Lydia Taran can rightfully be called one of the brightest women on Ukrainian television. She skillfully balances between professional activities and raising her daughter, is involved in charity work, takes part in marathon races and considers herself a hostage of the news, of course, in the good sense of the word. In a frank interview with TSN, the presenter spoke about the preferences of the modern Ukrainian viewer, competition in the profession and personality deformation as a result of working on television. As it turned out, on weekends the TV presenter works as a “mom-taxi”, considers parent-teacher meetings an atavism and likes to dream a lot. About what? Let's find out together
Lydia, over the years of working on television, a lot has probably happened: force majeure, and oddities on the set. Thus, a video of you losing a shoe during a live broadcast is very popular on the Internet. How do you deal with these types of unforeseen situations? What funny thing do you remember the most?
There were many funny situations: a window fell on me during a live broadcast, and I had to support it with one hand. During the broadcast, the male politician I interviewed tried several times to get a bag of champagne and sweets from under the table, citing the fact that it was his wife’s birthday. I remember how I lost my shoe on live television, I remember a fit of terrible laughter that I could barely cope with. There were cases when something broke on the air. Reservations are generally a classic of the profession.
Such force majeure events greatly amuse others, since television is not a frozen picture, but has a certain live effect. After all, TV people are real people, anything can happen to them, and the human factor has not been canceled. I treat oddities calmly, and how can I treat them if they cannot be foreseen? I just keep doing my job despite the distractions.
When it comes to the fate of children, human deaths, or the tense political situation in the country, journalists during live broadcasts often cannot cope with their own emotions and broadcast from television screens through tears. Do you think this is acceptable from a professional point of view?
Certainly! If we show this kind of news that you are talking about, then it should awaken compassion in the viewer. And the corresponding reaction of the presenter simply emphasizes this. The presenters are not robots, and this is not about the civil, but about the human position of the announcer, empathy for what is happening. However, a situation where the presenter washes himself with tears, as a result of which the viewer cannot understand what is being said, is unacceptable, since our main working “tool” is speech, not emotions.
“There are stories that I familiarize myself with before the broadcast, and during the live broadcast I ask the sound engineer to turn off the sound and simply turn away.”
Do you have a recipe for dealing with emotions?
I’ll tell you a secret: there are stories that I familiarize myself with before the broadcast, and during the live broadcast I ask the sound engineer to turn off the sound and simply turn away. As a rule, these are stories from the TSN “Additional Help” section. My threshold of sensitivity is very low, therefore, I understand that if I disturb the work environment after such a plot, I may not complete the hour-long broadcast. Of course, you need to control yourself. I feel a huge responsibility to people - at a certain moment the viewer can turn off the TV, turn away from the screen, leave the room, but I must stay in the frame and continue working.
There are no special recipes for dealing with emotions; the point here is the level of professional responsibility of the presenter, which determines his behavior. I confess that during the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine, corvalment and barboval appeared on my desktop. Events in the country were unfolding in such a way that there was a wild feeling of tension, and I understood that it was impossible to do without taking sedatives.
How can television audiences avoid information intoxication? Some tips from Lydia Taran...
It’s a matter of everyone’s personal approach – what information to consume and in what volume. Some people, and I know them personally, prefer not to know what is happening in the country at all. It’s their choice, it’s probably easier for them. My mother, on the contrary, is comfortable knowing everything. She watches news on several channels, compares points of view, analyzes, draws conclusions, because with a lack of information she feels uneasy. Each of us answers questions to ourselves: what information field to choose, what current to pass through ourselves and what to be a recipient of? We must pay tribute to social networks, including YouTube, and other digital sources of information, which allow us to filter information and identify content that is interesting to us.
As for me personally, I am a hostage, in the good sense of the word, of running a news program, so all TV lovers associate me with information. And if a person wants to avoid intoxication, then he simply does not need to contemplate me, so as not to later remove toxins through medication.
Agree that television should not only satisfy the information demand of the population, but also have a positive influence on its audience. At the same time, in television programs, in particular in news releases, there are significantly more negative messages than positive ones. What to do about it? How to balance?
It is impossible to artificially level the balance, because news is created not to distort reality in the world around us, but to reflect it objectively. It is unlikely that it will be possible to create a positive information flow without distorting the actual state of affairs.
“You can ignore deaths at the front, abandoned children and old people, and talk only about parties and music awards, but is this fair to the viewer?”
