Secular ladies turned their backs on Matilda Corded. Sergei Shnurov's wife: the secrets of sophisticated Matilda (Rare photos of Shnur's children)

Another one star couple could not stand the test of feelings for strength and decided not to work on the relationship, but to end it. Sergey posted a divorce announcement on Instagram. But just a couple of days ago, the film "Sergey Shnurov. Exhibit" was posted on the Web, in which they both talked about love for each other. It seemed that they had an idyll, but ... alas. Is it all over? Maybe they will change their mind after all?.. The devil knows, while someone is hoping, and someone is guessing, let's remember their story - a story that simply should not have ended! Or when there is money - there is no love?...

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Previously, the now famous Matilda was called Elena Mozgovaya. The girl came from Voronezh to conquer the capital, and won the heart of a musical hooligan and bully Cord.

At the first meeting, in 2006, the artist was very impressed future wife and expressed his feelings as best he could. True, all this did not prevent him from properly gaining and disappearing for a week.

She went, I was stunned. He asked: "Hey! What's your name?" She replied: "Matilda." I said: "***"

Sergei Shnurov

<...>Sergey is sitting in the very corner - with such a head, a bottle of champagne and a glass. And I realized: I ***, something special began in my life. That blue champagne head is mine

Matilda Shnurova

Leningrad" decided to propose to the girl. The couple got married in July 2010 in St. Petersburg. And for a short time this had a beneficial effect on Sergei. He began to dress "decently" and became less selfish.

The girl became his friend, partner, muse. Matilda didn't want to be quiet family woman and gradually turned into a businesswoman. She opened a ballet school and the famous restaurant "Kokoko". Husband supported the initiative. It was because everyone had their own business, the girl said, that they did not divorce. Apparently, the recipe for family happiness is not so simple.

She tells me: here we are opening a restaurant, it will cost so much. I say yes, okay. I invest in property, I invest in Matilda to keep her moving

Sergei Shnurov

The couple celebrated the fourth anniversary by posting a nude photo of Sergei with a heart in the intimate area and the signature Kiss me. And the girl still liked the rudeness of the daring musician.

And his wife Matilda are getting a divorce. It's hard to believe, because this controversial couple has been proving for many years that opposites attract. But the moment came when the degree of their difference from each other became so great that the marriage could not stand it and collapsed.

In the meantime, this news continues to shock many, let's remember the facts from their lives that will definitely surprise you.

1. It was love at first sight

Cord and Matilda were introduced by a mutual friend who flew to Moscow from the USA for a couple of days. The first meeting of the couple lasted only five minutes, but became fateful. According to Matilda, it was like in a movie - they immediately started talking to each other, and at that time the lights around went out and turned on, everything sparkled. Sergei described this meeting in an interview with Elle magazine as follows: “She came in, I was stunned. He asked: "Eh! What is your name?" She replied, "Matilda." I said, "Oh f*ck."

Matilda and Sergey Shnurov

2. Matilda quit science for Cord

This meeting changed the lives of both. Sergei, who already had two marriages behind him, for the first time took his wife to a church wedding. Matilda threw scientific activity and left the biochemical laboratory. As the girl explained, it interfered family life. Now Matilda is a well-known restaurateur, the owner of a ballet school, but first of all, she is a wife.

3. They missed the candy-bouquet period.

During an interview for Sports.ru, the journalist asked Matilda which date with Cord was the most romantic. It turned out that there were no dates! Their second meeting took place at a concert of the Leningrad group. After the performance, Sergei asked Matilda: “Where do you live? Let's go to you." According to the girl, she decided to “build something” out of herself, and asked the musician why. "What do you mean why? E ... sya! ” Cord answered her. “After that, the topic of dating was closed forever. I no longer expected romantic dates from this person, ”said Matilda.

4. Cord believes that their relationship was "a lot of wildlife"

Cord believes that there is a lot of romance in their relationship. “Our whole life is solid romance. Let's say I'm walking around the apartment naked. It's practically life with a monkey - sometimes I make strange sounds, and not only with my mouth, so there is a lot of romance, of course. A lot of wildlife, like Kipling, ”he told reporters.

