Irakli Makatsaria with a girl. Irakli Makatsaria

13:06 16.05.2017

According to outdated statistics, the ratio of girls to boys was once 10:9. I bring fresh reports from the field: for one Irakli Makatsaria there are several hundred girls. After two hundred I lost count.

Or about the rich collection of friends in Tbilisi

Despite the cold, there were no fewer girls on the street

Here, for example, are graduates of the Ukrainian Film School, of whom there were three in one photo, and more than two dozen in one casting

Some demonstrated Irakli's vocal talents...

Someone - the ability to wait like no other

The Bachelor himself, who was ex-single and now single again - well, you get the idea - made estimates in his mind

And his support group in the person of, for example, the head of the tourism department of the Kyiv City State Administration Anton Taranenko - and not in his mind, but in a special application. Photo - assessment - brief comment. This trick didn’t bother me - I asked him everything about work.

For Irakli Makatsaria, too, because brides are brides, and Caesar needs to find out everything about cinema.

- Irakli, the last time we met was on the set of an Indian film. Then there was talk of launching other Indian projects in Ukraine. At what stage are these projects now?

Here or in Georgia?

- Here and there.

We are constantly filming in Georgia, even now. Several projects are in the process of negotiations in Ukraine. Very soon, within a week or a week and a half, the Indian group will come to scout locations. I think we'll start filming in July. It is assumed that filming will take place in Kyiv and Lvov. In addition to the projects we talked about in the winter, there are several more in development. For example, there is talk about one full-length film, which we will shoot entirely in Lvov.

I consider cooperation with Indian productions to be a very promising direction, so we are constantly moving forward in this matter and developing.

- Last time the main obstacle to filming was the complex and expensive visa process...

Yes, and everything has changed since it was simplified. Ukraine has simplified visa procedures; permission to enter the country can be obtained directly at the airport and it costs less.

- Let's talk about “Groom from Georgia.” You presented the film script at the OIFF, and now you are submitting it to Goskino pitching.

Not really, in Odessa we presented another idea, the first concept of the script. We worked on several scenes to submit a draft to the festival section. Now the basic idea has not changed, but this is already a fully developed script.

- Are you also going to take projects to the OIFF this year?

I want to, but I have an incredible amount of projects and work in Georgia right now. In any case, Anya (Palenchuk, - MN ) will introduce them for both of us if necessary.

Are there any changes in the script for the main character? Or what’s the problem, why are you looking for a performer for so long?

I don't treat this project as a commercial one. That is, of course, I want it to be successful with the audience and widely distributed. But this is still the first film that Anya and I came up with ourselves, wrote ourselves and are filming for ourselves. The approach to the process is slightly different than in the case of commercial projects. Even when we were looking for the leading actor, I didn’t say that I would play the hero, but went along with the actors to cast. And if the director had found someone who could better convey the emotions inherent in the script, we would have filmed a different person. I am first and foremost a film producer, it is important for me to convey the story and the emotions that are embedded in it, if another actor would be more suitable for the role, I would be only happy.

But in our script even more depends on the main character than on the hero. We looked at both actresses and those who had never acted in films, because we were looking for that very zest and sincerity that the heroine has.

- And what do you think of the casting participants?

I would like to immediately take this opportunity to thank everyone. The idea of ​​this casting arose quite spontaneously and was implemented in a short time. We decided to do the casting literally four days before I flew to Kyiv from Georgia, and I didn’t even count on such a response.

- I noticed the casting venue about five hundred meters away in a huge queue at the entrance.

Even girls from other countries came, not to mention from other cities. Today we were not able to talk to everyone personally, unfortunately. But the casting managers wrote down business cards and took contact information for each, we will definitely consider everyone and continue this process. We will continue to do auditions and new castings.

- Do you already have an idea of ​​when you will start filming?

In an ideal world, if everything goes well with both pitching and casting, we would like to start filming in the fall.

Here co-producer Anna Palenchuk rushed to Irakli’s aid:

Only God - and, perhaps, Philip Yuryevich - knows when the results of the pitching will be. In many ways, the start of filming depends on whether we receive government support.

