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Vanya Gaberova, a Bulgarian beautician, has been accused of spying for Russia.<\/p>\n
Gaberova, 29, runs a beauty salon called Pretty Woman along a busy west London street.<\/p>\n
Gaberova is one of five Bulgarians living in London who has been accused of spying for Moscow.<\/p>\n
She joins Orlin Roussev, 45, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Katrin Ivanova, 31 and Ivan Stoyanov, 31, who will all appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 26, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. This follows an investigation by Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n
The five defendants are alleged to have spyed for an operational spy cell for the Russian security services, and are accused of working on active operations across Europe collecting for and sharing information with the Russian state.<\/p>\n
Read More <\/strong> Poland’s Prime Minister tells Zelensky ‘Never insult Poles again’ in fiery rant<\/strong><\/p>\n However, customers say they never would have figured Gaberova was a spy.<\/p>\n Her regular customers said she never talked about politics, and was polite and professional.<\/p>\n “I thought Vanya was Russian and started speaking to her about the Ukraine war and if she was affected by it,” said customer Maya Parmar to the Daily Mail. “She told me that she was Bulgarian but had no interest in politics and didn\u2019t even know who the leader of Russia was. When I told her it was Vladimir Putin, she shrugged her shoulders and said: ‘Who? I don\u2019t know anything about him. I only know about beauty.'”<\/p>\n “She never wanted to speak about anything serious,” Parmar said. “Sometimes I\u2019d discuss the politics of Britain and she said she didn\u2019t know anything about that either. She\u2019s the last person in the world who you\u2019d think would be a spy.”<\/p>\n Neighbors of the Pretty Woman salon said they have not seen Gaberova for some months now. The salon is mainly run by her five employees.<\/p>\n Gaberova lives in an apartment near the salon with her boyfriend who is a decorator.<\/p>\n Gaberova specialises in \u2018Russian mega-volume\u2019 lashes, and has won many prizes in the UK, Bulgaria, and Russia. Her salon, which opened in 2019, has glowing reviews online.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Vanya-4974752.jpg?r=1695485639224\")
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