“Weighted and happy”: people die after participating in the project. Death behind the scenes: participants in television projects who died after the show Who Flew Out in Weighted People

There are still winter colds outside, but spring is just around the corner. This means that it’s time to get ready for summer and lose the fat that has accumulated over many years. new year holidays. The TV show “Weighted People” will help us get rid of extra pounds, the 4th season of which will be aired on the STS channel in the second half of February. Happy man someone who has no health problems. And to avoid them, you need to keep yourself in shape and eat right. New season In 2018, the most popular show about weight loss will be hosted by TV presenter Anfisa Chekhova. She, together with experienced trainers, will help the program’s heroes get rid of hated fat deposits.

The goal of the project is not just to lose weight for those who have neglected their figure too much, but to teach them healthy eating and lifestyle. Of course, you can’t do without strict motivation. Therefore, eighteen participants from all over Russia who have passed the casting will not only destroy the fat accumulated over the years, but also compete for a substantial monetary reward. The one who reaches best results, will reach the finals and win, waiting for a prize of three million rubles and a completely different reflection in the mirror. Together with Anfisa Chekhova, she will host the reality show famous performer rap and part-time fitness trainer Seryoga, as well as athlete, nutritionist and simply beautiful, Natalya Lugovskikh.

They have a difficult job ahead, because the total weight of their charges reaches almost three tons. We will find out what the participants of the “Weighted People” show will look like after the project in a few months on STS. Let us remind you that according to the rules of the reality show, two teams compete, which are supervised by their instructors. Each episode of the program is ordeal for endurance, fighting appetite and temptations in the form of food. At the end of each week there is a weigh-in. The losing team general meeting decides which of its members has failed the others, and he is eliminated. Fat women who dream of becoming slim again will have to completely reconsider their habits, gather their courage and work hard on themselves.

Watch the online program Weighted People (season 4) on STS in good HD quality

Genre: reality show
Country Russia

How many episodes: 20
Official website: ctc.ru
Video available on: YouTube, Android, Tablets, Phones, iPhone and Smart TV

Presenter: Anfisa Chekhova
Trainers: Sergey Badyuk, Natalya Lugovskikh, Seryoga

Timur Bikbulatov received 2.5 million rubles as the person who lost the most weight. During the 16 weeks of the project, he lost 54 kg. Participation in a show about weight loss radically changed Timur not only externally, but also internally. He spoke about the show, relationships with the participants and how he managed to overcome the “fat man psychology” in an interview with AiF-Kazan.

Non-random accidents

Daria Khodik, AiF-Kazan: Timur, how did you get involved in this project?

Timur Bikbulatov: One day I was visiting my best friend Artyom Filippov, and the first season of “Weighted People” was on TV. And Artem drew attention to the program and said that it would be nice for me to get on this show. I say it’s not bad, of course, but there’s casting, how many thousands of people dream of getting in, and it’s generally unclear whether there will be a second season. Several months pass, a normal working day, and suddenly Artem calls: “You have a few hours to come to such and such an address. But he doesn't say why. “Dude, I’m at work,” I tell him. “Have I ever let you down or deceived you at least once in my life? If I were you, I would go.” There was great intrigue. I arrived... to the Kazan office of STS. I managed to do it literally at the last moment. We filled out the form, had our picture taken and sent the data to Moscow. A few days later I received a letter by e-mail with a request to come to the second stage of casting in the capital. Here the project psychologists talked to us. Then they called me and informed me that I had passed the second stage, after which all I had to do was undergo a medical examination and take tests. And already on August 24th was the first day of filming in Gorky Park.

The show “Weighted People” is the Russian analogue of the world famous reality project The Biggest Loser. 18 participants from all over Russia suffering from excess weight, get a chance not only to radically change their life by getting rid of annoying kilograms, but also to compete for 3 million rubles. Under the guidance of trainers and nutritionists, participants go through physical tests, diets and competitions. The host of the project is Yulia Kovalchuk, the trainers are Denis Seminikhin and Irina Turchinskaya.

- Didn’t it bother you that the whole country would see you?

At the start of the project, Timur weighed 148 kg. Photo: STS PR service

No, I decided that accidents in our lives are not accidental. So I arrived at the casting: there was a door in front of me. You can not open it and come to terms with your condition, or use this chance. Of course, the desire to change myself outweighed. Moreover, at that time I was in a state another attempt lose weight. At the start of the project, I weighed 148 kg, and back in May (2015) I weighed 164 kilograms. My son influenced me. Once he dropped the phrase: “You can’t lose weight.” These words really resonated with me. I decided to prove that I can.