You can ignore deaths at the front, abandoned children and old people, and talk only about parties and music awards, but is this fair to the viewer? There are a huge number of problems in our country - with employers, developers, subsidies, and corruption. If we don’t talk about it, then who will? If we don’t talk about this, people will live in a fragile world that will very quickly be broken by harsh reality. As soon as they go to take their child to school or use public transport, they will understand that everything is far from OK. Therefore, the news is reality, you cannot live being cut off from it.
Among the modern progressive population, you can often hear the phrase: “TV? I haven’t watched it for a long time!” Do you think television remains the leader in shaping public opinion, or has the baton been passed to Internet content?
The content remains essentially the same, only the platform changes. If earlier people did not know any other scenario other than pressing the button to turn on the TV, now they are not interested in this scenario. The modern Ukrainian viewer independently and precisely selects the flow of information that interests him and the format for familiarizing himself with it.
“You need to understand that people sitting in front of the TV will influence important things happening in the country for some time to come.”
We should also not forget that for most Ukrainians, television is still an integral part of their lives, which they will not give up under any circumstances. This, as you know, is something that goes without saying, like having a table in the house. You need to understand that people sitting in front of the TV will continue to influence important things happening in the country for some time. It is these people who have an active civic position and take part in choosing the president and parliament of the country. Unfortunately, some young people who prefer to abstract themselves and live in their own closed little world are clearly losing, withdrawing from this and other processes that are extremely important for the life of society. And their future is essentially chosen by those who watch TV.
The Achilles heel of modern Ukrainian television – what is it?
A weakened information field and low budgets.
Are you familiar with the other side of the coin, such as personality deformation and professional burnout? How to deal with this?
Emotional burnout, as a rule, happens to presenters who work every day and are constantly in information hardcore.
After six months of working in this mode, very often a state occurs in which the individual becomes completely indifferent. And this cannot be allowed, because the viewer immediately sees and feels fatigue, automatism and indifference on the other side of the screen on the part of the TV presenter. Because I work a more relaxed schedule, I don't experience burnout.
As for personality deformation, the situation here is different. 20 years of working in television has turned me into a person with a built-in internal chronometer. News is a complex technological chain. If the news doesn’t air at 7:30 p.m., it means something has happened in the country, so at 7:01 p.m. I must either ride in the elevator or run up the steps from the newsroom to makeup, and at 7:10 p.m. I must be dressed. Even without the director’s command, I always feel the plot 30 or even 10 seconds before it starts. This works at the level of the subconscious, the sixth sense, and has a negative impact on everyday life, since I cannot concentrate on one thing, constantly scrolling through a huge diverse array of information in my head.
Lydia, technological progress, moving forward by leaps and bounds, has also affected television. The television audience has already had the opportunity to watch Special Correspondence broadcasts in 360° format. What will the television of the future be like? What “mutations” should we expect? Perhaps there will soon be... robot presenters?
Robot presenters may probably appear, but you can’t sew emotions into them, and any news still has a human face. Everything is important - the presenter’s view, his reaction... I think that a non-personal presentation of news is not what we should strive for. After all, information, its internal saturation and the approach to it are interesting only from a human point of view. News about people cannot be carried by robots, because people want to see their own kind. I think that such a television “mutation” is possible only in a targeted experimental format. Even if a robot cries in the frame, it will be a robot, not a person whose brain has launched complex neural reactions.
I would like to talk about the “Make Dreams” project, which you are the curator of and thanks to which the wishes of more than a dozen sick children have been fulfilled... You once said that at the beginning of the project it was difficult to find sick children who were not afraid to dream. Why is that?
This problem still exists today - children are really afraid to dream. Just recently we visited a girl named Veronica, who dreamed of meeting Nadya Dorofeeva from the group “Time and Glass”. When I, sitting next to her, asked the question: “Veronica, do you remember how you composed a message with your desire?”, She lowered her eyes, shrank all over and answered: “No...”.