5. In marriage, Cord stopped being selfish

According to Shnur, in marriage he stopped being selfish and began to think about the comfort of other people. The musician began to drink much less, began to ride a bicycle more and spend evenings not in taverns, but in a love "nest" near the Fontanka. The couple bought an apartment with a fireplace and antique doorknobs, and they travel to London and New York for vacations.

6. Matilda turned Cord into a “style icon”

The new style of the musician is another merit of Matilda. She completely changed her husband. No stretchy sweatpants and greasy T-shirts! Now Cord wears elegant coats, hats and suits. But judging by some of the Instagram photos, punctures happen sometimes - the cord doesn't give up easily!

7. The musician's songs are inspired by his wife's stories about her friends.

At Cord and Matilda big difference aged. When they met, he was over 30, she was 20. For ten years life together the wife became a faithful companion for Cord. He calls her a muse and says that Matilda is responsible for his connection with female half outside world. The musician came up with some of his songs after his wife's stories about her friends and about her ladies' worries. Maybe, and - too?

8. Matilda thinks Sergei is very smart, but strict

AT free time The couple loves to travel and visit museums. Both are fond of art, understand philosophy and theology. The similarity of interests is one of the elements of the foundation on which their marriage is built. Matilda considers Cord to be a very well-read and thinking person. And the sharpness that is characteristic of him justifies his strict character. “Shnurov is a man of fantastic erudition, and if someone is talking nonsense, he will react, and in a sharp form. He is not a snob, not evil - just strict, ”the girl said in an interview with Tatler.

9. Cord eats everything only with and is indifferent to money

In everyday life, by the way, Sergey is unpretentious. However, according to his wife, he eats everything with ketchup and has never had driving license. Matilda has to carry it herself. According to her, she and Sergei are indifferent to money, but not indifferent to what they can buy. “This man buys whatever he likes – at least three pairs of identical shoes. Then he takes something out of the closet without looking, puts it on - and he is an icon of style, ”said Matilda.

Matilda Shnurova - socialite, owner of the restaurant of author's cuisine "CoCoCo", founder of the ballet school "Isadora", whose motto was the phrase "Ballet for everyone!", ex-wife of the leader of the scandalous musical.

Childhood and youth

Matilda Shnurova (real name - Elena Mozgovaya) was born on July 13, 1986 in the Voronezh region, in the village of Losevo. At birth, the girl's parents, Vladimir and Tatyana Mozgovy, gave their daughter the name Elena. A year and a half later, the young people divorced, and the mother married a second time to Vladimir Nagorny. New family settled in the village of Livenka, where after a while the younger half-brother of Elena, Igor, was born. The girl visited rural school, studied for triples and often behaved defiantly.

The reason could be the unsettled life of the child in the family. The mother also left the second spouse, carried away by Sahaja Yoga. The woman moved to Voronezh, where she began to earn a living by sewing. Elena, in turn, settled with own father, and then wandered around grandmothers and lived for some time in Voronezh with her mother. On the threshold of adulthood, she decided to try her luck in Moscow: the girl dreamed of studying at the directing department of VGIK.

The lead singer of the 7b group, who himself was from Voronezh, helped Elena get settled in the capital. The young man invited the girl to live in the studio. Soon, fate brought Elena Mozgovaya to the producer of a popular musical group, who offered the girl a job in the office of the production center.

Soon Elena began an affair with photographer Dmitry Mikheev, who offered to change her name and become Matilda. Mozgovaya liked the idea. After a while, the girl decided to change Moscow to St. Petersburg. In a new place, a new successful period began in the biography of Matilda.

In St. Petersburg, Elena Mozgovaya entered the University of Technology, choosing the most difficult faculty - biochemistry. Elena was bored in the Northern capital, because in Moscow she had “a million friends”, which included,.

In order not to be bored in a new place, the girl plunged into science and, as she herself claims, "studied with insane interest." At some point, Matilda even decided to engage in scientific activities, but met with her future husband Sergei Shnurov. Therefore, Matilda Shnurova - this is how the heroine now appears - abandoned science. She explained this by the fact that "it is impossible to work in a biochemical laboratory and be the wife of Sergei Shnurov."

