Childhood and youth
Maria was born on April 13 in Moscow, she hides her nationality. The woman also carefully hides her year of birth from journalists and fans, who can only guess about the TV presenter’s age. According to some media reports, Orzul was born in 1983. Her father worked as the technical director of the Operetta Theater, and her mother, a philologist by training, is fond of sports. Maria spent her entire life with her parents in her hometown, which she treats with awe and adoration.
From an early age, Masha has been interested in sports, but not as a participant, but as a fan. Her future activities and career are closely related to this area. Thanks to her love for sports, the girl officially got a job at the Moscow bandy club Dynamo. Due to her duty, Orzul often accompanied the team to World Cups, becoming a fan of the game.
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Maria Orzul as a child
Dynamo (Moscow) is the fifth most popular football club in Russia, which makes the choice of the TV presenter extraordinary. She is considered a well-known FC fan. Maria often accompanies her favorite team on away trips. The woman also worked for the International Bandy Federation.
There is no information about Maria’s education and early years; the TV presenter herself claims that the public should be interested exclusively in her professional merits, and not in her personal life. Guided by this rule, she does not disclose the details of her biography.
Origin and childhood
Maria Orzul is a native Muscovite. Born April 13, 1983. The TV presenter hides her nationality. Her father worked at the Operetta Theater and was responsible for observing fire safety regulations. Mother is a specialist philologist and a passionate sports fan.
Looking at her mother, Masha herself fell in love with watching sports programs on TV. This helped Orzul get a job at the Dynamo sports club. The girl accompanied the hockey team at away competitions, providing her with comfort. She later got a job at the International Bandy Federation.
There is no information about Maria’s school years or university studies; the TV presenter believes that people should be interested in her professional achievements
Personal life
The presenter prefers to hide her personal life, as well as other details of her biography, from the eyes of journalists and the public. It is known that the girl married Alexander Tashchin, head of the directorate of sports programs on the Rossiya-24 TV channel. Maria spoke positively about marriage and her relationship with her husband, talking about trust and understanding between them. According to her, Tashchin is a busy person and understands her passion for sports.
In March 2015, a sensational video appeared in the media in which Spartak Moscow football player Artem Dzyuba met and kissed a certain mysterious blonde. Representatives of the press recognized the woman who was in the car with him as a popular presenter. The video caused a scandal, since both Dziuba and Orzul were married at that time.
Maria herself stated that she was not going to comment on her personal life. In July 2015, her lawyer told the press that Orzul was divorcing her husband. According to the lawyer, the ex-husband and wife completed negotiations in court, but the divorce process still dragged on for a long time. Unlike Maria, Artem did not rush to divorce his wife Kristina, but improved his relationship with her.
Published by Yulia Tkach Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Maria Orzul, Ksenia Naumova, Denis Romanovsky and Maria's ex-husband Alexander Tashchin
Maria has no children. The TV presenter says that if she is pregnant and becomes a mother, she will call it an achievement.
Orzul, despite her model appearance, hides her weight and height from the public. Contrary to the wishes of some fans, she has not yet starred in candid photo shoots for Maxim or Playboy magazines. Despite this, the woman does not hesitate to publish pictures in a swimsuit and without makeup, from vacations in European resorts. By her well-groomed appearance, you can determine that Orzul is a frequent guest of beauty salons. However, there is no information on the Internet that she has ever had plastic surgery.
In 2021, it became known that Maria began a relationship with the son of yachtsman Alexander Frolov, an amateur billiard player from St. Petersburg, Philip Frolov, who turned out to be younger than the woman. The first photo of the couple appeared on the personal microblog of the TV presenter’s friend. Later, the pictures appeared on Maria’s social media accounts. The young man, despite his amateur status, builds a career as a billiards player, winning amateur competitions. In addition, Philip enjoys sailing and playing football. Whether they are in a relationship now is unknown.
In the spring of 2021, 5 years after the scandalous meeting with Dzyuba, Orzul decided to remember the moment when she had to endure attacks from subscribers. The TV presenter went live on Instagram and spoke in detail about those events. According to the woman, in comments and messages she was called a prostitute, accused of trying to break up the football player’s family and insulted with other words.
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Maria Orzul in a swimsuit
Maria was called Dziuba’s mistress, to which she noted that she had never been one, and the reaction of people to a 3-second kiss in the car surprised and upset her. At the same time, the celebrity claims that at that time she had not lived with her legal spouse for a year, despite the fact that the divorce was not filed on time. And she, as a free woman, is allowed to have affairs with anyone.