-Have you always suffered from obesity?

Since childhood. One of the company was fat. As a 14-15 year old teenager, I was engaged in freestyle wrestling and even then competed in the weight category of over 83 kilograms (now, by the way, I weigh 84). Of course, there were attempts to lose weight that led nowhere. The weight went away and came back with more. Eventually I stopped trying to lose weight on my own. Since I was 27, I have been counting down my life, although it would seem that it should have been the other way around. Fatigue appeared from everything, some actions, movements. My knees and back began to hurt, sports injuries began to get worse. There were problems communicating with the opposite sex.

Burned bridges

- How did your family react to the fact that you would be out of life for several months?

When I realized that I would end up in the project, I quit work (I was engaged in construction), dismissed all the workers so that nothing remained that connected me with my past life. I had to sacrifice a lot, but I don’t regret anything. After the project, many people from past life They stopped communicating with me and, on the contrary, many new friends appeared. As the project psychologist told us, many people communicate with fat people and even pretend to be friends in order to assert themselves on a subconscious level at their expense. And as soon as a person changes, gets into shape, they break off the relationship.

Timur with his family. Photo: From personal archive

- With whom did you have the warmest relationship on the project?

I treated everyone involved well. It takes a lot of strength to undress and show your “ugliness” to the whole of Russia, understanding that you will be cited as a bad example. This also needs to be overcome. They are all great, they strong people. I treated everyone well, but I had the warmest relationship with Sasha Podolenyuk from Chelyabinsk, with Yan (Samokhvalov) at first, and at the end of the project Alena Zaretskaya greatly surprised me. This is the only person who really supported me. When I returned, I was greeted negatively, and Alena said: “You don’t deserve this.” And this explains my action, when at the pre-final weigh-in I gave her the kilogram I earned at the competition (more precisely, minus a kilogram. - Author's note).

With the show finalists and coaches. Photo: Press service of STS TV channel

The turning point came when the team voted against you, the captain of the blue team. The audience never understood why this happened.

There were several moments when I contrasted my opinion with the team's. When I became captain, I was forced to think not only about myself, I had a goal: I wanted to bring the main team of the blue team to individual competition. For example, I tried to study before the film crew arrived. I wanted to set an example not with words, but with actions. But apparently not everyone understood this.

- How did you build your life after you left the project and until the moment you returned?

I dropped out of the filming process, but not from the project itself. I had the opportunity to compete for the second prize (500 thousand rubles). Several times a week I talked with coach Denis Semenikhin, they selected various training programs. Plus I experimented with different loads myself. I read various literature, listened to coaches, talked to sports doctors. I have chosen a program for myself, adapted to my everyday life, which will allow me to study in such a way that I do not lose muscle mass, but fatty. I didn't know that I would return. Sport not only leads to improvement physical activity, but also to improve blood supply to brain cells and improve mental health. He helps me become strong in every way.

Timur was helped by his coach Denis Seminikhin. Photo: STS PR service

- How did you take the news that you were returning to the project and were you disappointed by the team’s reaction?

It was a pleasant shock. They asked me: “Well, have you already unpacked your suitcases?” I assumed that I would not be welcome. Although I didn’t expect such a reaction from everyone who stayed there. Well, that gave me strength.

The team also reacted negatively to your return because you spent time at home, and they haven’t seen their families for a long time...

It’s more difficult at home; you have to artificially create conditions for yourself. There are temptations everywhere - you need to buy cottage cheese, and to do this you need to pass by the department with baked goods that smell. And after the show, all the receptors, sense of smell, sense of smell became more acute. Every time I had to control myself when driving past the same McDonald's. During the project we were physically deprived of such an opportunity. I don't think it was easier for me.

- What moments do you remember most?

Loads and moments associated with food, especially in the first two weeks. I couldn't adapt. What was my diet like at home? Bread, meat, pasta. There were no vegetables, I didn’t recognize greens, I didn’t consider zucchini and eggplants as food. And then I came to all this “straw” and it turned out that it wouldn’t work without it. There has been a shift in the concept of “normal” food.

I remember the buggy competition (the participant had to pull a car weighing more than half a ton). It was terrible; Ian was still sitting in the buggy, weighing 170 kilograms. I remember at 4-5 weeks I really wanted to talk to my family and see them.

Do not be shy!

- You received 2.5 million rubles for winning the competition, what will you spend it on?

