Irina Terehova Explained

Irina Terehova
Native Name:Ирина Терехова
Birth Date:1989 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (Chișinău, Moldova)
Nationality:Moldovan
Canadian
Other Names:Irina Tee
Years Active:2004–present
Children:1
Height:1.780NaN0
Haircolour:Blonde
Eyecolour:Hazel

Irina Terehova (Russian: link=no|Ирина Терехова; born 13 April 1989) also known as Irina Tee is a Canadian model and reality television personality.[1] Terehova immigrated from Moldova to Canada at the age of twelve.[2] From 2015 to 2016, she first gained notoriety as a writer for the Montreal news website MTL Blog.[3] In 2016, she married Lethwei World Champion fighter Dave Leduc in a nationally televised wedding ceremony in Myanmar.[4] [5] [6] In 2019, she participated in The Amazing Race Canada Season 7 with her husband and the couple became the biggest villains of the Canadian television franchise.[7] [8] [9]

Personal life

Born in Kishinev, in the Moldavian SSR, republic of the Soviet Union, now Moldova, in 1989 to a modest family of Russian descent. Terehova immigrated in 2001 to Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the age of twelve.

In 2016, Terehova met professional fighter Dave Leduc when she took a trip to Thailand.[10] The two had never met before, but after writing a story on him in MTL Blog,[11] Terehova decided to leave Canada and meet him in Phuket. The trip was supposed to last two weeks, but Terehova decided to stay and live with Leduc.[12] [13] [14]

In October 2016, she got engaged to Leduc on the Shwesandaw Pagoda in Bagan.[15] On 13 December 2016, the couple got married in a traditional Burmese wedding ceremony at the Central Hotel in Yangon.[16] The ceremony was broadcast live on national television MRTV with an estimated 30 million viewers, catapulting the couple to celebrity status in Myanmar.[17] [18] [19] [20]

In 2017, Terehova and her husband started getting involved with children at NLD AIDS center in Yangon, who are infected with HIV/AIDS virus, bringing them chocolate and treats, as well as giving undisclosed donations.[21] [22]

Career

Writing

In 2015, Terehova started her personal blog[23] where she wrote a piece Things I Hate About Dating And Relationships in Canada.[24] It sparked various debates in worldwide media, especially in Russia and Canada.[25] She gained widespread attention because of her writing style and subjects. The same year she got approached to join the MTL Blog team.[26]

While at MTL Blog under the pseudonym Irina Tee, Terehova wrote multiple provocative articles and listicle about relationships and dating. She received criticism for allegedly supporting misogyny. She later became the subject of requests from readers asking for her demission and an open-letter demanding her suspension from her writing position at MTL Blog was posted on The Link, thus making her even more popular online.[27] In 2017, Terehova became a guest writer at Jetli.com now defunct, launched by Jet Li, to share the philosophies about kung Fu and other martial arts.[28]

Modeling

In 2004, at 15 years old, Terehova entered a Montreal pageant in Miss Soyuz, reserved for adults and won 1st place. She signed with NEXT Model Management in Montreal and executed modeling contracts for Loreal, La Senza, Escada and Rusk.[29]

In 2009, Terehova was chosen to feature as the Race queen in the EA and Ghost Games celebratory video created for the Need for Speed series.[30] [31]

Television

In 2019, Terehova competed with her husband Dave Leduc on The Amazing Race Canada Season 7.[32] The couple made it clear that they weren't on the show for the prize money or to make friends,[33] it was apparently Leduc's desire since teenage to compete on the show.[34] Undoubtedly the most controversial seasons of the Canadian franchise,[35] The couple became the most notorious villains the franchise has known,[36] while being practically unbeatable for the entire season.[37] The couple outraged a lot of viewers and were deemed "un-Canadian". They fell out of favour of viewers and fellow racers for their cutthroat way of racing,[38] copying an answer at the Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park and stealing cabs in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.[39] The couple later revealed receiving death threats when the show aired.[40] They generated a remarkable amount of hate from Canadian viewers for referring to other contestants as peasants.

