amends with gifts and toys. Timur disliked the profession of his father and mother and flatly refused to enter the faculty of journalism.
During her career, Irada managed to be a special correspondent for the First in Britain, a military correspondent in the Middle East, and traveled all over the world. Life has tempered and even coarsened an already strong, strong-willed woman who, without that, did not climb into her pocket for a word. Everyone remembers how, on the air of the First, Irada turned to the schoolboy who was interfering with the shooting: “Boy, get out of here!” The phrase caused Homeric laughter from the entire film crew and went to the people. A few years later, Zeynalova changed her field jacket to a formal suit of the host of the Vremya program. She still considers this work the most difficult.
The Zeynalov-Aircraft couple was rightly called one of the strongest in Russian journalism. They lived together for more than 10 years, but in 2015, unexpectedly for everyone, they filed for divorce. Neither Irada nor Alexey said a word about his reasons. And only now an explanation has appeared for the split in the family - a young dark-haired handsome reporter from Siberia.
The new chosen one of Irada is also a fearless man. Alexander Evstigneev is considered one of the best special correspondents of Channel One. The journalist often worked in hot spots, and two years ago, while preparing a report, he came under fire in Slavyansk. It is known that Evstigneev is younger than Irada Zeynalova, and also that he was already married to his colleague, reporter Natalya Ustyugova. The couple has a child.
Now lovers Irada and Alexander live in pleasant troubles - they are actively discussing the details of the wedding and choosing a place for the future ceremony.

The son and ex-husband of the TV presenter are not interested in her personal life

Timur Samoletov: MOTHER'S FATE IS HER CHOICE

The son of Irada Zeynalova, 19-year-old MGIMO student Timur Samoletov, calmly reacted to the news that his mother was getting married again.
“I can only say that I love both mom and dad,” Timur Samoletov shared with Life. - If mom decided to remarry, it's her choice and her personal life. I love my parents equally, and my mother's wedding does not affect my life in any way. I did not delve into the essence of their relationship, I only know that he and Alexander met at work. Now that my mother has been taken off the air, she has become less at work. Waiting for a new appointment, but what - I do not know. We have been living separately for a long time, and we have not yet discussed this issue.

Irada has been married to Alexei Samoletov for over 10 years.

Alexei Samoletov: LET IRADA MARRY ANYONE YOU WANT!

Timur's father, journalist Alexei Samoletov, also plunged into work after the divorce. According to the 52-year-old TV presenter, he was also not interested in the personal life of his ex-wife.
- I did not communicate with Irada on this topic, so I have nothing to comment on. We are all adults, everyone has their own independent life, - said Alexei Samoletov. - I am now traveling from business trip to business trip, I have constant shooting, so I don’t even know if I will be in Moscow during her wedding. I have a lot of work to do. We remained in normal relations with Irada, our child also lives his own life. What is really happening, I do not know and am not inclined to believe open publications until I get confirmation, because I myself have been working in journalism for too long. It makes no sense for me to delve into her life.

Perhaps there are no bad or uninteresting professions. Each attracts something to itself or keeps some of its secrets. This article is dedicated to a person who connected his life with a profession that is both interesting and dangerous - military journalism. But, before the story goes about the war correspondent Alexander Evstigneev, let's plunge a little into the history of military journalism.

Journalists under fire

Now the concept of "war correspondent" is familiar to our ears. But the appearance of such a position can be associated even with Alexander the Great - it was he who first began to be accompanied by people who were engaged in describing battles, campaigns, and hostilities in enemy lands. In fact, they are chroniclers from the battlefields.

With the advent of the printing press, it became possible to educate the general population about the events taking place on the battlefields with the help of newspapers. In the nineteenth century, in general, a real golden age in military journalism begins - this is facilitated by the advent of the telegraph.

The first professional military journalists also appeared in the nineteenth century - this is due to the Crimean War. Even the names of the "pioneers" have been preserved - in the besieged Sevastopol, the fighting was described by the journalist of the magazine "Moskvityanin" N. Berg, and from the side of the Allied forces, the correspondent V. Kh. Russell, who later received quite wide popularity, described the course of the war.

In the twentieth century, they were no longer just those who covered the course of events, but also people capable of influencing the public opinion of the warring countries. Yes, and among journalists there are more and more famous names - remember, for example, the war in Spain, where Konstantin Simonov, George Orwell and many other writers and poets worked as military journalists. Now the profession of a war correspondent still remains relevant, necessary and increasingly dangerous, since the development of weapons increases losses even in small, local conflicts, including among war correspondents.

Childhood

The future journalist Alexander Evstigneev was born "in the depths of Siberian ores" - in the city of Bratsk. He graduated from high school there and did not even think about becoming a journalist in the future and connecting his life with television.

Since childhood, he went in for sports, swam well, was a physically active child. He dreamed of doing archeology, sat at the history books and, as they say, was a bookworm.