I'm going to buy exercise equipment for myself. Now I'm studying outdoors with the group, forcing them to fight their complexes. I'm cooking joint program with a fitness center, we want to launch group classes for overweight people. I want to connect my life with this, promote sports, healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition. 80% of fat people sit at home and don’t want to go to the gym. But you don’t need to be ashamed of mistakes or clumsy movements. You should be ashamed of your inaction.

- How has your life changed after the show? Are they being attacked on social networks?

They are attacking. A lot of people ask me: describe your diet, how much you ate and how you trained. I’ll say right away: this mode is not suitable for ordinary life. At the end of the project, we ate 600-800 calories a day, whereas in normal life breakfast should be 600 calories. But we still need to perform other functions, and all this requires energy. The body needs to be taught to convert fat into energy. And the body needs to learn for a long time to part with fat. After emergency weight loss, the problem of maintaining weight arises. The body is accustomed to bad things, and it strives back to its old weight in giant leaps. The smoother we arrive at the result, the more more likely that the body can adapt.

Over the course of a year, Timur lost 80 kg. Photo: From personal archive

- After such weight loss, stretch marks and excess skin may appear. How to solve this aesthetic problem?

Well, I'm not a girl to pay attention to this. There are many different means up to plastic surgery. Certainly, aesthetic problem there is, but it is insignificant compared to what I experience and how I live now.

- After the victory, you continued to lose weight. Now you weigh 84 kilograms, haven’t you already lost too much weight?

After the victory, when I weighed 94 kilograms, I came home, took off my T-shirt and said to myself: “I’m not satisfied.” When I reached 85, I changed my training program and started doing more strength training to replace fat with muscle.

About life after the show

- Do you communicate with the participants after the show?

Yes, I communicate with Ian (Samokhvalov - Author's note) periodically. I have a very warm relationship with Alena Zaretskaya, and with Yasha (Yakov Povarenkin from Izhevsk), who took second place. I would like to compete with him in the final. He continues to lose weight and is also promoting healthy image life. This project simply « plowed » . Overweight people often suffer from consumerism. They cannot afford good clothes, but they can afford any food. These consumer moments are completely gone for me.

Now Timur himself teaches others the right way of life. Photo: From personal archive

- What hobbies have come into your life?

Besides “sports addiction”, I want to return to auto racing. I am drawn to extreme sports - ATVs, motorcycles. My dream is to go to Sochi and repeat the jump from 200 meters. I want bright emotions not from things, but from actions (Timur’s Instagram).

Timur dreams of repeating the jump he accomplished on the project. Photo: From personal archive

Before that, my wife and I tried to have a child for three years, and as soon as the team kicked me out of the project, we succeeded. Now we are expecting our third child (the couple has two sons, 14 and 9 years old. - Author's note). See how much things have changed?

IN Lately People increasingly began to monitor their health, and the problem of excess weight is acutely on the medical agenda. "Weighted and happy people” is a program in which people lose weight by competing. On Ukrainian TV there is an analogue called Zvazhenі and Shchaslivi, which airs on the STB channel.

According to the rules of the project, the show participants are divided into 2 teams and begin training work. Under the supervision of a team of specialists, people undergo physical tests, go on diets and are weighed at the end of each week. The team that loses the most weight wins the midterm challenge. And the person who lost less weight than the other members of his group leaves the project.

At the next stages, people are already working out individually to lose weight. overweight. 2 of those who lost the least weight are nominated for elimination and, based on the results of voting, one of them leaves the show.

The winner of the program is the one who has lost the most excess weight from the initial number on the scale. The main prize of the transfer is 3 million rubles.

About the new 4th season of the reality show “Weighted People”

Big changes await the project in the new season. The place of Yulia Kovalchuk, who was the host of the program for several seasons in a row, will now be taken by Anfisa Chekhova. A woman knows firsthand how to lose weight and at the same time gain more and more good shape. Fitness instructors in the person of Natalya Lugovskikh, Sergei Parkhomenko and Sergei Badyuk will help the participants of the program sculpt their bodies, and the name of the latter was kept secret. Specialists are ready to fight fat and excess weight and, together with the participants, will strive for new forms.

The show is useful public importance, because the problem of excess weight is a scourge modern world. You can watch episodes of the “Weighted and Happy People” program and get valuable advice on our website - website!

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On Russian television The 3rd season of the television project “Weighted People” (STS) has begun. This is analog American project"The Biggest Loser" According to the plot fat people lose weight under the supervision of doctors and other specialists. The participant who loses the most excess weight receives a prize of 3 million rubles.

