Ksenia Sobchak is a prominent celebrity in Russia; she is well known television presenter for the Russian channel TNT. She is the second daughter of Antoly Sobchak, the first Mayor of St.Petersberg to be elected democratically after the fall of the Soviet Union.
She is known as the ‘It girl ‘or Russia’s answer to ‘Paris Hilton’. Tabloids and fashion magazines love writing about her as her name is always associated with some scandal or the other. Ksenia Sobchak roams in her Porsche and her driver always carries a pistol. She began her career in showbiz through her ultra sexy photoshoots in FHM Magazine and Playboy. In 2004 she made her film debut in Thieves and Prostitutes. She continued appearing in other films but never ended up being a full fledged mainstream actress.
Ksenia rose to fame when she hosted Dom 2 on TNT. It is apparently known to be the most scandalous reality show in Russia. The show is watched by millions of viewers, it follows a group of single young men and women as they build a house in the countryside. The contestants have no contact with the outside world and have to live together in the new house till they are voted out. The House goes to the couple who remain till the end. In order to survive in the show they are supposed to create an image of themselves and do everything possible to garner votes. In the process there have also been instances where contestants have stripped and indulged in sexual acts. In other words ‘Big Boss’ in colours is based out of ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Dom 2’. The show did invite a lot of trouble with conservatives asking for a ban. Ksenia was also held criminally liable in 2005 for hosting the show. But all of this only increased the ratings and popularity of the show. Ksenia became a household name in Russia. Ever since Dom 2 happened Ksenia has hosted a couple of other shows as well. ‘Who doesn’t want to be a Millionaire’, ‘The Last Hero’ and ‘The Blonde in Chocolate’? The blonde in Chocolate was her personal reality show on Russian MTV; it was prey for a lot controversy for her constant use of swears words and changing her clothes in front of the camera.
Ksenia manages to be in the limelight by surprising the audience by doing something wild all the time. She had an exhibition of her worn clothes where she put 450 pairs of clothes and everyone
had a chance to buy them. Her having sex with Russian rapper Timati is still talked about in a lot of Russian tabloids (In other words she is the sophisticated version of a Rakhi Sawant or Veena Malik may be)
Apart from being in the showbiz, she has also authored two books, ‘How to marry a millionaire’ and ’Philosophy in Boudoir’. She also has a column in the Russian GQ magazine.
After belonging to a political family she has Vladmir Putin in her list of friends. This is because
Ksenia’s father Antoly Sobchak had helped Putin enter Politics after he resigned from Kremlin. Thus it comes as a surprise that these days Ksenia Sobchak has been attending anti-Putin protests and recently was even caught having a meeting with a few Putin critics. When she saw two reporters filming her secretly talking to them she snatched their cameras, removed their memory cards and fired them. In fact last week she even hosted protest leaders in her new talk show which was removed by MTV and is now broadcast on a website. She has been attending a lot of anti-government demonstrations inviting a lot of media attention and criticism.
She is known as the ‘It girl ‘or Russia’s answer to ‘Paris Hilton’. Tabloids and fashion magazines love writing about her as her name is always associated with some scandal or the other. Ksenia Sobchak roams in her Porsche and her driver always carries a pistol. She began her career in showbiz through her ultra sexy photoshoots in FHM Magazine and Playboy. In 2004 she made her film debut in Thieves and Prostitutes. She continued appearing in other films but never ended up being a full fledged mainstream actress.
Ksenia rose to fame when she hosted Dom 2 on TNT. It is apparently known to be the most scandalous reality show in Russia. The show is watched by millions of viewers, it follows a group of single young men and women as they build a house in the countryside. The contestants have no contact with the outside world and have to live together in the new house till they are voted out. The House goes to the couple who remain till the end. In order to survive in the show they are supposed to create an image of themselves and do everything possible to garner votes. In the process there have also been instances where contestants have stripped and indulged in sexual acts. In other words ‘Big Boss’ in colours is based out of ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Dom 2’. The show did invite a lot of trouble with conservatives asking for a ban. Ksenia was also held criminally liable in 2005 for hosting the show. But all of this only increased the ratings and popularity of the show. Ksenia became a household name in Russia. Ever since Dom 2 happened Ksenia has hosted a couple of other shows as well. ‘Who doesn’t want to be a Millionaire’, ‘The Last Hero’ and ‘The Blonde in Chocolate’? The blonde in Chocolate was her personal reality show on Russian MTV; it was prey for a lot controversy for her constant use of swears words and changing her clothes in front of the camera.
Ksenia manages to be in the limelight by surprising the audience by doing something wild all the time. She had an exhibition of her worn clothes where she put 450 pairs of clothes and everyone
had a chance to buy them. Her having sex with Russian rapper Timati is still talked about in a lot of Russian tabloids (In other words she is the sophisticated version of a Rakhi Sawant or Veena Malik may be)
Apart from being in the showbiz, she has also authored two books, ‘How to marry a millionaire’ and ’Philosophy in Boudoir’. She also has a column in the Russian GQ magazine.
After belonging to a political family she has Vladmir Putin in her list of friends. This is because
Ksenia’s father Antoly Sobchak had helped Putin enter Politics after he resigned from Kremlin. Thus it comes as a surprise that these days Ksenia Sobchak has been attending anti-Putin protests and recently was even caught having a meeting with a few Putin critics. When she saw two reporters filming her secretly talking to them she snatched their cameras, removed their memory cards and fired them. In fact last week she even hosted protest leaders in her new talk show which was removed by MTV and is now broadcast on a website. She has been attending a lot of anti-government demonstrations inviting a lot of media attention and criticism.
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