Personal Life
In 2005, during the Stars on Ice tour, Berezhnaya began a friendship with Steven Cousins and they later became a couple after they left the tour. Berezhnaya gave birth to their son Tristan on 6 October 2007 in London, England. Their daughter, Sofia Diana (diminutive: Sonia), was born on 21 June 2009 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2010, she settled in her husband's hometown of Chester, England but also spends time in Russia. In August 2010, Berezhnaya and Cousins had their two children baptized in an Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg. Anton Sikharulidze is her son's godfather.
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