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Zhanna Iosifovna Badoeva (Russian: Жа́нна Ио́сифовна Бадо́ева, née Dolgopolskaya, Долгопо́льская; born 18 March 1976) is a TV personality and producer. She is known for being the host and onscreen moderator of the travel program Oryol i Reshka.[1] In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Zhanna for her support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3]
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 1+1, Superstar, Sharmanka (Hurdy-gurdy), and Lyalechka. She conducted an acting technique course at the University of Culture.[4] In 2011, in cooperation with Yevgen Synelnykov and Elena Synelnykova, and with the help of Natella Krapivina, Badoeva worked on the program Oryol i Reshka, on which Badoeva and her husband, Alan Badoev, acted as onscreen moderators. She left the project in 2012, after the conclusion of the third season, and was succeeded by Lesya Nikitjuk.
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.[5] In November 2017 it was revealed that Badoeva would come back to participate in an episode of the "Stars" season.[6]
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.[7][8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13][14]
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.[15]