The presenter of the positive and sunny program on Channel One talks about raising children, the secrets of female attractiveness and the personal secrets of the early birds of the first button.
– How can a mother of two children manage everything: education, career, and even look great?
– My girls are now 7 and 8 years old. Modern children have such a rhythm of life that they rather have to distribute time between classes and parents. School, clubs, classes at home - they have so many interests that I literally stand in line for an appointment (smiles).
Seriously, I plan all my activities while my daughters are at school. Of course, with the exception of weekdays, when I leave for almost a day, but even here we always call each other before they go to bed and talk about how the day went.
Sometimes, when I have a very busy work schedule, of course, I have to hear their complaints about my work, but as soon as the weekend comes, we become lovebirds, walk together, play, do homework, or go somewhere.
– I know that you have a rather dramatic story connected with your eldest daughter.
- This is true. When I gave birth to her and was on maternity leave, the idea came to create a charitable foundation. It seemed terribly unfair to me that there are very few organizations that would help children with, so to speak, “unpopular” diagnoses - epilepsy and other neurological ones that are difficult to treat and require very long rehabilitation.
My friend and I founded a foundation that dealt with exactly these problems. I, as a meticulous person, immersed myself completely, studied medical science. Superstitious people called
– What are your secrets of female attractiveness and beauty?
– In principle, I have no beauty secrets. That is, everything I do is not a secret at all and is available to everyone. Firstly, sports. I get bored of everything quickly, so the types of sports change quite often, but one thing remains constant - physical activity should be regular.
If you can’t go to the gym, go for a run; if you can’t run, go, just move. I am a yoga adept, but my activity is not limited to this. I like to go for a run in good weather, play tennis, go horse riding, and if possible, swim. Secondly, sleep.
This is more difficult for me for obvious reasons. But I’ve already trained myself to go to bed at 11 pm, even if I’m not working, and I’ve seen for myself how right the scientists are who claim that sleeping before midnight is much more beneficial than sleeping after.
Thirdly, of course, no one has canceled skin care. I have identified two main points for myself: cleansing and moisturizing. In addition to home remedies, I do ultrasonic facial cleansing every 1-2 weeks. And to moisturize I use homemade masks and salon treatments. In the off-season, I definitely take vitamins.
Not least important is the inner attitude. I’ll say something banal, but not even the most magical cream will make you glow from the inside.
– You work in the morning program. Is it difficult to wake up at 5 am?
– Our broadcast starts at 5 am, and now we have to wake up at half past four. And even earlier. I won’t lie, it’s very hard, I’m still not used to it. I broadcast once a week, on other days I still try to live as normal. Therefore, waking up early every time is stressful for the body.
In the studio, sleep sometimes overcomes us, we fight as best we can. During long stories or news broadcasts, we squat, do push-ups, do some yoga asanas, sing, dance.
We could make a separate program about how we spend our time behind the scenes, sometimes it’s very funny (smiles). Of course, it’s difficult to hold out all day after the broadcast, so when I get home, I go to bed for a few more hours. The best thing we can do for our body is to fall asleep and wake up at the same time, preferably to go to bed no later than 23:00.
– Tell us about interesting meetings with fans.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, people don’t often recognize me on the street.” There was even a funny incident when I arrived at Gorky Park at the summer studio for work at 4 in the morning, I walked up, and several young people were standing there and asked me: “Girl, don’t you know when Ushakova is coming?”
On set they ask to take pictures and sign, but when outside of work I tie a ponytail and put on jeans, I become an ordinary person. Or maybe I don’t notice attention simply because I don’t subconsciously expect it. This is probably again the influence of working in news.
We somehow don’t perceive ourselves as public people. So much work has to be done before the actual release that the on-camera work seems like just the icing on the cake. Therefore, almost no one suffers from star fever - there is no time.
- What are you dreaming about? How do you see your life in 10 years?
“All I dream about and ask God for is the health of my children and loved ones. Everything else is in our hands. There are plans, yes. I want to develop both in my profession and in life. It's interesting to try your hand at documentary filmmaking. There are ideas, but it’s too early to talk about them. I like to test my strength and explore new territories, even if it’s scary, so I’m open to everything new.