The project was launched on our STS channel after it had already been successful in other countries. For example, in Ukraine there were as many as 6 seasons - the project is very popular and is called “Weighted and Happy.”

But recently an emergency happened. At the end of January 2017, a 44-year-old participant in “Weighted and Happy” died. IN in social networks They are actively discussing the cause of death of the ex-participant of the television project. It turned out that this was the third death former heroes reality show "Weighted and Happy". Despite the fact that they are allowed to compete after a thorough medical examination, and professionals monitor their exercise and diet, the question arose: did their weight loss in the TV project provoke the death of people?

Story No. 1

Evgenia Mostovenko (in the photo above she is before and after losing weight) came to the “Weighted and Happy” project in 2013. She was 40 years old at the time. The woman weighed 130 kg and was 170 cm tall. She gained a lot of weight after taking hormonal medications. After 5 weeks, she left the show, having lost 10 kg. At home, Mostovenko continued to lose weight - at the control weigh-in in the reality show, she weighed 94 kg. Total: 36 kg lost in 9 months.

The woman decided to participate in the project in order to give birth to a child for her husband, who was 8 years younger than her. The doctors said: for this you need to lose weight. Another incentive for Evgenia to come on television was the desire to help her daughter lose weight: in this season of the project they lost weight in pairs. Zhenya wanted to become an example and company for her Alexandra.

Mostovenko said that after losing weight, her health improved, her legs stopped hurting, and she was able to skate and ride her favorite bicycle.

Evgenia with her daughter. Photo: VKontakte.

— Mom is hypertensive. But the pressure only increased when she was nervous,” said Alexandra Mostovenko.

In January 2017, Evgenia’s blood pressure jumped at work, the woman lost consciousness, and a few days later Mostovenko died in intensive care. Diagnosis – cerebrovascular disease (develops against the background of hypertension, causes cerebrovascular accident); stroke.

Zhenya Mostovenko failed to give birth to a second child, but she and her husband collected documents for adoption...

Story No. 2

Ilya Yakovlev lost 48 kg. Photo: VKontakte.

32-year-old Ilya Yakovlev also died of a stroke. He, like Evgenia Mostovenko, was a participant in the 3rd season of “Weighted and Happy.”

In 2013, the guy reached the final of the television project: he entered the show weighing 147 kg, lost 48 kg, and began to weigh 99 kg. Ilya passed away in 2015.

Before the “Weighted and Happy” project, Ilya weighed 147 kg. Photo: VKontakte.

Yakovlev came to the TV project with the hope of losing weight (he gained weight due to sedentary work and a sedentary lifestyle) and, thanks to this, meeting his soulmate.

All dreams came true: a guy from Donetsk lost weight and fell in love with participant Natasha on the project. A year later the couple got married.

It is worth noting that at the beginning Ilya Yakovlev was even considered lazy on Weighted and Happy. The reason is that he did not strive to lose weight quickly, he refused heavy loads, deciding to lose a few kilograms per month. The man was afraid of harming his health.

Story No. 3


Igor Pashinsky. Photo: VKontakte.

52-year-old Igor Pashinsky died of a heart attack. The man came into the 5th season of the television project with a weight of 193 kg (height is 176 cm) and lost 37 kg in 13 weeks. After participating in the show, he continued to lose weight at home - in a month and a half he lost another 14 kg.

Pashinsky decided to lose weight with the help of specialists on television, since he was unable to lose weight on his own. And due to health problems, including obesity, he was afraid of becoming disabled. The man worked in the police, took part in eliminating the consequences of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and when he returned, he began to get sick often. Igor had type 2 diabetes.

After participating in “Weighted and Happy,” Pashinsky began to feel better. “He stopped being afraid of people and hiding from them,” said his wife Galina Pashinskaya. — The weight led to the fact that he practically did not work anywhere for two years. He was removed from the bank: what kind of guard is he who doesn’t get through the door.”

Pashinsky’s wife said that she had not seen her husband so happy for a long time. But a month and a half after returning from filming, Igor passed away - a massive heart attack, coronary heart disease. Galina Pashinskaya said that the doctors admitted to her: if her husband had not gone to the project and lost weight, he would not have lived this time.

They took care of Igor on the project: they exempted him from competitions and gave him light workloads.

