Zhanna Iosifovna Badoeva (russian: Жа́нна Ио́сифовна Бадо́ева, née Dolgopolskaya, Долгопо́льская; born 18 March 1976) is a TV personality and producer. She is most known for being the host and onscreen moderator of the travel program ''

Oryol i Reshka ''Oryol i Reshka'' ( uk, Орел і Решка, russian: Орёл и Решка, ''lit.'' Heads and Tails) is a Ukrainian travel TV show that launched in 2011. It is broadcast in the Russian language in Ukraine, Russia, Israel and Kazakhstan. ...

''. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Zhanna for her support of the

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Television career

Badoeva is the first female resident of the popular show, Comedy Club U.A. She participated in the development of the following TV projects: ''Dancing for You'' on the channel

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, ''Superstar'', ''Sharmanka (Hurdy-gurdy)'', and ''Lyalechka''. She conducted an acting technique course at the University of Culture. In 2011, in cooperation with Yevgen Synelnykov and Elena Synelnykova, and with the help of

Natella Krapivina Natella Vagifivna Krapivina ( uk, Нателла Вагіфівна Крапівіна; russian: Нателла Вагифовна Крапивина; née Aliyeva; az, Natella Vaqif qızı Əliyeva; born 7 April 1982) is a Ukrainian producer a ...

, Badoeva worked on the program ''

'', on which Badoeva and her husband,

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, acted as onscreen moderators. She left the project in 2012, after the conclusion of the third season, and was succeeded by

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. On 8 February 2015, the coverage of a jubilee 10th season of the program ''Oryol i Reshka'' commenced, and Badoeva participated in the show together with her colleagues. In November 2017 it was revealed that Badoeva would come back to participate in an episode of the "Stars" season. On 5 March 2015, on the TV channel Pyatnitsa!, a debut of the show ''Beauty Salons Battle'' occurred, which Badoeva hosted for the first and the second season. In September 2015, Badoeva introduced her new show ''#ZhannaPozheny'' (Zhanna Marry Us Off), also on Pyatnitsa!. The concept of the show was to demonstrate various types of marriages, which Badoeva had arranged and organized in different locations around the world. This project was subsequently terminated. In 2016, Badoeva was filmed for the program ''Dangerous Gigs''. Vladimir Petrov, also known as Vova-the-Meat, together with Badoeva, explored the realities of European marginal life. On 17 October 2016, Badoeva presented her debut shoe collection ZHANNA BADOEVA, in cooperation with well-known Italian designer Ernesto Esposito, and in 2017 she launched an online store. In 2017, Badoeva acted as a host of her auteur project ''ZhannaPomogy'' (or Zhanna Help). The program aimed to help girls who felt insecure with themselves choose real-life relations over online dating. In 2018, Badoeva participated in the program '' Oryol i Reshka, Russia'' with Ida Galich. During the production of the Russian season, Badoeva has participated in 8 episodes that were filmed in

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, Caucasian Spas,

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and

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Personal life

Badoeva was born in

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town,

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. In 1996, she married Igor Kurachenko and the pair had a son, Boris. Badoeva and Kurachenko divorced in 1998. In 2003, Badoeva married

, with whom she had previously worked with. Together, they had a daughter, Lolita, and divorced in 2012. In 2013, Badoeva moved to Italy with her children. In 2015, Badoeva married Vasily Melnichyn, a Ukrainian businessman based in Italy.

Sanctions

In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Zhanna Badoeva for promoting Russia during the

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TV projects

* ''

'' (

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., Pyatnitsa!), program host (seasons 1–3, 10) * '' MasterChef Ukraine'' (

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), jury panel member (2nd season) * ''Beauty Salons Battle'' (Pyatnitsa!), program host * ''#ZhannaPozheny'' (Pyatnitsa!), program host * ''Dangerous Gigs'' (Pyatnitsa!), program host * ''ZhannaPomogy'' (Pyatnitsa!), program host

Notes

References

Zhanna Badoeva: husband put me out on the street!

Zhanna Badoeva Biography

Zhanna Badoeva – host of the program “Heads and Tails”

“Heads and Tails”: Zhanna Badoeva: Once again I changed my life”

1976 births Living people Russian television presenters

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