Originally hailing from Windsor, Ali is the epitome of an English rose. She made her first forays into TV with quintessentially English dramas such as Jane Eyre (when she was 10 years old) and A Touch Of Frost.She did not manage to pass through to the final for Strictly Come Dancing 2009 competition. She was dancing in pair with Brian Fortuna, a professional ballroom dancer and choreographer from the US. Apparently, they are an item too.
Ali is best known for playing Becca Dean in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2001 to 2007. Becca's most controversial storyline in Hollyoaks saw her fired from her teaching job and sent to prison after having an affair with one of her students.
[...] But just a week after they were controversially voted off Strictly Come Dancing during the semi-final, Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna have finally confirmed they're an item.But yesterday... she won the ultimate festive Christmas edition of the programme with all judges awarding the highest 10 score + being voted the highest by the audience.
After leaving the BBC show where they met, the couple journeyed to Paris for a romantic city break in the snow.
In an interview with the new issue of Hello! magazine, the couple said they are finally ready to go public with their romance.
In fact, they're getting so serious about each other Brian, 27, has bought Ali, 26, flight tickets to join him at his parents' home in New Jersey for Christmas. [...]
Before finding love with Brian, Ali dated London Irish rugby player Nick Kennedy and her Hollyoaks co-star Kevin Sacre.
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna dance the Viennese Waltz to Please Come Home For Christmas.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2009 Champions are crowned.
*picture - via Ali Bastian fan site
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The epitome of "the epitome of an English rose", of course, is Helen Mirren, b. Helen Vasilievna Mironov - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Mirren
:) I love her, and did not know that she is of Russian origin too.
I'm still not fully convinced that she is of this Armenian/Russian descent. Even if she is genetically some mixture of Armenian, naturally, how she _identifies_ herself is the key. You can be called "Armen Hayastan Armenian" but if you think yourself English, Russian, American, whatever, then it does not matter, sadly.
Mika, if u have other posts about such ppl could u please give me the links...
Did u know abt these beauties?
http://bsw-am.livejournal.com/36048.html
grrr, it was my comment
Liana jan, all such posts should be under the label "Diaspora" on both of my blogs (unless I forgot to label properly, but in most cases should be OK). There will be more similar posts to come.
Thank u, I will have a look now;-)
Have u seen ur userpic among Armenian bloggers/ ;-)
http://bsw-am.livejournal.com/46207.html
here I stole Ali from you and added another beauty;-)))
http://bsw-am.livejournal.com/46953.html
and here are teo more, surely u know Tulip but might not heard of the second one:
http://bsw-am.livejournal.com/40251.html
:) thanks, yes, I've read your links.
Now have a look at this one, I couldn;t find any info on her having Armenian roots but her surname says it all...I just accidentaly came across her ...
http://bsw-am.livejournal.com/73215.html
My Goodness, every time I forget to log in with my accunt ;-)
But it is still me ! -)
Miss Tourism International 2008 - Johanna Riva Garabetian from Uruguay :)
She didn't win the contest though, a girl from Peru did, but as far as I understand she own "Miss Gorgeous" 2008 ;-)
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