- But this is not the only source of financing?

Not the only one, there are interested companies and partners in Georgia - for example, the Georgian channel.

- Speaking of the TV channel, is this the same broadcaster on which Irakli is now a dancing star?

Yes, Irakli takes part in the “Dancing with the Stars” project, one of the most rated shows on the Georgian channel. Irakli is well known in Ukraine. In Georgia, the Institute of Stars does not work the same way as here. But participation in the project, complex productions and Irakli’s charisma did their job - it worked well to increase his recognition in the country. Now he is constantly rehearsing, and we even worry about his crazy pace, both rehearsals and filming... But the main thing is that Irakli gets great pleasure from the project "Dancing with the Stars".

- Is he performing successfully?

- Let's go back to the film. Haven’t talked to distributors yet, here or in Georgia?

We are negotiating. But this is not the most important stage now. The main thing is to find funding. In any case, my company 435 FILMS has already distributed films, and there is a possibility that we will negotiate with cinemas ourselves.

It’s difficult to predict anything - the idea of ​​casting, for example, arose a week ago, collectively we came up with a format and within a few days we pulled Irakli out of Georgia. Before going to Ukraine for the casting, he recorded a video message with an invitation. In two days, 125 thousand people watched this video. I think if at least every fifth person comes to see the film later, it will be a successful release of the Ukrainian romantic comedy.

Well, while you are thinking about this and looking for the bride “Groom from Georgia”, I will leave you alone with a video in which Irakli dances. He will say everything that I didn’t have enough words for:

Photo by Kirill Avramenko

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At the beginning of 2017, the Internet was rocked by shocking news: the hero of “Bachelor 6” Irakli Makatsaria and his chosen one Alena Lesyk broke up! With this statement, the girl shocked subscribers on her social network page.

Relationship history

Irakli Makatsaria and Alena Lesyk became the first couple of the “Bachelor” project whose relationship lasted longer than several months. Almost immediately after the end of the show, they went to Georgia, where they communicated more closely with the man’s parents and friends. And then we flew to Turkey to celebrate the New Year. Alena noted that it was the most fun and unforgettable New Year's Eve in her life.

For a whole year, viewers could watch joint photos of lovers on social networks. The model exhibited pictures from Georgia, praised her boyfriend’s parents and tried on a wedding dress. The Georgian producer said that he was surprised how quickly their relationship became serious and that they had already discussed the topic of future children.

More recently, on November 6, the couple celebrated the anniversary of their relationship. It was on this day a year earlier that the television hero made a choice in favor of a charming girl. Happy Alena then admitted that the holiday was a success and compared it to a honeymoon.

Fans of the couple have already begun to make plans for their former wedding. But what happened after shocked everyone who watched the development of the relationship between the young people.

Alena's statement

The news of the couple’s separation was publicly announced by Alena Lesyk on her Instagram page.

“I decided to tell you what is already clear. I thought that Irakli and I were supposed to announce this news together! But apparently, I, the “little princess,” will have to do everything myself. We're not a couple anymore!

The girl emphasized that she was the one who made this decision and considers it correct. She explained that she was not guided by the surge of new feelings or the cooling of old ones. She just needed more attention, she wanted “to be understood and loved.”

It is worth noting that in the latest frames on the networks, Alena increasingly appears in the image of a luxurious diva. Fans vying with each other to comment on her pictures, saying that “Irakli will regret it” and “he has lost a lot.”

Public response from Irakli

After Lesyk’s statement, Makatsaria did not remain in debt and published his response to the ex-girlfriend and all fans.

“After Alena’s statement, almost everyone is aware of the end of our relationship. I sincerely did not want to write anything about my personal life on social networks, but I understand that the viewers of the project, who were rooting for us, want to hear my position. Although I do not agree with Alena’s style of presentation, I think that this is her right.”

Ex-bachelor Irakli Makatsaria and participant of the Bachelor 6 project Anetti are relaxing in the mountains

Fans attribute the novel to Irakli Makatsariy and Anetti Zhernova © Press service

There are rumors around the couple of ex-bachelor Irakli Makatsaria and participant Alena Lesyk that they are... Fans made such conclusions, since photos of the couple together are very rarely seen on social networks. These facts add heat to the fans' imagination.

