Keeping up with everything I do requires some sacrifices, but once and a while I need to take some time to myself.

Russian women are very friendly with makeup, almost too friendly sometimes.

If we're talking about being skinny or losing weight, I don't have that problem; it's genetics.

But when my grandmother saw me plucking [my eyebrows] she said: 'Don't. You will regret it. One day you will wake up with no eyebrows and think how stupid you were. Your eyebrows are the most beautiful thing about you.'

My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

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

Sometimes I just need to switch off.