Olga Buzova's friend Maria Pogrebnyak filed for divorce from ex-football player of Zenit and the Russian national team Pavel Pogrebnyak. The blogger and producer previously assured that she would try to save the relationship for the sake of the children. However, the differences turned out to be too serious. The celebrity couple is officially separating after 17 years.
How it all began Maria and Pavel have known each other since school, although the future star of Russian football studied a few classes older. This did not prevent them from first making friends, and a little later starting a relationship. The young people signed when the girl was 18 years old. The childhood of the future wife of Pogrebnyak was poor. In various interviews, she admitted that she put up ads and even handed over bottles.
Maria did not stop working even after her husband's career took off. The girl believed that successful men do not need housewives. Therefore, she tried to be independent and generated her own income.
The couple has three children. The first pregnancy was incredibly difficult for Mary. The girl said that she had gained more than 30 kg and was constantly depressed. All attempts to lose weight ended in failure.
Pogrebnyak was afraid that her husband would look for mistresses on the side. Pavel was then the top scorer of Zenit, won the UEFA Cup and was generally at the peak of his career. Maria knew better than many that such sports stars are always hunted by luxurious fans. Soon the health problems were solved. The wife was educated in the financial field and took up fashion design, creating her own brand.
Career also took off. Maria was invited to various TV projects as a presenter or participant. She has a blog. At a certain point, she became more popular than her husband, whose career, on the contrary, was coming to an end. Perhaps for this reason, rumors of a divorce have increasingly appeared. The wife denied them for a long time. Moreover, the girl was glad that Pavel began to devote a lot of time to his family, took the children to school and to training.The first problems and the application for divorceHowever, the conflict could not be avoided. The publication «7 Days» reported on Mary's suspicions of cheating on her husband. They say that love ended when she left Russia to shoot the show «Stars in Africa». Allegedly, Pavel found a replacement for his wife, having fun with the girls on the side. Later, Pogrebnyak, in an interview with the Assol YouTube channel, told some details of her personal life from the past.
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"I sat at home with the children, did not work, did not develop, did not take care of myself. I could not control myself, I timed the time — what time he would come. I sobbed into the phone: «If you're not at home in 30 minutes, I'm getting a divorce.» Endless quarrels. Trust has completely collapsed. And I thought — what should I do, how to pull myself out of this swamp? And you can only help yourself. You must be sure first of all in yourself that you are a worthy girl. If he gives a reason for jealousy — am I going to humiliate myself, run around and follow who and where I went with? — said Maria.
It seems that the suspicions only intensified over time, and the situation during the filming of «Stars in Africa» was the last straw. While Maria was spending time with her friend Olga Buzova on another continent, Pavel arranged his personal life. After that, the footballer stopped appearing with his wife on the red carpet and other social events. At the same time, she assured to the last that she plans to save the family for the sake of the children. Today it became known that the girl filed for divorce from her husband in the Presnensky District Court of Moscow. In the statement, she indicated her maiden name — Shatalova.
Most likely, this is the end of a 17-year love story. The couple may be given time for a possible reconciliation, but this is unlikely to change anything. The paths of a football star and a show business star parted ways.