The famous TV presenter and talented actress Marina Kim comes from the northern capital of Russia - the city of St. Petersburg. It was there that she was born on August 11, 1983. Currently, the girl is recognized as one of the sexiest TV presenters on domestic television. Marina Kim comes from an international family. Her mother is Russian by origin, but spent her youth in the Baltic states. Dad has Korean roots, which is clearly visible from his last name, but he spent his childhood in Kabardino-Balkaria. None of the family had anything to do with art or show business. Marina Kim’s husband prefers to remain unknown to the public, and nothing is known about his type of activity.

Marina Kim's husband (photo)

The personal life of Marina Kim and her husband are kept strictly secret. The girl does not discuss this topic in interviews and does not talk about it with fans. Of course, it is now very difficult for Kim to hide from the annoying paparazzi and her own fellow journalists. Indeed, from the moment she became a television star, public interest in her person has increased significantly. When Marina took part in the “Dancing with the Stars” project, she was credited with an affair with her parquet partner Alexander Litvinenko. However, none of the duo members confirmed such information.

Marina Kim's biography is full of bright and colorful events. In particular, in 2011, the girl went to celebrate the New Year in the Caribbean. There Marina met Hollywood director Brett Ratner. Kim no longer denied that a romance had broken out between them. The relationship continues to this day, but young people meet only when work schedules allow. Marina Kim and her common-law husband are in no hurry to legitimize their relationship. Fans share joint photos of the presenter and the filmmaker on social networks.

In 2014, Marina Kim and her husband became parents for the first time. They gave birth to a girl who was named Briana. The presenter flatly refused to say who exactly the baby’s father is. But in 2016, the girl found out that she was again in an interesting position. When this became reliably known, the period was already about 4 months.

It was during this period that Kim took part in the television reality show “Without Insurance.” According to this project, Marina had to perform stunts on her own, as a result of which the expectant mother’s body was subjected to numerous overloads. Jogging, somersaults and jumping on a trampoline endangered the life and health of the unborn child, but the TV personality did not abandon the project. Only in February 2016, Marina Kim decided to leave her job and went to America, where she began to prepare to become a mother again.

Marina Kim and her husband attended an ultrasound scan three times, but were unable to find out the sex of the unborn baby until he was born. In the summer of 2016, the TV presenter gave birth to her second child. It turned out to be a girl again, whom her parents decided to name Darina.

The star mother did not immediately tell the fans the good news. A few months after giving birth, Marina Kim has already begun fulfilling her work duties. The name of the baby's father also remains unknown to the public. The children are raised by Marina alone. She devotes all her free time to them and tries to ensure that the little ones do not need anything. The girl refuses to give any comments about her common-law husband and father of her daughters.

1 year ago

TV presenter Marina Kim told BeautyHack about how to look perfect at 6 am, combine motherhood with live broadcasts and cope with psychological difficulties.

-How do you look so fresh early in the morning?

This is a tough question. Once a month I have a crazy week: live broadcast every morning from Monday to Friday. Filming starts at 6:50, and by 6 a.m. I’m already on set. Every week our mobile studio is located at a new location. Today filming is taking place on Manezhnaya Square - 15 minutes from my house, lucky! Sometimes I go to the other end of the city - for example, if the studio was installed in Tsaritsyno, I would set the alarm for 4:30 in the morning.

Living in this mode regularly is very difficult! Even when you are young and belong to yourself. I have a different situation: for example, today at one in the morning the child had a fever, we immediately went to the doctor. At three o'clock in the morning we went home, and an hour and a half later I began preparing for the broadcast. Let’s add to this the child’s cry: “Mom, stay.”

My whole life is to seek and find some kind of balance. But it begins to seem to me that as soon as I find him, he immediately ceases to exist.

-How do you come to your senses after a frantic week of filming?

I try to spend a couple of days alone with myself. Sometimes I even go to a hotel to sleep! I have two children, there is a constant noise effect in the apartment. It’s impossible to get enough sleep: I’ll still lie there and hear someone falling, someone fighting or wanting to eat. Over the years, I came to the idea that we need to be able to recover. This is what I'm working on now.

