Excerpts from the previously unpublished diary of the late singer Madina Yeraliyeva have surfaced online, revealing secrets and sorrows from her personal life, reports Todayinfo.
A user named Aset Akmolda shared the candid writings of the Kazakh pop star on his social media page. In the diary, the singer reveals that the father of her only son, Arsen, is the famous director Bolat Atabayev, and writes that living in two different cities led to the breakup of their family.
"The father of my only son is the well-known theater director Bolat Atabayev. Like me, he is a person of the arts. He went to work at the only German theater in Karagandy. I stayed in Almaty until he got an apartment there. Those difficult days of living apart brought a chill into our relationship. Eventually, we separated. He was also the one who named our son Arsen," the artist wrote.
She also mentioned that due to her frequent tours, her younger sister Sagira was heavily involved in raising her son, always providing support.
"I have a younger sister, Sagira, who has always supported me. She was the one who looked after my son a lot. As you know, I didn't have much time to care for him. I was mostly on tour. I used to worry a lot, thinking my sister might end up alone because she was raising my child. Thank God, she is now married," the diary reads.
The singer also wrote that she preferred for her son to be educated in his home country rather than abroad and put an end to widespread rumors.
"Many people are proud to send their children to study abroad, and I had that opportunity too. But I was afraid. At one point, a rumor spread that Mustafa Ozturk had gifted Madina a Mercedes car. Empty words! Mustafa Ozturk treated me with respect and admired my art. But he never gave me any major gifts," the late singer wrote.
