Irina Shayk and Adriana Lima, are they the same person?
If you have problems to differentiate the models Adriana Lima and Irina Shayk, do not suffer, it is a common evil. Both women share a spectacular physique, enviable shapes, long dark hair, identical full lips, rounded face, light eyes ... And, despite having seen them together, for some time we have been thinking that it is the same person. Do you want to know what has led us to this conclusion? Here are five reasons that show it.
From humble origins
Adriana Lima was born in Brazil, while Irina Shayk hails from Yemanzhelinsk, a Russian town of about 30,000 inhabitants. However, Shayk's physical traits, little in line with Russian genetics, suggest other more exotic origins. "A lot of people think I was born in South America," declared the model. "I have inherited the genetics from my father, who has Turkish ancestry, that's why I have darker skin and brown hair. The light eyes are from my mother. Some Russians we can look Brazilian." And she may be right. In addition, both models grew up solely with their mother and began their career in rebound fashion, since both were going to accompany another person when they noticed them - in the case of Lima, a friend, and in the Shayk a his own sister. Much coincidence to be separated by so many kilometers.
They have both been Victoria's Secret Angels
Adriana Lima began her career as the face of Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani and Valentino. She from there she went on to Guess, Versace and Louis Vuitton, but her international fame came with Victoria's Secret. In 1999, the lingerie firm noticed the model and signed her to be one of her angels. Since then, she has participated each year in the parade that gathers the most anticipation of the season, opening it five times - she was only absent in 2009 and because she was pregnant. Irina Shayk, for her part, and contrary to what public opinion believes, has never walked for Victoria's Secret. But she has been the face of the brand, she has starred in advertisements and just the year she was going to replace Miranda Kerr as the muse of lingerie, she quit the show because she had better things to do. So why do people think they saw Irina with angel wings? Well, because, actually, they were seeing Adriana Lima. One more proof that they are the same person.
They dream of being actresses
The first step into the world of the interpretation of Adriana Lima was in 'The Follow', a short that Wong Kar Wai directed, with Clive Owen and Mickey Rourke, and that was part of a project called 'The Hire', produced by BMW , where eight directors created their own piece around the figure of Owen, called "the conductor". Other than that, the model has had little success on screen, playing herself in 'Ugly Betty' and making cameo appearances on a series. Shayk, for her part, has just finished filming 'Hercules', a new version of the story of the Greek hero where she will play Megara. How is it possible that, with the pull that both have, one has only starred in a short film and the other has not yet released the film?
They take care of their bodies like temples
That a body like Adriana Lima and Irina Shayk's is not achieved by eating chocolate while sitting on the sofa, it is clear. But the models also take care of their body as if it were a Swiss watch. Both have a nutritionist and a personal trainer, who prepare their diets and the exercise routines they need, but only with that you do not get a body of scandal. While Shayk declares that she loves French fries, but that when she eats them, she runs straight to the gym to burn off the calories, Lima goes much further and prepares her body before a major show, like the Victoria's Secret, by going twice to the day to the gym during the previous three weeks. But not only that. For the nine days before the show, the model only eats protein shakes and lots of water. Two days before the parade, she stops drinking water. And 12 hours before, she stops ingesting any type of liquid. How is a human being going to keep up with that rhythm if he doesn't have a stunt double?
They will love the sport
Irina Shayk surprised us this week with a cover for 'Vogue' accompanied by her boyfriend - her nude - of her, the soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. And it is that these identical models also have very similar tastes. While Shayk opts for leg sports, Lima prefers to dedicate her efforts to arm disciplines. Thus, in 2008 she was engaged to NBA player Marko Jari. They were married the following year, on Valentine's Day, and had two daughters in common, Valentina and Sienna. But on May 2, the couple announced that, after five years of marriage, they were going to separate.