I always had the feeling that life was passing me by, although the days were very active. As a child, I went to all kinds of amateur clubs, then I started working as a model, acting in videos, studying and managing to combine all this.

It always seemed to me that I was sitting somewhere at a stop and waiting for the train. Now I have a different impression - that this train carried me so quickly through all the stations, what a joy it is to just sit on a green lawn. Exhale, inhale the scent of flowers. I know I can't live life at a slow speed, but I want to start making stops. So that they do not slow me down, but replenish and restore me.

It seems to me that I am now at such an important stage. He is in everything: in relationships with a man, with children, with my work. I strive to transition to a different quality - and not at the expense of “movement”. Now I'm giving up a lot of activities. Yesterday at three o’clock in the morning, for example, there was the premiere of “Game of Thrones” in the metro. You know, at first I even considered this option. Then I realized that this was impossible: at 6 o’clock they were waiting for me on Manezhnaya Square, and at home there was a child with a fever.

-Marina, how did your life change when you had your second child?

She turned into a nightmare. Why are you laughing? You probably simply don’t have two children.

-No, but it seems to me that this is happiness.

Yes, this is terrible happiness. I wasn't ready for this. I didn’t plan either my first or second child. With my first daughter, everything was filled with some kind of romantic mood. Child, new life, new me. After all, everyone who doesn’t have children thinks that this is an endless state of euphoria and happiness. 5% - maybe 10% - for the lucky ones. The remaining 90% is a lot of problems!

Pregnant girls always think - how can they keep in shape, get rid of stretch marks, come to their senses, so that a man will love them, so that they can succeed in society... What small problems these are compared to what happens later in life! All the structures that you had before your child are collapsing (it doesn’t matter whether it’s your first or second). You are building your life anew, from scratch. Plus - not only for yourself, as you are used to. We study ourselves all our lives, trying to somehow include ourselves in society, build what we want. And here there are the desires of a specific person - and this is terribly unfair, but you adjust everything to suit her or him. This is the law of life, of nature. It turns out that for the first three years, a woman and her child are inextricably linked physiologically. Such an interesting moment happens - you do everything simply out of instinct. You are worried, worried, caring for your baby. At the same time, your needs remain inside, but you don’t admit it to yourself. Needs for love, for career advancement. They grow and then “explode.”

I once did an interview with Shakira, and she told me this general phrase: “Children are the best thing in life.” And then this thing: “Not only is something amazing happening to you. Something impossible is happening to you.”

A woman who gives birth to a child really discovers a new person in herself. The mother may not be very caring. Everyone talks about postpartum depression, but this is a very inaccurate description: simply all the walls of your personality crumble - to the ground. Of course, in the end you really become smarter, stronger, tougher, more cunning. There is personal growth in this, but it happens like a big renovation - that’s how all of Moscow is now torn up by technology.

After the birth of my first child, I quickly returned from maternity leave and zealously got involved in work, events, and even went to work on a new channel. I decided to try my hand at aerial gymnastics on the “Without Insurance” show. And so, while I was learning how to do a somersault, I realized that I had been pregnant for three months. I felt great disappointment. For me it was a blow with an iron ball, like Miley Cyrus in the song Wrecking Ball - so I met him again.

Perhaps this also makes some sense. You think that you are suited for one thing - for example, all my life I was focused on a career, so everything worked out for me very quickly. I was 150% focused on work goals. Life unfolds everything in such a way as to reveal new options to you.

With my second child, I needed to change again the active lifestyle that I reveled in and enjoyed. This is despite the fact that both of my pregnancies were easy - I felt great and worked until the 7th month. I didn’t leave my job - but, naturally, I left the “Without Insurance” project. I could no longer jump a triple backflip on a trampoline, but I did all these “somersaults” on the Internet - I became a blogger. She created a YouTube channel about motherhood and went to America to give birth to show people what such an experience is like.

