Celebrity wives prefer to lead an idle lifestyle, fully relying on their husband. But there are also exceptions to this rule. Ekaterina Shepeta is a young mother of two children, the wife of a successful actor and TV presenter, who is not satisfied with the role of a housewife. The girl owns an event agency. She manages to combine family chores with the organization of one of the most important holidays in the life of every person - a wedding.

Childhood and youth

Ekaterina is from Kazakhstan. She was born on September 4, 1989. Parents, like a good part of the population of Kostanay, are Russians by nationality. As a child, Katya dreamed of becoming a fashion model. When she grew up, she began to participate in beauty contests. Height (173 cm) and other parameters made it possible to make a career in modeling business. But Catherine, even after winning several competitions, was determined to get a serious profession, which in the future would bring both income and pleasure.

Katya received her secondary education in one of the best establishments Kostanay - in the gymnasium. . However, no university hometown did not attract the attention of the girl. Catherine turned her eyes towards the Russian capital, where there are more chances to get quality education and make a career. Soon after the graduation ball, the girl was already hastily going to Moscow.

Parents were not surprised by their daughter's plans. Father wanted Katya to study in Moscow. In addition, relatives live in the capital, who at first supported the girl. Katya planned to enter the Moscow State Technical University. .


According to one version, she entered, but studied for only a month, after which she transferred to another university. On the other hand, she changed her mind on the way and, upon arrival in Moscow, submitted documents to the Russian State Humanitarian University. One way or another, five years later, thanks to the perseverance, perseverance and support of her parents, she had a red diploma.

Ekaterina is an advertising specialist. But the girl was always frightened by the fate of an employee, albeit in a prosperous company. I wanted freedom and independence. And you can achieve this by opening a business. A graduate of the Russian State University for the Humanities did just that, but a little later - two years after receiving higher education. First, I had to gain initial experience in the advertising business.

Career

After receiving a diploma, Catherine, of course, had to get a job. She began to build a business plan for the future agency later, after she got married. Before meeting her future husband, Ekaterina worked at a PR agency that specializes in promoting films and other projects from the world of the film industry. Thoughts about own business Ekaterina began to realize, being pregnant.


At the beginning of her journey, the girl had little idea what her agency would be like. But the choice of a niche in the holiday business was influenced by events from own life. The memories of the wedding have not yet dissipated. And Catherine wanted to organize holidays for others. So she created a wedding agency.

Catherine's project - "Utkin House". This name of a start-up business woman came to mind by accident. Later, Catherine learned that the duck is a symbol of domestic well-being. On behalf of the holiday agency, the girl decided to launch a competition. The winner was promised an original prize - integrated organization holiday.


The gift package of services, intended for the most successful participant, included video filming, performances by artists, and decoration of the hall. Catherine dreamed of making a holiday that the bride will remember for a lifetime, and she succeeded.

The competition started on February 14th. Only couples from Moscow took part. The winner was the one whose love story was the most compelling. Ekaterina looked through the letters every day. Finally chose the five most touching. The couple who will get the prize was chosen by the audience.


In an interview, Katya once said that she did not pursue the goal of “conquering Moscow”. The girl fell in love with this city as a child. I dreamed of living here since I visited for the first time with my parents. Thanks to participation in competitions, Katya visited different cities. She recalls this period in her biography with warmth. But the girl does not like that the journalists, having learned about the marriage of a popular actor, dubbed her "the Kostanay beauty queen."

Personal life

Enjoy Movies is the name of the company where Katya worked after graduation. Here the girl not only gained experience in the advertising business, but also met her future husband. The specifics of the work involved communication with actors, including those who had long collaborated with the founder of the company.


Katya got married in 2013. The media immediately appeared photos of the star of the series "Univer" and his bride. At first they planned to organize a wedding in a narrow circle. Catherine's husband is from Gagra. The celebration took place near his native places - in Adler. But the newlyweds wanted to continue the holiday. That is why they noted an important event three more times.

After Adler with friends flew to Thailand. Then, at the invitation of Katya's parents, to Kostanay. When they returned to Moscow, Ararat offered to hold another celebration - now in the circle of colleagues.


Eva was born in 2014. Two years after the wedding, Katya gave an interview in which she spoke about her family. Now she has many relatives, most of them from her husband's side. A girl from Kostanay has become a proper Armenian daughter-in-law: she cooks National dishes and even mastered the native language of Ararat at a conversational level.