In general, in 10 years I see myself as still a young and active mother, maybe not two, but three children, successful in my profession, and most importantly, in harmony with myself.
– Your recipes for proper rest: how to not get tired while resting?
– For me, the main thing on vacation is not to rush. The habit of always being in a hurry, the fear of being late - these are the diseases of the big city. Therefore, when traveling, I try to spend time as I please. I just want to lie on the beach - I lie, I want to climb somewhere - I climb. And of course, the main thing is that your loved ones are nearby.
The morning is good if it begins with good thoughts and the charming Olga Ushakova. This charming TV presenter of the Good Morning program on Channel One has been charging TV viewers with positivity for several years now. Looking at Olga, it’s hard to believe that this young woman has two daughters of the same age – Dasha and Ksyusha, who have already entered third grade. The TV presenter told us about her methods of raising her daughters and how to become a happy mother.
– Olga, you manage to successfully combine family and career, and at the same time you look so gorgeous that you serve as an excellent example for many mothers. How do you do this?
– My priority has always been and is children. I was in no hurry to return from maternity leave, although I understood that on television “a holy place is never empty” and in a couple of years you could lose your position. Of course, I love my job and value it, but I know that you can change your job, you can even start from scratch, you can try yourself in new areas, but you can’t turn grown-up children into babies and you can’t get back all the lost precious moments, and raise there will be no chance again. Therefore, if I have to choose, I have no doubts.
Fortunately, life doesn’t often present me with such a choice, so I manage to combine everything successfully. I come home after work in the morning, that is, I already pick up the children from school myself. Due to the flexible schedule, it is possible to plan a weekend for children's holidays and go somewhere with them. We often go to different events together. There is also enough personal time now, the daughters are growing up, they spend half the day at school, they have more and more interests of their own, sometimes friends come over to play for the whole day, and then the mother can go to the gym or hairdresser with a clear conscience.
– Most mothers do not immediately decide to have a second baby, remembering the difficulties that arise in the first months and years. Were you planning on having your second child so soon?
– The key point here is “remembering the difficulties,” but I didn’t even have time to get scared - I became pregnant with my second child when my first child was only 3 months old. I won’t say what we planned, but we assumed such a possibility, that is, we left this question, so to speak, to the will of fate. Fate turned out to be favorable to us, and we had another wonderful daughter. I call it “the happiest accident” of my life.
– The first pregnancy flew by unnoticed, I worked until the seventh month, then went on vacation, and then immediately went on maternity leave. Toxicosis tormented me a little; it was quite unpleasant when the symptoms came on early in the morning, when you were broadcasting a newscast. I carried with me a lemon cut into slices. When everything has passed, all that remains is to enjoy your condition. I was active, didn’t gain much excess weight, and buttoned up my ethereal jackets almost until the holidays. But in the last few months it wasn’t easy - I was in the hospital, then at home with IVs. But this didn’t bother me either; I had time to rest, prepare for the birth of a child, both morally and from a domestic point of view.
Shortly before the birth of my daughter, when the threat of premature birth was lifted, I rearranged the entire apartment, arranged the nursery, throwing everyone at home into shock, ran around the shops, walked up the stairs, in general, the “nesting syndrome” did not bypass me.
But the second pregnancy was more difficult. At first there was a very strong toxicosis, which I didn’t recognize right away, because I was busy with the baby, and I thought that I was just very exhausted, lost weight to the bones, while still managing to maintain breastfeeding, then somehow quickly I became quite overweight and clumsy, just when with the older one it was necessary to jump, walk by the hands, etc. But the second birth was very easy, and this compensated for all the difficulties of the previous nine months.
– What difficulties did you encounter after the birth of your daughters? After all, it’s very difficult to raise the weather...
