TV host Laysan Utyasheva shared a playful moment in an interview with a popular YouTube channel, joking about how her husband Pavel Volya might be more attracted to mashed potatoes than to her.
“He’s courting me with that mashed potatoes routine. I don’t even bother mashing them perfectly because there will always be a few lumps. Maybe we should make a film about it someday, ‘Pavel and Mashed Potatoes,’” Utyasheva quipped, flashing a smile that matched the light-hearted tone of the conversation.
Utyasheva and Volya have been together since 2012, a milestone many fans remember through the story of a proposal that happened while she was cooking borscht in the kitchen. At that moment, Volya was peeling potatoes and did not expect to see his partner with a ring. The couple has two children together, a son and a daughter, who are a central part of their public life and personal stories.
In a candid moment not long before, the TV personality hinted that their family might have grown even larger if Volya had shown more resolve. She described how the couple spent years navigating their plans for expanding their family and noted that she herself would have welcomed more children if their path had felt more definite. The exchange underscored the open and humorous tone that characterizes many of their conversations about family life.
There have been other public moments that placed the couple in the spotlight. For instance, there were reports of a disagreement that spilled into the public eye, leading to a brief mention of a potential duet with another entertainer. Such episodes illustrate how their personal dynamics often become the subject of media attention, while still being grounded in a long-standing bond and shared experiences as performers and parents.