Katya Elizarova: biography and photos

Ekaterina Elizarova is a well-known model with an ideal reputation. Special popularity and attention of the press, she won after a short-term romance with the actor of the series "Sherlock Holmes" Benedict Cumberbatch.

Biography of model

Yelizarova Ekaterina Igorevna is a native of Russia. This year, the girl celebrated her anniversary - 30 years. She was born in the city of Saratov on August 17, 1986. Katya Elizarova is a relative of Lenin himself. Her parents worked and lived in Moscow, and the girl was in the care of her grandmother in Saratov. The Russian beauty has a sister Alisa, who took part in the program "Top models in Russian."

Thanks to a slim figure and a height of 1 m 76 cm, blonde with blue-green eyes, Katya Elizarova, was seen at fourteen years as a model agent from Moscow Tatyana Cherednikova. The girl was offered to try herself as a model. The agent assured her that on the podium she could achieve incredible success.

The beginning of modeling career

Katya Elizarova, whose biography changes radically in 2001, left for France at the age of fifteen, in Paris. She began to build a career model. At first parents financially helped the beauty and always supported her. For a long time in Paris, the girl did not stay. The Russian model was interested in the London agency IMG, with which she signed a contract and left for the UK to permanent residence.

Katya quickly learned English and got used to this country. Nowadays, the Russian beauty is an active advocate of model rights in the UK. In 2006, she spoke at Oxford University with information on the state regulation of the model industry. On the same topic in October 2014, she opposed the Parliament of England.

Successes of Elizarova

Gradually, the girl's career developed. The English knew well: Katya Elizarova is a model. A photo of a beauty appeared in such famous editions about style and beauty, as ELLE and Vogue. Catherine collaborated with the popular brand Calvin Klein and advertised her products. She defiled on the catwalks in Milan, Tokyo, London, Hamburg, Paris. For her modeling career the girl managed to work with such famous brands as L'Oreal, Max Studio, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski. The annual income of a beauty exceeded $ 1 million.

Elizarova Katya took part in the annual fashion show Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She also appeared on the talk show on the British channel Fox "Meet the Russians". In this telecast the girl told about the unpleasant moments of the modeling business. She promised to fight for the rights of novice fashion models from Russia all her life, to improve their working conditions. Catherine is often called a true lady. She is not just beautiful, but also educated, she knows how to behave properly. A charming girl, despite all the ins and outs of model business, has never been seen in scandals. She has an excellent reputation.

Knowledge of the law helps to survive in the fashion industry

Known model Katya Elizarova has the education of a lawyer. She studied at the Moscow University for two years in the correspondence department. When the girl moved to the UK, she continued studying law at the Queen Mary Institute in London. It was in England that she realized the purpose of the law and how to correctly interpret it in its favor. The Russian beauty has many friends-lawyers. They often meet over a cup of coffee to discuss plans to protect the rights of female models. The formation of a legal adviser allows Catherine to understand all the subtleties of contracts.

Beginner: filmography

The career of the model opened new opportunities for Elizarova. In 2014, she began to engage in acting. The first film with Elizarova's participation was documentary. On screens he came out in 2015. The project was called "Rich, Russian and living in London." The film scatters the myths about our compatriots. Katya in the picture played herself.

Also in 2015, the model starred in a thriller about the Russian mafia from the director Susannah White. The painting was called "The same traitor as we are." The film starred actors: Ewan McGregor, Damien Lewis, Naomi Harris. At 29, Katya Elizarova played the sorrowful death of her beloved girl. This was the continuation of the popular comedy melodrama "Bridget Jones". On the set of the film, the model met the main actors: Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth.

First romantic relationship

Katya Elizarova and Benedikt Cumberbatch met in 2013. They attended the gay wedding of their mutual friends in Ibiza. According to the English tradition, at the celebration of the wedding, free guests find a couple for themselves for one night. So, in bed were the famous actor of the series "Sherlock Holmes" and model Katya Elizarova. After kissing a couple photographed in Ibiza, in the press they began to call the bride and groom. The model was the first novel.

But in 2014, on the eve of the release of the third season of "Sherlock", Benedict and Catherine parted. She lived in her apartment in London, and he settled in a cottage of parents in Gloucestershire. The former couple is in friendly relations and up to the present. Cumberbatch in 2015 married and became a father. Romantic connection Elizarova with "Sherlock" allowed the girl to enter a new, higher level. It was Benedict who helped the model to master the acting skills.

Hobbies and dreams of fashion models

Katya Elizarova is very interested in drawing. At the moment she began to write and illustrate the children's book. She also dreams of a personal exhibition of paintings. The top model and actress loves delicious dishes, she will never give up cod under bean sauce or from eggplant in sesame. Kathy's organism is not inclined to fullness. And for that she is grateful to her parents. Her chest volume is 84 cm, waist - 62, hips - 88. But the girl tries not to eat harmful food, do not drink alcohol and do not go to fast food establishments.

Curiosities in the career of the model

Once, at the show, Katya Yelizarova nearly fell from the podium. Flashes of cameras blinded the eyes of the mannequins, and she did not notice the edge of the scene. The model buried her stomach in the camera, which saved the girl from falling.

Another curious case occurred with Katya at the beginning of her career, at the age of fifteen. The first shooting in Paris took place for a swimsuit magazine. The young girl began to prepare for the photo session: they made up, dressed in a bikini. Suddenly a nice guy came up to her and began to smear her body with oil. Elizarov frightenedly remembered the words of her grandmother about the "dirty business" of the model industry. The guy noticed Catherine's fear and squeeze and hastened to reassure her: "Do not be afraid, baby, I'm gay." As it turned out, the male part of the crew was of a non-traditional orientation.

Katya Elizarova has been living in the UK for fifteen years. But the girl never forgets her Motherland - Russia. The well-known model and actress is engaged not only in the development of her career, but also participates in charitable campaigns and advocates for the protection of the rights of young fashion models.