Career and creativity

Soon, a spectacular brunette with expressive eyes turned from a biochemist into a restaurateur and head of dance schools, including ballet. Matilda Shnurova called the last one "Isadora". The girl explained the opening of the center by the fact that at the age of 16 she became interested in ballet and she liked this activity.

Matilda invited graduates of the A. Vaganova Academy, soloists of the Russian Ballet and the Mariinsky Theater to the school. And model external data (with a height of 170 cm, the weight of the leader does not exceed 52 kg) and graceful plasticity allowed her to participate in productions and theatrical photo shoots.

Concerning restaurant business, then for Matilda Shnurova it began with the management of a bar that belonged to her husband. The name of the first establishment is Blue Pushkin. The owner of the bar, Sergei Shnurov, had a catastrophic lack of time to control things. Therefore, Matilda had to take up the work herself. In the process, the girl met the chef Igor Grishechkin. The idea arose to create a restaurant where he would be engaged in the kitchen.

And so it happened. At the very beginning of autumn 2012, Matilda Shnurova found and rented a room. And in December 2012, the CoCoCo restaurant opened its doors to the first visitors. For St. Petersburg, this turned out to be a high-profile event. The institution quickly gained popularity. At the end of 2016, CoCoCo already took the 4th most popular place among the restaurants of the city, and chef Igor Grishechkin became the best chef northern capital according to the Where To Eat Award.

The growing popularity of the institution allowed the organizers to change the address of the restaurant's registration: from the basement on Nekrasov Street, KoCoCo moved to the top floor of the W St. Petersburg, where the French culinary specialist Alain Ducasse worked before.

Matilda Shnurova gladly reveals the names of visitors to her own establishment. There are eminent persons here - with,. As for Nicky, Matilda admitted that she is a devoted connoisseur of her culinary talent. Matilda borrowed many recipes from Belonica.

The CoCoCo establishment, which is 100% owned by Shnurova, today is a kind of business card restaurant Petersburg. Matilda is happy to share what she often sees in her own feed. "Instagram" under the photo, the phrase “Petersburg is the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Theater and CoCoCo”.

Matilda considers the impeccable discipline of the staff to be the secret of the popularity of her institution. The work of cooks is spelled out to the smallest detail. Before leaving, each employee receives a memo of duties and an action plan for a period of 2 weeks.

From the suggestion of Matilda Shnurova, the establishment has a clear concept: "CoCoCo" is focused on Russian cuisine, where all dishes are prepared from seasonal products that grow in this area.

In this restaurant, Shnurova was the first in the city to realize fashion trend local cuisine, which restaurateurs of St. Petersburg have been talking about for a long time. At the same time, the restaurant’s menu is distinguished by its particular sophistication and variety: in addition to everyone’s favorite potatoes with herring, here you can order sliced ​​meat, crucian carp, quail, stewed rabbit, and even a farm burger with root vegetable chips.

Despite the popularity of the restaurant, it took a long time to become self-supporting. Only after 6 years, the profit of the institution per month began to amount to 9 million rubles. with an average check of 3 thousand rubles.

Personal life

Before meeting her current husband Sergei Shnurov, Matilda also had affairs with others. famous men. They talk about a romantic relationship with the famous paparazzi Dmitry Mikheev, as well as a short relationship with the leader of the 7B musical group Ivan Demyan and the actor. But Matilda Shnurova herself does not confirm this information.

With Sergey Corded Matilda I was introduced by a mutual friend who lives in the USA. The first meeting took place in 2006 at a concert of the Leningrad group. Matilda immediately charmed the eccentric musician, who compared the beauty of the girl with the appearance of the beautiful Swan from the canvas. The first acquaintance was crowned with a walk through the clubs of the city.

At that time, the scandalous rock singer had already broken up with and was free. The outbreak of romance immediately captured Matilda and Sergei. Since 2010, the lovers began to live together. Matilda Shnurova claims that she and her husband felt like one and did not get tired of discovering new facets in each other. The spouses always had something to talk about, since both are erudite people and with higher education(Shnurov has 2 diplomas).