I carefully distracted myself from the very event of the birth of a child. Some people go into conservation, there are girls who stay for 9 months. On the contrary, I keep myself so busy that I don’t even remember that I’m pregnant. I don’t remember whether I ate or didn’t eat, what tests I passed or didn’t pass. I go to doctors in the first months and already during childbirth. Thank God, my physiology and genetics allow it.

The second child was born, and I again realized that I couldn’t do anything. Moreover, all my children are very nervous - for the first three months they scream and cannot calm down. We tried to use drugs, but realized that this was a peculiarity. I had 4 nannies this time and no one could cope.

I think these are certain signals so that you can cope with me! That’s why there are times when I get distracted by things I don’t need. This is a sacrifice that I consciously make - and now I am learning to make motherhood not a sacrifice.

You cannot allow yourself to do such things - to sacrifice something for the sake of children. When they grow up, you psychologically demand dedication from them. But you can’t do that. It is necessary for everyone to live harmoniously, each with their own lives. I'm trying to fix this.

After 30, some wisdom should come. I am learning to accept that there is a natural course of life. It’s difficult for me to float through it, to be flexible, to look around and be in the flow - but life teaches me this. I am three different people: before my first child, between two children and now. This is very difficult for me - children, children's workload, childhood experiences. I don’t understand women for whom this all flows smoothly. Apparently, it’s just a different nature. My children are constantly trying to curb me.

- Marina, what criteria do you use to select nannies?

Honestly, it's all luck. There are no criteria to look at here.

I had a nanny who worked with us for almost three years. I trusted her more than myself and my own mother, but, unfortunately, the trust was not justified. Now I don’t create excessive demands - when you start to “dig in”, perfectionism begins to harm. You don’t see the person behind these requirements, but this, unfortunately, is just as important as the professionalism of the nanny. The nanny practically lives with you, you can’t just take her and take her somewhere.

Therefore, unfortunately, this is another family member, but only in the sense of being nearby. And so, I always emphasize distance. I never allow a nanny into my circle, into my experiences. I believe that this is an employee, an employee, and I always have this conversation with her.

- Have you already noticed any talents in your children? Tell us about your observations.

My eldest daughter Briana is an actress. It is obvious! Her whole day goes on like a big performance, we act it out together. Briana wakes up and says, “Mom, it’s a performance!” I say: “Which one?” She: “Now you will be an old woman, I will be a fisherman, and grandmother will be a goldfish.”

All children act out situations they see, fairy tales they hear. But she does it really talentedly. Captures it instantly and presents the stories very beautifully.

When Briana enters the room, she will talk to everyone, everyone will act in the play, but she cannot concentrate on anything for a long time.

The second daughter is more consistent, persistent, and persistent. Girls have terrible jealousy. The eldest even bit her hand right through. They are having a real fight for my attention.

- Do you follow children's cartoons?

Well, of course! Moreover, I know all the songs from there by heart.

-Can you compare yourself with any character?

For some reason I never thought that it was possible to get into a fairy tale. For example, my daughter is everything at once: Moana, Rapunzel, and Rosette. For me it's the other way around. The only fairy tale I liked as a child was about the Proud Queen.

She was so proud! She woke up, and after the ball all her servants were asleep. The Queen was above warning anyone that she wanted to eat, wash and put on a dress. She spent a week in her room and died.

- What do you learn from your children?

From the eldest I learn freedom and expression of feelings. She does it so naturally, I don’t. I am still a product of society and upbringing. I was taught to hide my feelings. Now that they are there, I just don't know how to show them.

But the child knows everything. I look at her and think: “Oh, I should do that too!”

Briana has a sense of adventure. Even when she goes outside, she says: “Well, mom, are we going to have an adventure?” She talks like that - in phrases from cartoons. And that's cool!

From the youngest I learn patience and hard work. She hasn’t yet learned how to get off the couch, she’ll climb down here and there 40 times to figure out how. I am also a workaholic, but my interest quickly disappears, like a flash.

- Marina, do you have beauty rituals?

