Badoeva Zhanna Osipovna is one of the most popular and talented Ukrainian TV presenters. He is a director by training. She is best known as the creator and host of the travel television program Eagle and Tails . Zhanna also has her own business - an audio-video salon.
Zhanna Badoeva
The girl was married three times. with her first husband, Igor Kurachenko, for 2 years. The marriage produced a son, Boris. The second choice of the TV presenter was Alan Badoev . They had a daughter, Lolita. After 9 years, the marriage broke up. In 2020, Badoeva legalized her relationship with businessman Vasily Melnichin. The couple has no children. Since 2013, Zhanna has been living in Italy with her children.
Childhood and student years
The future TV presenter was born on March 11, 1976 . Childhood years passed in Lithuania, in an ancient city called Mazeikiai. The girl's father and mother are engineers by profession. Her maiden name is Dolgopolskaya. She hides her nationality, so among journalists there are 3 versions: Jewish, Ukrainian or Russian. The question remains open.
Zhanna Badoeva in childhood with her parents
From an early age I was interested in creativity and dreamed of becoming an artist. As a child, the girl danced and went to a choreography club. Grandmother brought up a sense of beauty in Zhanna. The woman played the piano, so her granddaughter was used to hearing music in the house and often fell asleep to it. It is worth noting that it was her grandmother who influenced her passion for music.
The parents were people of a technical profession, so they dreamed that their daughter would enter a construction institute after school. By order of her parents, the girl had to enter a construction university at the Faculty of Industrial and Civil Engineering. The diploma from this educational institution was never useful to Zhanna.
Zhanna Badoeva in her youth with her mother
After graduating from college, the girl decided to go to conquer the capital of Ukraine . In Kyiv, I firmly decided that I wanted to be creative. Having successfully passed the exams, she was enrolled in the ranks of university students. She dreamed of studying at the acting department, but, unfortunately, she was too old and applied to the Institute of Film and Television for the directing department. Then she worked at the Institute as a teacher for a long time .
Childhood and family of Alan Badoev
Alan Badoev’s homeland is North Ossetia.
He was born in the city of Beslan. Later the family moved to Gorlovka, Ukraine, where he spent his childhood. According to the stories of Alan’s relatives, they did not notice the makings of a future artist and creative person in him. He grew up as an ordinary boy and dreamed of exploits.
Everyone was surprised when, after graduating from school in 1998, Badoev went to Kyiv and entered the State Institute of Culture and Arts. His goal was to become the best on the course. Badoev began filming his first documentaries while still a student. These films were used for a cycle called “Life Take Two.”
Alan Badoev became famous as a producer
Already then, excitement was felt in Alan’s film works. His first films were “Trace 2000” and “Spike and Stubble”. One cannot help but recall the work entitled “Five Minutes, or Legends of Killed Time.”
Within the walls of the institute, Badoev was able to understand that he was most interested in working in the field of music video. Thanks to this genre, Alan had the opportunity to show his own inner world.
The beginning of Zhanna's creative path
Her talent was noticed by Nina Vladimirovna Sharolapova. The woman, an acting teacher, supported the young TV presenter and helped improve his abilities. She also invited the girl to teach at the acting department. Badoeva worked as a teacher for several years.
TV presenter Zhanna Badoeva on the set of the show “Battle of Salons”
Later , Zhanna worked as a creative producer on television and as a production director on television projects. She became the first female resident on the Comedy Club show . On television, she was appointed to the position of creative producer of such popular shows as “Hurdy Organ”, “Dancing for You”, “Superstar”. Over the course of several years, the talented girl gained enormous experience in television production.
Participation in television projects
In 2010, 2011,2012, 2020, 2020 and 2020, Zhanna acted as a TV presenter in an educational television program about travel called “Heads and Tails.” During this time, the TV presenter traveled to many countries and became acquainted with various cultures of the world. In 2012, she was a judge in the culinary reality show “Master Chef.” Filming of the program took place in Brovary, Ukraine.
