MOSCOW, February 7 .TV presenter Andrei Malakhov shared in his Telegram channel a rare photo with supermodel Irina Shayk, taken on the opening day of the Olympics in Sochi.
“»In the photo (#natashaforgive) I am with Irina Shaykhlislamova (popularly Sheik), who carried our team’s sign at the opening of the XXII Winter Olympic Games to the shouts of the stadium: “Go Russia!”, “They won’t catch up with us!” Now, ten years later, when Ira is not just a popular model, but the main star of the world’s gossip columns, it’s really difficult to catch up with her,” Malakhov captioned the photo.
The showman added that that day he and the model sat in one of the cafes in Sochi and recalled their childhood. Irina Shayk grew up in Yemanzhelinsk (Chelyabinsk region), and Malakhov in Apatity (Murmansk region).
The Russian woman has been successfully building a modeling career since 2005. She works in Europe and the USA, where she regularly participates in fashion shows, as well as in advertising campaigns for famous brands.
Irina Shayk now lives in New York with her daughter Leah.