– My mother helped me a lot. For the first six months she lived with us, and we “switched” children depending on the situation. But in general, my strategy initially was not to separate the children, but, on the contrary, to plan the day so that, if possible, we spend as much time together as possible. The youngest was born in mid-July, and she slept peacefully in a stroller outside for quite a long time. We used this time for the eldest to “go out”. Instead of a baby walker, she had a stroller with her little sister. The more we synchronized the girls' daily routine, the easier it became. Over time, difficulties with weather give way to advantages.
– Many women who have experienced the joy of motherhood say that having children has radically changed their lives. But not the regime and pace of life, which, of course, is already becoming different, but it has changed them as a person. Tell us, what feelings did you have after the birth of your first and second daughters?
– Of course, motherhood changes a woman. Everything that previously seemed important fades away against the background of responsibility for children and their future. It seems to me that with the birth of children I became more fulfilled, or more real. And this is even reflected in appearance. Looking at my old photos, I see some kind of rigidity in myself that I didn’t realize. And then true unconditional love appeared in my life. I began to take care not only of the children, but also of myself. After all, now I am a mother and must be responsible. Everything I do, I do with an eye on my daughters, I think about the example I set for them, I understand that their happiness to some extent depends on how I live my life. They taught me to love not only themselves, but the whole world in its most diverse manifestations.
– Modern mothers, especially with the advent of Instagram, constantly compare themselves with others and these comparisons, as a rule, are not in their favor. How to stop comparing yourself to someone more successful and forming an inferiority complex in yourself?
– I have never compared myself to anyone, and the feeling of envy is alien to me. I guess I was lucky with my character in this sense. I can be sincerely happy for someone, someone can motivate me. This is probably how you need to set yourself up when you look at someone else’s life through the prism of social networks. At the same time, we must not forget that the life that is put on display rarely reflects reality. Few people are ready to talk about their failures publicly and put their shortcomings on public display. Therefore, all this gloss should not be perceived as true happiness.
Think about what is good in your life. If this is not a slim figure immediately after giving birth, then maybe the best and most caring father of your children. If your breakfasts aren't picture-perfect, then maybe you've been lying in bed with your kids all morning, fooling around or just cuddling in each other's arms. We don't have to be perfect; we have the right to be disheveled in the morning if the child has been playing around all night. We don't owe anything to anyone, especially not to the Internet community. Well, if you would like to get closer to some kind of Instagram ideal, then close the Internet, don’t waste precious time, and go for a run. Just 20 minutes of exercise a day instead of contemplating someone else’s life - and maybe in a month you will also have something to brag about.
– What is the most difficult thing for you in raising children?
“I understand the responsibility that girls’ mothers have for their future female happiness, because we are now laying down certain patterns that they will later reproduce in their own lives.” The price of your mistakes is the future of your children. But in life, not everything always goes smoothly. And for me this is the biggest difficulty - to explain adult problems to little girls without destroying their faith in love, to raise them as women who will not repeat my mistakes.
It is also quite difficult to balance between the desire to shelter them from all adversity and the desire to grow a strong independent personality. This is also hard work on yourself - to learn to let go of those for whom you are ready to give your life.
– Do your daughters get along well with each other or do they have any conflicts?
– There are conflicts, quarrels, and grievances - without this you can’t go anywhere. But I know for sure and I see how they love each other, feel responsible for their sister (our elder/younger roles are constantly changing), and stand up for each other. For a while they were one. In the last two years, I have observed how they are divided, becoming completely different, and different interests stand out from each other. But this doesn’t make sisterly love any less. And for me, as a mother, this is the greatest happiness - to watch how they move to the same bed in the morning and giggle about something of their own.
– Your girls have been going to school for several years now; probably, each of them already has favorite subjects and a predisposition to certain sciences? They are already thinking about choosing a future profession. What do they dream of becoming?
– Professions change about once a month. But I see that, in general, a predisposition to certain professions has already emerged. For example, the eldest, Dasha, loves foreign languages, shows interest not only in those taught at school (English and French), but sometimes takes an Italian, Spanish or German dictionary from the shelf, sits down, leafs through it silently, and then casually produces a phrase. At the same time, she reads a lot and has a good memory, so her literacy in her native language is also in perfect order.