Education

After graduating from high school, Alexander Evstigneev enters the Faculty of History. Then he studies in graduate school, simultaneously earning money in various places - including starting to write small towns of his own, mainly on popular science topics.

After graduating from the graduate school of the Faculty of History, he is engaged in science, preparing to defend his doctoral thesis, but fate brings Alexander to the local TV channel, where he begins his career as a journalist - not yet a war correspondent.

The beginning of a career as a journalist and moving from Bratsk

Alexander Evstigneev himself says that he had to leave Bratsk, quitting his job at local television, due to a change in power in the city and, accordingly, a change in political course. Alexander was not satisfied with what principles the new bosses brought to Bratsk Television, and since Alexander was already the editor-in-chief at that time, all the changes concerned his activities in the first place. The censorship was very strong, the partisanship of the authorities became very obvious. For himself, Alexander saw two ways out: to change his place of work or "break". The second - did not want to, so I had to leave.

Moscow was chosen as the most difficult option - I wanted to and it turned out very well. Arriving in Moscow, Alexander first got into a news agency that dealt with economic news.

First channel

Today, Alexander Evstigneev is a war correspondent on Channel One. There, again, according to the memoirs of the journalist himself, he got there quite by accident - he was looking for a job, and then they offered this option. It was a sin to refuse. Although at first Alexander worked in the information block, which was responsible for economic news and had nothing to do with Ostankino. When I got bored with fiddling with numbers, I asked for a translation, because, according to the journalist himself, it is much more interesting to work with living destinies, real people, than with numbers. This is how Alexander Evstigneev got on Channel One, soon becoming one of the most famous Russian war correspondents.

Dangerous business trips and interesting stories

Behind the back of the journalist - a lot of hot spots. The situation in the world is now very unstable, therefore, no matter how regrettable it may be, there is enough work for both soldiers and military journalists. Considering that Russia now has its military presence in many parts of the world, there is enough work for military journalists on federal Russian channels. Of course, the key areas are Donetsk and Syria.

Also, in addition to military conflicts, journalist Alexander Evstigneev also works in areas where a state of emergency has been declared. For example, in one of the interviews, he recalls how he flew with colleagues to Uzbekistan, where there were explosions in military warehouses. Under conditions of an almost illegal situation, they managed to make a short report from the scene, although by the end of the business trip, Evstigneev and his colleagues even ended up in a military prison, where they spent some time until the circumstances were clarified.

Among the memoirs of Alexander there is a story about the plot from the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. Together with his colleagues, he was on board when the ship conducted combat exercises, honing shooting skills, various maneuvers and other elements of naval combat. Alexander Evstigneev said that at that moment groups of three were found on board and there was a real struggle between journalists for information.

Personal life

Alexander Evstigneev, whose personal life is little known to the general public, was married twice. The first marriage lasted ten years - the chosen one of the journalist was called Natalya, and she was a colleague in the shop. The couple got married back in Bratsk, and they even had a child - a son. But, apparently, something went wrong, and after a ten-year period, Alexander and Natalya divorced.

A year later, rumors began to appear in the newspapers that Evstigneev had begun an affair with a very famous Russian TV journalist, Irada Zeynalova. Initially, the novel was known at the level of rumors and gossip, but in the sixteenth year, Alexander Evstigneev and Irada Zeynalova announced their engagement, and a little later they got married. The couple has no joint children yet, but Iraida already has a son, Timur, from his first marriage.

"Direct speech" of a journalist: about himself, about work, about Bratsk and about Moscow

In a few interviews and conversations with colleagues, you can find interesting information about Alexander Evstigneev.

For example, about his hometown of Bratsk, Alexander says that "the soul is in place" in it. After all, both the journalist's parents and friends - all remained in their hometown. And the journalist plans to go home again with age.

Regarding his departure, Alexander says that it was hard only at first - when he had just left. And then the new work completely captured and there was simply no time to be bored. In addition, there is an opportunity to fly home several times a year, which allows you to see your relatives and not forget the "feeling of a small homeland."

As for the work on Channel One, Alexander notes a very high level. He says that at first, of course, there was a feeling of some kind of "provinciality", maybe even pressing, especially against the background of his colleagues from the capital. And then it passed, and at the same time there was a feeling that the province does not mean worse. Any provincial town, any television has its own talented journalists, strong personalities. And if a person "does not shine" on federal channels, this does not mean that he is bad.

Alexander jokes about his future goals that he definitely wants to enter the top ten journalists of Channel One. At worst, become a millionaire.

Conclusion

Alexander Evstigneev, whose biography is presented in this article, is not just an interesting person, but a very interesting one. Although, it is possible that it cannot be otherwise - with such and such a profession. Unfortunately, very little information about a journalist is in the public domain, which is also understandable - a war correspondent is a valuable figure, which means that he is in danger of being destroyed not only on the battlefield, but also in his native country, at home. By the way, Oleksandr Evstigneev is on the blacklist of the Security Service of Ukraine because he was reporting from the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.