In all endeavors, Catherine was supported by her husband. The name of Ararat has become an important detail advertising campaign. But the founder and head of the wedding organization project is Ekaterina. On personal page V "Instagram" She regularly adds new photos. This is a hobby that a girl takes seriously. Katya makes each publication informative and useful for subscribers.

Ekaterina Shepeta now

In 2017, Catherine became a mother for the second time. Another girl was born in the Keshchyan family, they named Diana. On Instagram, the girl shares her experience, talks about how she managed not to lose shape after the birth of her second daughter, about the principles healthy eating.


Ekaterina Keshchyan also finds time for business. In February 2018, she visited a wedding exhibition, about which she gave detailed comments on Instagram. But main topic Ekaterina's blog is a family.

Childhood of Ararat Keshchyan

Ararat was born in small town Gagra in Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Soon the boy left him, as the family left for Adler. There he graduated from high school. He has an older brother, Ashot, who could not but influence Ararat. It was he who, one might say, brought his brother to KVN. It was 1999.

My brother received an economic education, and Ararat was at that time a student at the Peoples' Friendship University and studied at the Faculty of Hotel Management. Parents were ready to support any undertaking. As Ararat says, the main thing for them was that their sons were farther from crazy hobbies. Despite the fact that the game in KVN was not an occupation in the specialty for any of the brothers, the father and mother never insisted that they quit this occupation and pursue a career.

The first for Keshchyan was the Lumumba Grandchildren team. From 2000 to 2002 they were the champions of Sochi, and in 2002, playing in KVN, they reached the semifinals of the Northern League.

The beginning of the career of Ararat Keshchyan, KVN

The team in which the brothers played belonged to the Sochi branch of RUDN University. The brothers were noticed and invited to Moscow, where they began to play in the RUDN Team Team. Their first games there took place in 2003 - it was their debut in the Major League. Guys for a short time turned out to be among the best players in a new team for themselves.

"Talking KiViN" - a parody performed by Ararat at the festival in Jurmala, was remembered and liked by both the audience and the jury. She laid the foundation for the following similar parodies.

In 2004, the team not only reached the final, it took second place, slightly losing to the team from Pyatigorsk. Ararat performed this time the parody "Parrot".

In 2005, again in Jurmala, the aspiring actor showed the third version of the parody, which was already beloved by the audience, and it was a great success. What was special was that this time Gennady Khazanov, to whom this parody was addressed, was in the hall.

In 2006, the "RUDN National Team" became the winner in a difficult struggle. This was followed by the victories of his team in 2007 and 2011. More than once they performed at concerts that were organized in honor of the birthday of KVN.

KVN RUDN - GHOUL, Ararat Keshchyan

According to Ararat, KVN is not an easy task. To go on stage and give out something funny, you have to rehearse a lot, often sleep for a couple of hours a day.

Together with the guys from the team, the brothers dreamed of creating something interesting on television. Unfortunately, either the author's resource or the producer's resource was not enough, they did not succeed.

Living in Moscow and playing in KVN, the brothers took part in a number of other television programs. So in 2007 they appeared in the program of the entertainment genre "Bla-Bla Show", in the program "Outside the Game", where they even became the hosts of one of the episodes. Both brothers were members of Fight Club. Once in "Comedy Woman" Ararat was an "invited guest".

Ararat Keshchyan in the series "Univer"

By the beginning of 2009, Keshchyan had already become well known to the audience thanks to his talent, and he was invited to the Univer casting. He decided to try and did not regret it.

Ararat Keshchyan and Larisa Baranova about the sitcom Univer

Ararat was given the role of Michael - this is a student who came to Moscow from Adler. Filming a sitcom is hard because the filming is almost non-stop, and free time only happens at night. In the series "Univer" Ararat worked together with such actors as Maria Kozhevnikova, Andrey Gaidulyan, Vitaly Gogunsky and others.

Personal life of Ararat Keshchyan

Ararat is now filming a lot, because of the lack of free time, it sometimes seems to him that if nothing is changed, life can pass with the script in hand. Like any normal person, he wants to visit theaters, cinema, meet friends. There was a time when he tried to read fiction in between filming, but soon realized that nothing would come of it. With constant lack of sleep and chronic fatigue that has appeared, the actors have only one desire - to sleep.


Ararat has no thoughts about working in his specialty. He likes the acting profession, and he would like to stay in it if possible. The plans are to open a cafe or a restaurant so that there is a business that constantly generates income. This would make it possible to do what you love and not think about whether it is profitable or not. But so far there are only intentions.

