On April 7, 39-year-old Zhanna Friske celebrated the birthday of her one-year-old son Plato in Los Angeles. Let us remind you: some time ago the singer felt much better. I lost 10 kilograms (Zhanna gained weight due to active hormone therapy - Note) and began to get back on her feet on her own. American doctors transferred the patient to outpatient treatment.

The singer’s family gathered in Los Angeles for Plato’s birthday: common law husband TV presenter Dmitry Shepelev, Zhanna’s father Vladimir Borisovich, mother Olga Vladimirovna, sister Natalya, close friend, ex-soloist of the group “Brilliant” Olga Orlova.

Platosha is a big boy, he can already walk on his own! - Zhanna’s father Vladimir Friske told KP. “He’s already got his first teeth.” If anything, it might bite!

The decision to move Zhanna for treatment from New York to Los Angeles was influenced by family friends. They also provided the singer comfortable home for accommodation.

The clinic here is much better,” explains the singer’s father. – They are not treated with chemotherapy, but act on the tumor using an experimental vaccine that was developed specifically for the treatment of glioblastoma.

Let us remind you that doctors diagnosed Zhanna Friske with a “brain tumor” a few months after the birth of her son Plato. Two months ago, Friske’s fans collected about 80 million rubles for her treatment through Rusfond. Zhanna asked to donate half of this amount for treatment to needy children.

FROM THE "KP" DOSSIER- Rusfond received a bill from the USA for $135 thousand from the clinic that treats Zhanna Friske. The bill is paid. Rusfond is ready to transfer 30 million rubles for the treatment of children on the waiting list from yours, Dear friends, fees for the singer, if there are no objections from you. Zhanna Friske has already agreed to pay for the treatment of seriously ill children, said Lev Ambinder, president of the organization. QUESTION FROM THE EDGE The action, which was initiated by journalists and the administration of Channel One, collected more than 68 million rubles in voluntary donations to save the singer. After the amount became known, which through the largest in Russia charitable organization"Rusfond" was donated to Friske, the public was divided into two camps: someone sincerely admired the number of sympathizers and this good deed, and someone kept asking the question: what will Zhanna do with so much money? (read more)

FROM THE "KP" DOSSIER

Zhanna Friske asked to give almost half of the money collected for her treatment to seriously ill children

Rusfond received a bill from the United States for $135 thousand from the clinic that treats Zhanna Friske. The bill is paid. Rusfond is ready to transfer 30 million rubles for the treatment of children on the waiting list from your, dear friends, fees for the singer, if there are no objections from you. Zhanna Friske has already agreed to pay for the treatment of seriously ill children, said Lev Ambinder, president of the organization.

QUESTION FROM THE EDGE

Why does Zhanna Friske's treatment cost millions?

The action, which was initiated by journalists and the administration of Channel One, collected more than 68 million rubles in voluntary donations to save the singer.

07 April 2017

Today Plato is four years old.

In honor of such a holiday, the kid blew out the candles on the birthday cake. Commemorative photo Dmitry Shepelev shared this moment with fans on his Instagram page. “4,” the TV presenter succinctly captioned the frame. As expected, only son Subscribers congratulated Zhanna Friske in the comments to the publication, wishing him to grow up healthy and happy.

Judging by an earlier post on the page sister the deceased singer, the boy's relatives see Plato on his birthday. The father of the ex-soloist of “Brilliant,” Vladimir Kopylov, also spoke earlier about the fact that Dmitry Shepelev does not comply with the rules established by the court. The man assured journalists that the TV presenter did not allow anyone to see the child, but Dmitry Shepelev, in an interview with Andrei Malakhov, argued that Zhanna’s relatives themselves did not want to communicate with the child.

“There have never been any prohibitions on communication between grandparents and their grandson. I understand perfectly well that there is a piece of her in Zhanna’s parents, and they are close to Plato. Of course, I will be very happy if after our conversation the phone rings and Zhanna’s parents want to see their grandson. So far there has been no such desire,” the TV presenter said in the “Let Them Talk” program.

