How did Irisha Blokhin, whose biography is so closely connected with the star name of her father, come to success? An athlete, singer, and happy mother of two girls, Irisha was able to escape from the shadow of her parents and build a dizzying career. Read all the details from the life of a star in our article.
Irina Olegovna Blokhina (stage name abroad Ireesha) is a Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics choreographer, actress, singer, and TV presenter who has managed to build an impressive career in Ukrainian sports and television in a few years.
Birth name: Irina Olegovna Blokhina
Date of birth: January 15, 1983 (age 34)
Nationality: Ukrainian
Citizenship: Ukraine
Occupation: choreographer of the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics team, singer, TV presenter
It is not easy to be the daughter of famous parents, on the one hand, being in their shadow, and on the other hand, to justify the high expectations of others. Irina Blokhina knows this firsthand, as well as how to deal with such pressure and find her own path to success.
Biography of Irisha Blokhina
Irina was born on January 15, 1983, in Kyiv in the family of sports stars of the USSR: the famous football player Oleg Blokhin and the world champion in rhythmic gymnastics Irina Deryugina.
It is not surprising that from a young age, Irisha was actively involved in sports, moreover, several types at the same time, including gymnastics.
But not only in sports, but Irina also showed her talents: in 1999, the girl won a scholarship at the Guitar Center (Sunset Blvd) music competition and often performed on concert stages in Ukraine.
Their passion for the arts for Blokhin did not end there. She was also interested in acting and even went closer to Hollywood to learn from the masters. The girl spent several years in Los Angeles and graduated from the four-year acting school “At Los Angeles College of Music”.
In the USA, Irisha took up her musical career seriously and even released several albums. Mainly pop, jazz and club music.
In the same place, Blokhin tried her acting skills, playing several episodes in an art-house movie and appearing in Adam Sandler’s films “Click: With a remote control for life” and in other comedy films and TV shows – “Two and a Half Men”, “Thank you”.
After returning to Ukraine, Irisha worked at the Deriugins School of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
During the 2012 European Football Championship, Blokhin tried herself as a TV presenter in the Great Football program on the Ukraine TV channel together with Oleksandr Denisov, and also became the author and performer of the Euro 2012 anthem “For the whole world”.
Now Irisha is the main choreographer of the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics team and puts numbers on our Olympic candidates. At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Blokhin’s ward Anna Rizatdinova won a bronze medal.
Irisha Blokhina is a singer. Music albums
- “Scissors” (producer Rybchynsky Yuri Yevgenyevich).
- “I’ll stay”
- “We Make This World GO!”, “Tochka. Love”, “Let’s Connect the Whole World”, “Our Time to Shine”.
Filmography of Blokhin
- Secret Agent (2008) short film
- Click: Remote for Life (2006) Click … Jogger
- Two and a Half Men (TV series 2003 – 2015) Two and a Half Men … Woman
Personal life
Irina’s first husband was the infamous rapper Sergei Larkin (Larson), whom she divorced less than a year later. Sergei died in a car accident in 2015, and Irina said she couldn’t believe he was dead:
“I am one of those people who knew Seryozha for real, as he really is – bright and fair. He fought for kindness in the world, for justice in the life of every person. He was cheerful and kind. I believe, I know, I feel that he will continue to shine with the light of his soul and good intentions for all of us.”
The second time, Irisha married Oleksiy Brynzak, the son of the President of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine Volodymyr Brynzak, in 2014. According to the spouses, their parents tried to bring them together, but they themselves did not want it then:
“Yes, she didn’t want to meet with me, and I didn’t want to meet with her. A friend says to me: “Why are you sitting at home, go for a walk with a beautiful girl.
She’s blonde, blue eyes, fresh out of LA.” I remember that I arrived at the Dnepr Hotel – we agreed to meet there – and she goes with her mother and ex-husband, and I think: “Class, the first date and immediately with my mother and my mother’s husband. Nice evening!” Alexey said.
The story of their love began uneasily, but ended very romantically:
“We then met for 4 years, then broke up, then reconciled, then broke up. I was ready for a family for a long time, when I met him, I always understood that Alexei is the person with whom I want children. But then it was not the time, ”Irisha confesses in an interview.
The time has come very soon and Alexey proposed to Irisha at a friend’s wedding in Mallorca.
“Alex is the most romantic man on the planet. He gives me such gifts and surprises that surprise me more and more every time!
I remember how he confessed his love to me already on the second day, sending a huge bouquet of flowers, and in it a note – I still keep it. During our first meetings, Alexei said that I was exactly the girl who would one day become his wife and mother of his children.
I remember that somehow in his things I found tickets to the cinema – our first joint trip, then still small notes where he wrote poems to me. This is so touching!
Sometimes I come home, and there is a surprise – dozens of lit candles and a table set for dinner. Or, waking up in the morning, I see the whole bed in rose petals, ”says the star about her family life.
In November 2014, a daughter was born in their family, who received the name, Jacqueline:
“We thought about the name for a long time. Initially, they wanted to call their daughter a different name, but when it was announced as native, no one agreed with us.
We were asked to consider another option. We settled on Jacqueline – this name reflects the energy of our doc. The daughter became Jacqueline Alekseevna Brynzak. I want to say right away that in no case did we name our daughter in honor of Jacqueline Kennedy, as many had time to think.
Irina gave birth to a daughter in Los Angeles, which is her second home with Alexei. In addition, the price and level of medicine turned out to be decisive factors in this matter.
Now the baby goes to work with her mother and is actively involved in sports and music.
In 2018, it became known that Irisha and Alexei were expecting their second child. The baby was supposed to be born in the summer.
And so it happened! The latest news is that the proud mother has already managed to share a joyful event on social networks.
Irisha Blokhina gave birth to her second child
On July 18, 2018, Irisha Blokhina gave birth to her second daughter.
“Welcome to this world, Gabriel Brynzak. She was born on 07/18/2018. From the hands and heart of God to ours,” Irisha wrote in her microblog on Instagram. And she even showed the first photo of the baby – however, there are only tiny legs in the frame.
For the second time, a celebrity became a mother in Kyiv – but in which of the clinics the birth took place is still unknown.
We only know that both mother and baby feel great and will go home very soon.