Another dream is to have two houses: one where it would be good for his family to live, and the second - in the place where he will work. Ararat prefers not to plan his birthday, like many other holidays. He believes that in this case they turn out to be boring, improvisation is preferable for him.

Ararat Keshchyan today

Keshchyan has been in Moscow for many years, but he does not feel like a Muscovite. In his words, he simply adapted to life in the capital. The homeland for him is where he feels comfortable - this is Abkhazia, Sochi.

According to the actor, he is experiencing in this moment a difficult period, he feels that changes are taking place in him that he himself does not really like. It is important for him to keep all the good that was invested in him by his parents. Ararat says that Moscow, television, Univer - all this "tears" his personality.

Keshchyan's favorite form of recreation is diving. He likes to soar in zero gravity, plunging into the ocean. The unusual, complete silence under water also attracts. After a noisy city, such a vacation is a cure and salvation.

The actor was married from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, Ararat announced that he had divorced, and that his heart was no longer free. At the very beginning of 2013, Keshchyan got married again. His chosen one is Ekaterina Shepeta.

Ararat Keshchyan has long earned the love of viewers with his game in KVN and his role in the TV series Univer, in addition, he hosted an entertainment show at a radio station and was a TV presenter. To achieve success, Ararat had to work hard, but even now he does not intend to stop there, constantly working on himself. The artist also plans to open his own restaurant, where visitors will be treated to various national dishes. Keshchyan's personal life has developed happily, and now his daughter is growing up in his family. The artist's wife manages not only to raise the baby, but also to work in her own agency.

Ararat was born in 1978 in Gagra, Abkhaz ASSR. Many people think that he got his name in honor of the mountain, but it turned out that his father dreamed of his son's football career, so he named the future actor in honor of the Ararat team. His older brother Ashot also grew up in the family, who also chose an acting and directing career. Due to the tense situation in Gagra, the whole family moved to the village, which was located on the very border with Abkhazia. His father worked as a civil engineer, and his mother was a teacher, so she kept her sons under control.

In the photo Ararat Keshchyan with his brother Ashot

After graduating from school, the young man entered the Polytechnic College in the city of Sochi, where, together with his brother, he became interested in playing KVN. Having achieved considerable victories as part of the Lumumba Grandchildren team, they moved to Moscow and became members of the RUDN Team. The young promising artist was noted, and in 2007 he already took part in entertainment television programs. Keshchyan's film career took place in 2009, when he began acting in the sitcom Univer. The role of the cunning and charming Armenian fell in love with many directors and viewers, thanks to which in his creative career new work began to appear.

Ararat's personal life did not immediately develop as he dreamed about it. His first family appeared in 2007, and with his future wife Irina, who was originally from Moscow, he met thanks to KVN. However, the couple did not find mutual understanding, which is why they broke up three years later. Their friends also noted that they were completely different both in their outlook on life and in their upbringing.

Actor with his first wife Irina

Keshchyan met his future second wife Ekaterina Shepeta thanks to their mutual friend, actor and director Sarik Andreasyan. At that time, the girl studied at the university, intending to become a public relations specialist in the future, and at the same time worked as a PR specialist in various companies. After an unsuccessful first marriage, the artist was disappointed in women and did not even think about starting a serious relationship, however, when he got to know Katya better, he changed his mind. Soon a romance arose between the young people, and at the beginning of 2013 they had a wedding, which they had to play four times. In 2014, the couple had a daughter, Eva, although the doctors claimed throughout the pregnancy that they would have a boy.

In the photo Ararat Keshchyan with his family: wife Ekaterina and daughter Eva

The wife considers Ararat a wonderful father who simply adores his baby. Despite his immense love for his daughter, he is not going to spoil her. Ekaterina, having got into a friendly and big family actor, studied the Armenian language, and also learned how to cook national dishes, which Keshchan really likes. When her daughter grew up a little, she created her own agency, which organizes both weddings and family holidays.

Parents and other relatives of Ararat still live in the village of Nizhnyaya Shilovka, which is located near the border with Abkhazia. His brother Ashot also married in 2007 and is now raising two daughters with his wife.

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Published on 05/17/2017

Many star parents are happy to share details from the life of their children: their Instagram feeds are full of photos of their offspring, they are happy to share their achievements, as well as tips on raising children. However, the spouses Ararat and Ekaterina Keshchyan are not among them. They for a long time they hid not only their daughter, showing fans only her arms and legs, but also the name of the baby. However, the couple is still photographing Eva - and that is the name of the girl - exclusively from the back. Right, Katya began to talk a little more about her daughter.