All the strength of sick children and their families is aimed at the hospital reality, at surviving. They don’t think about something impossible, they just don’t care about dreams. They are forced to spend so much time in hospitals, they are closed, they rarely smile. But we are sure that dreams heal! And we want young patients to look differently at life, at what surrounds them. Such children should know that this world is filled with kindness and smiles, that joy, happiness, our love, warmth and support are always nearby. Now 57 impressive children's dreams have already been realized - this was a meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo in Madrid, a trip to Disneyland in Paris, a ceremonial initiation into the police and the presentation of a personalized badge from the hands of the President of Ukraine, a letter from Michael Jordan, etc. The emotions that a child experiences - healing, they have a positive effect on both vital signs and the treatment process. These children become bolder with us, join real life, and go beyond the walls of the hospital. And the fact that every child takes a step towards a dream that until now seemed fantastic and unrealistic to him is something unforgettable, which causes inner triumph, changes life, the atmosphere around him. The mission of the movement is to unite thousands of little dreamers and thousands of wizards. There is no dream that we cannot realize together! It's just about people's desire to help. Join our movement for good!
Yuri Shtrykul (leukemia) in Madrid at a meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo What are you dreaming about?
Oh, I'm dreaming to the fullest! But I don’t dream so much that the power of my thoughts will help these dreams come true, because I’m distracted all the time. Agree, we, adults, dream about things that we would like to make come true. This means that these are no longer dreams, but simply plans, tasks, intentions, that is, concepts from a more practical plane. One of my friends said: “Dreams are from childhood, but adults think and do. What does it mean to dream? Have you made a plan? Go ahead - work!”
“Driving culture reflects the culture of society as a whole, and the situation on our roads can only be corrected using radical methods. Waiting for Ukrainians to mentally grow to the point of not breaking the rules is not the best scenario, because you can wait for a very long time...”
You recently joined a social projectNnational policeUregion "TOEroy”, uniting the efforts of drivers to improve the situation on the roads. What, in your opinion, is the main problem of Ukrainian drivers? How to improve the culture of behavior on the roads?
Driving culture reflects the culture of society as a whole, and the situation on our roads can only be corrected using radical methods. Waiting for Ukrainians to mentally grow to the point of not breaking the rules is not the best scenario, because you can wait for a very long time...
There are two points to focus on here. First, personal responsibility: when a motorcyclist increases his speed to 200 km/h, he must be aware that his children may become orphans. Secondly, there is “external” liability in the form of payment of penalties for violating traffic rules. And these fines need to be increased. In our neighbors in Slovakia and Poland, drivers for a long time could not get used to the speed limit in rural areas of up to 40 km/h, but it turned out to be a matter of time - the introduced system of responsibility in the form of fines coped with its task, and the established rules were fixed in the brains of drivers at the level subconscious.
In an interview for the program Vіdverto with Masha Efrosinina(Ukraine channel) the TV presenter was as serious as ever. He shared his love story from life - why he and Lydia Taran The relationship never worked out.
- When you decided to leave your first life, did you go against your mother?
Yes, definitely. She reacted very sharply, dad was painfully worried, my sister was against it.
?- Were they against leaving the family or against Lida?
It's all automatic. Andrey leaves the family, he has another woman, which means she is the reason. And it is she who is the factor that prevents Andrey from taking his head in his hands. That's what it seemed to the parents.
?- Lida was very successful, and you were just starting. Who do you think was in charge? Lida is a very strong person.
I periodically encountered the fact that, being a leader by nature, I understood that they wanted to knock my saddle out from under me.
?- Have you ever stepped on your own throat?
Sometimes yes. I liked the publicity. Like a child who gets at his toys, bites everything, breaks everything.
? - How was it at home? What did this relationship consist of?
We lived by work. And it was very exciting. This was the main driver of the relationship. Ukrainian television - it was simply gushing out of all the cracks back then.
? - Your wife is the host of serious programs. Did you interfere, advise her on something?
She came home, and we talked to her there, discussed everything. We gave each other support.
?- You and Lida both earned a lot back then. But you already supported, it turns out, two families.
Yes. But we had enough. We never had any questions about why I was helping my first wife financially. Everything that was left was added up and we had a common budget.
?- How did Lida communicate with your mother?
I didn’t communicate well because there was a barrier from the start. I saw that my mother was doing everything to ensure that no one felt this, but it hung in the air. Social protocol was followed, but no further.
? - But how is it? When two beloved women are not exactly on warm terms?
And at that time I didn’t bother with this issue. At that time, work always came to the fore. And the main thing for me was that everything was fine at work, so that I could help the children financially.
Do you regret that your relationship with Lida was so work-like, passionate, and superficial that someone didn’t speak up earlier? Maybe they would have ended earlier and that shocking incident for me would not have happened when you broke up when you drove together from Kyiv to Italy by car. And in the car you realized that nothing binds you. I understood to such an extent that you, having brought her to the resting place, turned around and made your way back. What is supposed to happen in the brains of a man who has already experienced both breakups and a road to nowhere?