The couple officially married and consecrated the relationship in Orthodox church. The wedding was attended sports commentator, actor, opera director Vasily Barkhatov acted as a witness. After the marriage, the young people settled in the center of St. Petersburg, in an apartment overlooking the Fontanka.

The Shnurovs did not think about procreation. Matilda said in an interview that she was not yet ready to become a mother, and Sergei Shnurov either jokingly or seriously pointed out the lack of living space: according to the musician, a family needs at least 500 square meters. In addition, the singer already has two children from previous marriages.

During the cohabitation of Matilda and Sergey, Instagram subscribers of the dancer and restaurateur could not help but pay attention to the changes in the girl's appearance. Matilda never hid that she does not spare money for cosmetics of popular brands, but about surgical operations did not provide any information. However, fans are inclined to believe that the girl resorted to plastic surgery of the nose and lower eyelids.

Matilda Shnurova now

In 2017, Matilda, in addition to previously launched projects and social life, tried her hand at producing. Shnurova helped journalist Maxim Semelyak publish the book “Leningrad. Incredible and true story».

In May 2018, fans were amazed by the news that Matilda and Sergey Shnurov were after 8 years of marriage. The couple did not comment on the reasons for the divorce, asking fans and the media not to touch on their personal lives.

According to rumors, discord in the family was provoked by the betrayals of Sergei Shnurov. Allegedly, Matilda decided to answer with the same coin, but this state of affairs did not suit the singer. In addition, constant showdowns did not add peace to the home environment.

In mid-summer, Matilda gave her first interview after shocking fans of the news. She told Esquire reporters that she has no regrets, only sadness that big love ended. Marriage has changed each of the spouses for the better.

In August 2018, the divorce proceedings took place. By this time, Shnurov had already intrigued the public with a new novel, which in the fall. Matilda was not alone either. A video appeared on the Web in which Shnurova emotionally meets an unknown man at the airport.

According to the journalist's assumptions, he turned out to be a St. Petersburg restaurateur Sergei Shponka, a former co-owner of the Onegin club, the owner of the Teatro restaurant, which is located next to the Mariinsky Theater. He is connected with Shnurova by mutual acquaintances - Ksenia Sobchak, Pyotr Aksenov and Nika Belotserkovskaya. Sergey himself did not confirm the affair with Shnurov's ex-wife, specifying that the video was filmed 10 years ago, but did not confirm the information either.

After the divorce, Matilda immersed herself in gastronomy. She visited New York, where she talked with the restaurant elite - chefs, tasters, critics, reporters. Shnurova also arranged an internship for Yekaterinburg chefs in her own restaurant.

Now Matilda continues to lead social life. She has already visited the festival of contemporary choreography Context, starred in a photo shoot for the October issue of Esquire magazine. Instagram of a business woman is replete with pictures of Matilda in exquisite outfits, and there are often beach photos hostess of the page in a bathing suit.

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Matilda Shnurova (real name Elena Mozgovaya) is known in the party as ex-wife Sergei Shnurov, leader of the Leningrad group, ballerina and owner of the CoCoCo restaurant.

Also, Matilda Shnurova is the founder of her own ballet school "Isadora", whose motto was the phrase "Ballet for everyone!".

Matilda Shnurova (Elena Mozgovaya): biography

Matilda Shnurova was born on July 13, 1986 in the Voronezh region, in the village of Losevo. At birth, the girl's parents, Vladimir and Tatyana Mozgovy, gave their daughter the name Elena. A year and a half later, the young people divorced, and the mother married a second time to Vladimir Nagorny.

The new family settled in the village of Livenka, where after a while the younger half-brother of Elena, Igor, was born. The girl attended a rural school, studied for triples and often behaved defiantly.

The reason could be the unsettled life of the child in the family. The mother also left the second spouse, carried away by Sahaja Yoga. The woman moved to Voronezh, where she began to earn a living by sewing. Elena, in turn, settled with her own father, and then wandered among her grandmothers and lived for some time in Voronezh with her mother.

Matilda Shnurova (Elena Mozgovaya): education, study

On the threshold of adulthood, she decided to try her luck in Moscow: the girl dreamed of studying at the directing department of VGIK.