In the first episode of the season, in Kamloops, British Columbia, the couple quickly stood out and became the season's villains after trash-talking Canada’s Choice Jet & Dave.[41] [42] In the fifth episode, in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, the remaining contestants teamed up and tried send the Quebec couple home, but as the couple said, it was a "drastic failure." Despite a well-laid plan against the couple and a record number of penalties taken by multiple teams, it was ultimately the Halifax twins who got eliminated.[43] [44] [45]

Dave and Irina led the charge out of Thunder Bay to Wolfville, Nova Scotia, but faltered at the apple sorting challenge and were eventually the last team to meet host Jon Montgomery at the mat at Luckett Vineyards.[46]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Naked JoshHot blonde
2013In Faustian FashionRussian vampire
2014Too TallTall blond
2016The Game WardenRedneck Girl
2017La Fosse aux TigresHerself
2019The Amazing Race CanadaHerself
UndergroundWife of Dave LeducMyanmar movie in Burmese

Notes and References

  1. News: Rebecca Perez. 30 under 30. 30 December 2015. Goss Club.
  2. Web site: Уроженка Молдовы стала героиней игры Need for Speed (Russian). All Fun Moldova. 1 September 2017. 2 September 2017. 7 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180107170928/http://www.allfun.md/article/52107. dead.
  3. Web site: Veronique. Beland. Cette Québécoise va te donner envie de partir à l'aventure et de jamais revenir. Qc LifeStyle. 12 February 2018. 20 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191220063159/https://www.qclife.style/lifestyle/cette-quebecoise-va-te-donner-envie-de-partir-a-l-aventure-et-de-ne-jamais-revenir. dead.
  4. News: Ils ont changé de vie: il vend tout ici et devient une vedette en Asie. 27 May 2017. Pierre-Paul Biron. Journal de Quebec.
  5. News: Martin Comtois. Victoire à mains nues. 13 December 2016. La Presse.
  6. News: Anthony Da Silva-Casimiro. Tout sauf de la chance pour Dave Leduc. 20 December 2016. La Revue. 2 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331211358/http://www.journallarevue.com/sports/2016/12/20/tout-sauf-de-la-chance-pour-dave-leduc.html. 31 March 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Dave et Irina, ennemis publics no 1. Marc-André Lemieux. Le Journal de Montréal. 19 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Hate is on for Montreal couple on The Amazing Race Canada. Kelly. Brendan. Montreal Gazette. 7 August 2019.
  9. Web site: The Most Hated "The Amazing Race Canada" Couple Leave The Race Saying "It's For The Best". Alyssa Goulart. Narcity. 6 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Draicchio. Emily. 10 Montreal Couples on Instagram That Are Living The Life You Want. MTL Blog. 12 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Terehova. Irina. This Canadian Man Dropped Everything To Live His Dream Life In Thailand. MTL Blog. 7 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Beaudin. Marlie. Une Montréalaise quitte tout pour vivre le grand amour en Thaïlande. Journal de Montreal. 16 June 2016.
  13. News: Cette Québécoise a tout abandonné pour aller rejoindre son grand amour en Thaïlande . 16 June 2016. Huffington Post.
  14. Web site: These Two Quebecers Are Irritating The Whole Country On "The Amazing Race Canada". Jean-Michel Clermont-Goulet. Narcity. 21 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Tee. Irina. How I Met My Husband Thanks To MTL Blog. MTL Blog. 16 January 2017.
  16. Web site: Tom Taylor. The King of Lethwei: Dave Leduc is conquering the world's most brutal sport. B.J. Penn. 19 July 2019.
  17. News: Un Québécois vedette des arts martiaux en Asie. 16 February 2018. TVA Nouvelles.
  18. Web site: A royal portrait: Dave Leduc, King of Lethwei. Bhrodri Morgan. The Body Lock. en-US. 30 July 2019.
  19. News: ดีกรีไม่ธรรมดา! ส่องหวานใจ "เดฟ เลดั๊ค" นักมวยจอมเกรียนชาวแคนาดา (ภาพ). Sanook.com. 18 May 2021.
