--- title: "\"He didn't give me a rose, he didn't bite my nose off\": Ekaterina Doycheva from The Bachelor-15 reveals what happened behind the scenes of her meeting with Kravtsov and Lariska the chicken" description: "Ekaterina Doycheva tells Styler about what happened behind the scenes of her meeting with Kravtsov on The Bachelor-15: why she brought Lariska the chicken, how she took the rejection, and how she wrote her first song under the name DOICHEVA." date: 2026-11-01T07:10:47.272Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ekaterina-doycheva-bachelor-kravcov-chicken-lariska-interview tags: [] author: "Marina Slivenko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "He didn't give me a rose, he didn't bite my nose off": Ekaterina Doycheva from The Bachelor-15 reveals what happened behind the scenes of her meeting with Kravtsov and Lariska the chicken ![Ekaterina Doycheva with Lariska the chicken and Vyacheslav Kravtsov on The Bachelor 15 show](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/01/ekaterina-doycheva-holostyak-kravcov-kurica-lariska-intervyu-styler/ekaterina-doycheva-holostyak-kravcov-kurica-lariska-intervyu-styler-1.webp) The contestant of the fifteenth season of the Ukrainian "Bachelor" Ekaterina Doycheva — a director who came to meet Vyacheslav Kravtsov accompanied by a live chicken named Lariska — shared details in an interview with Styler about what happened behind the scenes of their first and, as it turned out, last meeting on the show. Doycheva's entrance with the bird instantly became a meme in social media, but she did not manage to continue the acquaintance on air. In a conversation with journalists, she explained why she decided to play her "trump card," how she accepted Kravtsov's decision about "different energies," and how her feathered companion is doing now. ### Lariska the chicken as a memorability strategy According to Doycheva, the idea to come to the meeting with Lariska was entirely her own. "I had several options on how to appear at the meeting. There are many girls, all interesting, and I understood that it is not easy to remember everyone from the first conversation. I wanted to add humor — it is close to me," she said. Doycheva added that she knew Kravtsov loves eggs "in any form" and decided to introduce him to their "source." "I believe we succeeded in the task of being remembered by a thousand percent," she stated. In addition, she had prepared eggs as a gift for Kravtsov, but they broke just a minute before going on stage. "A thought flashed: 'Is this a sign that I'm going home?'" Doycheva recalled, adding that she wants to believe she will still have the opportunity to present the planned gift. ### Ten minutes that didn't contain an entire life The meeting itself, according to the heroine, lasted about ten minutes. They were not asked to repeat anything for the camera: "We talked, reacted to each other — that's all." Doycheva admitted that Lariska really took some of the attention: "When a girl comes to meet with a live chicken, it's difficult to move to a serious conversation immediately." At the same time, she noted that she wanted to tell Kravtsov much more about herself — about the district in Odesa where she grew up, about the countries she visited, and the languages she knows. "I just didn't want to fit my whole life into a five-minute story. I thought we would have more time to get to know each other better," she said. In the first second, seeing Kravtsov from afar, Doycheva could not clearly define her feelings due to nervousness: "At some point, it even seemed to me that Lariska had already flown away somewhere and now I would have to meet him without her too." There was no "my man" thought at that moment — she wanted to talk and feel the person first. After the conversation, according to her, it became easier: "I felt support, it was comfortable for me to talk to him." ### "Different energies" and a decision she respects Kravtsov explained the farewell by saying they have "different energies." Doycheva did not argue with his phrasing: "Maybe he really felt that way. I cannot know better than him what he meant." However, she emphasized that for her, different temperaments do not necessarily hinder relationships: "Sometimes a calmer person and a more emotional one complement each other very well." She suggested that they just didn't have enough time to get to know each other: "Slava gives the impression of a calm man, but is he always like that? Just as I might seem only fun, creative, and a bit dreamy. But at work, I am serious, I can lead and take responsibility. You won't see that from the first meeting." At the same time, Doycheva stated that she respects Kravtsov's decision: "It is important here that both want to continue." In the Styler interview headline, she commented on the situation with the phrase: "He didn't give me a rose, he didn't bite my nose off." ### Behind the scenes and after the broadcast: DOICHEVA's song After watching the finished episode, Doycheva said she liked how she was portrayed: "with irony, humor, easily. I recognized myself." At the same time, she noted that she would like the audience to see "another Katya" — one who can talk seriously, thinks a lot about life, and tries to figure out people's actions. "But I won't name a specific moment that would change everything. I was myself. It's just that the viewers saw me in the circumstances of the first meeting, and I joked a lot there. For the rest, perhaps, a little more time is needed," she concluded. On the way home after the recording, Doycheva wrote her first original song "Chomu zh nam ne daruyut", which she released under the pseudonym DOICHEVA. In the interview, she also responded to possible accusations of participating in the project for publicity, noting that for her, it was primarily a creative and personal experience. ### What happened to Lariska A separate question in the Styler interview concerned the fate of Lariska the chicken, who became an accidental meme star. Doycheva shared how her feathered companion is living now, confirming that Lariska is safe and continues to be part of her life. Doycheva herself, in her own words, does not see a tragedy in what happened: "I want to believe that I will still have the opportunity to present the planned gift to Slava." The story of her appearance on "The Bachelor" with a chicken, despite the fact that the acquaintance with Kravtsov did not continue, became one of the most discussed moments of the season and solidified Doycheva's image as a heroine who is not afraid to be herself — even if that "self" is accompanied by a live bird. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Екатерина Дойчева о "Холостяке", Кравцове и курице Лариске: "Он же мне розу не дал, а не нос откусил"](https://styler.rbc.ua/ukr/holostyak/katerina-doycheva-holostyaka-kravtsova-y-1793459377.html) - Подтверждено по источнику styler.rbc.ua