When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.

The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.

I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.

I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little.

My childhood gave me resilience - and there's little that can surprise me in life.

The best part of work is always working with people and getting to know them and having the sense that you're not actually working.

I wear fragrance when I feel that just makeup is not enough. I'm not someone who uses it daily, but when I do, I feel so proud that I remembered and almost like I treated myself because I work really hard.