A woman who tried to order a hit on husband shoots to fame as an Instagram fitness guru
She even gives out RELATIONSHIP advice to her 360,000 Instagram followers
A WOMAN who escaped punishment after attempting to order a hit on her own husband has now shot to fame as an online fitness guru.
Fitness trainer Elena Sanzharovskaya, 52, from Moscow, made international headlines in 2008 when she tried to hire a contract killer to off husband Alexei during disputes over four flats.
Elena got in touch with a friend hoping to be given information about said hitman, but the acquaintance turned her in to police instead.
Amazingly the woman served no time in jail after a Moscow court declared her insane and sent her off to a specialised clinic for treatment.
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During this time she also suffered depression after losing her son Nikita, who went into a coma following a supposedly botched painkiller injection in his leg.
Elena closed all her fitness studios in Moscow and became a recluse, until this year when she emerged from the ashes and propelled herself to internet stardom once again through Instagram.
With some 360,000 followers on the platform, Elena now regularly posts pictures and videos of her still excellent physique, which she has maintained through a strict fitness regime now followed by thousands.
Besides fitness, her followers reportedly also rely on her for relationship advice, and especially with regards to interactions with men.
According to Elena herself, her newfound online popularity has even allowed her to buy her own three-bedroom flat in Moscow.