Anastasia Shubskaya Is Alexander Ovechkin’s Wife- 10 Unknown Facts

Anastasia Shubskaya is a Russian actress, model, and movie producer. She hails from a famous family as her parents made media waves before, during, and after her birth. While her dad was a businessman, her mum was in the entertainment industry.

Shubskaya is also in the limelight because she got married to a Russian professional Ice Hockey player, Alexander Ovechkin. Alexander is the captain and left-winger of the Washington Capitals of NHL. Although she was born and married into fame, the wife of the hockey player has achieved quite a lot for herself. She grew to pursue a career in modeling, acting, and movie directing.

Early Life Of Anastasia Shubskaya

Anastasia was born on November 16, 1993, in Switzerland and spent most of her formative years there. She was born to Kirill Shubskiy and Vera Vitalievna Glagoleva. Anastasia grew up with two elder sisters named Anna and Maria Nakhapetov.

After spending a while in Switzerland, the Switzerland-born then moved to Moscow, Russia. She made this move with her family and had her high school education. Anastasia attended Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow, and graduated in 2014.

Upon graduating, Nastasiya, as she is fondly called, got another one-month training on acting from the New York Film Academy. She has since established herself as a beautiful model. Her beauty is quite evident although there were rumors about her having plastic surgery which hasn’t been confirmed yet.

Here Are 10 Facts About Anastasia Shubskaya You Should Know

1. What Were Her Parents Known For?

Kirill Shubskiy, Nastasiya’s dad was a ship-businessman who was into construction. He was the CEO of a Russian manufacturing enterprise known as JSC RT-Himkompozit. Her mom Vera Vitalievna was however an actress and movie director. Vera was known for her roles in movies such as ‘Slomannyy Svet’ and ‘Zhenshchin Obizhat ne rekomenduetsya’. Anastasia’s mother also directed the movies ‘One War’ and ‘Zakaz’. Mrs. Vitalievna was born on the 31st of January 1965 and was married to the model’s father till 2017 when she died of Cancer.

2. Nastasiya Has Step-sisters

Anna and Maria are Anastasia’s sisters from her mother’s previous relationship. The two older girls were born to Vera and Rodio Nakhapetov who was a Soviet-American-Russian actor and film director. Glagoleva and Nakhapetov were married until 1988 when they got a divorce and she met and married Anastasia’s father.

3. Shubskaya’s Acting Stint

The young actress began her acting career at the age of 12. Her mother supported her acting career and even featured her daughter in her movie. By Anastasia’s third time acting, she starred along with her mum.

She was a very talented actress and has been featured in movies such as ‘Ca de Bo’, ‘Ferris Wheel’, and ‘A Woman Wants To Know’. However, when she indicated an interest in furthering her acting career, Vera advised her against it. She was however encouraged by her mum to go into film production.

4. She Met Her Husband At The age Of 14

Anastasia Shubskaya met Alexander Ovechkin after the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The actress was only a teenager aged 14 at the time and was opportune to slow dance with the Ice Hockey player. Alexander Ovechkin was 23 years old at the time.

After this first meeting, they both parted ways but were reunited years later when the hockey player stumbled upon her photo on Instagram in 2014. They began to talk and formed a friendship that blossomed into a romantic relationship.

By September of 2015, the teenager-turned-media-sensation and her athlete boyfriend announced their engagement. Their wedding took place almost a year later on the 11th of August 2016. the wedding was held at the Fourth Wedding Palace, Butrskaya, Moscow. Now she is also known as Anastasia Ovechkin.

5. Alexander Ovechkin And His Wife Have Two Children

Married couple, Anastasia and Alexander have welcomed two new members to their family. The couple had their first child a son named Sergio, on the 18th of August 2018. Sergio was born about 2 years after their marriage and named after Alexander’s beloved late brother. Their second child, a boy as well, was born on the 27th of May 2020 and was named Ilya.

6. She Is A Renowned Model

Inspired by her mother and her role in the entertainment industry, Shubskaya wanted to be an actress and a film director. However, she did not limit herself to just this aspect of entertainment.

The 31 year old started her modeling career in 2015 and has worked with many top Russian modeling agencies. Anastasia is a model who was even featured on Elle magazine’s ‘World’s Most Eligible Brides’, ‘Top 10 Bachelorettes in Russia’.

7. Distance Ruined Shubskaya’s First Engagement

The Russian model & actress was formerly engaged to a businessman before she met her now-husband. Anastasia’s then-fiance named Artem Bolshakov was based in the USA as his business made him live there.

Artem and Shubskaya were together for about 3 years until they called off their engagement and broke up. Their breakup was instigated by a breach in communication due to the long distance between them. They were unable to see often and keeping good communication was difficult.

8. Her Husband Suffered A Failed Engagement As Well

39 year-old Russian Ice-hockey player once dated a tennis player known as Maria Kirilenko. They met in the U.S. Open in 2011 and were engaged by 2012. Unfortunately, the relationship between them ended by July 2014. It was after this break-up that he began a relationship with his current wife.

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9. Alexander Ovechkin Was Defended By His Wife When The NHL Punished Him

In January 2021 Alex’s team, the Washington Capitals were fined $100,000 for violating COVID-19 protocols. The fine was given due to an event involving Shubskaya’s husband and a few teammates in a hotel room together. The NHL punished the team for allegedly violating the League’s virus’ protocols.

In response to this, the wife of one of the highest-paid Ice hockey players, Anastasia, criticized this decision. She gave a statement through her Instagram handle about how absurd the fine was as she vented her annoyance. However, her husband took responsibility for his actions in his own released speech.

10. Anastasia Shubskaya Has Never Been Spoilt With Luxury

Being born into a wealthy family and married to one of the richest Ice Hockey players in the NHL, Anastasia was never really freaked by luxuries. Her husband has a net worth of $80 million and earns a salary of $9 million after a $124 million-13-years contract extension with Capital in 2008. By July 2021, Alexander signed another 5-year contract with the team which was at a price of $47.5 million.

However, the celebrity wife and media sensation reveal that she has never been spoilt with riches. She admits to owning some really luxurious jewelry but doesn’t wear them often.

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