Soon Elena began an affair with photographer Dmitry Mikheev, who offered to change her name and become Matilda. Mozgovaya liked the idea. After a while, the girl decided to change Moscow to St. Petersburg. In a new place, a new successful period began in the biography of Matilda.

In St. Petersburg, Elena Mozgovaya entered the Technological University, choosing the most difficult faculty - biochemistry. Elena was bored in St. Petersburg, because in Moscow she had “a million friends”, which included Natalia Vodianova, Anastasia Volochkova, Eduard Limonov.

In order not to be bored in a new place, the girl plunged into science and, as she herself claims, "studied with insane interest." At some point, Matilda even decided to engage in scientific activities, but met with her future husband Sergei Shnurov. Therefore, Matilda Shnurova - this is how the heroine now appears - abandoned science. She explained this by the fact that "it is impossible to work in a biochemical laboratory and be the wife of Sergei Shnurov."

Matilda Shnurova (Elena Mozgovaya): business, restaurant, ballet school

Matilda invited graduates of the A. Vaganova Academy, soloists of the Russian Ballet and the Mariinsky Theater to the school. And model external data (with a height of 170 cm, the weight of the leader does not exceed 52 kg) and graceful plasticity of Matilda allowed her to participate in productions and theatrical photo shoots.

As for the restaurant business, for Matilda Shnurova it began with the management of the bar, which belongs to her husband. The name of the first establishment is Blue Pushkin. The owner of the bar, Sergei Shnurov, had a catastrophic lack of time to control things. Therefore, Matilda had to take up the work herself. In the process, the girl met the chef Igor Grishechkin. The idea arose to create a restaurant where Grishechkin would be engaged in cooking.

And so it happened. At the very beginning of autumn 2012, Matilda Shnurova found and rented a room. And in December 2012, the CoCoCo restaurant opened its doors to the first visitors. For Peter, this turned out to be a high-profile event. The institution quickly gained popularity. At the end of 2016, KoCoCo already took the 4th most popular place among the restaurants of the city, and chef Igor Grishechkin became the best chef in St. Petersburg according to the Where To Eat award.

The growing popularity of the institution allowed the organizers to change the address of the restaurant's registration: from the basement on Nekrasov Street, KoCoCo moved to the top floor of the W St. Petersburg, where the French culinary specialist Alain Ducasse worked before.

Matilda Shnurova gladly reveals the names of visitors to her own establishment. There are eminent persons here - Avdotya Smirnova with Anatoly Chubais, Vera Polozkova, Polina Kitsenko, Nika Belotserkovskaya. As for Nicky, Matilda admitted that she is a devoted connoisseur of her culinary talent. Matilda borrowed many recipes from Belonica.

The KoCoCo establishment, which is 100% owned by Shnurova, is today a kind of visiting card of the restaurant Peter. Matilda shares with pleasure that she often sees the phrase “Petersburg is the Hermitage, the Mariinsky Theater and CoCoCo” in her own Instagram feed under the photo.

From the suggestion of Matilda Shnurova, the establishment has a clear concept: "CoCoCo" is focused on Russian cuisine, where all dishes are prepared from seasonal products that grow in this area. In this restaurant, Shnurova was the first in the city to realize the fashionable trend of local cuisine, which St. Petersburg's restaurateurs have long been talking about. At the same time, the restaurant’s menu is distinguished by its particular sophistication and variety: in addition to everyone’s favorite potatoes with herring, here you can order sliced ​​meat, crucian carp, quail, stewed rabbit, and even a farm burger with root vegetable chips.

Matilda Shnurova (Elena Mozgovaya): personal life

Before meeting her current husband Sergei Shnurov, Matilda also had affairs with other famous men. There is talk of a romantic relationship with the famous paparazzi Dmitry Mikheev, as well as a short relationship with the leader of the musical group "7B" Ivan Demyan and actor Yevgeny Tsyganov. But Matilda Shnurova herself does not confirm this information.