Orzul claimed that this situation hit her psyche hard, in addition to attacks from followers, she fought off the press who wanted to get at least some comments, and she was also invited to broadcast on federal channels with Alexander Gordon and Andrei Malakhov. Because of such pressure, the TV presenter even had to seek medical help from doctors. Maria claims that she was on IVs more than once and received therapy from a psychologist.
The footballer himself reacted much more calmly to the increased attention of the press and even made comments a couple of times about the meeting with Orzul. Dzyuba admitted that the situation made him think, set his priorities correctly and understand that he could lose his wife. Since then, Artem has not been seen in scandalous stories.
Biography
Maria Orzul hides information about her education. There is an assumption that the TV presenter does not have a higher education, but has a punchy character and excellent appearance. At first, Maria worked for some time in the capital's bandy club Dynamo. The girl went to the World Cup with this team.
Maria's career in television began with the international channel Al-Jazeera, where the girl worked as a producer. Despite the fact that Al Jazeera is one of the largest channels in the world, Maria wished to continue her career advancement on the sports TV channel Rossiya-2.
The channel's editor-in-chief Dmitry Mednikov suggested that the girl become a TV presenter , although Maria planned to get the position of producer. As a result, the girl agreed to work on camera on a sports channel. In 2011, Maria became the host of the “News” section. Sport" on the channel "Russia-2". Maria also collaborates with the Dynamo TV channel, where she hosts several sports programs.
Later, on the Russia-2 TV channel, the girl began hosting another program, “Big Sport,” where Maria talked about sporting events and achievements in various sports, including tennis and Formula 1. Maria was also a commentator at the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. The TV presenter informed viewers around the clock about important events and constantly shared new, relevant information that was happening in Sochi.
In 2015, Maria Orzul became a participant in the Expedition-Trophy project (a transcontinental off-road race). In 2021, the presenter, together with her colleague Alexander Popov, participated in the “DaiPasNaMatch” flash mob, which was created in support of the Russian national team at Euro 2016.
The TV presenter has interviewed many football coaches, knows different players, and also often communicates with sports experts. Sometimes Maria interviews football stars. Maria Orzul is used to breaking stereotypes, and today she is one of the best sports presenters in Russia.
In 2021, Maria became a presenter on the Match! channel. Our Football” in the sports-analytical program “8-16”, hosted the “League of Betting” section, which is broadcast to this day. Maria also writes a thematic column “Football in the Big City” in the Main Rate magazine.
Career
Maria Orzul began working in television as a producer on the international TV channel Al-Jazeera. It would seem that one of the largest channels in the world would become a development platform for the Russian woman, but it did not match the girl’s ambitions, and she submitted her resume to the sports channel “Russia-2”, hoping to get an equivalent position as a producer.
At the interview, the channel’s editor-in-chief Dmitry Mednikov suggested Orzul try working on camera. She agreed and spent a couple of months developing a speech technique in order to delight the audience with both visuals and good pronunciation. In 2011, she became the host of the “News” column. Sport".
Maria also hosts programs on Dynamo TV. One day she received a call with an offer to record a New Year's message for her favorite team and its fans, and the girl took advantage of the situation and offered her candidacy for the role of TV presenter of the program. This work has become more of a hobby for Orzul, since the film crew and staff of the television program are not so large, as are the salaries themselves.
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Maria Orzul and Artem Dzyuba (left)
Maria was also entrusted with hosting another sports program on the Russia-2 TV channel, “Big Sport,” which touches on the topics of tennis, Formula 1 and other sports disciplines. During the Olympic Games in Sochi, the TV presenter was in the studio around the clock, covering the most important events of the day. Fans were surprised by the knowledge of the woman, who constantly shared new information.
Another project in which the TV presenter participated in 2015 was “Expedition Trophy,” a video version of a transcontinental off-road race. The length of the route was 17 thousand km. The reports were broadcast on Rossiya-2 in the program “Panorama of the Day Live”. In addition to Maria, the channel’s team included journalists Pavel Cheremisin, Alexey Popov, Denis Stoykov, Sergey Dibdin and Marina Kovalenko.
In 2021, Orzul, together with the host of the Match TV channel Alexei Popov, participated in the flash mob #GivePasNaMatch in support of the Russian national team at Euro 2016. Artists, politicians and athletes, as well as users of social networks, decided to support their favorites who went to the continental championship. Those who wished gave each other a virtual pass in anticipation of a successful game for the Russian national team, but as a result this never happened.