Zhanna Badoeva
In 2014, together with the charismatic and unpredictable Dmitry Kolyadenko, she hosted a game show called “Don’t Stop Me . In 2020 and 2020, Zhanna participated in the filming of the Ukrainian TV show “Battle of Salons ,” in which beauty salons competed in the qualifications of their craftsmen, the originality of their services, and the adequacy of their prices. During these same years, she was the host of a wedding show called “Zhanna Pozheni” on the Pyatnitsa TV channel.
In 2020, she starred in the program “Food I Love You,” which was also broadcast on Friday TV channel. In the same year, in tandem with the brutal Vova Petrov , nicknamed Meat she hosted an unusual extreme travel show “Dangerous Tours” . Since 2020, she has been acting as a TV presenter in a Russian makeover show called “Zhanna Help,” in which she helps shy girls radically change their appearance.
Zhanna Badoeva in the show “Heads and Tails”
Alan Badoev is a Ukrainian music video director and director (born January 10, 1981). He was born in Beslan, North Ossetia, but spent his childhood and teenage years in the city of Gorlovka, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
From an early age, Badoev was fascinated by cinema, so in 1998 he entered the Kiev Institute of Film and Television of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. While still studying, Alan began filming. At first he worked in the genre of documentary films, creating several works, later combined into the cycle “Life Take Two”. A little later, the short films “Trace 2000”, “Spike and Stubble” and “Five Minutes or Legends of Killed Time” were created. While studying in his last year at university, Alan began working in the music video genre. Ukrainian producer Yuri Nikitin saw his first videos and offered the young talent cooperation, which resulted in a video clip for the song “Snow” by Ukrainian singer Irina Bilyk. The debut turned out to be so successful that soon show business stars were lining up to see the young Ukrainian director. In 2006, Alan Badoev’s first full-length film, entitled “Orange Love,” was released, which brought him international fame. The film was shown out of competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, where European critics called it the first real film of the new Ukrainian cinema.
In 2010, Alan Badoev, at the invitation of Vladimir Zelensky and Studio Kvartal-95, became the creative producer and director of a new humorous show on the Inter TV channel - “Porobleno in Ukraine”. And soon the director created the project “Mademoiselle Zhivago”, with the French singer Lara Fabian in the title role. The music for the musical film was written by the famous composer and producer Igor Krutoy. In addition to directing music videos, Badoev has been involved in producing activities since 2009. Among his wards: singer Max Barskikh and performer Misha Romanova, who eventually became one of the members of the VIA Gra group. Also, Alan, together with his then wife Zhanna, was the host of the “Heads and Tails” program on the Inter TV channel. In 2013, he became the main director of the project “I want to join VIA Gro,” which was broadcast on the channels “1+1” (Ukraine) and NTV (Russia) and was a huge success. Alan Badoev was married to TV presenter Zhanna Badoeva, whom he met at the university. At that time, the girl was married, and they got married some time later. The couple has two children: Zhanna’s son from her first marriage, Boris, and their common daughter, Lolita. Among Badoev's celebrity clients are: Philip Kirkorov, Vera Brezhneva, Svetlana Loboda, Verka Serduchka, Abraham Russo, VIA Gra, Valery Meladze, Zhanna Friske, Valeria, Sofia Rotaru, Ani Lorak, Natalya Mogilevskaya, Gaitana, Vitaly Kozlovsky group "Gipsy" Kings". One of the most notable works was the video for Alla Pugacheva “Invitation to Sunset.” In total, Alan shot more than 250 videos.
Badoev is also known for making videos for free for young but promising performers, thus supporting them. In particular, he made free videos for the groups “TIK”, “Guache” and Nikita Alekseev, who was named the best debut of 2015 in Russia and Ukraine.
Awards:
- Prize named after Kisin International Student Film Festival "Fast Fest Weekend" in the categories: "Best Director's Work" and "Search for an Audiovisual Language".