So, Eva, who will be one year old in September, began to walk. The girl moves quite confidently, holding her father or mother by the hand. Despite her age, the baby shows a rather masterful character.

“So small, but she always knows exactly what she wants, she freaks out if something is not the way she needs it, but we do not bend,” Catherine shared.

// Photo: Instagram by Ararat Keshchyan

She also asked about the opinion of subscribers, whether a child is born with character or whether it is formed in the process of socialization. “For example, I have the feeling that every child has its own character already in the stomach,” Keshchyan said.

It's safe to say that Eva loves to play pranks. For example, this morning began with the fact that she broke a three-liter jar. In this regard, Katya wondered how to make a girl out of a girl: “Eva Araratovna is getting older and smarter every day and gives out something new. She grows up as a robber and a naughty girl straight, looks into her eyes and does what we do not allow, for example, puts slippers in her mouth and smiles. She will climb everywhere, recently I saw a picture: she climbed onto a small plastic chair, stands on it with one foot, balancing on the front two legs, holding on to a nearby high chair. It was she who wanted to get a rubber pool, in which she likes to hang out so much. Just look away for a second, she will already give out a masterpiece.

// Photo: Instagram by Ararat Keshchyan

This post caused a lively response among Keshchyan's subscribers. They shared funny stories from the life of their children, who play pranks no worse than Eve. Many also asked when the couple would show their daughter's face, but Katya left this question unanswered.

Previously, Katya had already explained that she and her husband did not intend to show the baby on the Internet, but also added that Eva looked like her and her husband. On one of recent photos it can be seen that the girl, like her mother, has blond hair.

Ekaterina and Ararat Keshchyan became parents on September 3, 2014. They found out the sex of the child only after the birth, because the doctors could not exactly determine who the couple would have.

The editor of "Letidor" Tatyana Silina declares with all responsibility that Ararat Keshchyan, famous actor and co-host of the NEFACT program on the Zvezda TV channel, in just 45 minutes of conversation, they managed to prove one simple fact: a modern dad is not the person who is solely responsible for financial success businesses called family. A modern dad can do everything - feed and drink, and come up with a fairy tale, and choose clothes for his daughters, and separate the chaff from the chaff in fashion trends, and do everything to make his beloved women feel the happiest in the world.

Ararat, in the NEFACT program you test for strength different facts. Does this knowledge help you in fatherhood?

Probably, so far I have not come across any story that would affect the process of raising my children. But the NEFACT program is connected with travel and knowledge of different cultures, people with other mentalities. Of course, I draw something interesting that I could apply in my family. I will not say that I absorb everything new. I'm pretty conservative in this regard.

I check the facts for a very long time, wait for how everything will end, and only then try it on myself.

That is, you are not the dad who, having learned about latest methodology education from a fashionable psychologist, would you immediately begin to introduce it into your life?

Oooh ... The word "fashionable" and everything connected with it is not my story. In my understanding, fashion is a passion for other people's tastes and sympathies. This is when one charismatic person took and did what he liked - for example, he began to wear very spectacular and imposing glasses. This person is so charismatic that he doesn't care if they suit him or not, he just likes them, period. People who can think think: “He has such a face, such an image, so these glasses suit him”. And most people will say - "He put on these glasses, that's why it's fashionable, and that's why we will all wear these glasses from now on".

It's the same story with smartphones. Today, a smartphone of one particular brand is in trend, as soon as a new model appears, it is the turn for it. And the queue is not one of those people who just really need good smartphone, but of those who need the latest model.

In my opinion, the blind pursuit of fashion is the biggest idiocy that an adult can afford.

But still, modern parents are obsessed with fashion trends - not only in trends, but also, for example, in education. Some from the cradle load children with everything they can, wanting to fashion athletes and professors out of them. How do you like the idea early development children?

I spent a great happy childhood, it was precisely childhood. I had a lot of free time, but different time I studied piano, football, table tennis, chess. My parents did not have a goal to occupy every minute of my life. I had enough free time, I went for a walk - and then go and catch me. But I managed to study well. Learning was easy for me!

But now times have changed a bit. Children already come to school knowing how to read, write and count ...

Yes it's true. IN Soviet time when we were educated, the children were underloaded. For example, my Eve is 3 years old, she already reads by syllables. Been to class a few times English language, she managed to remember everything they talked about then. But she has plenty of time to play.

I won’t say that you need to load it in every possible way so that your head literally swells or the child starts to feel depressed. But the loads need to be given more than it was during my childhood - this is a fact! Oh, I'm already starting to talk like in our program ( laughs).