Meanwhile, in one of the capital's courts about the money spent on the treatment of the singer. Let us remind you that charitable foundation Rusfond, which was collecting part of the funds, turned to law enforcement agencies to find out where the amount of 22.5 million rubles was spent. On this moment the parties' disputes continue final decision no decision has been made in this case yet.

On June 15, 2015, singer Zhanna Friske passed away. For her colleagues and millions of fans, she was remembered as an amazingly bright and bright man. At the time of his death, the son of Zhanna Friske and TV presenter Dmitry Shepelev, Platon, was only two years old. The boy remained to live with his father. On the day of the artist’s death, StarHit decided to tell how a child lives without a mother.

Shortly before Friske's death, Dmitry took Plato to Bulgaria. They were met at the airport Chief Editor project “StarHit” and the host of the “Let Them Talk” program Andrei Malakhov with his wife, ELLE brand director Natalya Shkuleva. They told what the boy was like at two years old.

“We were waiting for our luggage at Domodedovo airport and suddenly we saw Dima Shepelev, in his hands he was holding a diaper and a bottle of water. Little Plato ran around him non-stop. A very cheerful guy with a fashionable haircut, he looks like both Zhanna and Dima at the same time. I said Hi! How are you?" Plato became shy, sat down on the floor and hugged his father’s leg. But curiosity took over, the baby began to flirt: “Peek-a-boo” - and immediately hid,” Natalya Shkuleva shared with StarHit.

Two-year-old Plato was not immediately informed that his mother was no longer alive. During the funeral, the boy remained in Bulgaria in the house of Philip Kirkorov. “He likes the sea, he loves to swim, run on the sand. He tinkers with spatulas and buckets, plays with cars, learns to swim,” said Shepelev’s dad Andrey Viktorovich.

Plato's godmother and former soloist group “Brilliant”, in which Zhanna sang, Olga Orlova tried to take part in the boy’s life. She said that the baby was growing up very kind and smiling.

Despite the fact that initially there was no enmity between Shepelev and the Friske family, six months after Zhanna’s death, they could not establish contact with each other. After another meeting with his grandparents, Dmitry recorded a video message in which he said that the men accompanying Vladimir Borisovich started a fight with his guards. According to him, all this happened in front of the boy and became a trauma for him.

After this, the Friske family began to fight for the right to see Zhanna’s son. “We don’t want to take Plato, we would just like to meet him,” said the singer’s sister Natalya. “He still thinks that mom is in the hospital and misses us very much.”

Dmitry Shepelev said that he takes an active part in raising his son. Despite the fact that the boy has a nanny, the TV presenter finds time for the child. They walk around the city center, relax in parks, attend children's entertainment events - circuses, concerts. A man tries to instill in his son a love for classical music and art. But he tries to limit watching TV and using gadgets.

Shepelev admitted that every day he tells Plato about his mother - describes her habits, favorite places, what kind of life they led before his birth. The TV presenter assured that there are always photographs of the singer in the house.

“An interesting coincidence: recently my son and I had dinner at a cafe where Zhanna and I had often visited before. And for dessert, from many options, he chose carrot cake. Delicious, I ask. - Very! - Do you really like? - Yes! So, without knowing it himself, he chose Jeanne’s favorite dessert in this cafe. Of course, I told him about this,” Dmitry said in an interview.

A year after Friske’s death, Shepelev said that his son inherited Zhanna’s features. A man recognizes his beloved woman in a child - by turning his head and laughing.

When Plato turned three, he began to show sympathy for girls. Dmitry cited an excerpt of a dialogue with a boy. “My friends are there. And also Katyushka.” “What kind of Katyushka?” - "My girlfriend. Dad, can I give her my yellow car?” “But it’s better to first ask what she wants,” the TV presenter said about his son’s love.

Last year, Dmitry Shepelev gave a long interview to Andrei Malakhov. The film crew of the “Let Them Talk” program spent the day in the company of Plato and his dad. The TV presenter said that the baby has a great sense of humor. At the age of three he mastered the alphabet and learned to read.