I am not a slave to my appearance, I can do without beauty treatments. I was recently in North Korea, doing stories for my program. People live there in a very limited way, as if on another planet. There is no good water, care products, or even normal food! But when I have work to do, I can live without food or sleep.

I have always looked at decorative cosmetics from the perspective of a TV presenter. Tone-plaster, matte textures, contrasting colors, “Kabuki theater makeup.” I am now reconsidering this approach. For example, I fell in love with highlighter - a makeup artist's nightmare. I still can’t put gloss on my lips - it’s taboo for me.

Before broadcasts, I put on my makeup myself, ten minutes is enough for me.

- What is in your cosmetic bag?

Charlotte's Magic Cream, Charlotte Tilbury (works as a makeup base), Radiant Skin Satin Finish Foundation, Becca (I got my Channel One colleagues hooked on this brand), cream corrector and highlighter in the Instant Look in A Palette , Charlotte Tilbury I glue tufts to the edges of the eyelashes, line my eyebrows with Long-Wear Brow Pencil, Bobbi Brown and fill the contour with Charlotte Tilbury shadows from the palette.

- Marina, do you have any favorite salons in Moscow?

I’ve been getting my hair and makeup done by Olga Rubets for 15 years now - I’ll never cheat on her! I wear makeup once every 4 months. I use Oribe hair products - they give my hair a perfect look.

I like new salons with a fresh approach - for example, BBBMoscow. For grand entrances, I turn to the “gray eminence” of Russian television - a secret make-up artist who works on the Rossiya TV channel. If you see perfect makeup on the screen, know that it was his doing.

- Marina, I know that you go to the Pilates studioPMP. Does Pilates replace functional training for you?

The effect of Pilates is amazing - you immediately feel all the muscles. Pilates performs two functions: it gives stress and restores. To enhance the results, it is still better to add functional training and find your balance.

If I go to Pilates 2 times a week and add one or two functional training sessions, my body responds with gratitude.

I go for anti-cellulite massages with Lyusa Petrusenko, at the Fijie salon on Patriarch's. Nowadays it’s not easy to make an appointment with Lucy - there are more and more clients. This is a special massage - Lucy has it from God. I don’t even know what she’s doing and I’m not interested - I just feel that my body is reacting to her. Lucy is famous for her ability to “put your butt in place” and “sculpt” your figure.

- Tell me honestly, do you eat bread and sweets?

Now I have no restrictions, but after the second birth I felt a shock. The weight did not come off as quickly as after the first birth. A stomach appeared, which became a psychological trauma for me.

I tried various procedures, but realized that they don’t work without a diet - then I ordered a course of “Provkus” boxes from fitness bikini Katya Krasavina. I liked it - the weight came off effectively, within a week I got used to this nutrition system, it was not difficult to endure.

- I know that you sent your daughters for massage from the age of 3 months. Was this the right decision?

Yes! Our country has proven to be a leader in this matter. For example, you talk about children's massage in America - people roll their eyes and are completely sure that massage interferes with children's development. In Russia and India, the practice of massage for children has existed for a very long time. According to my observations, children sleep better after this, and the baby’s body develops before our eyes, the result is noticeable every week. I advise you to look for a massage therapist through word of mouth - this way you will find a specialist whom you will truly trust.

- Marina, imagine that you met yourself on the street at 17 years old. What would you say?

I would smile. You know, sometimes in life you don’t need to say anything. It is useless to try to explain or suggest something. The only thing I missed at 17 years old was warmth, human exchange, a feeling of freedom and openness. When you are young, everything is “seething” in your head, you are hostile to society, to the world, to yourself. It is very important that in this society there is someone who will say “Good morning”, “Good afternoon” to you and smile.

- Who would you like to have breakfast with among the people who have ever lived?

I love the breakfast format. I would have breakfast with four people. With my grandparents...

- Marina, what qualities help you live?

They help... Nothing helps, but there are qualities without which I am not me. Emotionality, haste... Unconsciously I’m in a hurry all the time - I understand that I shouldn’t, but I continue to rush.

