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aww, i meant Neva speaking to Natalia when she gives her a piece of pancake - she asks a question, and Natalia answers in Russian, and I need to know what the question was...I guess it starts with "why..."? *********************************************** Oh, sorry. The video is not very clear but I think Neva says "Why is it malenkii?" which is "why is it small?" and Natalia answers "because I already ate half of it"

Stunning! Thanks bigmax. I love when Natalia wears her hair like that and I started copying that style too, so nice.

she gives her own (she is the author) recipe of simple Blini (very much like crepes) but they are slightly unusual because they are made with barley flour instead of regular wheat flour. 3 eggs mixed with 250 mg of reduced fat milk and 2 table spoons of barley flour and a bit of olive oil. She also says that she will be on Trafalgar Square on Feb 26 at the annual Russian festival Maslennitsa and awaits all friends.

Love!

that's such a lovely look! Thanks, ariti, for all of your pictures

The Devil wears Prada? can't see Natalia sounding like that...Can you tell us he gist of the article and which statements made you think of that movie?

I personaly do not like what Natalia wore to the Etam and Dior show (white sweater and python jacket) - looks a bit cheap, which it probably is (probably, by Etam). The Valentino's dress and the whole Natalia's look is out of this world, so beautiful...

beautiful! thanks guys for all the images...

even Natalia's new hairstyle grew on me and it's not that weird to me anymore, although I still prefer her without bangs. AA always seems a bit detached, distant. I always get this perception that he is only half-present with her but I wonder if it is only me who has this feeling...

That's such a funny juxtaposition - two posts one after another featuring Lucas. He reaches now over Natalia's shoulder, even when she is wearing high heels, so big. Love her look, so fresh.

thanks, fashionmistake1234!

I would guess these are extensions anyway. It does not seem to be her natural hair. Beyond that - I am clueless as to the origin of this image, sorry.

You sounds very passionate about this, sunshine. I do not know much about AA father's role in French economic. I vaguely remember that in the past he had to run to America because he messed something up in France And even this may be incorrect... Who knows - maybe AA himself is not like his father, maybe he is in fact his father's polar opposite. And maybe he is a fascinating conversational partner as well! From the images Natalia and him seem not very well matched - Natalia is warm and emotional about what she does and he is more like a cold fish. But pictures may lie. I think Natalia is not attracted to him simply because he is very rich. I think that what she does in her life and what we know about her activities should give us sufficient grounds to believe that she would not do that. So there must be something that we are not aware of that attracted her to him - we have no clue what he is like, really! But again, from the surface of things, the two of them do not look quite suitable - and it is purely my perception, I am not trying to convince anybody that they are objectively ill-fitting for each other.

Thanks Meloni. But why am I so unconfortable loking at these two ? I can't explain but I feel something is fake. I hope Natalia will not be hurt. I think AA is a bit creepy with his skinny arms and narrow shoulders. They simply do not look like a well-matched couple.

Thanks meloni. I think Natalia should not have cut her bangs - it does not look so nice.

Yes, you are right about the picture swap, I also noticed that. Those were the pictures of Natalia other sister (Kristina). The video also got the ages of Natalia's own kids wrong, saying that Viktor is 4 and Neva is 3 yo, when in fact Neva is older than Viktor. Nothing really new in the video. Grandparents talked how generous, and kind, and loving Natalia is. How her family is very important to her and how she was very responsible from the early childhood - for instance, how she would not go and play and leave her ill sister because she was entrusted by her mom to take care of Oksana. They declined to comment on Natalia's divorce from Justin. Nothing new but still - big thanks to Ariti for posting this video!

amazing! and Natalia isn't even Photoshopped! she glows...

She is simply stunning at Valentino and LV - such a youthful look for her and lovely makeup (much better than the makeup she sported at this recent 'A Russian Fairy Tale' Jewelry Launch, imho).

Thank you! I wish I could say I loved how Natalia looked here but ... The dress is simply ill-fitting, making her chest looking lopsided...

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Oh, young Natalia! I vaguely remember these. Which year/editorial are they from?

these are fabulous - thanks!

Please can someone tell me who this guy is ? He talks a lot in some russian video about Natalia... He is the scout who "discovered" Natalia in her home town.

I do not think she wrote it herself either. But I do think that it is written from her words (an interview) and some of the yes, widely-known information was just told with more genuine emotion and details. Basically, it sounded quite unlike that broken record of her Cinderella story, which we all know about. More involved and passionate. But that's just my perception of it.

absolutely mind-blowing article - thank you very much for posting. For the first time it is Natalia's monologue and recollection. She talks about her past fears, dreams and thoughts, how she was surviving. Her words are very expressive and one can truly sense love that she has for her mother, sister, and kids that are like her sister, families that are like her family. The only thing that is always unclear to me is this. Natalia always has nice words about her grandmother, whereas the fact is that she has suggested the fracture in the family due to Oksana's condition. How could Natalia forgive it? It seems so selfish of a mature woman to request that her own daughter should move out because of the mental status of her infant child. Something just does not connect.