An interesting story about Bill Gates’ personal life has come to light. It turns out that the founder of Microsoft had romantic relationships with Russian women, which is quite unexpected for such a public figure. One of them is Mila Antonova, a well-known Russian bridge player. They met in 2009 at a bridge tournament, when Gates was already 53 and Antonova was just a little over 20. Quite an intriguing age gap, isn’t it?

Mila Antonova drew attention as a talented athlete, and it seems that Gates was charmed by her company. At the same time, he was married to Melinda, with whom he had been married for 27 years. Melinda was a co-founder of the famous Gates Foundation. They had three adult children.

In addition to Mila Antonova, the media also mentioned a second relationship with a Russian woman—allegedly a nuclear physicist—but there are few details about this story. A photo of this woman was allegedly provided to Congress by the estate manager of Jeffrey Epstein, which adds to the scandal.

Gates himself later admitted that his contact with Epstein was a big mistake. According to Gates, he said: “I did nothing illegal and I saw nothing illegal.” And although he apologized to those who had been involved in this situation because of his mistake, the story about Mila Antonova and other women turned out to be only part of a more complex and scandalous picture of his personal life. As you can see, even the most influential people on the planet can end up in unpleasant situations.