Three and a half months ago, one of the brightest participants in the show, Elena Sadikova, could not dress herself, her own daughters called her grandmother, and the eldest, Alina, completely believed that she did not have a mother and she did not want to be like this woman. The reason for this was excess weight - at the age of 37 the scales showed 180 kg. Now Lena is admired by her loved ones, and fans are attacking social networks with words of support - the woman, who has lost 74 kg, returned to her native Vyksa after the “Weighted People” project.

Trying to lose weight lasted a week

In her youth, the girl’s weight did not cause concern; rather, on the contrary, Lena grew up so thin that on the first of September she was carried on the shoulder of a high school student, like the smallest first-grader. At the age of 17, the girl got married and after a while a daughter, Alina, and then Karina were born.

For loving family Elena was ready for anything - every day she invented culinary delights to surprise her household. Along with new dishes, extra pounds came into the girl’s life - every year Lena gained 5-10 kg.

I could easily cook food for 50 people - this is not a problem for me,” Elena says confidently. So the woman gained weight to 130 kg.

Being a lifestyle activist, 33-year-old Elena did not lose heart, but cherished the hope of losing weight in order to take part in the annual “Bride” show in Vyksa.

I tried to lose weight every year, but it only lasted for a week. And I decided, I weigh 130, which means 130. I’ll still participate,” Elena recalls.

Relaxed with Malakhov in Thailand

For the competition, Elena sewed a beautiful white dress and prepared a poem own composition, in which she confessed her love to her husband from the stage. The participant’s performance went off with a bang and the next day many residents of Vyksa already knew Elena.

The spirit of competition encouraged the woman to apply for the next project “Vacation with Malakhov”. In the questionnaire it was necessary to tell why she should go to Phuket with Andrei Malakhov.

Every year I draw up a wish card and I wrote in the application for participation that my wishes written on this card always come true. And one of the wishes - to go on a trip with Malakhov, the presenter himself can do, thereby proving that the card works, - Elena laughs.

The next day, the woman goes to apply for a foreign passport and after a while, Elena turns out to be one of the 10 lucky people whom Malakhov chose for his vacation.

In 2014, Elena Sadikova took part in the “Vacation with Malakhov” project. Participants spent two weeks with the TV presenter in Thailand Photo: Social network

We lived in a luxurious hotel for two weeks, went on two or three excursions every day, and sailed on a yacht. It was a fairy tale.

After the holiday, the participants became so friendly with each other that they continue to communicate to this day - every year their families meet in Abkhazia.

Almost died in childbirth

When Elena's husband wanted a third child, the woman refused. Allegedly, “and so you live in Raspberry - a wife, two daughters.” Elena was pushed to take a risky step by her husband's diabetes - after the doctors' diagnosis, the man completely wilted. And the devoted wife decided to give birth to a third child at all costs.

The pregnancy was difficult. Elena gained up to 155 kg and experienced strong pressure surges.

One day I felt so bad that I was taken to intensive care. The pressure jumped 220 to 180 and they decided to have a caesarean section.

Elena managed to give birth to a healthy daughter, but for the next nine months the woman almost did not walk - the stitch did not heal.

There was no trace left of Elena's activity. The mother of many children had difficulty moving around the house, and getting to the bus stop became a real journey.

My husband invited me to go for walks all the time. And I was very lazy. I found excuses that I needed to cook food or iron clothes.

Before going to bed, Elena saw clear images of tomorrow's freshly prepared dishes. The stomach growled especially satisfactorily when eating salads with big amount mayonnaise and fried side dishes.

“My daughter called me a sack of potatoes”

When the mother of many children could no longer dress herself, her daughters sounded the alarm. Alina renamed her mother in the phone book as “1000 kg” and stopped obeying. And Karina cried every now and then because she was afraid of losing her mother.

I asked my mother to lose weight in a good way. She didn't listen. “I believe that I lost my mother a long time ago and I don’t want to be like her,” Alina said terrible words.


The eldest daughter Alina despised her mother for being overweight Photo: Social network

When Alina called me a sack of potatoes, something turned over in me. I felt so upset that I couldn’t sleep,” says Elena.

In the same sleepless night At three o’clock in the morning, a woman filled out a form for the “Weighted People” project. The questionnaire consisted of 26 questions of the type “what will this give you?” “Who do you want to lose weight for?”

“We don’t need happy and fat people”

Soon Elena is preparing for an interview on Skype, which she successfully passes and goes on the next tour to Moscow.