There is a quality that I would like to have - to truly love. Some people succeed right away, others over time. I wish I had this.

Interview and text: Dilyara Telyasheva

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At 24, she became the youngest evening news anchor on a major national channel. Marina Kim was the face of the “News at 20.00” program for several years; later she began making documentaries for “Russia 1” and doing a weekly review about the life of Moscow. In the spring of 2014, Kim disappeared from the air to appear on Channel One in the new television season. Since then, in the mornings she talks about recipes for a good mood, congratulates celebrity guests on premieres and anniversaries, and reveals the culinary tricks of experienced housewives. This spring, reporters noticed the TV presenter in company with Hollywood director Brett Ratner. A little later, Kim admitted that they had been dating for several years. She talks about her lover with pleasure, but is reluctant to name the status of their relationship. And there is enough of such “personal and dear” things in her life.

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Beautiful! I like everything that happens in the family, in relationships, with a child, at work. I don’t divide life into any parallel stories: when I’m at work, I call and ask what’s wrong with the child, and at the same time I write texts. I have a loved one, but at the same time I think about new projects and continue to work on old ones. And all this happens at the same time.

website: There are times in life when a person is more busy with work or, conversely, passionate about his personal life...

M.K.: I have had such periods, and they are beautiful in their own way. But still, at some point you feel inadequate.

“If you work with your head, as it was when I worked on the Russia 1 channel, in the Vesti program, I understood that I was missing something. Then I made a bet on my personal life, but did not feel absolutely happy. Relationships are generally something that cannot be predicted. Therefore, in the end, I came to the conclusion: my main aspect is not work or personal life. I’m just a person, and I should feel good from all sides.”

website: Remember the moment when you realized that you were tired of work?

M.K.: At some point I had a “turning point”; it seemed to me that I needed to get involved in my personal life as aggressively as in my work. Nothing worked, I was very upset. Probably at that moment a rethink occurred, and I asked myself several questions: “What next? Do I want to be a news anchor all my life? Why do my acquaintances meet with friends, but I seem to be deprived of such pleasure? Why is there only talk around me about Putin, Obama, Syria, Ukraine? Why don’t I discuss with my friends what kind of handbag I bought?” That’s when I realized that life is not limited to the release of the Vesti news program. The process went on, and then a child appeared in my life.

M.K.: No... I didn’t do anything special, I didn’t plan it.

website: There is a type of woman who understands that by the age of 30 they definitely need to give birth to a child, even if there is no candidate for husband, and then they will raise him on their own, and so on...

M.K.: I had this happen at the age of 24, when I was the youngest anchor who was assigned to anchor the country’s main news broadcast in prime time. I felt wildly serious and responsible. It seemed to me that I was capable of deciding the fate of the world. That’s when I seriously planned: now I’ll quickly find a husband, give birth to a child, and continue to serve my homeland. But, thank God, life is a harmonious thing. Through trial, error and rethinking, it became clear to me that family, husband, child do not appear by order. It is impossible, as in a plot plan, to write out the timing, timing, and action according to the picture, and then edit it so that it looks more attractive. Everything in our life happens naturally.

M.K.: I have no concept of “wanted” or “unwanted” pregnancy...

website: But it all depends on whether your loved one is nearby or not, what your immediate plans are...

M.K.: I view the birth of a child as a sacred act. For me, this is divine providence, a process in which we take minimal participation. Nothing depends on us - neither women nor men.

website: What were you doing when you found out you were expecting a child?

M.K.: I was filming a documentary about the feat of Soviet troops in Korea. And this picture was divided into two parts: North Korea and South. There was exactly a month between business trips to the two countries. And during this time I managed to get pregnant. Of course, I took little part in editing the film, because I was already preparing for childbirth.

M.K.: I'm not talking about the father of my child. It is possible that someday I will mature and “reveal all my cards.”

website: Did you enter into a relationship with Hollywood director and producer Brett Ratner free?