The main thing here is not to overload.

At some point, the child may ask you the question: “Where is my childhood?”

And if this childhood plays with him at the age of 30, then what to do with this person? He will say: “I’ve been cramming all my life, now I’ll take it and go to Bali for five years”. Then he finds himself some other useless occupation. And there already - once, and 50 years knocked.

You became a dad at 35. Is it sooner or later?

It's late. I will say this - this is a double-edged sword. I am thinking: when my daughter is 25 years old, I will be 60. That is, I will nurse my grandchildren as an old man, one can only hope for great-grandchildren ( laughs). From this point of view, of course, it is bad that it is so late. But there is still inner readiness.

I feel like I'm perfectly ready to be a parent right now. I ate everything, took everything from life. Now we are thinking about a third child.

On the other hand, what if this feeling came to me only because the children were born? Suddenly it would have arisen at the age of 20, and at 30? Go and understand.

Today I took my daughter to kindergarten, came out so pleased and I think: “Oh, dad took his daughter to kindergarten!”. This is a very pleasant realization.

But you must admit, a young 20-year-old man who is still dependent on his parents is probably not the best candidate for the role of a father ...

At 20, it's bad to depend on your parents. A person who wants to earn will earn. We made money during our student years.

If you want to get married, if you want a child, work harder. Otherwise, wait. If you decided to get married and got married, then you have to plow.

And those parents who believe that their child is still small at the age of 20, and begin to help him in every possible way, slipping gifts in the form of an expensive car, apartment, raise their own children. little monster. Such a son turns into a spoiled and useless person.

You said you were thinking about a third child. Perhaps you dream of a son?

didn't guess( laughs). Before Eva was born, I really wanted a son. I was sure that I would have sons. But Eve was born - and everything changed. When my wife became pregnant with her second child, everyone was expecting a boy ... except for me - I said that I wanted a daughter. Diana is born. I took her in my arms, went up to my wife and said:

"Give me a third girl!"

I have two nephews (my sibling Ashot has two sons - Tigran and Grisha) - and it's just another world. Girls are more disciplined, more accurate, more attentive. You can talk and negotiate with girls. It’s more difficult with the boys ... ( laughs).

I can't help but ask about the boys and the modern difficulties that happen to them. Are you aware of the Western trend where Hollywood stars let their sons dress up in girls' clothes?

Oh, yes, I've heard a lot ... First, a little background. Eva has a game where she transforms into different characters. She recently put on a red dress with sequins and declared that she was Pinocchio. The wife answered her: “Eva, Pinocchio is a boy, do boys wear dresses?” She replied: “Well, that’s how it happens…”

In my childhood, this line would have been just a childish, unrelated phrase. And it would just make me laugh. But nowadays this phrase has a completely different meaning ...

Today, parents allow and allow boys to dress like girls and call it childish self-expression.

I have a question: about the self-expression of whom we are talking about - a person who still does not quite understand what is happening in the world?

It's a child. If you call him a self-sufficient person, then let him go into adulthood. But we protect them so that they don’t get hit by a car, we explain how to behave in a given situation so that trouble does not happen. Why do we protect? Because he is not independent yet. So be kind Dear Parents, morally protect children too. Raise your child right. And there, as he grows up, let him decide for himself - for God's sake. And if you educate him correctly, you won’t have to worry about his choice.

Give your child a chance to grow a normal person without leading him astray from the start.

And what about chic holidays, chic shopping - this is not to be called leading the child astray?

We had a conversation with my wife about this. For example, I was against having a big party for Eva's third birthday. But Katya argued that such holidays do not need to be done every year, but there are dates that would be nice to celebrate. For example, a year (this is a holiday for parents - we baptize children) and three years, when friends can already visit the child, when he realizes the atmosphere of the holiday. Next time we will meet closer to school.

But this is a waste of experience. How do you feel about spending on outfits, for example?

We do not shop in branded stores. We buy in medium-sized stores and focus on the quality of things. An interesting detail: recently my mother-in-law went to Auchan and bought a set of children's T-shirts for some pennies. And you know what? The wife looked and says that they are just perfect in quality!

Why does my child have to wear an expensive brand? To whom and, most importantly, that I will prove. I think that there is no point in dressing a child in expensive stores.

Why give away that kind of money? Another thing is if a person has enough money not to notice these expenses. Then please. For many, those stores where I buy are expensive ... You just need to live within your means, and not try to be equal to others. Fortunately, now there is a choice.