- Order of the Most Holy Theotokos Intercession for his contribution to the development of art in Ukraine and the depiction of acute social problems in highly artistic language for the script “Angels Live Opposite”.
- Award at the Kinoshock 2006 festival for the best director's work for the film "Orangelove".
- Prize-winner of the Golden Knight and Prosvita festivals.
Zhanna Badoeva and the tourism project “Heads and Tails”
Zhanna Badoeva’s real finest hour came after the creation of the author’s project “Heads and Tails,” which started in 2011. In one of the interviews, the TV presenter admitted that she literally lived this travel show, devoting all her free time to it. According to the script of the TV show, two presenters go for a weekend to one of the many countries of the world. The main feature of the show is that one of the presenters is the holder of a gold card and can relax without limiting his means, while the other can spend only one hundred dollars in two days of travel. Heads or tails decide who gets what kind of vacation.
Zhanna Badoeva with her husband Alan Badoev on the set of the show “Heads and Tails”
Since 2011, Zhanna, in tandem with Alan Badoev, has traveled to different countries of the world, delighting TV viewers with stories about the possibilities of a rich and poor tourist. The season was filmed over 9 months. Having traveled halfway around the world, Zhanna decided to leave the project in 2012. She explained the reason for this action as fatigue: the woman lived for the project, sacrificed her family, and traveled annually for 9 out of 12 months.
In 2020, in the anniversary season of “Heads and Tails ,” which was already the tenth in a row, television viewers were again able to see all their favorite presenters alternately in their usual roles, including Badoeva. In the same year, Zhanna Badoeva, together with her colleagues from “Heads and Tails” Andrei Bednyakov, Lesya Nikityuk and Regina Todorenko, starred in Svetlana Loboda’s video “It’s time to go home.”
Zhanna Badoeva with Ida Galich in the show “Heads and Tails”
The first serious videos of Alan Badoev and fame
Badoev’s first serious work can be called a video clip, which he created together with Yuri Nikitin, a Ukrainian producer.
We are talking about a video for the song “Snow” by the famous performer Irina Bilyk. Badoev was extremely proud of his work and collaboration with Bilyk. Fame came to Alan Badoev after he released the full-length film “OrangeLove”. This event took place in 2006, when the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Despite the fact that the work was shown outside the competition, it received high marks from film critics, who were truly amazed by the skill of the young director. European experts called this work almost the first real film in Ukrainian cinema.
For his directorial work on the film "OrangeLove" Alan was Fr. This was not his first award. For his student short films, Badoev has already been awarded as the best director.
Zhanna Badoeva in the culinary show "Master Chef"
After leaving the tourist TV show, the girl was invited to become the host of another exciting project called “Master Chef” . Her colleagues in the culinary show were Canadian chef of Colombian origin Hector Jimenez-Bravo and Kiev restaurateur Nikolai Tishchenko. The program turned out to be no less successful than the travel show “Heads and Tails.” The tasting and evaluation of culinary masterpieces did not pass without a trace - after this show, Zhanna Badoeva became a real gourmet and connoisseur of haute cuisine.
Zhanna Badoeva in the show "Master Chef"
Interesting Facts
Zhanna had to celebrate her 36th birthday at the Ricoletto cemetery in Buenos Aires, where the wife of the Argentine President Evita is buried, since it was on this day that the filming of the television program “Heads and Tails” took place. The TV presenter is fluent in three languages: Russian, Ukrainian and Italian. In the film “Orange Love” directed by Alan Badoev, the prototype of the main character is based on Zhanna . She has been wearing a red thread on her wrist for several years now , which was tied to her in a Cambodian temple. Her weight is 58 kg and her height is 164 cm.