M.K.: In principle, I consider myself a free person and I do not live in North Korea. I appreciate it when I am given this freedom in communication.

M.K.: I can say that I agree to be with a person on the condition that he gives me freedom. And I give it to him.

M.K.: This is an interesting question. And I haven’t answered it to myself yet. I like being around him. I admire his talent, I admire his achievements, because he achieved everything himself. At the same time, he is emotional, like a child. He maintained a very sincere attitude towards the world, which seems impossible in his profession. I can’t single out just one thing, because if you sit down and write “5 qualities of an ideal husband” on a piece of paper, you can give up. Both on the leaf and on yourself. In addition to all the traditional things that I feel for him: love, passion, respect, I am incredibly interested in the man himself. It’s always easy and simple with him because he has no “red flags.” Brett is an open person; everything comes out to you at once. On the contrary, I am always reserved, but next to him it’s impossible to do that.

website: How long did it take from the first meeting to the first kiss?

M.K.: We met five years ago when I was on vacation. We talked for exactly ten minutes and went to different countries and continents. A year later, I was on a plane where an incredible story happened. I decided to watch a movie and out of 500 options I chose his film. Why is not clear. Then I landed and received a text from him: “How are you?” This was a sign for me.

Then I had a business trip to Budapest, where he was filming. And already there our first real date took place. Before this meeting, some messages just came from him periodically. Apparently, something in me caught his attention.

M.K.: Don't even know. I remember that then he really surprised me, saying: “You must give birth to a child for me.” And he said so insistently. However, we did not agree on a future meeting. We probably both liked this format of relationship: being together because we ourselves want it, and not because we are bound by some kind of agreement.

M.K.: If we compare them with a child, then I believe that the baby is already walking, eating on his own, but still looking at the world in surprise. What Brett and I have is just the beginning. It is impossible to set deadlines, because for some, even 10 years after meeting, only the early phase of the relationship will continue.

M.K.: Yes. He is over 40 years old, he has never been married, his whole life is connected with work, which he often talks about.

“Brett likes to emphasize that for the first 15 years he was focused only on his career, and next to him was a person who understood everything and did not demand anything in return. Those relationships fell apart, and now he is already at a different level of development - both spiritual and creative. He needs a loved one of a different scale. I don’t predict how our relationship with him will develop, but there is an attraction.”

He is interested in me, my path, my thoughts and desires. And this is very important. And I am incredibly interested in him and his views. This is a man who has an incredible understanding of contemporary art. His circle of acquaintances is the world elite, bohemians: directors, pop stars, filmmakers, photographers, contemporary artists. I understand how serious this orbit is.

M.K.: Never. This is, firstly, its feature, which I respect very much. Secondly, he is an American, and according to the law there you cannot be assertive, because if something goes wrong, you can end up behind bars.

“Brett, by the way, was waiting, worried that he did not feel obvious interest on my part. At first I didn’t have any thoughts about him. But in Budapest everything happened very spontaneously, just in a second.”

I once talked with a friend, and she said: “So I sat down with a young man and after an hour of conversation I realized that this was mine and everything was serious.” I sit and think: “Oh my God, how did you understand this?!” What a gift the man has!” No, all these receptors are turned off for me, until the last moment I don’t realize what’s happening. So when everything happens, for me it’s like a flash of light, that’s it!

. How do you manage to date?

M.K.: Differently. Sometimes we don’t see each other for a month, sometimes we meet once a week. It rarely happens in Europe, and it’s hard for me to fly to America often. But the sweeter the meeting is when both people are looking forward to it. I think it prolongs the relationship. He was recently in Paris, then I flew to New York for the premiere of his film. This is the first relationship in my life where I completely rely on fate. I'm not forcing anything. There is a possibility - we meet, there is no possibility - that means we have to wait and check our feelings.

M.K.: The program is intense. Brett spins like a squirrel in a wheel - he moves his paws at incredible speed! He has 10-15 meetings scheduled per day. But he always finds time for a romantic dinner, and then again business meetings. I’m not trying to pull the blanket over myself: “Cancel everything, I’ve arrived. Now we’ll go to the park, then we’ll go to a diner, and in the evening we’ll look at Los Angeles from the hill!” It's more important to me to see what Brett is like in his natural state.