But Ksyusha, although an excellent student and excels in absolutely all subjects, is clearly a creative person: she draws beautifully, models clothes, hairstyles, and can already apply makeup quite well, creating a full-fledged image, thought out to the smallest detail. Everything, of course, can still change, but certain inclinations in the girls are already visible.
– Do you think parents should influence their child’s choice regarding the choice of profession, school, friends?
– My task as a parent is to raise healthy children, physically and psychologically, to give them a comprehensive education, to show them the world and opportunities, and then they themselves will decide where to direct their feet. I will support them in any case. After all, I know from my own example how important it is to have a job you love, and not to suffer from 9 to 6 five days a week.
As for friends, I don’t promise. I have well-mannered, kind daughters and they now choose the same friends. But I was a teenager myself and I remember that when a period of rebellion sets in, good girls can suddenly find a wild friend and go all out. Now I can only take preventive measures: do not “beat” children, do not put grades at the forefront, give them a sense of freedom and the right to choose, and also help strengthen my own inner core so that the child is a leader and not a follower. But there is also a set of qualities with which a child is born, and it is impossible to re-educate them. I already see the risks and keep my finger on the pulse. I will try not to miss the moment and, if necessary, then, yes, I will intervene. But again, in a cunning way, so that the child thinks that he himself decided this way. The task is not easy, but there is no choice.
– Do you have family traditions and rituals, for example, walking together on weekends, kissing before bed, regular trips somewhere?
– The usefulness of family traditions cannot be overestimated. Of course, we have them too. In the evenings we lie in bed and talk about how the day went, we try to always sit down at the table together, we go to our favorite cafe on Saturdays. We have a tradition called English Friday, when we speak only English all day. We like to cook together.
There are certain traditions for the holidays, most of all we love Easter, we bake Easter cakes together, paint eggs, in the morning I get up before everyone else and set the table, take out our Easter decorations, then hide a basket of chocolate eggs in the garden and after breakfast the girls start hunting. When someone is sad, we practice “magic hugs,” and, you know, I convinced the children so often that this was an excellent medicine that they really began to help.
– What do you like to do with your daughters together?
– Anything, as long as we’re together! Any homework turns into a real party if the three of us take on it. Recently we were clearing leaves from the garden, raking everything into a huge pile, and then jumping into it and throwing leaves. In the end, almost everything had to be reassembled, but what fun we had. I love traveling with children, I want to instill in them my passion for discovery and new experiences. Unfortunately, the new generation scares me with its resistance to adventure; sometimes it seems that among the three of us, the child is me, and those two are my parents. But I manage to stir them up, then they also sincerely begin to enjoy what they might not have noticed.
– Olga, you often communicate with fans on social networks, willingly respond to comments on Instagram. Do you allow your daughters to use gadgets and the Internet?
– Yes, they have both phones and tablets. But, of course, they are not registered on social networks yet. Sometimes I show them my pages, ask permission if I want to post a photo with them, then read them comments if, for example, they wish them a happy birthday. They themselves can watch funny videos about kittens on YouTube or cartoon series, and prepare reports for school. I still keep one eye on it, because sometimes, unwittingly, the Internet can slip you some nasty stuff. As for games, they can download them themselves, but I make sure that most of them are useful, for example, logic games or mathematical applications, and the rest is, so to speak, for the soul and fun.
– What do you think modern children lack? For example, many representatives of older generations are sure that children now live in abundance - information, opportunities, even some simple things, the same toys, and this has a bad effect on them...
– I partly agree with this. Our children do not have hunger in the good sense of the word. What is easily obtained is of little value. I remember how we passed books from hand to hand, what I read still lives in my memory, I tried to remember every word, because I had to give the book away. I remember how happy I was even with new tights. Today's children have fewer reasons to be happy. It's not their fault that they were born in the era of consumerism. That's why I try my best to teach them to enjoy what money can't buy: a beautiful sunset, an unusual beetle in the forest. When there's a thunderstorm outside, we stick to the windows and watch nature rage as if it were the biggest theater production in the world.