Zhanna Badoeva now
Output to screens
Alan conquered the sphere of television projects a little later - he was invited to the screens as an accomplished director, a professional of the highest standard. Since that time, a surge of high-quality television projects directed and produced by Badoev began in Ukraine:
- “Porobleno in Ukraine” is a debut, but very successful project;
- “Mademoiselle Zhivago” is a foreign musical television film, in which Lara Fabian herself was invited to play the main role, and Igor Krutoy was the composer;
- “Heads and Tails” is now a mega-famous project, initially launched on the Ukrainian TV channel “Inter” (as well as on “K1” and “Channel Seven”), where Alan Badoev also became the co-host of his wife Zhanna Badoeva. All eight initial seasons of the program about travelers choosing by lot who would live a weekend abroad for $100, and who would show off with a gold card, were received with a bang;
- “I want to go to VIA Gro” and “I want to go to Meladze” - incendiary and popular talent search shows in Ukraine, where the position of chief director went to Alan;
- “Moms” - Alan directed the short story “Partner” in the first part of the project.
On the set of the program “Heads and Tails”
Personal life
Zhanna Badoeva walked down the aisle for the first time in 1996. Her chosen one was oil businessman Igor Kurachenko, who is several years older than her. The man is a journalist by training . Igor was already divorced; he had a son and daughter from his first marriage.
Zhanna Badoeva and Sergey Babenko
Soon after the wedding, Jeanne became pregnant and gave birth to a son. The boy was named Boris . The family idyll was short-lived. In 1998, the couple filed for divorce. The reason for the separation was the young wife’s reluctance to become a housewife and quit studying at the institute. Igor did not accept the fact that his woman might have interests outside the family.
In 2003, the TV presenter legalized her relationship with classmate Alan Badoev, born in 1981. The man is a Ukrainian director, music video director and producer. The marriage produced a daughter. The girl was named Lolita. They never had any disagreements regarding children. Alan Badoev accepted Zhanna's son from his first marriage and raised him as his own. The star couple lived in a happy marriage for 9 years.
Zhanna Badoeva and Vasily Melnichin
In August 2012, it became known that what many thought was a strong marriage had broken up. The reason for the divorce is still unknown, although there are rumors about it. Probably one of the most scandalous versions of their divorce is the version about Alan's gay orientation . The ex-spouses claim that they did not perceive the event as a tragedy. After the divorce, they agreed to remain friends and not hold a grudge against each other.
Some time after Zhanna Badoeva’s divorce, journalists started talking about her new novel. The new companion was businessman Sergei Babenko . There are rumors that the couple met in the USA. In 2013, the man proposed to Zhanna. The wedding was supposed to take place on February 16, 2014. But the unexpected happened. In the fall, the couple quarreled and broke up, never making it to the altar. The reason for this is unknown, since the TV presenter prefers to hide information about her personal life.
Zhanna Badoeva with her husband and children in Italy
After the breakup, Zhanna wrote on her social network page that she was a free woman and at the same time a happy one. She is not afraid to be alone and is waiting for a man with whom she will be comfortable. The woman’s fans started rumors about a possible return to her ex-husband, Alan Badoev. After all, they always seemed such a beautiful and harmonious couple. But this never happened.
Already in 2014, the media published information that Zhanna Badoeva got married for the third time. This time her husband was an influential businessman Vasily Melnichin. The man is originally from Lvov, but has lived in Italy since his early years. The wedding took place on the Italian island of Sardinia. The couple chose not to advertise and celebrate this event only with family and friends.
Zhanna Badoeva with her husband Vasily Melnichin
The TV presenter and her son and daughter often visit Venice. In one of the magazines, Zhanna shared family photos from her vacation in Mauritius. The woman also gave an interview in which she stated that her third husband had changed her a lot. She became more peaceful and calm. The TV star feels comfortable next to her husband.
Vasily has a kind heart and flexible character, and, very importantly, has a sense of humor. For a long time, Badoeva missed doctor’s sausage and buckwheat porridge, since you can’t buy this in an Italian store. But over time I got used to it and even fell in love with Italian cuisine.
Zhanna Badoeva
Personal life of Alan Badoev
The music video maker, being a public person, is the object of close attention, and this also applies to his personal life. It is known that for nine years Badoev was married to TV presenter and actress Zhanna Badoeva. They divorced in the summer of 2012.