On Instagram and Twitter, fans often criticize the popular TV presenter, saying that women do not understand football. Maria herself takes this simply: in her opinion, every fan has the right to choose, as well as the opportunity to watch other sports programs without her participation.
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Maria Orzul and Alexander Filimonov
Despite the diverging points of view among fans, the celebrity has every chance of becoming the best sports TV presenter in Russia in the future. Orzul continues to break stereotypes, confirming the idea that women can broadcast sports on TV just as well as men.
In 2021, Maria Orzul signed a contract with the general partner of the Russian football championship, BC Liga Stavov. She received a position as a TV presenter of the “League of Betting” column in the sports and analytical program “8–16” on the TV channel “Match!” Our football". The program is published once a week on Mondays. The woman reviews the highest odds for the last 7 days, tempting bets, and conducts a forecast competition “In Contact with 8–16” with TV viewers. In the Main Rate magazine, Maria also presented the thematic column “Football in the Big City.” The TV presenter believes that a woman’s view of the men’s game will make her look at her favorite sport from a new angle.
In 2021, Orzul commented on a flash mob of Brazilian sports journalists with their complaints of harassment from sports fans while working. Dozens of representatives of the fair sex admitted to discrimination. At the same time, Maria did not confirm the fact of harassment towards female TV presenters in Russia, calling Russian men gallant fans.
TV career
Maria Orzul’s work biography on TV began with the position of producer of the Al-Jazeera channel. Working on an international television channel somehow did not suit the ambitious girl. As soon as the opportunity arose, she applied for a vacant position at Rossiya-2. But the channel’s editor-in-chief invited Maria to go on air as a TV presenter. To improve the quality of her speech and diction, the girl began to attend courses.
As a TV presenter of the program “Vesti. Sport" Orzul debuted in 2011
During the first broadcasts, Masha was very worried, but gradually began to feel free in front of the camera. Later, the girl reported on Dynamo TV.
When the editors of the TV channel “Russia-2” offered Orzul another project – “Big Sport”, the girl agreed without further hesitation. In order to be the first to release news about the victories of Russian athletes during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Maria practically lived in the studio. The fans were incredibly grateful to her. There were also those who hated the TV presenter on the Internet. They show their dissatisfaction, writing that she doesn’t understand football at all. Orzul is not offended by ill-wishers - everyone has the right to their own opinion.
In 2021, Maria began working on the Match! Our Football”, where she began to run the “League of Betting” section. Orzul gave a synopsis of the highest results for the week and talked about unusual bets. At the same time, on the pages of the glossy publication “Main Rate”, Maria wrote the author’s column “Football in the Big City”.
Maria Orzul now
Maria is still busy on television. At the end of February 2021, the “Betting League” section returned to the air, where Orzul again demonstrated awareness of sports events.
Although sporting events were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Orzul was in self-isolation at home, she continued to delight fans with fresh photos with posts in which she told how she was spending her time during this difficult period for the whole world.
In April, she celebrated her birthday, sharing with subscribers that if in 2021 she celebrated this day in the circle of loved ones and relatives, then in 2020 she had to celebrate the holiday alone and receive congratulations via video conference.
In November of the same year, Maria’s name again became involved in a scandal in connection with Artem Dzyuba: an intimate video of the football player appeared on the Internet, in which he was engaged in self-gratification against the backdrop of Orzul’s report. The athlete has already been deprived of his place in the national team, as well as the captain's title in the Zenit team because of this scandalous video. The TV presenter herself stated that she had nothing to do with what happened.
Maria Orzul's husband - photo
For several years, Maria Orzul’s husband was Alexander Tashchin, head of the sports programs directorate on the Russia 24 channel, who brought his wife to an interview with Mednikov.
In 2015, Orzul became the heroine of a big scandal with Artyom Dzyuba. The couple was photographed kissing in a car. At that time, the TV presenter was married, and Artyom was married. As soon as the affair became known, Tashchin filed for divorce and the couple separated. Dziuba also abandoned Orzul and begged forgiveness from his wife. Although Masha was brought to the big screen by her ex-husband, even after the divorce, the presenter’s work did not decline. The couple had no children and Maria Orzul always speaks warmly about her ex-husband.
This year, the football player and TV presenter again attracted attention after Dziuba’s scandalous video, which was leaked online. Against the backdrop of Dziuba’s intimate action, a program with Orzul’s participation was broadcast. At first Maria did not comment on this, but two days later she said that she had nothing to do with the video. Orzul claims that he “hasn’t communicated with this person for a long time.”
