The whole country saw this tall brown-eyed man with a charming smile in the show "Dancing with the Stars." Now he is already broadcasting and continues to win victories in his favorite pastime. The biography of Yevgeny Papunaishvili is as vivid as all his appearances on the screen.
Many are interested in the personal life of the dancer, because for a long time he was one of the most enviable suitors in the capital. What is his current career and relationship with women? Find out!
Biography of Eugene Papunaishvili
Born December 11, 1981 in Moscow. Despite the fact that his parents were engineers, he chose a completely different path. This is a considerable merit of the mother. The boy had two ways - either to football, or to the floor. Too active and restless at the age of five, he came with his mother to enroll in a dance club and a football section. Both of these activities pleased the boy. But if he was proudly talking about football at school, he tried to keep quiet about his second hobby. Dancing was not such a prestigious occupation, and he was embarrassed to tell his friends about it. However, when the boy was 14 years old, he was offered to conduct gymnastics classes at school and even paid money for it. Shameful hobby began to bring good income, and Zhenya was no longer embarrassed by his calling.
In those years, he had not yet seen great prospects in dance classes and tried to follow in the footsteps of his parents and older brother. He honestly unlearned at the Automobile and Road Institute, but could not do unloved business. Upon reaching the age of 21, he seriously began teaching dance in the studio. Realizing that such work would not bring big earnings, he became a co-owner of several dance halls.
First victory
In 2002, he performs at the championship in Finland and becomes the winner. This was the first achievement in the biography of Yevgeny Papunaishvili. In 2004, he was already performing in Moscow and also became a champion. Then followed a series of high-profile victories at international competitions and even a peculiar achievement in the form of a line in the Guinness Book of Records. Eugene held the world's largest dance lesson, which was attended by 1830 people. From this moment, he realizes that he has made the right decision in life, and no longer regrets his passion for dancing.
The television
Such merits did not go unnoticed, and soon he accepts an offer to participate in the television show "Dancing with the Stars." It was one of the brightest periods in the biography of Yevgeny Papunaishvili - his hot dances became the property of the whole country. It is worth noting that the dancer’s partners were everything as a selection - one screen star. In the first season, the Russians supported their pair with Natasha Koroleva, who took third place. These incendiary dances were forever remembered by the viewer. The third season, Eugene danced with singer Irina Saltykova. Unfortunately, the couple did not reach the final.
But the fourth season was a triumph for Papunaishvili and Yulia Savicheva. Their victory was obvious and no one doubted. Each dance received the highest marks. A considerable merit in this was also for Julia herself - the hardworking and capable student quickly mastered the art of dance under the guidance of an experienced mentor.
Danced
The fifth season gave the country not only a wonderful show, but also the most discussed topic - Yevgeny Papunaishvili's personal life. Ksenia Sobchak became his partner, and everyone noticed that the relationship between the two did not end on the dance floor. The romance between the partners began to be discussed faster than it actually began. The dancer did not talk about his relationship, saying only that they were meeting with Ksenia. Their joint photos appeared in the media and there were rumors that the "blonde in chocolate" would finally get married. But the romance ended quietly, along with the end of the show.
The seventh season was again victorious for Eugene. This time, his partner was Natasha Ionova. The eighth part began again with the hype around the dancer and Alena Vodonaeva. They took second place, but rumors of a closer relationship took place. The ninth season brought third place to his duet with Svetlana Ivanova, and in the tenth he and his partner Glafira Tarhanova did not reach the final.
Long awaited event
In the summer of 2017, the dancer's fans were sad - their idol got married. Yes, not on a simple Russian beauty, but on a real sultry Italian! Yevgeny Papunaishvili’s wife was a girl named Salima. Despite the fact that the enviable groom chose a foreigner as his wife, all the fans enjoyed watching this beautiful couple. Eugene, like a real romantic, made an offer to his beloved at a football match. Thousands of spectators watched him ask Salima to become his wife and how the moved girl responds with consent. And who would refuse such an offer? On July 11, the wedding of Yevgeny Papunaishvili and his Italian bride took place.
At the moment, the dancer is still involved in dancing, but now he has his own big school. He tries to attract youth to this type of art through social networks. Yevgeny Papunaishvili’s wife works as a stylist and often flashes in the photo of her husband on Instagram. Perhaps in the near future the 35-year-old dancer will already have an heir who will love dancing no less than his famous father.