The key facts

  • Elena Perminova shared photos of her children swimming in the bay after school
  • After moving from Moscow to Dubai, the model's children attend a local school
  • Perminova announced her separation from Alexander Lebedev on December 25, 2024; the couple has four children

Perminova showed her children after school

Elena Perminova, the ex-wife of Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev, has published rare photos of her children taken while swimming in the bay. According to her, the family headed to the beach right after school, Gazeta.Ru reports. The post appeared on Instagram, whose owner, Meta, has been designated as extremist and banned in Russia.

What is known about the family's life in Dubai

After moving from Moscow to Dubai, Perminova transferred the children to a local school and, as the outlet notes, settled into an apartment with a panoramic view. The model and Lebedev have four children — Nikita, Egor, Arina and Alexander. Perminova announced her separation from the billionaire, who is 27 years her senior, on her personal blog on December 25, 2024.

Rumors of a new romance

In September, Perminova invited her followers to ask questions, and one fan asked whether her new love was Artyom Vorobyov — the man pictured with the model at a birthday celebration. The model denied the rumors of a new romance at the time. In early November, Gazeta.Ru also reported that Lebedev's ex-wife had 'hinted' at a new romance after moving to Dubai; there are no confirmed statements from her about a new relationship in the publications.