When I entered the room where the casting took place, I saw a bunch of people and cameras there - photographers, editors, psychologists. They asked a lot and personal questions. Psychologists hit the patient, to the point, and brought out emotions. They said that “we don’t need happy and fat people,” - this is how I remember one of the days of Elena’s casting.

The most recent and difficult test was to successfully pass the medical examination. Those who could stand it were selected for the project strict nutrition And physical activity. Came to the home of selected applicants film crew and filmed a short video.

It was trash. They filmed absolutely everything - how I rattle dishes in the kitchen, how my daughter snaps at me, how hard it is to get out of bed, how my daughter helps me put on my pants. Thank God that everything wasn’t broadcast,” Elena sighs with relief.

Elena heard the cherished phrase after five months of casting. Then the family did not take the participation of the mother and wife seriously; they believed that they would return home in two weeks. But Lena herself decided to prove the opposite and compete for a place in the finals.

“My body went crazy without food”

The woman realized that she was in deep trouble while filming at Sochi airport:

We had to go up and down the stairs many times. We filmed for 10 hours. For me it was a feat.

And the hardest part has not yet begun. When the participants were put on a strict diet, Elena’s body began to rebel.

We ate very little. The body didn’t have enough, it went crazy. The portions seemed tiny. I would have lost my mind a long time ago if there had been anything other than water in the refrigerator where we lived. It was the only thing we had access to around the clock.

Elena said " Komsomolskaya Pravda”, that the participants were assigned “brownies” who accompanied them on the street and indoors. All those losing weight had their passports and phones taken away, and access to the street was restricted. Harmful familiar foods were replaced with vegetables and side dishes were removed.

For breakfast they served almond flour casserole with berry syrup. Sugar was replaced with stevia. And salt was consumed with a reduced sodium content. Fruits and cereals were completely excluded from the diet. All dishes were prepared without oil, baked or steamed.

Participants were fed broccoli, squid, shrimp salads, and soups that contained green beans instead of potatoes. Coffee was replaced with chicory, and participants often had to eat flaxseed porridge, which was healthy but unloved by many during the project.

Now many people ask Elena for her diet, hoping to repeat the woman’s success. But the show’s nutritionist Yulia Bastrigina does not recommend repeating such meals for a long time:

The participants were provided with such meals as part of the show. In an extremely short period of time, people had to show tremendous results. For a person in other conditions, such a diet is contraindicated.

“I was afraid that they would send me home for crying”

Elena considers her “red team” and coach Natalya Lugovskikh to be the main achievement of the project.


Elena Sadikova considers getting into the “red” team to be her main achievement Photo: Social network

Natasha made us do cardio every morning. Before breakfast we walked and ran along the street for 40 minutes. I always found myself behind everyone and crying. It was very difficult. But I was afraid to show tears, lest they send me home.

All colleagues on Elena’s team had previously come into contact with sports in one way or another. Some were wrestlers, some were swimmers. In life mother of many children there was no sports at all.

The weigh-in at the end of each week was also a test. According to the script, the participants must weigh themselves in short tops, which made Elena very upset:

I pulled my pants up higher to hide my belly, but they told me to get out. I became hysterical and started crying. I say, it’s ugly and unaesthetic - my stomach looks like it’s been run over by a tractor. But the organizers don’t care - get out and that’s it.

Closer to the finale, Elena was given a video from Malakhov, where the TV presenter supported an old friend and asked her not to give up.

“They called me a fatal woman”

At the final, Elena Sadikova made a splash. Neither the husband, nor the children, nor the participants themselves recognized the former obese woman in the thinner beauty. If at the beginning of the project Lena was dubbed Choli’s mother, now her nicknames have become Carmen and Rokovukha.


If previously Elena Sadikova was called Choli’s mother on the project, now the nickname “Rokovukha” has been attached. Photo: Social network

After the project, the sport was not abandoned - the ex-participant of the show immediately signed up for a local gym.

Fans do not give Elena a pass on social networks; for many, the woman has become a motivator - the questions “how did you achieve such a result?”, “Share useful recipes?" is under each photo former member. True, because of such popularity, Elena does not have enough time.

I wanted to thank everyone who wrote to me after the final. Therefore, I slept very little for two days - I answered messages and calls. There were a lot of them, I was even scared, but now I see sincere interest and want to write my story on Instagram.

The red team turned out to be so friendly that the participants communicate even after the project.

Many will come to visit me in Vyksa this summer, even our coach Natasha Lugovskikh. And I plan to start a trip to the dolmens in a month and do yoga there,” Elena shared her plans.