Olena Zelenska is a Ukrainian screenwriter and the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She has turned her focus to other creative endeavors, including working and composing the text for the Ukraine government TV network Kvartal 95. Together with the Ukrainian president, Zelenska is the mother of two children, a son, and a daughter.
Olena Zelenska Age and Bio
Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska was born on 6th February 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. As of 2022, her age is 44. Besides, her husband, Vlodomor was born on January 25, 1978. So, he is also 44 years and the couple just have an age gap of one month and Zelenska is older than her hubby.
Zelenska's family includes her mother Olha Kyiashko. As for her educational background, Zelenska attended Kryvyi Rih National University where she studied architecture at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Upon graduation, Zelenska has worked for the Ukraine government TV network Kvartal 95.
Olena Zelenska and Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wedding
Zelenska and Zelenskyy have been in a marital relationship for a long time. The power couple was cla s smates, although they had never met before. Following that, they met in college, steadily established their relationship, became a s sociated with one another, dated for at least eight years.
After dating for eight years, the pair decided to take their relationship to the next level. So, they walked down the aisle on September 6, 2003. After a year, the duo welcomed their first child, daughter Oleksandra July 15, 2004.
Likewise, Zelenska and Zelenskyy became parents for the second time after their son Kyrylo was born on January 21, 2013. Now, for over one decade, the family lives a happy life.
Zelenska's Life As A First Lady
As First Lady, the wife of Volodymyr has been fierce in areas like children’s nutrition and helped reform the school nutrition strategy. In a social media post, Zelenska shared that she started to eat healthy only after giving birth to her daughter. Likewise, she admitted that she was a little heavier and wider than before.
The screenwriter thought regular sports will fix all things. Also, Zelenska didn’t change her diet and ate everything she wanted. But after one year, she was tired of working out and had lost motivation and some weight. So, Zelenska consulted an expert, who put her on a dietary regimen that delivered the expected results; 10 kg lost in three months.
Olena Zelenska Role During The War
As the Russian aggression continues, Olena Zelenska has been gaining attention to the difficulty of women and children. In an Instagram post, Zelenska conveyed that, Ukrainians have to take their kids to the basement every night and battle the enemy under the walls of their houses.
Not only that but her own two children, Aleksandra and Kirill are among the most vulnerable in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president had also announced the "enemy", Russia has marked him as the number one target and his family as the second target.
And on February 14, Valentine's Day, Zelenska and Zelenskyy made a video expressing their love towards the nation. In the same clip, the couple also announced that they said, "We are at home, we are in Ukraine”.
Where Is The First Lady of Ukraine Now?
The current first lady of Ukraine, Zelensaka has not escaped from the country and is still in her nation, Ukraine. On March 9, 2022, Zelenska released an open letter to the global media. In the open letter, she revealed that she was being asked for an interview by the media from worldwide.
So, with that open letter, she replied to all the questions and demands from media outlets at the same time. The long open letter can be found on her official Instagram where she is available as @olenazelenska_official.
by dipesh, 18 Mar, 2022