Alan Badoev with his wife Zhanna Badoeva
Zhanna has a son from her first marriage - Boris. Alan and Zhanna had a daughter, Lolita. Even after separation, the former spouses maintain warm, friendly relations. They spend a lot of time together, as evidenced by pictures that periodically appear on the Internet. Recently, the whole Badoev family went to America, where the music video director spent his vacation. Many admirers of Jeanne and Alan have repeatedly suggested a possible reunion of the couple. However, neither Zhanna nor Alan confirm such information.
Latest news about Zhanna Badoeva
Now Badoeva still remains to live in Italy, periodically traveling to film projects in which she takes part. She considers Italy the best country and does not want to leave it. Fans of the TV presenter follow her life on Instagram. In her microblog, she shares her innermost thoughts with subscribers.
In 2020, after a short creative break, the TV presenter reappeared in the project “Heads and Tails. Russia". Each new broadcast , Zhanna had a new co-host. Together with Andrei Skorokhod, the TV presenter visited Kazan, with Ida Galich - in Mineralnye Vody, with Alexandra Vlasova - in the Primorsky Territory, with Maria Minogarova - in Kaliningrad, with rap artist Vitya AK - in Krasnoyarsk. The last episode of the season was filmed in Yakutia. The showwoman was accompanied by Olga Antipova .
Zhanna Badoeva now
During filming, the woman misses her husband and regrets that he cannot share the joy of new travels with her. Unfortunately, Melnichin’s work does not allow him to be away for long. But in the future, his wife plans to show him the Russian cities of Yakutsk and St. Petersburg, because Vasily has only visited the capital.
Zhanna Badoeva is a talented actress, a wonderful TV presenter, a good mother and simply a beautiful woman. She is admired by many. And her television projects have been delighting Russian and Ukrainian television viewers for many years.
“This is happiness”: Alan Badoev touchingly waltzes with his daughter (VIDEO)
Alan Badoev took a short break from the filming process and went to sunny Tuscany for 4 days. The director decided to spend an impromptu weekend with his daughter Lolita and ex-wife Zhanna Badoeva. This is evidenced by numerous photos and videos on Badoev’s Instagram. So, today everyone is discussing the touching dance of the director and music video director with his daughter.
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While our readers were discussing how Kate Middleton saved her daughter from falling, the famous Alan Badoev, who arranged a mini-vacation for himself, shared footage of his beloved heiress.
Among other shots, Alan Badoev’s waltz with his daughter Lolita, which Badoev accompanied with the following text, caused particular delight:
Dancing with my beloved daughter in such warm Tuscany is happiness! I remember how I wanted a boy, I dreamed of calling him Rustam, but now I understand that Lolita is the most incredible gift on the planet: she is so strong, naturally tries to set the pace and lead the dance, a real Badoeva , and so tender - my wings. Our children are a continuation of love and dreams.
The following videos delighted fans of producer Max Barskikh.
Dancing with your beloved daughter in such a warm Tuscany is happiness! I remember how I wanted a boy, I dreamed of calling him Rustam, but now I understand that Lolita is the most incredible gift on the planet: so strong, naturally trying to set the pace and lead the dance, a real BADOEVA, and so gentle - my wings. Our children are a continuation of love and dreams. #onlylove❤
Posted by Alan Badoev (@alanbadoev) Jun 10, 2020 at 1:07 am PDT
Dancing! Step one - slimness comes first
Posted by Alan Badoev (@alanbadoev) Jun 10, 2020 at 12:49 pm PDT
In dance, as in life, the main thing is trust❤️
Posted by Alan Badoev (@alanbadoev) Jun 10, 2020 at 1:22 PDT
What do you think of Alan Badoev’s dance with his daughter? Let us note that soon school graduates will be dancing to the rhythm of the waltz.
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Let us remind you that Alan Badoev recently made a dedication to his parents.
Photo: Badoev’s Instagram
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