2024-03-29 11:55:00
Svetlana is from Moscow. The actress’s surname comes from the Russified Ukrainian surname Khodchenko. The mother raised the girl alone, so the family lived modestly. In order to somehow help the parent, the future actress washed the floors in the entrance.
Due to her difficult financial situation, Svetlana knew the value of money and always made every effort to achieve success. At school, the girl was bullied by wealthier children, which gave her complexes.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
“Then I developed an ugly duckling complex. When I was thirteen, I mightn’t even imagine that I would someday become famous in cinema,” she recalled.
Svetlana did not think regarding becoming an actress. The ultimate dream of hers was to become a doctor. However, she entered the Faculty of Economics, which quickly bored her. Then she decided to try her hand at modeling.
At the age of sixteen, she sent a questionnaire to the modeling agency of Slava Zaitsev. So she decided to get rid of her complexes. The blonde beauty was appreciated, and she conquered the catwalks of Paris and Tokyo. And I lived in Japan for regarding a year.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
The model spent her first salary of a thousand dollars on installing a home telephone at home, which the family might not afford. Khodchenkova recalled how her mother was incredibly happy with such a purchase.
Numerous offers of an intimate nature forced her to leave the modeling business. Elderly and married fans wanted to spend the night with the long-legged beauty.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
“Something clicked in my head then and I went to the theater institute – the legendary Shchukin School,” says Khodchenkova.
Film debut
Already at the age of twenty, Svetlana was able to act in films. And not just anyone, but Stanislav Govorukhin. The film “Bless the Woman” became a real breakthrough in the actress’s career.
The slender Khodchenkova gained regarding twenty kilograms for the role. She had to force herself to eat a lot. Svetlana brilliantly played the young girl Vera, who falls in love with the visiting military man Alexander and goes to his place of service.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
“The stress from the first filming also helped – I diligently ate it up. This was happiness,” Svetlana recalls.
Khodchenkova quickly got into shape and returned to her former thinness. Svetlana received roles one by one. Often in the 2000s, she might be seen paired with comedian Vladimir Zelensky. At that time he was still an artist.
Svetlana Khodchenkova and Vladimir Zelensky
Svetlana was also able to break into Hollywood. She played in the film “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!” The actress was able to perfectly portray the Russian intelligence officer. And later she played a negative role in the film “Wolverine: Immortal.” Thus, the slender and tall Khodchenkova shone on the screen with Hugh Jackman and Harry Oldman.
Hugh Jackman and Svetlana Khodchenkova
“Besides being an amazing actor, Hugh is also a great partner. On the set, I was, in general, a stranger. A foreign country, a foreign language, a completely different filmmaking process. Hugh Jackman helped me as best he might, all the time defusing the situation,” said the actress.
Svetlana spoke well of Zelensky when he won the presidential elections in Ukraine. Then the actress noted that her co-star is very charismatic and hardworking.
Who would have thought that a comedian would become such a bad politician. Perhaps Khodchenkova might change Zelensky by becoming his chosen one. However, this did not happen, and Svetlana moved on her way.
Now the actress has regarding 90 roles in her treasury. She remains the most sought-following artist in Russia. According to Forbes, her annual income is estimated at approximately one and a half million dollars.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
Now Khodchenkova lives in an apartment on the 71st floor of Moscow City. The apartment has several rooms, the design of which was thought out by the actress herself.
Personal life
Svetlana entered into an official marriage only once. She was married to fellow student and now popular actor Vladimir Yaglych. The couple lived together for five years.
There were rumors that Yaglych was very jealous of Khodchenkova and even envied her success. The actor might raise his hand once morest his wife, and she often wrote statements once morest him to the authorities. Vladimir admitted that he and Svetlana would have killed each other if they had stayed together.
Svetlana Khodchenkova and Vladimir Yaglych
Later, Khodchenkova received another marriage proposal from businessman Georgy Petrishin. The man knelt in front of his beloved right on the theater stage. However, the wedding was canceled literally a month before the celebration.
Rumor has it that the reason was once more jealousy and the businessman’s non-acceptance of Svetlana’s star status. However, Petrishin was known as a renowned heartthrob. He hunted celebrities many times, and Khodchenkova might have become one of the victims.
Georgy Petryshyn and Svetlana Khodchenkova
Now the actress hides her personal life. She believes that the less known regarding her novels, the more they believe her in films. The actress has no children, but a false pregnancy is often attributed to her. According to Svetlana, the media often consider her in an interesting position, as if she were an elephant.
The actress was credited with an affair with Semyon Slepakov (included by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the list of foreign agents). However, Khodchenkova denied this information and assured everyone that she had friendly relations with the escaped comedian.
Semyon Slepakov and Svetlana Khodchenkova
Khodchenkova does not like to act in explicit scenes. Even with Stanislav Govorukhin, she allowed herself to emerge naked from the sea. Now Svetlana is interested in pole dancing. She admitted that she was ready to quit her acting career and open her own studio, where she might make money through pole dancing.
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