I understood that it was not fair. It's most unfair to stay close when I don't want to. So I turned around and left. Especially, you know, if we were alone. We went on vacation with friends. And at that time I didn’t have the energy to stage a play that we were a happy couple.
?- It can’t be that you understood all this in the car...
On the eve of my departure Factory, and Lida had Dancing. These were two exhausting projects for both her and me. We each completely immersed ourselves in our own project, and we didn’t talk about anything else at all. Then, at best, we crossed paths once a day. We emerged from this state before the trip and drove off. There were already hints that everything was not going well before the trip. And I was cut very badly. We arrived and spent the night. The next morning I said that I had problems at work. Lida supported this version. Then, when I left, she told me what was going on.
?- Lida, in turn, didn’t take a plane ticket, didn’t come back for you, why?
She was very offended. It seems to me. But Lida continues to project, she changes her internal resentment.
? - Why the offense?
She said the word “betrayal” several times. Even one of the channels filmed a program, and more than one, and Lida told very unpleasant things about me in an interview. The betrayal is that I left her then. The betrayal is that I ended our family, that she had plans for the future.
?- She wanted to marry you? Did she give you an ultimatum?
Yes. We had a period when she asked me this question, and I did not know what to answer her. You know, if we now look for the answer to this question, then perhaps I had a very strong feeling of guilt in front of Vasilina (the common daughter of Domansky and Taran - approx. website), my children in Odessa, and it seemed to me that this was a betrayal towards them. Yes, this is utter stupidity, but it was so.
? - Did you tell Lida about this?
The day she changed course
One day she decided that she would absolutely, easily, without any patronage, go to university and study at the Faculty of International Relations. The famous TV presenter Lydia Taran studied at a Kyiv school, famous for the fact that you didn’t have to go there. In other words, Lida studied at a slob school. Today she is happy that she regularly skipped classes. She sat at home or in the district library and read books voraciously. Yes, yes, this happens too. The Kiev girl, who was not controlled by adults, since in their family everything was built solely on mutual respect and trust, was engaged in self-education.
She was confident in herself. But it flew by. And on the last day I began feverishly to find out which other faculty I could apply to. Names flashed before my eyes: chemical, physical, foreign languages, philological, historical... Everything was wrong. Boring. Not warm. What remains is journalism. And she chose what she actually hated: the parents of the famous TV presenter Lydia Taran were well-known journalists in Kyiv. Or rather, my mother, Maria Gavrilovna, was published in a number of Komsomol publications, of which there were an incredible number in Soviet times. My father (unfortunately, he is no longer with us), in addition to journalism, wrote and did translations. All over the apartment: on the table, sofa, on the floor, there were handwritten sheets of paper, newspaper clippings, and magazines. Little Lydia fell asleep to the endless clatter of the typewriter, which either chattered briskly or froze for several minutes. But out of this hatred grew professional love and greed. “Dad screamed so loud! - “Don’t even dream that I will help you!” - he yelled when he found out that his daughter had entered journalism. And this despite the fact that he has a lot of friends at the faculty. It’s just that my father was an extremely principled man. Well, it's okay. In any case, I never regretted for a single day that I chose journalism. This was the only faculty that allowed full-time study and work at the same time. Like many guys, in my first year I went to radio and worked part-time at UNIAN and Interfax. Then on FM radio stations. Soon she got on television. Everything worked out somehow by itself, without unnecessary stress, refusals, or disappointments.”
The day when excitement woke up
One day Lydia moved from one building to another: in the building next to the radio station where she worked, a room was equipped for the New Channel. I asked who to contact about employment. They explained, invited me for an interview, and offered to work. Although Lydia admits: “I got in easily, but then it was hard for me to grow in these structures.” For example, when she came to the New Channel at the age of 21, unexpectedly for everyone she suddenly announced: “I want to host sports programs. Everyone in our family is interested in sports. Here's the concept." They explained to her with a smile: “Girl, maybe you can start by having some fun, doing something simple, growing up?” The famous TV presenter Lydia Taran was lucky: she was not thrown into the water like a blind kitten: if you swim, you will survive. She faced neither intrigue, nor competition, nor envy, nor “TV hazing.” “New Channel” then gathered within its walls a wonderful team of like-minded people. Obsessed people of different ages, sincerely willing and able to work. Everyone lived by the same idea - professional greed: to create something fundamentally new on Ukrainian television. Famous TV journalist Andrei Kulikov has just returned from London. And the famous TV presenter Lydia Taran (who was on TV for almost a week) was immediately put on air together with the TV boss.