As we take off on the plane, I burst into a tirade about what a miracle it is that we humans have learned to fly, we look at the clouds, we enjoy the sensations. I must say that it can be difficult to motivate modern ten-year-olds, but I believe that teaching children to enjoy life, be surprised, and look for answers to questions is almost more important than teaching them good manners.
– Olga, tell us how, in your opinion, children should be raised so that they grow up to be worthy people and at the same time be happy?
“You have to be a worthy person yourself—that’s first of all.” As for happiness, it is more difficult here - you cannot force someone to be happy. But you need to try to instill in the child the idea that happiness lives within himself, it should not depend on external circumstances, on the weather, on school friends. I say “try” because most likely a person comes to this understanding on his own, but at least you can sow a seed in a child’s head.
– Tell me, what is needed to be a happy mother?
– I always say that happiness is in harmony. Including maternal. For some, it’s coming home from work to their children and hugging them. For some, happiness is being at home all the time. It is important to hear yourself, understand what you really want and follow it. Without feelings of guilt and self-reproach. With the birth of children, a woman does not die, she should not dissolve in them, otherwise who will they follow as an example? From the ghost of your own mother? And the point here is not to run away from home and take care of yourself. Even when with children, a woman must ensure her own space, her own time, and respect for her needs from loved ones. Believe me, you will do this for their benefit too. After all, you are now the center of their Universe. This center should be strong and inspiring self-confidence. It’s trite but true: if a woman doesn’t love herself, then it’s difficult for others to love her.
A happy mother is just a happy woman, and only she knows what constitutes her personal happiness. Yes, at some moments we sacrifice ourselves for the sake of our loved ones, sometimes we need to completely devote ourselves to household chores, but in all this the main thing is not to lose yourself, not to shut up your inner voice. A family will only be happy when the interests of everyone are taken into account. It’s easy in words, but sometimes it’s harder in practice, but you have to strive for it. Awareness is already half the path to success.
How did you meet your husband?
We met about four years ago in London. My friend and I were standing in line in the dressing room of a popular restaurant, and Adam and his friend did not notice the line and approached from the other side. Fairly hungry and irritated by the slowness of the cloakroom attendant, I called out to the “insolent people.” They apologized profusely and profusely. And then, according to my husband, he watched me from the side all evening and, when we got ready to go home, he realized that he couldn’t let me leave... And now we are husband and wife, although initially it was difficult to imagine that we In principle, we can have at least some kind of relationship. We are both too complex people, and besides, all the circumstances were against us, the most important of which was distance.
How did Adam propose to you?
For several years we rushed between two cities, arranged dates on neutral territory. And at one of them, in Vienna, Adam proposed to me. In principle, we have long discussed the further development of our relations and came to the conclusion that it’s enough to fly in the skies both literally and figuratively, it’s time to create a family, a hearth, a nest - in general, something earthly and tangible, and I I didn’t think much about the topic of engagement. First, Adam had to ask the children for my hand, then my dad. And all this was so touching and important for me that, it would seem, nothing more was needed. But my beloved chose the moment when I least expected the proposal, and got down on one knee in the royal scenery - in the park of Belvedere Castle.
How many guests were there?
We decided to invite only the closest relatives: parents, brothers and sisters with their families - 18 people in total. Although the original plan called for a big wedding. That’s what the groom wanted, and I didn’t seem to mind. I love big holidays and enjoy organizing them. But this time I wanted something different. Having started organizing, I realized that this wedding would not be about us. I wanted something soulful, intimate, to slowly enjoy every moment.
Why did you decide to have your wedding in Cyprus, and in the hottest time?
On one of our first trips we went to Cyprus and stayed in a very beautiful place - in a private villa complex with a beautiful garden. In the evenings we sat in the gazebo overlooking the sea. And somehow everything was so perfect, elegant and romantic that the thought involuntarily crossed my mind: it would be great to have a wedding here.
