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 2015, 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 youth
Zhanna Badoeva (maiden name Dolgopolskaya) was born in the ancient Lithuanian town of Mazeikiai into a family of engineers.
The parents, “techies” by education, dreamed that their daughter would also receive a “serious” education and follow in their footsteps. And although Zhanna already demonstrated artistic qualities in childhood (the girl inherited a love of music from her pianist grandmother and was a professional choreographer), she nevertheless gave in to her parents and became a student at a construction university.
She had to finish her studies in Kyiv, where her family moved. But the graduate did not want to work in her specialty: she did not imagine herself as an engineer. Therefore, the girl decided to get the profession she dreamed of: she always wanted to become an actress.
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Zhanna Badoeva in her youth
However, things did not turn out the way Zhanna wanted. At the I.K. Karpenko-Kary Theater Institute, she was not accepted into the acting department - she did not qualify due to her age. Badoeva was upset, but did not give up: she chose the directing department.
Her talent and artistry clearly manifested themselves at the beginning of her studies and were noticed by her acting mentor Nina Vladimirovna Sharolopova. She invited Badoeva to teach at the acting department. Zhanna worked as a teacher for several years. But working on television as an actress or TV presenter remained in her dreams.
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, 2015, 2021 and 2021, 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 2015 and 2021, 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 2021, 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 2021, 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”
Beauty secrets
Badoeva attracts viewers not only with her professional qualities, but also with her beautiful appearance. The TV star has no special beauty secrets; the most important thing for her is to get a good night's sleep and never overeat. She doesn’t torture herself with various exercises, she just tries to move more, finding time for dancing or yoga. The presenter loves to take care of herself; She often doesn’t have time for various beauty treatments, but she always has hair creams and masks at home.
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Zhanna doesn’t forget to take water and dried fruits when filming. She tries not to eat fried or floury foods, although when she travels to different countries, she sometimes deviates from the rules. She is a passionate coffee lover, which is why she does not limit herself to this divine drink.
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 2015, 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”
More than love with Alan Badoev
Zhanna met her second husband, the famous music video director Alan Badoev, at the institute, when they were both studying to become directors. She didn’t pay any attention to him then, she only remembers a thin boy who had enormous creative potential and crazy ambitions.
After graduating from college, Zhanna and Alan, together with their classmates, took their first steps on television. Having received their first fees, everyone decided to spend it on a vacation in Egypt, but in the end only Alan and Zhanna flew. They vacationed together as friends, and only when they arrived home did they realize that something was happening between them. Alan began to court Zhanna. There was no special romance. Firstly, they had known each other for too long, and secondly, they were completely absorbed in work.
After living together for seven years, they decided to legitimize their relationship. They went to the registry office in jeans and sneakers, and then hired a limousine and went to a specially rented house outside the city, where they invited friends to celebrate their wedding.
In this marriage, Zhanna gave birth to a daughter, Lolita.
In 2012, the couple separated and officially filed for divorce. It was like a bolt from the blue - beautiful, successful, loved by fans. But this happens when feelings pass. Zhanna and Alan remained the best friends and closest people. Alan always treated Jeanne's son from his first marriage in the best way. And even now, after the divorce, both children often spend their holidays with Alan Badoev in St. Petersburg.
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"
A television
The creative biography of Zhanna Osipovna and her appearance on television are associated with the release of the Ukrainian version of the popular comedy show “Comedy Club”. The artist turned out to be the first female resident of the project. She was soon appointed creative producer, which gave her space to bring creative ideas to life.
Badoeva was the director of several popular projects that were broadcast on a famous Ukrainian TV channel. She worked on the talent shows “I Dance for You”, “Hurdy Organ” and “Superzirka”. Over several years of work, Zhanna Osipovna acquired considerable experience in television production.
The popularity and recognition of Badoeva was brought by a project called “Heads and Tails.” According to the script of the travel show, a couple of TV presenters had to visit the chosen country. Each of them must demonstrate to the audience how they can spend time abroad if their pocket is practically empty (only $100), or, conversely, if they are the owner of an unlimited card. The fate of which partner would turn out to be a budget tourist and which one would be a temporary millionaire was decided by a tossed coin, or rather, heads or tails.
The Badoev couple spent most of their time traveling, where they introduced the viewer to the sights and peculiarities of each country, the opportunity to live on $100 and feel like a financially liberated person.
The hosts of the first season are Alan Badoev and Zhanna Badoeva.
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Zhanna Badoeva and Alan Badoev
Zhanna Osipovna, paired with Alan Badoev, who was later replaced by Andrey Bednyakov, lived for the project and devoted herself entirely to her favorite work. When in 2012 Badoeva had half the world behind her, she left Eagle and Tails, explaining her departure by fatigue and insufficient attention to the children.
In 2015, in the 10th anniversary season of “Heads and Tails,” viewers again saw all their favorite TV presenters alternately in their usual roles, including Zhanna Osipovna.
After leaving the travel TV show, Badoeva became the co-host of another, no less exciting, project - “MasterChef”. The culinary show with the participation of Hector Jimenez-Bravo and Nikolai Tishchenko turned out to be no less successful than the travel show “Heads and Tails”. The tasting and evaluation of culinary delights did not go unnoticed - after this program, Zhanna Osipovna is known as a real gourmet and connoisseur of haute cuisine.