“Just imagine who I am and who He is! And the two of us go to the morning broadcast. When I saw Andrey, I was speechless. My tongue was numb with excitement. But for a TV worker, the most important thing is the desire to learn. And I studied. For example, today a fledgling second-year student comes on television and immediately pumps up his rights: “Are you offering me only $500 for such (!) work?!” Himself - no one and calling him - nothing, while already telling him how much they have to pay him. Yes, at one time I was glad and happy that, it turns out, they also give me money for such a cool and interesting job! I would work for free, if only they would not deprive me of the opportunity to participate in the process itself. By the way, Andrei Domansky, who was then working on the radio, had exactly the same state of euphoria and complete misunderstanding, for which he signed the monthly statement and put bills in his wallet.”
The day the revolution happened
One day, Lidina’s godmother, producer of the “Rise” program, invited many guests to a housewarming party, including TV presenter Andrei Domansky (he had left the radio station by that time). They worked on the same TV channel, but practically never crossed paths in the corridors. Lydia hosted the evening editions of “Sports Reporter”, Andrey - the morning “Rise”. We saw each other at rare parties. At the housewarming party we got to know each other better and went our separate ways. Domansky then left “Rise”. He explained that he had little success, so he was returning to his family in Odessa. And then a revolution happened in the country. In Odessa, Domansky hosted the “Orange Square” program - a kind of discussion club between ordinary citizens and politicians - and often called Lida as a “news” presenter for consultations. Then the two of them worked at a New Year’s corporate party. Lida left for her winter vacation. And a day later I started receiving SMS from Domansky - funny poems. So, something abstract, non-binding. “At that time I had a serious romance and a stormy personal life. I received a sea of similar messages, both from Domansky and from other people. But even then it seemed to Andrei Yuryevich that he was flirting with me like that. I thought I was just friends with him. By and large, this was the case, since soon we parted with the man I loved, and Andryusha saved me from suffering and worries. These were abstract conversations about how to properly build love relationships so that they would not later fall apart like a house of cards. But Andrei Yuryevich quickly saw through: it’s time to join the game.”
The day she abandoned Domansky
One day, he and Andrey found themselves in the same energy field: both were going through a difficult period of personal relationships. Lydia was going through a breakup, and Andrei could not improve family relationships. They listened to each other and did not talk about themselves at all.
“For some reason we always ended up in the same companies. Since we were already on a short leg, I sometimes wondered: “Andryusha, if you’re so obsessed with me, isn’t it really painful to listen to my emotional groans? “However, we didn’t have one-on-one dates for a long time. Andrei at that time was a family man, and the family is the parish into which I never intended to get involved. When I realized that he really took me seriously, I began... to dissuade him from our meetings.
In a word, I continued to be friends with him, but he was no longer friends with me. Our relationship took a truly serious turn only when Andrei made an unequivocal decision about his family. But this is exclusively Domansky’s topic, not mine. I wouldn’t want to discuss it with anyone.”
The day she tried on her wedding dress
Once, the famous TV presenter Lydia Taran played the role of the bride - as many as five times. She had exactly the same number of photo shoots in wedding dresses. A photo of Lida’s bride is on her mother’s table. But Lydia Taran and Andrei Domansky never got together at the registry office. Lida and Andrey have been together for six years. They have a two-year-old daughter, Vasilina. At the same time, the guys live in a civil marriage and do not think about formalizing the relationship. Close friends, TV presenter Marichka Padalko and her common-law husband, TV presenter Yegor Sobolev, strongly discourage them from going to the registry office. This is because each of them also had an unsuccessful marriage at one time or another. In response to women’s tricks: they say that the child must have an official father, Lida just shrugs her shoulders in surprise: “So she has one. This is written on the birth certificate. And Vasilina’s last name is Domanskaya. The stamp in the passport has absolutely no effect on Andrei’s paternal duty - both to his older children and to his youngest. He knows this very well. In addition, we do not have extra funds to stupidly throw them away at some incomprehensible ceremony, which, by and large, is of no use to anyone. This money would be better spent on travel, which is what we do.”
