A well-known television presenter, Lera Kudryavtseva, shared on her Telegram channel that her husband, professional hockey player Igor Makarov, joked about her figure.
A post followed with a video showing a young, athletic man dancing, captioned before the wedding. The sequence contrasted with a later scene featuring an older, heavier, bald man, who was described afterward as being seen after marriage.
She recalled showing the clip to her husband, who suggested that it referred to her. She added that she smokes and allowed that maybe he was right.
The couple married in 2013. In 2018, Kudryavtseva welcomed a daughter named Masha. The birth involved IVF, and she later revealed that she became pregnant on the third attempt.
On January 12, Kudryavtseva announced a separation from Igor Makarov. Reports suggested that alcohol issues might have played a role, while Makarov stated that alcohol was harmful.
Kudryavtseva emphasized that separation does not automatically mean divorce. She spoke of needing a very strong motivation to address the serious problem in her marriage. Makarov denied any quarrel in June and affirmed that he remained with Kudryavtseva.
Earlier, Kudryavtseva had shared a photo with a fan in which Makarov appeared alongside a monkey, a detail that drew attention online.