  20. News: Joe Henley. Burmese bare-knuckle kick-boxing goes mainstream as foreigners discover ancient combat sport. South China Morning Post. 28 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020115927/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2130593/burmese-bare-knuckle-kick-boxing-goes-mainstream. 20 October 2021.
  21. Web site: Myanmar New. ကနေဒါနိုင်ငံသား မြန်မာ့လက်ဝှေ့ ကမ္ဘာ့ချန်ပီယံ Dave နှင့်ဇနီး NLD AIDS Center သို့ သွားရောက်၍ ကလေးများအတွက် မုန့်များပေးဝေ. CantWait2Stay. 5 October 2017. 26 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227035220/https://cantwait2say.com/archives/638. 27 February 2018. dead.
  22. News: Lethwei Superstar Dave Leduc Has Pocketed Over 1 Million $. Matthew. Carter. 10 April 2019. Lethwei World. Their focus is mostly on the NLD AIDS Center on the outskirt of Yangon.. 1 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Orlick. Kim. 30 Canadian Power Couples. Narcity Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115918/https://www.narcity.com/life/25-canadian-power-couples/2. 23 October 2017.
  24. News: Владимир Бучельников. Что раздражает в американских мужчинах русскую канадку. 19 June 2016. Vesti.lv Russia.
  25. News: Dating: Russian vs Canadian. 30 June 2016. Time All News Russia.
  26. News: Что раздражает в американских мужчинах русскую канадку. 30 November 2016. Creu Russia.
  27. Web site: Meagan. Boisse. An Open Letter to MTL Blog and Irina Terehova. The Link. 3 December 2015.
  28. Web site: Author Jet Li : Irina Terehova. Jetli.com. 15 May 2017.
  29. Web site: Miss Soyuz 2004. Online-Montreal. 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20060306013836/http://online-montreal.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=26&catid=43. 6 March 2006. dead.
  30. Web site: (foto) Cine este modelul din Chișinău care a fost selectat pentru rolul de "Regină a drumurilor" în jocul Need for Speed - #diez. ro-RO. 2019-12-27.
  31. Web site: (Rus)Уроженка Молдовы стала героиней игры Need for Speed (Russian). Actualiti. 30 August 2017.
  32. Web site: Watch out for flying chairs when this passionate 'Amazing Race Canada' team hits the starting line. Amber Dowling. The Loop. 11 June 2019.
  33. Web site: UN COUPLE DE QUÉBÉCOIS FOUT LE BORDEL À "THE AMAZING RACE CANADA" ET LE ROC N'EST PAS CONTENT. Philippe Melbourne Dufour. Le Sac De Chips. Journal de Montréal. 21 August 2019.
  34. Web site: " Le Nomade " à Amazing Race. Martin Comtois. Le Droit. 17 June 2019.
  35. Web site: AMAZING RACE CANADA SHOCKER: AND THE FINAL THREE TEAMS ARE…. Greg David. Tv,eh?. 3 September 2019.
  36. News: 'We changed the game': 'The Amazing Race Canada' villains blast haters. Mark Daniell. Toronto Sun. 5 September 2019.
  37. News: Montreal Couple Irina & Dave From Amazing Race Canada Couldn't Care Less About The Haters. Alexandra Toutant. 22 August 2019. MTL Blog.
  38. News: BFF moms brand Dave and Irina 'biggest villains' on 'The Amazing Race Canada'. Mark Daniell. Toronto Sun. 19 August 2019.
  39. Web site: AMAZING RACE CANADA: EXPRESS PASSES AND STOLEN CABS IN YELLOWKNIFE. Greg David. Tv,eh?. 23 July 2019.
  40. Web site: Amazing Race's Quebec "Villians" Received Death Threats For Being Un-Canadian. Elizabeth Keith. Narcity. 12 September 2019.
  41. Web site: Villains emerge on this season of 'The Amazing Race Canada'. Amber Dowling. The Loop. 24 July 2019.
  42. News: 'I'm in denial': Canada's Choice sent home on 'Amazing Race Canada' premiere. Mark Daniell. Toronto Sun. 3 July 2019.
  43. News: 'Two words we never want to hear again': Clam-digging challenge sinks Halifax twins on 'Amazing Race Canada'. Mark Daniell. Toronto Sun. 31 July 2019.
  44. News: Vancouver couple sound off on surprise Amazing Race Canada elimination. Mark Daniell. Toronto Sun. 30 August 2019.
  45. Web site: 'The Amazing Race Canada' teams really dug themselves into a hole this week. Amber Dowling. The Loop. 31 July 2019.
  46. Web site: Much-hated Montreal couple bounced from the Amazing Race Canada. Kelly. Brendan. Montreal Gazette. 6 September 2019.

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