“Plato has been going to an English school for a year and a half. It is very important for me that he gets used to English language from young nails. This year he has additional classes. Plato does gymnastics. And our weekends remain even more valuable and fulfilling when we can leisurely go to the pool together, have breakfast at our favorite cafe, and spend time alone. These are the happiest, warmest days for me,” said Dmitry.

The only thing that embarrassed the TV presenter was the boy’s shyness. Shepelev noted that his son was making progress in sports and even thought about having the child start playing it professionally. Nevertheless, Dmitry allows him to skip classes if he sees that Plato is tired.

As befits a boy, Zhanna Friske’s son is interested in technology. Shepelev published on the microblog the first frames that the child took with a Polaroid camera.

Most recently, Zhanna Friske’s family met Plato after a year of separation at a circus performance. They noted that the boy had matured - he had become taller and thinner. It was also not hidden from their eyes that Plato repeats the singer’s gesture during a conversation - he twists his right hand.

“And how reasonable he is. Grandfather asked: “Plato, what gift should I buy you?” And I heard: “At your discretion.” Can you imagine? Answers like an adult. It’s a pity that the meeting was short - only about fifteen minutes. I asked Platoshka to call me. “Okay, grandma,” he promised, but so far the phone is silent,” Olga Vladimirovna told StarHit.

Dmitry Shepelev told reporters that he has been trying to instill in his son a tolerant attitude towards people since childhood. He gave it to the Jewish kindergarten, and also hired a black English teacher. Recently, the TV presenter fired Plato’s nanny due to disagreements in the methods of raising a child. However, the boy became very attached to the woman who had been with him since birth. Dmitry had no choice but to return the person close to his son, so as not to traumatize his psyche.

The material uses information from Life, Grazia and "TVNZ".

Despite Platon Shepelev’s young age, he has already experienced many difficult moments in his biography. The boy lost his mother when he was 2 years old.

Childhood and family


Aunt Natalya Friske, grandmother Olga Friske, Platon Shepelev and his mother Zhanna Friske

Shepelev said in an interview that he takes raising a child seriously. The presenter mentioned that his son became a salvation from the terrible thoughts that, after the death of his beloved woman, constantly visited Shepelev. After all, when you're nearby small creature, a person cannot afford to cry, become depressed or drink and suffer.

At the age of 3, Plato attended daily developmental classes and sports training. One day, a boy terrified the nanny and the security guard: he suddenly fainted on the playground. Shepelev's heir grows up as an artistic child, and sometimes likes to misbehave. His “fainting” was part of the performance, the boy was just joking.

Child with early years shows acting skills, just look at the video where Plato dances at a children's disco. Dmitry did everything to ensure that his son actively developed. The boy has a busy schedule: visiting kindergarten, English school and gymnastics, and the child also goes to the pool, modeling and music lessons.


A year later it turned out that the son of Shepelev and Zhanna was ill. The boy underwent surgery to remove his adenoids, everything was successful.

Scandals

Zhanna's parents accused Dmitry of simply running away to Bulgaria from his dying wife. Later, Shepelev made excuses - he did not at all expect that Zhanna would pass away so soon. And the vacation was even planned six months before the tragedy.


But this explanation did not satisfy Friske’s parents; the conflict only gained momentum. Dmitry expressed a desire to raise a child without the help of Zhanna’s relatives. The situation was aggravated by the fact that Plato is the only direct heir of the singer.

The confrontation lasted for many months, the parties went to extremes. Dmitry did not allow his son to see his grandparents, and they, in turn, filed complaints with various authorities.


The two sides reached mutual understanding only in court. The special commission established a decision according to which Plato can see relatives from his mother’s side several times a month. This decision completely satisfied the warring parties, and the baby began to regularly see his grandmother Olga, grandfather Vladimir and his aunt.

However, the truce did not last long, and soon meetings with relatives on the mother’s side ceased.