This beautiful, sought-after and extremely busy television couple solves all everyday issues easily. The problem of dirty dishes went away with the purchase of a dishwasher. Cleaning, like cooking, is the responsibility of the beautiful Aunt Lyuba, practically a member of their family. Aunt Lyuba is a participant in many television culinary projects. Prepares dishes that invited celebrities then pass off as their own. By the way, Lidia’s mother Maria Gavrilovna and Vasilina spend the whole summer at Aunt Lyuba’s dacha. While mom and dad are at work, grandma takes care of her daughter.
“All problems can be solved. The main thing is not to put them at the forefront. You can grumble: they say, what a bad wife I have, she doesn’t cook anything for me,” Lida smiles. - Yes, Lord, there are pizzerias, there is home delivery of food. Why isn't there a way out of the situation? Although, when you have time and desire, why not cook something delicious yourself?”
The day she danced for everyone
One day she left Channel 5. “I had been invited to “Plyusy” before, but the editor and I felt very comfortable at “Novy.” And then we got tired of a certain monotony and realized: it was time to move on. And they decided to move from a tiny shop to a larger shop. There are many more opportunities for self-realization here.”
The fact is obvious - at first Lydia Taran hosted only one program - “Breakfast with “1+1”. Soon the show “I Love Ukraine” was organized. Afterwards - the project “Dancing for You-3”. In it, Lydia Taran was one of the star participants.
“This is far from my initiative, and the hypostasis, as for me, is very strange. I didn’t feel the potential in myself. I’ve never danced in my life, neither in clubs nor in amateur performances. Even at her own wedding with Domansky, she did not spin in a whirlwind of a waltz, since there was no wedding. At first I was firmly convinced that nothing would work out. It was very difficult - wounded fingers, torn muscles, sprains, bruises. It's like professional sports - real work. In fact, it turned out that such activities completely transform a person. Some convolutions that were previously “asleep” begin to work in the brain. Absolutely everything is included in the work. Although dance is not primarily a brain thing. It's soul and body."
Of course, Lida, like any person, the criticism directed at them on the dance floor was unpleasant. But despite the tears, she, firstly, proved that she can take a punch, and secondly, as an experienced TV presenter, she was aware that she was taking part in the show. This means that a lot here depends not on how you danced, but on how your number was arranged. By the way, Andrei Domansky was far from delighted with his wife’s idea to take part in this television project. He remembered very well how last year one of the participants in “I Dance for You” was Marichka Padalko, and how her child got sick during the project. In addition, every man wants his wife to bring him at least a glass of tea in the evening, so that, in the end, she is under supervision, and does not disappear until 12 o’clock at night in the rehearsal room. Nevertheless, Lida went out onto the floor. Although in real life she would rather give in in an argument with her husband: “It’s much more comfortable to give in than to argue with Andrey. And it’s comfortable for the two of us. And why do something contrary, if you can just meet each other halfway and get a real buzz from your own compliance, flexibility and non-conflict.”
Lydia Taran is one of the most prominent representatives of the world of Ukrainian television, who managed to build an impressive career, not forgetting about her beauty or her family. How did she do it? Let's find out together!
Lydia Taran is one of the few women on Ukrainian television who have been able to firmly establish themselves in the profession for many years and continue to be one of the most sought-after presenters in the media industry. It is impossible to imagine the 1+1 TV channel without the pretty blonde, who hosted Breakfast, news, and sports programs, becoming the real “face” of the TV channel.
Nationality: Ukrainian
Citizenship: Ukraine
Activity: TV presenter
Family status: unmarried, has a daughter, Vasilina (born in 2007)
Biography
Lida was born in Kyiv in 1977 into a family of journalists. Her parents were constantly away from home, which is why Lida hated journalism and her mom and dad’s work as a child. Due to the fact that the family did not pay enough attention to her, Lida began to skip school. Unlike other “truants” who wandered around the courtyards, the girl spent her “free” time from school usefully: she sat for hours in the reading room of the library located not far from her house and read books.
Despite absenteeism, Taran graduated from school with good grades, although this did not help her enter the Faculty of International Relations. The girl didn’t know where to go instead and chose the most obvious option - journalism. When the parents found out that their daughter had followed in their footsteps, the father said that he would not help her “out of acquaintance” and that she would have to achieve everything herself.