Thus, confirmation was the photo published on the social network by Irakli Makatsaria. The photo shows the ex-bachelor alone. Next to him there is not a single girl who has previously participated in the Bachelor. Just a couple of days later, Anetti Zhernova, the second finalist of “Bachelor 6,” began sharing her photographs taken in the mountains with subscribers. After which the public suspected that they were being misled.

It is now impossible to determine whether Irakli and Anetti are actually vacationing together or apart, especially since he claims that he is skiing in Gudauri, and she chose Bukovel for the winter holidays.

Note that on the show “Bachelor 6” participant Anetti Zhernova was truly in love with Irakli. According to fans, Irakli did not notice these feelings, or acted under a contract.

Let us remind you that ex-bachelor Irakli Makatsaria is filming his film in Ukraine. Read all the details by going to

How the Georgian bachelor came to this choice, what he thinks about the criticism of the public and, most importantly, whether there will be a wedding - Irakli Makatsaria spoke about this and more in an interview with Sputnik.

- Irakli, good afternoon! Tell us, when was the project filmed and what were you forbidden to do under the reality show agreement?

- Kind! We started filming it on August 24, 2015 and finished filming on November 3 of the same year. According to the agreement, during the recording of the show it was prohibited to disclose any information about who the participants were, who won, where and to what countries we went. This was in the contract of all participants, including me. All this could not be talked about until the project went on air.

Photo: courtesy of Irakli Makatsaria

Irakli Makatsaria, participant in the show “Bachelor” on Ukrainian TV

- How difficult was it for you to keep your relationship with Alena confidential all this time?

— After filming ended, of course, it was difficult. It was not possible to openly walk around the city either in Ukraine or here in Georgia. Because the risk that someone would notice us was great.

- And how did you act?

- Very hidden. I came to Kyiv very often, where I either had a rented apartment or a hotel. And with the help of friends, Alena was darkly brought to me, wearing glasses, a hat, a scarf, in general, secretly. During this period, we did not appear on the streets of Ukraine, only if in some closed establishments, either with friends or with me.

- And in Georgia?

— In Georgia they also tried to walk less. But Georgia is a small country, everyone knows each other more or less. And they knew me before the show. It’s just that here, since there was no channel, and until all the PR started, we felt more free. And we went with our family. But I was still careful. And at some moments, Alena, for example, walked more with my sister, and I stood aside, so that it would not be too noticeable. Because everyone would immediately know that I was participating in the project if they saw a non-Georgian girl next to me. Of course, I didn't take any risks.

- Well, have you exhaled now?

- Well, of course! Although for the New Year, my friends and Alenka still flew to Turkey, since there was less risk that someone would recognize us. And now, of course, there is complete freedom.

- What is your relationship with Alena now?

- We are together. We have been together since the end of the project. When it was all over, Alena stayed in Batumi for a while, then we went to Tbilisi. She stayed here for quite a long time, before she started having exams and all that.

- She studies?

- Yes, but in principle it’s finishing soon. So we didn't have any big breaks in our relationship. I saw her almost every month. Either she was here, then I flew to her.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

- In the end, are you planning to transfer Alena to Georgia permanently?

- No. So far we have not talked about this so globally. Because she studies, there is work there too. At the same time, I have my own projects here. We are not talking about moving at the moment, we are not discussing this option. Because it’s not very difficult to fly there or fly here anyway. And now it’s more interesting. We're driving around. And in the summer we are going to go somewhere together.

Irakli, let's go back to the Bachelor finale. In fact, for most of the audience, your choice was unknown until the very end. Personally, until the last moment I could not predict which of the girls you would choose. Did you know it yourself?

- No. I made the decision on the day of the final. In the morning. So the same situation happened to me. I was not completely certain about my choice.

- Why?