Badoeva led the next project called “Don’t Leave Me” together with the unpredictable and charismatic Dmitry Kolyadenko.
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Zhanna Badoeva and her family
In the summer of 2013, a new all-Russian federal entertainment channel “Friday!” began broadcasting, the broadcast network of which was built on entertainment programs of its own production, as well as on projects of Ukrainian television channels.
Zhanna Osipovna was also invited to the TV channel. Soon viewers saw on the screens new exciting programs hosted by the journalist and artist. These are the projects “Battle of Salons”, “#ZhannaPozheni” and “Dangerous Tours”.
After a creative break, the active TV presenter returned to the screen. In 2021, Zhanna Osipovna again appeared in the project “Heads and Tails. Russia". She had a new co-host for each episode. Together with Ida Galich, the presenter visited Mineralnye Vody, with Andrey Skorokhod - in Kazan, with Maria Minogarova - in Kaliningrad, with Alexandra Vlasova - in the Primorsky Territory. Each broadcast surprised viewers with a selection of original routes that revealed the beauty and features of each city from a new perspective.
Soon she became a participant in the release, which was filmed in Krasnoyarsk. Badoeva’s co-host was rap artist Vitya AK. Unlike her colleague, Zhanna Osipovna turned out to be the owner of only a 100-dollar bill, so she had to get to the city’s attractions by public transport and go to a budget hostel in the evening. A great impression was made by the visit to the Stolby Nature Reserve, where the showwoman managed to hand-feed gophers.
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Zhanna Badoeva and her outfits
The last episode of the season, in which Badoeva starred, was created in Yakutia, where Zhanna Osipovna was accompanied by Olga Antipova. The TV presenter was again amazed by the nature of the northern region; she visited the Buluus glacier, located in the Khangalassky ulus, and the NEFU Mammoth Museum.
In February 2021, while visiting Ivan Urgant on the “Evening Urgant” program, Badoeva spoke about the release of the new show “The Life of Others.” This travel project does not focus on the sights of other countries, but on the peculiarities of life of foreigners. The television project airs on Channel One and has already introduced viewers to the habits and traditions of Warsaw, Strasbourg, Dubai, Antalya, Zanzibar, etc. All episodes can be viewed on the YouTube channel dedicated to this program.
In a conversation with Urgant, Badoeva stated that the idea of “Heads and Tails” belonged to her. This statement outraged the producer of the travel show, Natella Krapivina, who, together with Evgeny and Elena Sinelnikov, owns the copyright to the project. One of the episodes of the Internet show “Should I Talk?” is dedicated to this scandal.
In February 2021, the TV presenter was invited to the program “Honest Word with Yuri Nikolaev,” where Badoeva shared her memories of childhood, travel and life in Italy.
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
Life style
Zhanna Badoeva lives the way she likes and does what she wants. She creates television projects in which she herself is interested in acting. The TV presenter loves to travel and meet new people. She likes to learn something new and try dishes from different countries.
Sights, traditions, culture, and the way of life of people are the topics that Badoeva most often touches on in her programs. Every time the TV presenter manages to find new stories and interesting topics. Her lifestyle is working while traveling or traveling along with work. The TV star even has enough time for his personal life. She is an excellent wife and mother of two children.
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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
Divorces from husbands and new marriages
The first husband of the popular TV presenter was businessman Igor Kurachenko. The TV star got married at the age of 20, in 1996. Soon the couple had a son, Boris. Zhanna studied at the University of Culture to become a director. Igor Kurachenko did not like the fact that his wife disappeared all day at the university. The businessman suggested that Zhanna quit her studies, and when she refused, he took off her wedding ring, threw it at his wife and left the family. This happened in 1998. The girl was left alone with her eight-month-old son in her arms. After the divorce, the ex-husband did not even want to communicate with the child.
In 2003, Zhanna married her classmate, Alan Badoev. The couple began working together on various television projects. The couple had a daughter, Lolita. Zhanna always believed in her husband and supported him in everything. Soon Alan Badoev became the most popular and expensive music video director in Ukraine and Russia. The couple divorced in 2012.
In 2014, the TV star married for the third time. Her new husband was businessman Vasily Melnichin. Zhanna, along with her children and husband, went to live in Italy. The change of residence did not affect Badoeva’s work. Zhanna continued to create television projects and hosted programs on various channels in Ukraine and Russia. Thanks to the support of her husband Vasily, her new show, “The Life of Others,” ended up on “First”.
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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 2021, 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.
New photos are constantly appearing on Zhanna Badoeva’s Instagram. Currently, she and her daughter are photographed on the streets of Italy. Family is generally of great importance to the presenter, so her daughter, husband and son constantly appear on Instagram. There are also behind-the-scenes scenes from the filming of the next program. Such photos on Instagram are sometimes quite interesting (for example, we see her being filmed by a camera while she talks about something about a procedure being performed on a program participant), or mundane (new shoes). We follow new photos of Zhanna Badoeva on Instagram and talk about new events in her life. Subscribe to our updates!
