70-year-old Leontyev bought a villa in Miami for $ 5 million and is going to be the father
'21.03.2019'
Source: TVNZ
On March 19, Valery Leontiev turned 70 years old. In his biography (by the way, it is called “Valery Leontiev”), the artist explained why he is Casanova on stage, and outside the stage - a man in a case, hiding any details of his personal life. KP I learned more about what the singer lives and what plans he makes.
- Someone is overgrown with a large number of wives, children from first and subsequent marriages. For this love of love, hardly anyone can be blamed, a person is so made. Someone is monogamous, lives with one person all his life. God knows whether he is happy about it or not. Someone, having once tried to connect their fate with someone else's, prefers a different life. Obviously, I am one of the latter. Without magnificent weddings, wedding ceremonies, without numerous mistresses, who are all familiar with each other and whom everyone knows. I can say that on a personal level, I am quite comfortable and do not need additional services. And when I need it, we can completely solve this issue.
Already 47 for years Valery Yakovlevich is married to Lyudmila Isakovich. She is always in the shadows, and the last 25 years has been living in Miami, where Leontiev has real estate. Husband comes to Lyudmila after touring to recuperate at the ocean.
"Married modestly, without guests"
- We met Valera in 1972. In those years I was the musical director of the Syktyvkar ensemble "Echo". One day a very handsome, stylish young man came to us. And I immediately realized that this guy has a great future: he was so flexible, with interesting vocals, - said Lyudmila in an interview with KP. - At first we just worked together and only then realized that we could not live without each other.
For many years we lived in an unofficial marriage. They got married only in 1998 in America. In the States, our wedding took place without any fanfare: we just formalized the relationship at the local registry office and celebrated in a restaurant - together, without guests.
At first, of course, it was very difficult. But when I left for America, I understood that this was laying the foundation for our future life. From the long separation, our feelings only became stronger. We constantly called back, wrote letters. Then we bought a house there, and Valera had the opportunity to visit me in Miami more often. The husband decorated the house with tiger skins, figurines of African gods, masks - he tried to show his artistic essence as much as possible. There are a lot of flowers - I think there should be a lot of greenery in the house.
In Miami, the artist's wife opened a business. The hotel and a hairdresser for dogs, which was managed by Lyudmila Isakovich, were right on their territory with Valery.
Bought a villa for $ 5 million
The singer's nest was located in 50 km from the center of Miami Beach, near the botanical garden, in the elite area of Coral Gables, where the Villa Whitney Houston is located.
The mansion with an area of 386 square meters with three bedrooms and five bathrooms, according to friends of the artist, has recently been rented out. And now it is put up for sale with a starting price of $ 2,5 million. On real estate websites we found a photo of Leontyev's Miami property. The walls of the house are decorated with portraits of Valery Yakovlevich. And the library is full of science fiction books. In particular, the creations of the favorite singer author - Stephen King.
- Over the years Valera has saved up a lot of money, so he decided to buy a more luxurious house in Miami. His wife Lucy is engaged in the arrangement of the new home, - says the former administrator of the artist Alexander Bogdanovich. - Some interior details Valery Yakovlevich was helped to choose by his colleague Philip Kirkorov, who also has a house in Miami.
During repairs in his old house there was a curiosity: the workers sawed off the hands of the statue of the Buddha. Apparently, they thought that it was gold ... The situation in the new apartments is even more chic. The house has six bedrooms, a swimming pool, a gym. The mansion is located on the waterfront.
On real estate sites, we found a photo of the singer's new nest. The building is not entirely new - in 2001. But the house is solid. In 2013, realtors estimated it at $ 6 million. Now its cost is just over 5 million "green".
The property of the artist is recorded not only for him, but also for his wife Lyudmila.
Will the nursery appear in the new house?
Not so long ago, Valery Leontyev admitted that he was thinking about his heirs. Like, earlier because of his passion for the profession, he didn’t even have thoughts about offspring.
- Children are good only when they look from other people's balconies. But if Valera wants to become a father, I will support his decision, - said the artist's wife Lyudmila in an interview with KP.
It is possible that in the new house of the singer in Miami will be children. As the former administrator Leontyeva Alexander Bogdanovich told Komsomolskaya Pravda, 70-year-old Kazanova has been busy in recent years searching for a surrogate mother for her child.
- Leontiev does not abandon plans to become a father. Valery Yakovlevich's wife, Lusya, believes that a surrogate mother should have a decent "pedigree", good genes. Therefore, he and Leontyev are still looking at the questionnaires, looking for a suitable surrogate mother for their unborn child, - the ex-assistant of the hero of the day admitted to Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Specifically
Fees spent on outfits and decorations
- Leontyev and at 70 years old one of the most demanded Russian singers. His fee for a box office concert is 1 million rubles. At the same time, the halls are always full, ”the star promoter Sergey Lavrov told KP. - Yes, and at corporate parties he is a frequent guest. Wealthy fans are ready to part for Casanova's performance, sometimes from 3 million rubles ($ 46600).
What, besides real estate and antiques, does the famous singer spend his millions?
- Valery Yakovlevich loves beautiful designer outfits. His favorite couturier is Jean-Paul Gaultier. And for going out, Leontyev chooses outfits from Versace and the English artist Dirk Brickingham. Although most of the costumes for stage images for Leontyev are sewn by Russian fashion masters, says the former assistant to the singer Alexander Bogdanovich. - Another passion of Valery Yakovlevich is jewelry. Several years ago, the artist's Moscow apartment was robbed. The criminals took out 5 million rubles (more than 77 thousand dollars) and jewelry worth almost $ 1 million. Now Valery Yakovlevich is slowly restoring the collection. I know that for the anniversary, he looked for a very expensive ring in Miami, the author of which is a master who made jewelry for Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Diana.
Real estate
Hotel for dogs closed
According to the couple's friends, the singer’s wife, having moved to a new house, closed the hotel for dogs.
- Now Valery Yakovlevich's wife shears only dogs from the island of millionaires Fisher Island. You can get to Fisher Island only by a special ferry - at the invitation of a resident of the island. There are, for example, the villas of Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias. The composer Igor Krutoy also lives there, - say Leontyev's acquaintances.
According to friends of the birthday boy, Lyudmila Isakovich decided to close the hotel for dogs, because she was tired of this business.
- On Lyusa, and so the whole life, - say people from the environment of Leontiev. - In particular, the selection of staff around the house. In Moscow, Leontyev, apart from a three-story apartment in the Sukharevskaya area (there is a decent staff of assistants, including a cook), has no real estate. Although earlier he had a house in Valentinovka near Moscow. But then he decided to sell it, because the mansion was constantly empty due to the owner's active touring life.
Instead, Leontiev bought 11 years ago a villa in Spain, near the city of Alicante. Then the purchase of new apartments cost Valera 4 million euros, or 4,5 million dollars (by the way, the Beckham couple lives there).
However, this house of the artist was soon abandoned by him. That is why Valeriy Yakovlevich’s wife, having agreed with local realtors, rented the mansion.