As for the date, everything is much less romantic - we squeezed the wedding into our work schedules and combined it with a short summer vacation. But already within the resulting interval, they chose a beautiful date: 07/17/17. Adam's birthday is on the 17th and mine is on the 7th. We thought it would be symbolic. But it’s really hot on the island at this time, so we scheduled the ceremony for the evening, literally an hour and a half before sunset. It's funny that we initially chose 16:00. Then, a few days before the wedding, I arrived at the place and every day I went to the beach at a certain time: first at four o’clock, then at five, at half past six - and finally, experimentally, I found out that six o’clock in the evening would be ideal.
What were the decor, floristry, music, food, entertainment like?
When celebrating a wedding on the beach, the most obvious thing seems to be to use a nautical theme. But this is exactly what I categorically did not want - no starfish, ropes or anchors. The only reference to the sea were the shells on which the calligrapher wrote the names of the guests for seating. To describe the style, in a conversation with the decorator, I ultimately came up with the following definition: a wealthy fishing village. Real boats, which now served as decoration for the garden, fit perfectly into this concept. We dressed the children in blue linen overalls and loose white shirts, and completed the look with straw hats. For the rest of the guests, the dress code was limited to a certain color scheme - there was a ban on bright shades. I wanted the brightest colors to be the natural blue surface of the sea, olive trees and pale pink sunset. And in general, we tried to use natural scenery to the maximum. So we abandoned the classic altar.
I initially knew that I didn’t want a flower arch - I always feel incredibly sorry for the flowers that are left to die immediately after Mendelssohn’s march subsides. We chose two trees that form a natural arch and decorated them a little with white bougainvillea - it blooms at this time. The rest of the flowers were ordered from Israel - all within our pastel-powdery range. Although I must say that the local florists know their business and all the compositions delighted us for several days after the wedding. By the way, our team turned out to be international. I knew who my photographer would be even before I got ready to get married. Elina and I met just while filming for Wedding - I was filming as a bridesmaid. The photographer, in turn, recommended a videographer. I found the organizer in Moscow also through a recommendation. It was important to me that we were on the same wavelength and not far from each other. Cyprus has its own criteria for a good wedding: the main thing is to invite as many guests as possible and feed everyone well. They don't pay much attention to details. Therefore, even Cypriot contractors are our former compatriots. Only the musicians were native Cypriots. We invited a violin duo for the formal part and a jazz band for dinner.
Perhaps the most important question: how did you choose the dress?
The dress added another accent to the overall style. I chose it shortly before the appointed wedding day completely by accident. It was buried in a pile of other fluffy dresses. I saw only a piece of lace and immediately realized that this was what I was looking for. A real fluffy wedding dress with a corset and train. But at the same time it did not look pretentious at all. Cypriot style lace fit perfectly into the wedding concept and even gave it a new direction. We added lace to the decor and ordered personalized napkins made from the famous Lefkari lace as souvenirs for the guests. This is an ancient local craft, which is even protected by UNESCO. We also prepared lace parasols and wooden fans with our initials for the guests.
It took us no more than an hour and a half to create the image, and I was ready even before the groom. True, right before going out, force majeure happened: one of the bridesmaids caught her heel on my dress. The sound of the fabric cracking made my heart skip a beat. The hole in the top layer of lace turned out to be huge. But I decided for myself that this was for luck. They mended the hole right on me, and, in fact, no one noticed anything. One of the organizers later complimented my self-control, saying that some people would have postponed the wedding after this.
What was the most important thing at this wedding?
Atmosphere! She was perfect, exactly what we wanted. Everything was moderately solemn, but nevertheless very family-like. Absolutely everyone felt comfortable.
What was your most touching and emotional moment?
Our first eye contact with my future husband. He stood at the “altar”, and I walked towards him through the garden on my father’s arm. At this moment, the violinists tore our hearts out with our favorite Coldplay melody. It was a fabulous moment.
What do you remember most?