And Lida accepted the challenge and coped with everything on her own! Even while studying at the Institute of Journalism of KNU named after. T.G. Shevchenko, she worked part-time on the radio, and then she was quite unexpectedly invited to television. The building next to the radio station housed the studio of the New Channel, and Taran asked a passing worker where she could find out about available vacancies. So, at just 21 years old, Lida began working on one of the national channels of Ukraine.
Lida was always interested in sports and wanted to work in sports news. Quite by chance, Andrei Kulikov, one of the most famous television journalists in the country, returned to the capital, and Taran was paired with him. According to Lida, at that time she felt so happy that she was ready to work practically for free. And when Lida found out that she would be paid decent money for the broadcast, she knew no limits to her happiness. Lida managed to work in projects on the New Channel “Reporter”, “Sportreporter”, “Pidyom” and “Gol”.
From 2005 to 2009, Lydia Taran worked as a news anchor on Channel 5 ( "Hour of New Products")
In 2009, Lida moved to channel 1+1, where she hosted such popular programs as "Breakfast" And "I love Ukraine". Later she became a participant in the popular project "Dancing for you" and winner of the prestigious Teletriumph television award. Lydia was the host of TSN, and also worked on channel 2+2 in the program "ProFootball".
It is very important for Taran to try herself in something new and interesting, so she does not classify herself as one of those presenters who work in only one direction for 10-20 years, for example, leading a news block, but always strive to gain new experience and learn something else.
In recent months, Lydia Taran has been curating a large charity project "Make your dream come true"and devotes his time to making the dreams of seriously ill children come true, for whom every day they live is a miracle.
Personal life
After a dizzying career on television, an equally stormy and discussed affair followed with a colleague and TV presenter Andrei Domansky. The presenters lived together for about five years, but never registered their relationship. In 2007, they had a daughter, whom her parents named Vasilina.
Lida communicated with Andrei for a long time when he was still married to his first wife, but only after he broke up with her did Taran decide to have a relationship. Everyone admired their couple, considering them ideal, so their unexpected separation came as a real shock to many.
Andrey did not turn out to be the “one” for Lida who comes into life once and for all, being the first to decide to break off the relationship. Lida took the breakup hard and was very offended by Andrey at first, but found the strength to look at this situation from the other side. Later in an interview, the TV presenter said that she thanked fate for meeting Domansky and for the fact that he gave her a daughter, Vasilina.
“The only thing I know about his personal life is that it is wonderful,” from his own interview. Now he looks free and happy. Maybe at some stage he was burdened by our relationship, he wanted something new, unknown and could not afford it... Now we have an even relationship, as Andrey says, on the “father-mother” plane and they do not include any interest in personal each other's lives."
Now Lydia is focused on her daughter and career success, but also does not forget to devote time to hobbies and entertainment. Lida had boyfriends several times, but she is in no hurry to share the details of her personal life and does not advertise it in any way.
“My present is Vasyusha, me and my mother”
- Taran is a big fan of skiing, and whenever possible she tries to vacation in Europe.
- Lydia speaks French and English.
- Taran never denies himself anything and does not go on diets.
- She is a big fan of beach holidays and chocolate tanning.
- For many years, the presenter has been friends with her colleague Marichka Padalko. Marichka and her husband were Vasilina’s godparents, and Lida herself is the godmother of Padalko’s son.
- Lida loves France and everything connected with this country. She has holidayed there several times, but due to the economic crisis she is afraid that she will not be able to travel as often as before.
- Quite often he likes to change his image.
- In December 2011, she participated in the show “Beauty in Ukrainian”.
- In 2012, she took part in the project of the channel “1 + 1” “And Love Will Come.”
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Lydia Taran is one of the most prominent representatives of the world of Ukrainian television, who managed to build an impressive career, not forgetting about her beauty or her family. How did she do it? Let's find out together!
Lydia Taran is one of the few women on Ukrainian television who have been able to firmly establish themselves in the profession for many years and continue to be one of the most sought-after presenters in the media industry. It is impossible to imagine the 1+1 TV channel without the pretty blonde, who hosted Breakfast, news, and sports programs, becoming the real “face” of the TV channel.
Nationality: Ukrainian
Citizenship: Ukraine
Activity: TV presenter
Family status: unmarried, has a daughter, Vasilina (born in 2007)
Biography
Lida was born in Kyiv in 1977 into a family of journalists. Her parents were constantly away from home, which is why Lida hated journalism and her mom and dad’s work as a child. Due to the fact that the family did not pay enough attention to her, Lida began to skip school. Unlike other “truants” who wandered around the courtyards, the girl spent her “free” time from school usefully: she sat for hours in the reading room of the library located not far from her house and read books.