Platon Shepelev now

Now the boy lives with Dmitry Shepelev. Since Plato is a sick child, planned trips often have to be rescheduled. But in June 2018, dad and son were lucky enough to go on vacation to Italy.


Platon and Dmitry Shepelev

In an interview, Shepelev admitted that he protects his son from excessive press attention. Dmitry believes that Plato himself will make a conscious choice: whether he wants his name to appear on the covers of printed publications or not.

In an unverified account in social network On Instagram, Dmitry regularly publishes photos and videos of his family’s events with Plato. They got a dog. According to Dmitry, at first the son was not enthusiastic about the idea, but then agreed to take the pet. The dog was named Lou, for what reasons - the presenter did not admit.


Today the boy is still too young to decide what he wants to become in the future. Dmitry dreams of giving his son a good education, but Plato will choose what to do on his own. The presenter says that the boy is growing beyond his years smart child. Shepelev admits that he is grateful to his son for the happy moments.

Zhanna's parents are unhappy that Shepelev took the boy to Belarus. According to Vladimir Friske, an official complaint has been prepared regarding this matter, expressing doubts about Dmitry’s paternity. Relatives on Zhanna's side demand that Shepelev do a DNA test.


Dmitry himself refuses to comment on difficult relationship with Jeanne's family. He tries to give his son maximum attention. According to Shepelev, the boy has not yet wondered about his mother. Plato sees her in the photo, listens to songs, watches videos. But the TV presenter definitely decided to tell the child the truth; he even consulted a psychologist about this.

Grandiose plans interfered heat in Plato. Dmitry Shepelev told how he had to rush to the pharmacy instead of the airport. However, the star father admitted that he is happy to be with the baby, and it doesn’t matter where they spend time - in Legoland or with a cup of medicinal raspberry tea.

Dmitry Shepelev
​Photo: Instagram

Famous TV presenter Dmitry Shepelev is raising his son Plato alone after the death of the boy’s mother, singer Zhanna Friske. On April 7, the baby turned five years old. On the eve of this date, Dmitry Shepelev admitted that the boy gets sick quite often and, at times, this circumstance disrupts their plans for traveling together.

“My son will soon be 5. Now, every time I plan a trip with him, a flight, a vacation or entertainment, I keep in my head “well, not a fact” until the very end. Probably every parent has gone through this: tickets have been purchased, a hotel has been booked, invitations to some Disney, Lego or any other land have been prepared, accompanying cars have been organized, Balloons, cake, gifts and even a mattress. One day before departure.

Or even better: the night before departure and... temperature. And instead of a flight - a taxi to the pharmacy, and instead of cotton candy - Panadol. I've encountered this three times already. And every time on the eve of the trip,” Dmitry Shepelev told subscribers of his microblog.

What surprises the star father most of all is the fact that little Plato reacts very calmly and philosophically to the cancellation of trips. The kid simply invites dad to move them. Thus, maybe another time, but their plans are being carried out.

“My son once said: “We won’t cancel, let’s just postpone it,” Dmitry Shepelev continued his post. - How wise he is! I never cease to be amazed by him. “Thank you,” I tell him. - For what? - For bringing order into my life. Your own order. When everything happens at the wrong time, but when it’s really needed! And, of course, thank you for the happiness too. Absolute happiness, it doesn’t matter - in Legoland or with a cup of raspberry tea for cough.”

Dmitry Shepelev did not specify whether the story he told had anything to do with his current birthday. But if he started talking about it right now, then we can assume that yes. Fans of the TV presenter congratulate Plato on his birthday and wish him a speedy recovery.

By the way, not so long ago it became known that the baby underwent surgery. Plato had his adenoids removed.

The boy’s grandparents, the parents of the late Zhanna Friske, spoke about this. Elderly people are deprived of the opportunity to see their grandson and are incredibly worried about this. She is sad because she does not know how her nephew and Zhanna Friske’s sister Natalya live. On Plato’s birthday, a young woman published archived recordings of the baby on her microblog, admitting that she misses him very much.