Anfisa Alexandrovna Chekhova (Russian: Анфи́са Александровна Че́хова; born December 21, 1977, Moscow, USSR) is a Russian tele- and radio-presenter, singer, actress.[1]

Anfisa Chekhova
Born
Alexandra Alexandrovna Korchunova

(1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 46)
CitizenshipRussian

Biography

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Anfisa was born December 21, 1977, in Moscow in family of an athlete and a teacher.[2][3]

She went to three different schools during childhood. The last was the School of Aesthetic Education with a theatrical slant No. 123.[4]

She is entered GITIS, but not immediately after graduation, in the first year she failed on the exams and entered only the next.[5] She did not manage to finish the training. Subsequently, began a musical career. Then she received an offer from the Muz TV channel to become a TV host of one of the entertainment programs, and took advantage of them.

In 2005–2009, she was the host of the Sex with Anfisa Chekhova [ru] program on Russian TV channel TNT. September 1, 2009, the actress debuted on the theater stage.[6]

In 2011 she took part in the Ukrainian TV show Tantsi z zirkamy. Now the leading Ukrainian version of the Russian television program Let's Get Married and Weighted and Happy People [ru] (analogue of The Biggest Loser) on the STS.

Starred in the films You I Love, S. S. D., Hitler Goes Kaput! and others.

Political position

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In 2012, she defended Pussy Riot.[7]

In October 2017, the Good Deeds Party proposed Chekhova to run in the presidential election of 2018, to defend the interests of the people on the main channels of Russian television. Chekhova published the text of the appeal to Instagram, stating that she would accept the offer if her post gained 200 thousand likes.

Personal life

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In the summer of 2009, Anfisa Chekhova began to date the actor Guram Bablishvili (born September 5, 1980).[8] May 31, 2012 they had a son, Solomon.[9] In June 2015, Anfisa and Guram officially married, but in the spring of 2017 they divorced.

References

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  1. ^ "Анатолий Лысенко: Весы Соловьёва". Sobesednik (in Russian). 2011-02-22.
  2. ^ "Aнфиса Чехова показала паспорт со своей настоящей фамилией". Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  3. ^ Zarina Zhakupova (2014-09-15). "Анфиса Чехова простила отца спустя 24 года". Express Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  4. ^ "Надо научить зрителя думать". Sobesednik (in Russian). 2009-12-29.
  5. ^ Berenis Artemyeva (2009-08-19). "Анфиса Чехова: Если люблю – люблю на 200 процентов". i16.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  6. ^ "Попутчики c Анфисой Чеховой". Echo of Moscow (in Russian). 2010-02-06.
  7. ^ Анфиса Чехова решила уйти к кришнаитам
  8. ^ Эксклюзив: Анфиса Чехова сыграла свадьбу на островах
  9. ^ Телеведущая Анфиса Чехова родила сына
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