Despite absenteeism, Taran graduated from school with good grades, although this did not help her enter the Faculty of International Relations. The girl didn’t know where to go instead and chose the most obvious option - journalism. When the parents found out that their daughter had followed in their footsteps, the father said that he would not help her “out of acquaintance” and that she would have to achieve everything herself.
And Lida accepted the challenge and coped with everything on her own! Even while studying at the Institute of Journalism of KNU named after. T.G. Shevchenko, she worked part-time on the radio, and then she was quite unexpectedly invited to television. The building next to the radio station housed the studio of the New Channel, and Taran asked a passing worker where she could find out about available vacancies. So, at just 21 years old, Lida began working on one of the national channels of Ukraine.
Lida was always interested in sports and wanted to work in sports news. Quite by chance, Andrei Kulikov, one of the most famous television journalists in the country, returned to the capital, and Taran was paired with him. According to Lida, at that time she felt so happy that she was ready to work practically for free. And when Lida found out that she would be paid decent money for the broadcast, she knew no limits to her happiness. On the New Channel, Lida managed to work in the projects “Reporter”, “Sportreporter”, “Pidyom” and “Gol”.
From 2005 to 2009, Lydia Taran worked as a news anchor on Channel 5 (“New Hour”)
In 2009, Lida moved to channel 1+1, where she hosted such popular programs as “Breakfast” and “I Love Ukraine.” Later she became a participant in the popular project “I Dance for You” and the winner of the prestigious Teletriumph television award. Lydia was the presenter of TSN, and also worked on channel 2+2 in the ProFutbol program.
It is very important for Taran to try herself in something new and interesting, so she does not classify herself as one of those presenters who work in only one direction for 10-20 years, for example, leading a news block, but always strive to gain new experience and learn something else.
In recent months, Lydia Taran has been the curator of a large charity project “Make Your Dream Come True” and devotes her time to making the dreams of seriously ill children come true, for whom every day they live is a miracle.
Personal life
After a dizzying career on television, an equally stormy and discussed affair followed with a colleague and TV presenter Andrei Domansky. The presenters lived together for about five years, but never registered their relationship. In 2007, they had a daughter, whom her parents named Vasilina.
Lida communicated with Andrei for a long time when he was still married to his first wife, but only after he broke up with her did Taran decide to have a relationship. Everyone admired their couple, considering them ideal, so their unexpected separation came as a real shock to many.
Andrey did not turn out to be the “one” for Lida who comes into life once and for all, being the first to decide to break off the relationship. Lida took the breakup hard and was very offended by Andrey at first, but found the strength to look at this situation from the other side. Later in an interview, the TV presenter said that she thanked fate for meeting Domansky and for the fact that he gave her a daughter, Vasilina.
“The only thing I know about his personal life is that it is wonderful,” from his own interview. Now he looks free and happy. Maybe at some stage he was burdened by our relationship, he wanted something new, unknown and could not afford it... Now we have an even relationship, as Andrey says, on the “father-mother” plane and they do not include any interest in personal each other's lives."
Now Lydia is focused on her daughter and career success, but also does not forget to devote time to hobbies and entertainment. Lida had boyfriends several times, but she is in no hurry to share the details of her personal life and does not advertise it in any way.
“My present is Vasyusha, me and my mother”
Interesting Facts
- Taran is a big fan of skiing, and whenever possible she tries to vacation in Europe.
- Lydia speaks French and English.
- Taran never denies himself anything and does not go on diets.
- She is a big fan of beach holidays and chocolate tanning.
- For many years, the presenter has been friends with her colleague Marichka Padalko. Marichka and her husband were Vasilina’s godparents, and Lida herself is the godmother of Padalko’s son.
- Lida loves France and everything connected with this country. She has holidayed there several times, but due to the economic crisis she is afraid that she will not be able to travel as often as before.
- Quite often he likes to change his image.
- In December 2011, she participated in the show “Beauty in Ukrainian”.
- In 2012, she took part in the project of the channel “1 + 1” “And Love Will Come.”
In honor of the 20th anniversary of “Liza,” we want to celebrate those who inspire and inspire our readers, who have become role models. This is how the idea of the project “Women who inspire us!” came about.
If you like Lydia Taran, you can vote for her in our project!
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