Matilda was introduced to Sergei Shnurov by a mutual friend who lives in the United States. The first meeting took place in 2006 at a concert of the Leningrad group. Matilda immediately fascinated the eccentric musician, who compared the beauty of the girl with the appearance of the beautiful Swan from the canvas of Mikhail Vrubel. The first acquaintance was crowned with a walk through the clubs of the city.

At that time, the scandalous rock singer had already broken up with Oksana Akinshina and was free. The outbreak of romance immediately captured Matilda and Sergei. Since 2010, the lovers began to live together.

Matilda Shnurova claims that she and her husband felt like one and did not get tired of discovering new facets in each other. The spouses always had something to talk about, since both are erudite people and with higher education (Shnurov has two diplomas).

The Shnurovs did not think about procreation. Matilda, in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak, said that she was not yet ready to become a mother, and Sergei Shnurov either jokingly or seriously pointed out the lack of living space: according to the musician, a family needs at least 500 square meters. In addition, the singer already has two children from previous marriages.

They have been together for more than ten years, and five of them are legally married. It's hard to believe that this beautiful couple is getting divorced.

The other day Sergey Shnurov announced a divorce from his wife on his Instagram:

“With great regret, but love and gratitude to each other, preventing all kinds of speculation and rumors, Matilda and I announce that we have decided to divorce. Request to all media not to violate our personal space. Thanks".

the site raised the archives, studied Instagram and re-read all the most candid interviews star family to remember how it all began.

Cord loves trinity

2016: Matilda + Sergey = love

Matilda - the third wife scandalously famous musician and motherfucker. Cord met his first wife, Maria Ismagilova, when he studied at the religious and philosophical institute at the Theological Academy. In 1993, the couple had a daughter, Serafima. But this marriage did not last long.

In the second marriage, with Svetlana Kostitsyna, Sergei had a son, Apollo, in 2000. But Shnurov did not stay in this family either. Actress Oksana Akinshina had a hand in discord in the family.

2005: with the young and quivering Oksana Akinshina, Cord never reached the registry office

A fatal acquaintance happened during the filming of the film "Games of the Moths", when Akinshina was not even 16 years old. But, having lived together for several years, the musician and actress never reached the registry office.

And then a girl from Voronezh, Elena Mozgovaya, appeared ...

2007: everything is just beginning. One of the first photos of future spouses

Yes, yes, it was Elena, because that was the name of Matilda in the birth certificate. Before meeting the leader of Leningrad, Elena managed to be in a relationship with the leader of the Voronezh group 7B Ivan Demyan, photographer Dmitry Mikheev, and even, according to rumors, met with actor Yevgeny Tsyganov. By the way, it was Dmitry Mikheev who came up with a very original name for his adored passion at that time. And then, as they say, grew together. It has been on her passport for several years now.

Vrubel is “to blame” for everything

Or rather, his famous painting "The Swan Princess". Even in his youth, in the future leader of the Leningrad group, by his own admission, the beauty depicted in the picture aroused unchildish interest. And then he meets the beauty from the picture in real life. Well, how can you stand here?

Matilda and the Swan Princess by Vrubel

A mutual friend acted as a "matchmaker". This young lady lived in New York, flew to Moscow on some business and took a friend with her to one event.

“She went in, I was stunned. He asked: "Hey! What's your name?" She replied: "Matilda." I said: “go crazy,” recalls the first meeting with Matilda Shnurov. Despite all the changes, the musician did not leave obscene language in the lexicon. But love-carrots, it seems, happened at first sight.

First date ended in bed

Are you still wrestling with the question: is it okay to have sex on a first date? Then the experience of Matilda and Shnurov will definitely come in handy for you. At least, both assure that everything came to bed on the very first day of their acquaintance.

On the same day, when Cord first saw Matilda, the couple walked along the night Durasovsky Lane in Moscow. Seeing the sign of the hotel, Shnurov immediately invited his companion to look there for a light. Matilda pretended to be a fool, they say, why? Shnurov answered as is. Matilda, at that time no longer a resident of Voronezh, but a freshly baked Muscovite, did not refuse such a tempting offer. She, of course, did not think that in the future she would have to change the prestigious and desirable Moscow for life in a cultural, but still a second capital.

