This Morning star Alison Hammond‘s hunky Russian boyfriend bares all as he takes a naked dip in a freezing cold lake.
Model and masseur David Putman, who is 20 years younger than fun loving Alison, 49, dived into the water at remote beauty in the Caucasus Mountains close to where he was born in Russia‘s Krasnodar region.
With the temperature hovering above 10c and with most people wisely wrapped up warm – an onlooker can be heard encouraging David and saying:’ You have to merge with nature completely….without pants.’
Stunning Lake Kardyvach which sits at 6,030ft and has no fish swimming in it, is a popular tourist spot and close to where Russian leader Vladimir Putin owns two palaces as well as a secret mountain skiing retreat.
Alison Hammond’s boyfriend David Putman, 26, has been filmed skinny dipping in a Russian lake
The stunning lake he was filmed swimming in is close to Vladimir Putin’s summer Dacha
Alison Hammond’s boyfriend David Putman, pictured, dressed as a Cossack before leaving Russia
David, pictured with Alison Hammond, left, moved to the UK two years ago to avoid being sent to Ukraine to fight for Vladimir Putin
Six foot ten David and Alison got together after she booked him for a £150 massage session and he is now a regular visitor to her home after romance blossomed between the pair.
He moved to the UK two years ago to avoid being called up to the front line and a pal said:’ When the war in the Ukraine began David’s mother Olga began to worry.
‘She didn’t want her boys dragged into it. She wanted them safe like any mother world,’ so he moved to Slough, Berkshire, where his uncle Nigel, 71, lives but he spends a lot of time working in London.
David also has British citizenship through his father – also called David – and was able to avoid being called up into the Russian army as a result.
David snr is a said to be a welder who moved to Russia in the late 1990s to marry architect Olga Kovalenko following the break up of his first marriage.
David also has two siblings, Apollo and Sviatoslov, who are twins three years older than him and who live in England.
David also has British citizenship through his father – also called David – and was able to avoid being called up into the Russian army as a result
A pal of his said:’ David is a very quiet, unassuming and thoughtful person who likes to play the guitar. He’s the strong, silent type, not a pushover, but not chatty like Alison’
Last September, Alison hinted she has a new secret boyfriend after sharing a cryptic sex confession during Loose Women Live
David has shared some modelling shots on his own Instagram where Alison’s This Morning co-star and close friend Josie Gibson is among his followers
The This Morning host is reportedly dating the hunky 6ft 10in model and the pair’s relationship blossomed from the moment Alison booked David for a £150 massage
A pal of his said:’ David is a very quiet, unassuming and thoughtful person who likes to play the guitar. He’s the strong, silent type, not a pushover, but not chatty like Alison.
‘In that sense they’re perfect for each other and to David, age is just a number. He’s not bothered by fame, he probably didn’t even know who Alison was when they first met.’
Last September, Alison hinted she has a new secret boyfriend after sharing a cryptic sex confession during Loose Women Live.
She joined fellow ITV Daytime presenters Christine Lampard, Denise Welch, Brenda Edwards, Linda Robson and Janet Street-Porter for a show at the London Palladium.
During the event, Chrstine asked the panel:’ Who’s having the most jiggy jigs ?’ Alison replied:’ How’s Birmingham doing ? I reckon we’re up there, I really do…’
The laugh aloud cheeky Brummie then added:’ Well, I am.’
Alison also revealed she ‘has always been scared’ of commitment but is now ready to tie the knot if Mr Right comes along.
Previously she as engaged to cabbie Noureddine Boufaied, the father of her son Aidan, 19, but claimed she ‘wasn’t ready for marriage at the time’.
Alison also dated landscape gardener Ben Hawkins for two years, before they split a few months ago.
But she now appears to be fully committed to David, after sharing pictures of the two of them together, while pictures on his social media clearly show his Russian upbringing.
Alison now appears to be fully committed to David, after sharing pictures of the two of them together, while pictures on his social media clearly show his Russian upbringing
A friend of David’s told the publication that David was able to avoid being drafted into the Russian army as his father, also called David, is originally from Slough himself, therefore the young masseur already had British citizenship
Multiple pictures show him in a traditional choir wearing national dress and – especially – in Cossack outfits.
He appears as a poster boy for Cossack warriors and is also seen posing with his mum – who is also a painter – in several snaps.
His evident close links to the Cossacks – a grouping with deep historic roots strongly associated with military service, which is especially prolific in the Krasnodar region, and known as the Kuban.
During the war, the Kuban vowed their loyalty to Putin and readiness to fight in the war.
In May 2023 – by which time David had left Russia – some 4,000 Cossack ‘volunteer’ fighters from his region had been sent to front line positions in the war, according to reports.
Putman reportedly quit Russia to avoid the call-up to fight in Ukraine
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