The key facts
- Durov attended a party at the Sirene by Gaia club in Dubai dressed as a Roman gladiator
- His companion is named Aleksa; she works at a German agency that organizes private celebrity events
- Neither Durov nor Aleksa has confirmed a romance; no statements about a breakup with Yulia Vavilova have been made either
A party in Dubai and a new companion
Telegram founder Pavel Durov appeared at a Halloween celebration at the exclusive club Sirene by Gaia in Dubai in the company of a young woman whom media outlets are calling his new love interest. A joint photo of the 42-year-old entrepreneur and his companion was posted on social media by the J1 Beach Dubai beach complex. Durov himself chose the image of a Roman gladiator, while the woman wore a light antique-style outfit complemented by sunglasses and a headscarf. According to Life.ru, her name is Aleksa: she works at a German agency specializing in organizing private celebrity events and, reportedly, was herself involved in preparing this party.
Context: rumors of a breakup with Vavilova
Interest in Durov's public appearance with his companion arose against the backdrop of rumors of a breakup with blogger Yulia Vavilova. Earlier, she stopped posting photos with the entrepreneur and traveled to Bali, and then published a photo in which the hand of an unknown man was spotted, as Life.ru notes, citing a publication about that photo. Subscribers' attention was also drawn to the dessert in the frame: followers recalled that the Telegram founder follows strict dietary restrictions and avoids sugar. However, the man's identity could not be established, and Vavilova herself did not announce any new relationship. Importantly, neither Durov nor Aleksa has publicly confirmed a romantic relationship, and no statements about a breakup with Vavilova have been made either — at this point, this is only about rumors and indirect details, not confirmed facts.