- Well, why? It's not easy (smiles). You spend the same amount of time with the finalists. By that time, three months had almost passed—attachment, some feelings, you were going through some experiences together. I had a lot in common with both girls. And, accordingly, it’s not as simple as choosing, for example, some thing. There are a million thoughts in your head, so as not to make mistakes, to understand how compatible you are in a relationship, how you will continue to move forward. There was an attachment to both girls, some feelings arose during all this time. And, if I had understood earlier, and if I had been absolutely sure, then I would have said so right away, and the project would have ended much earlier.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

- Was there any key moment in your final decision?

- No, there was no key moment, because everything was building up, these emotions and experiences. And until the last moment, until the morning of the final, the project manager asked me: “Well, how? What did you decide?” Because this was important even for technical issues: how to organize the car, who should enter first, how the camera should display him. But until the morning of the final, I couldn’t tell her anything. And half an hour before handing over the ring, I decided who to choose.

- Irakli, did you have an understanding that you were offending the second finalist Anetti with your refusal?

- I had this feeling, starting from the first party - the rose ceremony, when I let the girls go. Of course, I was offended by the fact that I did not give a rose and in the end I did not give a ring. It's impossible not to be offended. I understood that refusing girls would not be a pleasant process. But, coming to the project, I already understood that the format is such that you cannot remain good for all the girls, right? Even when I didn’t give roses at the first party, when I watched it on air, they had tears in their eyes. And this despite the fact that we spent only 24 hours together during the shooting. But it's still a shame. And when you spend three months with a girl, and you have a lot of dates, a lot of different situations... It's just like life. Of course, I understood that this would not be pleasant for either girl.

- Now, looking back at the show, was there anything in the project that you would change?

- There's no such thing. In principle, after viewing the project from the TV screen, I realized that I did not make such mistakes. The feelings that I had, what I felt at that moment, they were absolutely right for me.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

- Were there any moments that were not aired?

- (laughs) Well, of course. The broadcast lasted only two hours. And my date with each girl lasted 10 hours. Therefore, what was broadcast was not enough for people to understand all my words and decisions. This is very difficult to convey to the viewer in 15 minutes of cut-up footage of communication with each girl on air. And what didn’t get into the frame ended up in my head, in my heart. Accordingly, that’s why I’m talking about this: people, after watching 15 minutes of my communication with a girl every Friday, they draw some conclusions, but I spent hours with them. And not only in individual communications, but also when I came to visit them, when there were some joint discussions. There are a million nuances that a person notices, and that the viewer cannot notice, you know.

- That is, the viewer could not see the full picture of what was happening?

- Certainly. This is the same installation. And, if this entire program had been broadcast during all the hours that we talked with the girls, then I am absolutely sure that the criticism and negativity that sound in my direction would have been a hundred times less.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

- What kind of criticism do you find offensive?

- Yes, I’m not offended. I have become accustomed in life to the fact that there was always enough attention around me. Maybe not on such a scale as now, of course. But I understand that there are always people around you, even those whom you consider close or who want good for you, or smile when communicating with you, and then very often you hear from them maybe some kind of gossip, some things that are unpleasant. But I say: I know that people are like that, I understand, no matter who I choose - Anetti, Natasha, Snezhana, third, tenth, it doesn’t matter - at all stages people will discuss you, they will always say something bad. Because people like to express their opinions without any obligations. My friends and my sister, who are more active on social networks, told me that a huge number of some negative responses, for example, on Instagram, were written from closed accounts, or from fake ones.

- What would you tell these people?

- Well, I do not know. I wish all these people well in life. Because people who sit 24 hours a day and write some nasty things that they don’t even understand, and live someone else’s life, then, first of all, they make things worse for themselves, because they waste their own lives. But personally, I don’t have any problems: I didn’t come to the project to become good or bad for someone. I'm not running for mayor or any other public office; it doesn't matter to me that the whole country supports me. I came to build a relationship and find a person who will be close to me. And I don’t plan to jump on ratings: who is loved more, who is loved less. No one saw better than me how and what happened there. Therefore, I will always go forward in my decisions, and all the people who are discussing all this, I think that they will remain where they are now.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

Irakli, was there anything on the project that shocked you? We saw a fight in which girls pulled out each other's hair because of you. What else?