M.K.: Before the publication of photographs by the American paparazzi, no one really knew me. But Brett always introduced me to his friends as a well-known journalist and TV presenter in Russia. He proudly talks about my projects and documentaries. Americans have a huge interest in Russia, in the Russian people.

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An elegant woman, a caring mother, an actress and a brilliant dancer - all this is about an excellent journalist named Marina Kim (TV presenter). The personal life of such a beauty interests many viewers. She is raising two small children, but this does not stop her from building her successful career on television year after year. You can only learn from her the ability to plan time and manage everywhere. What is her secret?

Childhood

The future famous TV presenter was born and raised in the hero city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Marina Kim is a mestizo, her father is a Russified Korean, and her mother is Russian, whose childhood was spent in the Baltic states. Marina’s relatives have nothing to do with cinema or television; the head of the family is a businessman, and her mother works as a teacher at a higher educational institution.

Since childhood, Marina was a very artistic and creative child; the girl really liked ballet and choreography classes. In high school, namely at the age of 16, Kim began to try herself in the field of modeling. Her appearance, non-standard for central Russia, became a kind of calling card of the future star. The girl began to be invited to shoot music videos.

Studying at the University

After finishing 11th grade, Marina Kim studied for 2 years at St. Petersburg State University. This was followed by a move to Moscow and study at MGIMO, where she specialized in North American studies. At some point, the ambitious girl realized that a career as a diplomat was not for her, and therefore decided to take TV presenter courses, which were conducted by the Institute for Advanced Training of Television and Radio Workers. In her last year of study at MGIMO, Marina began her career on TV.

Marina Kim (TV presenter): photo, career

The future famous presenter’s first place of work was the RBC-TV channel, where she told viewers about the analytics of Asian stock indices in the “Markets” program. In 2007, Marina Kim was invited to work as a regional news presenter on the federal channel Rossiya. And already in 2008, she was approved for the role of host of the Vesti program, which was broadcast throughout Russia. In addition, Marina Kim interviewed and worked as a correspondent for the programs “Vesti on Saturday”, “News of the Week”, “Vesti”.

Marina's enormous popularity among the audience led her to the show "Dancing with the Stars", where she won 2nd place (her partner was Alexander Litvinenko).

In 2013, Kim hosted the “Week in the City” program for some time, where she talked about incidents in Moscow. In 2014, Marina Kim changed her job; now she is the host of a morning program on Channel One.

Participation in documentaries and feature films

The famous TV presenter has 2 roles in feature films, as well as participation in the filming of documentaries. The role in the film “Serco” (directed by Joel Farge) was Marina’s debut, where she played together with Alexei Chadov. In the comedy “Bishkek, I Love You” she got the main role. In 2013, she took part in the creation of a documentary about North Korea.

Marina Kim (TV presenter). Personal life

Unlike many domestic and foreign stars, Marina does not like to put her life on public display. But by doing so, she only increases interest in her person. After participating in the entertainment program “Dancing with the Stars,” the public began to attribute Kim to an affair with Alexander Litvinenko, with whom she performed together. But the young people did not confirm the speculations of the press and viewers.

In 2011, Marina Kim met an American director named Brett Ratner. They met on New Year's Eve. The Russian TV presenter really liked the talented filmmaker. He is almost 15 years older than Marina. Bratt was the producer of several famous films: “Horrible Bosses”, “The Revenant”, “Hercules”, “The Water Seeker”, “21”.

After some time, the couple confirmed the rumors about their romance. It’s hard to believe, but despite the fact that Marina and Bratt have been together for a long time, they still have not formalized their marriage. In many of her interviews, Kim admits that she is a happy woman, and she is very lucky in her personal life.