However, there was one romantic date after all. In any case, Shnurov and Matilda prefer to consider him as such. Having left for St. Petersburg to think about the eternal topic "how to live on", Sergei disappeared from Matilda's life for a week. No calls, no SMS, no emails e-mail. (Social networks at that time, consider that it didn’t exist!) But one fine day, or rather, early morning in Matilda’s apartment there was a phone call: “I'm in Vnukovo. Get me out of here."

“I happily went there. Vnukovo, on January 2 or 3, an absolutely empty hall, the only working cafe with plastic tables and chairs, and Sergey is sitting in the very corner - with such a head, a bottle of champagne and a glass. And I realized: I ... something special began in my life. This blue champagne head is mine. In general, it was very romantic, ”the married Matilda later shared with reporters.

In the registry office from the refrigerator

You can’t call a marriage proposal either mi-mi-bear. Sergey was looking for sausage in the refrigerator, he could not find it, Matilda helped him. And he made an offer during this search. “Of course, it’s time already,” she answered without a moment’s hesitation.

Photo: Lyubov Popova / archive "Antennas - Telesem"

To the famous St. Petersburg Palace of Weddings on the English Embankment (it was here that Alla Pugacheva and Philip Kirkorov signed) the young people drove up in a black Subaru 10 minutes before registration.

The bride was, as expected, in white. Many were surprised by the modest cut of the dress: no lace inserts or, God forbid, ruffles. The groom was a match: a white shirt and steel-gray trousers, plus very showy black and white oxford shoes.

Among the few guests were sports commentator Vasily Utkin, Finnish actor Willy Haapsalo with his then girlfriend, actress Tina Barclay.

Opera director Vasily Barkhatov became a witness at the wedding. Two years earlier, he staged the opera Benvenuto Cellini with Shnurov at the world-famous Mariinsky Theater. leading role. The respectable audience was in a state of shock, Cord did not succeed in a long romance with the theater, but Sergey remained on friendly terms with Barkhatov.

Manhood as a gift

The wedding "sang and danced" in the backyard of the Russian Museum. In the premises of the former public toilet, where at that time, and even now, the restaurant "Park Giuseppe" is quite decent by St. Petersburg standards. Cord with his wife and guests were treated to melon with Parma ham, Piedmontese beef and Caesar salad with king prawns. Matilda drank champagne, Sergey - Mojito cocktail.

Hints of replenishment of the family was more than enough. At some point, Cord even picked up a baby - Vasily Barkhatov came to the wedding with his wife and newborn son. With a child in his arms, Cord began to pose for the photographers invited to the celebration - for the wedding album. They hinted at the imminent replenishment in the family and gifts. Friends gave the newlyweds ... a huge bright pink bouquet in the shape of a man's dignity. But for some reason, the Shnurovs still have no children. Although Matilda sacrificed a lot for the sake of her family and husband.

You may be surprised, but for the sake of the Cord, Matilda quit ... scientific activities. After moving to St. Petersburg, she entered the Institute of Technology. genetic engineering, physics, different types chemistry, in the last year - work in a scientific laboratory.

“We went to bed in the morning, and after a few hours we had to get up and go to the institute. But I felt happy, because my life was more than eventful, ”Matilda recalls that period.

But at some point, she realized that life with Shnur and exams in colloidal chemistry are quite difficult to combine. And she decided to completely immerse herself in her husband and the growing family business before our eyes.

At first, Matilda helped Sergei in the Blue Pushkin bar, where he was a co-owner, then, having met the brilliant chef Igor Grishechkin, she swung at the opening already own restaurant"CoCoCo". Having become a gastronomic landmark of St. Petersburg, the restaurant has recently closed, but only then to open at a new, even more prestigious address.

And Matilda opened the Isadora ballet school in St. Petersburg, and it was absolutely for the sake of her own fantasies and ambitions, her star husband I didn't even touch on this story.

Hat against sweatpants

Changes in the appearance of Shnurov for last years everyone noticed. No stretched sweatpants and old T-shirts! Now Cord wears elegant coats, hats and suits, because Matilda has become her husband's personal stylist.