“The fight was the most shocking thing for me.” I believe that nothing worse happened on the project, because it really went beyond all limits.

- So the fight was not according to the script?

- What are you talking about? No no. In general, the word script did not exist in the project. No matter how many times someone asks me: well, tell me honestly, and so on. I am not an actor and these girls are not actresses.

But you understand, this is first and foremost a reality show. If everything about it were smooth, it would simply not be interesting!

- The only thing I can recommend to those who believe that in such projects everything works according to the script: you go to this reality show and see everything for yourself. Take 30 different girls, put them in one setting and give them one guy they have to fight over. And you'll see what happens! Believe me, it won't be smooth sailing.

- Irakli, did the girls who went to the project know that they were going to a Georgian?

- No. They didn't know who would be the bachelor. And they saw me only at the first party.

Personal archive of Irakli Makatsaria

- Listen, did you really drink so much alcohol in one of the episodes of the project that you lost control?

- Oops! Well, it’s good that I didn’t lose control there and didn’t feel bad. It’s just that on the project, after each tête-à-tête or meeting, a quick interview was recorded. Accordingly, during the tequila party, the editors recorded every drink on every topic. But that day I got so drunk that I don’t remember how I got to the hotel. I woke up in the morning - I was dying, hungover, just shaking. I called a psychologist and said I urgently need help, pills. And then he asked the editors: tell me what was there? And my editor said that she only managed to write down 39 questions in relation to me. That means I drank at least 39 tequila shots.

- Was there even a snack?

- Those were lemons. But the thing was that the previous day I had a date with Alena, when we jumped from paragliders. And I felt very physically ill when I landed. And I didn't eat anything for the whole day.

Irakli, Alena, coming to the project, said that she dreams of a fairy tale with a good ending. Tell me, can her fairy tale end with a wedding with you?

- Anything can happen. Yes, I believe that when I came to the project, even I did not think that everything could happen so deeply and so seriously. Because, yes, I believed that a person can find love anywhere, it doesn’t matter whether you’re being filmed on a project or you’re out there, walking somewhere. I believe that most of this fairy tale that Alena dreamed about is very close to what she imagined. For me, if you look at the experience of my relationship with her, almost 8 months have already passed - and everything is fine with us.

- Has Alena already learned how to cook Adjarian khachapuri?

— Well, Adjarian khachapuri is still a bit difficult. But there are some other dishes that she is learning to cook with my mother. Accordingly, there is progress!

In turn, the young fashion model is developing her career in the capital and hopes that very soon she will become the legal wife of Irakli Makatsaria, because the man has repeatedly declared the seriousness of his intentions and said that

Alas, behind the beautiful pictures on social networks and printed letters on the pages of glossy magazines, there has been a long relationship between young people. Alena Lesyk wrote more in her candid post, attaching a dramatic photo sparkling with diamonds in a snowdrift instead of the beauty’s ring finger:

Dear friends and subscribers! I decided to tell you what is obvious. I believe that Irakli and I should have brought this news to you together! But apparently, I, the “little princess,” will have to do everything myself. Irakli and I are no longer a couple! I can only speak for myself. My feelings and actions were sincere in this relationship! Everyone knew about this - Irakli’s family, my relatives, and our friends! I was ready to do a lot for this man - to leave my career, move to Georgia... I was ready to have children from this man, to build a family with him. I made the decision to separate.

Also in her message, Alena noted that the reason for the separation was not another man, since such gossip had been circulating in the media for about a month, as well as in society close to the couple.

Not because I have someone (Yaroslav, my friend, who himself brought me to the casting of “Bachelor 6”) and not because I don’t have feelings for Irakli in my soul, I’m just tired of taking the initiative in our relationship! I just want to be understood and loved. Before you unleash a barrage of questions and judgments, remember that we often see people the way we want to see them!

Unfortunately, the relationship between Irakli and Alena lasted a little more than a year, but it is worth noting that it became a record longest in the history of the Bachelor show in Ukraine. To date, Irakli Makatsaria has not commented on the news of the separation. We can only hope that soon the ex-lovers will find their soul mates, and the new season of the famous reality show will be the wedding of the hero and his favorite.