Where are Anna Sorokin’s parents now? The fake German heiress from Netflix’s Inventing Anna isn’t really a trust fund kid – but she allegedly still demanded money from her dad while in prison
- Anna Sorokin went under the fake last name Delvey, which she claims she took from her mother’s maiden name, but her parent denies it
- She’s in touch with her dad Vadim Sorokin, an apparent business owner who claims to still send her money – but what about her mum and younger brother?
Her father is living in her hometown in Germany
Anna was born in the town of Domodedovo near Moscow, Russia. Her family moved to North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany for a better life when she was 16 years old. At the time, her father, Vadim Sorokin, was a truck driver who was about to open a heating and cooling business, and her mother, whose name is unknown, owned a small convenience store.
Her father’s business name is displayed on a sign placed on the US$200,000 house he rents. It’s a far cry from Anna’s claim that she was a trust fund kid set to come into US$60 million when she turned 25.
Since the scandal that landed her behind bars, Vadim has said she’s welcome to come home anytime, according to British media, but that the family won’t let her repeat her mistakes if she lives with them. The scammer, meanwhile, has said she’d rather be in jail than live with her parents.
Her dad hasn’t seen her in recent years
Vadim wasn’t able to attend Anna’s 2019 trial due to work commitments.
“Before her detention, we knew nothing about her life in the US,” Vadim previously told Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Prava.
Vadim said he wasn’t able to attend the trial because he needed to stay home and work, according to British media. The family did write a letter to help reduce her punishment though. “Our daughter is young; she took a series of incorrect decisions to accomplish her goals, but Anna is not a person who should be behind bars,” they wrote in the statement.