To be honest, it’s hard to pick just one. It was like one tune, well played from start to finish. First, a very touching solemn part, vows, rings, congratulations from loved ones. Then a short romantic photo session at sunset. At this time, guests were treated to drinks, fruits and light snacks at the lemonade bar, which we organized on real, very heavy barrels. I remember how much work it took to get them there. Then we all sat down at the table, speeches and toasts began. Both families have a good sense of humor, so we laughed until we cried. Since we have an international family, the wedding turned out to be a kind of mix of European and Russian traditions. Due to the fact that the company was small, any games went with a bang, since everyone was involved - a shoe battle, a dance battle and other entertainment kept the mood high until the very end. Naturally, the newlyweds also had their first dance. It was a delicate moment because we didn't have the opportunity to rehearse. Therefore, the day before I showed the groom literally a few movements. And to disguise our clumsiness, I put together a slide show, which, along with music, was displayed on the big screen during the dance. As a result, everything worked out surprisingly well for us, and it even became a little disappointing that the photos drew some of the attention to themselves, while we danced very wildly. The final touch, of course, was a cake and a small fireworks display. But even after that, no one wanted to leave, and we sat on the beach and chatted for a long time.
The family often moved from place to place, from Russia to Ukraine.
I went to school at the age of six and was an excellent student. She graduated from school with a gold medal.
Life in a military family left its mark on Olga’s character. In particular, she said, she was accustomed to subordination and discipline. In addition, “frequent migrations taught me communication skills, the ability to easily find a common language with people.” “Because every time you’re new in class, you had to build relationships. Despite short stops at one school or another, I still had friends everywhere. I even managed to gain some authority,” she recalled.
True, sometimes authority among peers had to be won with fists. “When we traveled to Russian cities, they teased me with a khokhlushka, and when we stopped in Ukrainian ones - with a katsapka. So my parents were sometimes called to school because of my bad behavior: again, your daughter got into a fight at recess! Indeed, I could give the offender a blow. Most my fights at school were precisely because of this national issue,” said Olga.
Even as a child, I dreamed of becoming a TV presenter. She tried to imitate the announcers, read newspaper articles aloud, trying to remember the text as much as possible. Later, she began to imagine that she was conducting an interview, pestering her acquaintances, tormenting them with questions. “I was always interested in listening to other people, bringing them to some kind of revelation. But becoming a TV presenter was then such an unrealistic dream from the category of “I want to become a princess,” how stupid even to dream,” she admitted.
Therefore, after school I entered the V. N. Karazin Kharkov National University (formerly Gorky KhSU).
In Ukraine, she worked in business, and by the age of twenty-three she became the head of one of the branches of a large trading company - they promoted foreign fashion brands to the market.
Then her common-law husband transported her to the Russian capital. He insisted that she become a TV presenter. She went to audition for Ostankino and was appreciated. The only problem she had was her Ukrainian accent.
She was accepted for an internship, but she had to study speech techniques. In addition, I studied the television kitchen from the inside, learned to write texts and take part in the creation of a program, and tried myself in different departments - from editorial to international.
It’s interesting that the first TV star Olga met at Ostankino was.
“On one of my first visits to Ostankino, when I came to apply for a temporary pass, I met Leonid Yakubovich in the corridor. I remember he was walking towards me, I looked at him, and then suddenly said: “Hello!” He seemed so familiar to me and acquaintances, I’ve been watching his program for so many years. He, not the least bit surprised, greeted me in return. And then I fell into some kind of semi-fainting state. “Wow! Yakubovich just said hello to me!” she recalled about her impressions of this meeting.
In the end, without any special journalism education, she became a TV presenter.
She hosted a news program for nine years. Then she became one of the faces of the Good Morning program.
The TV presenter says about herself: “I am a very mobile person. Friends often joke that I was probably taken away from the gypsies as a child. In fact, my whole family led a nomadic life. My dad is in the military, and we moved every six months: different cities, schools , at home. For some it’s stress, but for me it’s an adventure. After all, every yard is a new playground that has yet to be mastered. And this wanderlust remains.”
Olga Ushakova's height: 172 centimeters.
