Tinatin Givievna Kandelaki - Georgian and Russian journalist, TV and radio presenter, TV producer, actress, public figure and restaurateur. Since 2015, he has been the general producer of the Match TV sports channel and the founder of the AnsaLigy cosmetic brand. Many people remember her as a TV presenter of such popular programs as "The smartest" and "Details".
This article will consider the main events in the biography of Tina Kandelaki, as well as the most interesting facts from the life of the popular presenter.
So, before you is a short biography of Tina Kandelaki.
Biography of Tina Kandelaki
Tina Kandelaki was born in Tbilisi on November 10, 1975. Her father, Givi Kandelaki, who has an old noble origin, is an economist. For some time he headed the Tbilisi vegetable base.
Tina's mother, Elvira Alaverdyan, worked as a narcologist in a Tbilisi hospital. It is worth noting that she is Armenian by nationality.
Childhood and youth
Tina Kandelaki studied at a high school for military children. From an early age, she was distinguished by her curiosity, receiving high marks in all disciplines.
Tina loved to read different books, absorbing more and more new information. Thanks to this, she was able to become an erudite person. An interesting fact is that even as a child, her reading speed was significantly higher than that of her classmates.
After graduating from school, Kandelaki successfully passed the exams at a medical university, where she studied plastic cosmetology. During her first year of studies, an important event happened in her biography. The girl was able to safely pass an interview on one of the TV channels in Georgia.
The channel's management noted not only Tina's intellectual abilities, but also her attractive appearance. However, it soon became clear that the girl practically did not know the Georgian language, and therefore, she could not work on television.
Kandelaki wanted so badly to become a presenter that she promised to learn the language as soon as possible. As a result, she managed to master it in just 3 months.
Debut on television as a presenter was a failure for Tina, however, she found the strength to continue working on herself. After some time, the young girl went to Batumi for a television festival. She made such a pleasant impression on those around her that even texts in Georgian were written for her with Russian transcription.
Soon, Tina Kandelaki decided to transfer to the journalism faculty of a Tbilisi university. At this time of the biography, she continued to work on TV, and also collaborated with the radio station "Radio 105". When the brunette felt confident in her abilities, she went to conquer Moscow.
Career
At first, Tina Kandelaki had to spend many restless nights in search of work. She offered her services in different editions and at one point, she managed to achieve her goal.
An attractive Georgian woman got a job at M-Radio, after which she managed to work at several more radio stations. Later, Kandelaki began to appear in various television projects, including Muz-TV, Oh, Mommy!, I Know Everything and Details.
In 2003, 28-year-old Tina was entrusted with leading the rating intellectual and entertainment program "The Smartest", which tens of millions of people watched with pleasure. Here, the girl used her accumulated knowledge and ability to quickly pronounce the text.
In the period 2005-2006. Tina Kandelaki received such prestigious awards as TEFI in the nomination "Best Talk Show Host" and "Glamor". In addition, she entered the TOP 10 of the sexiest Russian TV presenters. As of today, the woman is recognized as the fastest-speaking journalist on Russian TV.
In 2007, Tina Kandelaki tried herself as a writer, having published 2 of her books - "The Great Children's Encyclopedia of Erudite" and "Beauty Constructor". After 2 years, she began to participate in foreign projects, while continuing to work in Moscow.
Among other things, Kandelaki managed to act in films, performing small roles in Russian TV series. She participated as a guest in such popular projects as "Two Stars", "New Wave", "Fort Boyard" and others. Soon, Tina became a guest of Vladimir Pozner's program, where she was able to talk about many details of her biography.
Kandelaki has repeatedly participated in candid photo sessions for various publications, including Playboy and MAXIM. At the same time, she never bared her breasts and other piquant parts of the body, which is why the TV presenter's photos were not vulgar, but very erotic.
Scandals with Tina Kandelaki
Tina has been embroiled in various scandals many times. In 2006, she was in a car accident in Nice. As it turned out later, the TV star was in the same car with the Russian deputy Suleiman Kerimov. The car for unclear reasons moved off the highway and rammed a tree.
In 2013, Ksenia Sobchak stated that Kandelaki was allegedly in a love relationship with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. It was not possible to prove this in fact, but this story caused a violent reaction in the press.
In 2015, Tina had a falling out with the chief editor of the NTV Plus sports channels, Vasily Utkin. The latter was offended by the fact that Kandelaki was going to create the editorial office of the TV channel from scratch. Utkin said that, according to this logic, 20 years of his work on the channel were wasted.
Personal life
The first spouse of Tina Kandelaki was artist and entrepreneur Andrei Kondrakhin. In this marriage the girl Melania and the boy Leonty were born. Having lived together for over 10 years, the couple decided to leave.
The reason for the divorce is still unclear. According to one version, Tina and Andrei simply fell out of love with each other, but according to another version, financial issues contributed to the breakdown of their relationship. As a result, both children stayed with Kandelaki, but Kondrakhin regularly sees both his daughter and his son.
In 2014, Tina remarried the head of the Rostec corporation Vasily Brovko. An interesting fact is that the new chosen one of the presenter was 10 years younger than her.
In his spare time, Kandelaki is engaged in the gym. During training, she often takes photos, which she then posts on Instagram.
There were many rumors about the appearance of Tina Kandelaki. Some sources said that the TV presenter had already repeatedly resorted to plastic surgery, allegedly resorting to nose correction and lip augmentation. However, this information should be treated with caution.
Tina Kandelaki today
In 2018, Tina again found herself at the epicenter of a scandal. Video blogger Lena Miro published some information that the host's husband was carried away by the star of "The Bachelor" Nicole Sakhtaridi.
Such statements were based on the fact that the man put numerous "likes" under Nicole's photo. Lena believes that this should alert Kandelaki, as it can lead to treason. It is worth noting that this situation was not commented on by the Georgian.
Today Tina Kandelaki is also a successful restaurateur. She owns the Tinatin chain of Moscow restaurants. In addition, the girl actively attends various festivals and forums, and also gives lectures.
Photo by Tina Kandelaki
