Yelena Prohorova was born in St Petersburg in Russia in 1971, when it was still the Soviet Union. Her father was a doctor and her mother worked as a teacher of English. Yelena hers...ver másYelena Prohorova was born in St Petersburg in Russia in 1971, when it was still the Soviet Union. Her father was a doctor and her mother worked as a teacher of English. Yelena herself studied English at Moscow State University. She married a young KGB officer - who now owns a private security firm in Moscow - and she went with him when he was posted to Istanbul. Their relationship was volatile and in when their world fell apart with the collapse of the Soviet Union, she left him. She came under the protection of a Turkish businessman who had "dubious" business interests and, though she is coy about this period of her life, it is believed she lived in 'harem' where her knowledge of English and Russian enabled her to recruit rich clients who were given a taste of luxury. After this, she decided to come to the West and moved to London, England where she earns her living as a sex therapist and writer.ver menos