Personal life of Olga Ushakova:
She lived in a civil marriage with a man who was much older than her. They met in Ukraine. Then he moved to do business in Moscow and Olga followed him.
The couple had two daughters - Ksenia and Daria.
Olga did not show her former common-law husband, nor did she mention his last name. At the same time, she always spoke of him with great respect. She said: “I think Oscar Wilde said it: if I love someone, I don’t say his name because I don’t want to share this person with others. I’m not sure I reproduced it verbatim, but the meaning is clear. In any case, when in a couple one person is public and the other is not, there are always problems with this. One thing I can say is that from my long-term relationship I took away the most important thing: two beautiful children and tremendous experience. And these same children received the best father in the world, which only "You can wish for it. I am glad that these years my life partner was a man who gave me a lot in terms of spiritual and intellectual development. He is older than me and in many ways became my mentor. God grant that the children take as much as possible from him."
In the summer of 2017, Olga married a businessman named Adam, he is engaged in the restaurant business. The wedding celebration took place on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in Cyprus.
In October 2018, Olga Ushakova reported on social networks that she had become a victim of unworthy behavior of famous Russian football players and. Ushakova said that her driver Vitaly Solovchuk was hospitalized, and she wrote a statement to the police about damage to the car. The incident took place near the Beijing Hotel. The driver was waiting for Ushakova in the parking lot. Five men behaved like hooligans on the road and he reprimanded them. The rowdies didn't like this; they pulled the man out of the car and beat him. As a result, the driver's nose was broken and he suffered a concussion. After this, the group of hooligans went to a coffee shop on Bolshaya Nikitskaya. There, official Denis Pak became their victim. Olga Ushakova’s driver identified Kokorin and Mamaev from photographs.
Olga Ushakova (on Instagram - @ushakovao) is a Russian TV presenter on Channel One. Born in Crimea on April 7, 1982. Dad was a military man, so the family did not stay anywhere for long, but she even liked it: she quickly learned to settle in an unfamiliar city and gain authority, even if it was necessary to defend her interests by force. After school, she entered the university in Kharkov, after which she went into business with her boyfriend. But since childhood, she dreamed of getting on television and becoming a presenter.
In 2004, Olga Ushakova came to the audition and passed, but without a journalistic education she could not be immediately allowed on the air. At first, she interned in different departments, learned to write stories, practiced her diction, and after all this she began broadcasting news, where she worked for 9 years. In 2014, she appeared on Channel One, in the Good Morning program, and a year after her arrival, the program received the TEFI Award for the first time.
Olga Ushakova got married for the first time at a young age, but some sources claim that it was a civil marriage. From her first husband she gave birth to two children: the eldest daughter Dasha and the youngest Ksenia. The eldest daughter has autism, but Olga, as soon as she found out about it, began to do everything to prevent this disease from progressing. As a result, she now goes to a regular school and even more: she has discovered a photographic memory, she is interested in various topics, constantly reads books and encyclopedias about stars or dinosaurs (depending on what she is interested in at the moment), and also learns languages from dictionaries and dreams of becoming a translator.
Ushakova’s youngest daughter has discovered other talents in herself - she loves to draw and create images using clothes and accessories, so it is logical that her dream is to become a designer. The presenter herself got married again in July 2017. Olga Ushakova doesn’t like to talk about her second husband, so almost nothing is known about him. The TV presenter’s wedding itself was very romantic: Olga Ushakova’s Instagram has several photos from the bachelorette party and the ceremony itself - the newlyweds spent it on the seashore.
Both in the program and on the official Instagram website, Olga Ushakova promotes positivity always and in everything. She often posts photos from work, and in them she looks perfect, despite the fact that every day she has to get up at 02.30 am to arrive at the place by 5 am.
Also on Olga Ushakova’s Instagram, photos often appear in which she does yoga. This helps her keep in shape. In general, judging by her posts on Instagram, she plays sports at home. She devoted one post on Instagram to the fact that there is no need to make excuses for yourself if you can’t go to the gym: you just need to take a jump rope and go to work out.
