Youngest of four children and only daughter of Yuriy Vasilyevich Permyakov (died in 2014) and Valentina Iosifovna Permyakova (died in November 2011). Her mother died just before her 54th wedding anniversary with Svetlana's father.
Had three older brothers: Andrey, Vasiliy (died in 2010) and Sergey. All of her brothers are dead now and one of them died when he was just 2 years old, before Svetlana was born.
Has a daughter, Varvara Skryabina (b. July 21, 2012), with her ex-boyfriend Maksim Skryabin.
Admitted to having two abortions before the birth of her daughter Varvara in July 2012.