Children

As mentioned above, the heroine of this article is not married. Filming and business trips take up a lot of her time. Marina Kim is a TV presenter. Personal life, children - it would seem that there may simply not be time left for this in her busy work schedule. But this is not true at all! Surprisingly, Marina is the mother of daughters the same age!

In 2014, in one of the maternity wards of a clinic in Los Angeles, the famous Russian TV presenter gave birth to her first child, daughter Briana. Journalists and fans of the star wondered - who is the girl's father? But the new mother was in no hurry to reveal all her secrets.

Recovery from pregnancy and childbirth did not take long for Marina; already in 2015, viewers saw her in the show “Without Insurance,” which was broadcast on Channel One. In the middle of the season of the popular program, it became known that Kim was pregnant, so she would not be able to continue to participate in the dangerous numbers of the project.

In the summer of 2016, the whole country learned that Marina Kim (TV presenter) gave birth to her second child. This time, a clinic in Miami was chosen for the birth. The girl was given an unusual name - Darina. Marina has still not officially named the father of her children, but many viewers guess that it is Brett Ratner. At the moment, Kim has already returned to work on Channel One in order to again delight her fans with interesting news and advice.

To begin with, Marina Kim stated that the birth of her second child was a gift of fate. Actually, that’s why she named her daughter Darina. It turns out that the TV presenter actively trained for the show “Without Insurance,” taking special supplements twice a day. Marina considers it a miracle that the baby was born absolutely healthy.

Darina has been feeding on formula almost since birth. Kim decided to bottle-feed after how stressful breastfeeding her eldest daughter, Briana, was for her. "I was very nervous, I left milk all the time. Then the Ice Age began, daily training. And it was, of course, a nightmare! I sent milk with the driver, he got stuck in a traffic jam, at this time the child at home was screaming from hunger... Everyone was on edge. A month later, I switched Briana to formula, and then we exhaled,” Kim explained.

According to the TV presenter, in the second month of life, both of her girls became somehow “crazy”: either colic or something else. For example, with Darina we had to develop an unusual feeding scheme. “Now Darina has a peculiarity: we feed the child only in her sleep. She needs to be rocked, put to sleep so that she falls asleep, and only then can she eat. If you feed her while awake, she gets excited, worries, gasps for air. And she can’t really to eat. That’s the peculiarity. By the time we realized this ourselves, three months had passed. We just had to get used to it,” said Marina.

“I was very scared then for both her and the youngest - I was afraid that she would also catch this infection. It was real horror!”

Briana is jealous of Darina's mother. “He lies down on the changing table, his legs dangling, and says: “Mom, swaddle me. Mom, change the diaper." He takes his sister's nipples and sucks. "Mom, take me in your arms too. Mom, give me some milk." He climbs into her crib. He rides on her rocking chair. He tries in every possible way to show that she, too, can be little, so there is no need for a second girl. She tells me: "Leave her. Put. Give it to the nanny,” TV Program quotes Marina Kim.

Now, while Darina is still very small, the presenter tries to devote all her time to Briana. However, when the youngest daughter grows up, Marina is sure that a real war will break out between the girls for her mother. “Briana is also a commander by nature. She tells everyone what to do. She will build even a small one,” Kim stated.

There was also talk about the girls' father, whom the presenter does not advertise. According to Marina, dad prefers to keep his distance from the girls. "You know, there is a category of husbands who help a lot. Nowadays there is even such a fashion: mom is at work, and a young dad is doing laps in the park with a stroller. This has never happened in my life. Love, attention - all this is there. But for dad girls have become an analogue of a nanny - this doesn’t work. I take it calmly. To each his own,” the presenter noted.

Marina thought that the second birth would be easier, because she already knew what to prepare for. However, the process still turned out to be a big blow for her. In addition, the first month after Darina’s birth seemed like hell for the presenter. “All this is due to the fact that you don’t sleep, solve the problem with the breast, establish feeding. Then, on the contrary, you try to reduce. The child either does not take the breast or the pacifier. Anyone who has been worried about this is familiar. And accordingly, the brain is occupied only with this “I experienced enormous stress,” admitted Marina.