Olga Ushakova is famous Russian TV presenter. She was born on April 7 (according to the horoscope Aries) 1982 in Crimea. Her height is 172 centimeters and her weight reaches 56 kilograms.
In addition to Olga, the family also raised two more children. Since Olga’s father was a military man, the whole family had to move frequently. Therefore, the little girl had to adapt to her new environment, find new friends, and get along with classmates and teachers. For the sociable Olya, this task was very easy, so she quickly made loyal friends and was an authority figure in her team.
True, sometimes she had to fight, since in Ukrainian cities she was sometimes not recognized and called names based on her nationality, and as soon as she and her family moved to a Russian city, she was given the nickname “Khokhlushka.” But this did not scare the brave girl Olga, she could stand up for herself, and therefore her parents were often called to school because of another fight. However, all these moves were able to fully prepare her for the career of a TV presenter, because she learned communication skills, perseverance and fearlessness.
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Everything she experienced helped her acquire important qualities for a TV presenter, a profession that she dreamed of from an early age. As Olga herself says, even in her distant childhood she could take any object that vaguely resembled a microphone and begin to continuously cover world news in front of her friends and family. Olya could talk on absolutely any topic, as she was very well-read and smart. At school I studied excellently, any grades below “5” were perceived as the end of the world and were immediately corrected.
True, after graduating from school, she decides to temporarily abandon her dreams of becoming a presenter and enters the Kharkov University at the Faculty of Entrepreneurship. Thus, she and her lover begin to run a business. After some time, she moves to Moscow, but suddenly realizes that she no longer wants to engage in entrepreneurship and remembers her dream profession, which she hid for a long time in the depths of her memory. So, she decides to start the path of a TV presenter.
Further successes
In 2004, Olga Ushakova came to federal channel Russia, passing tests and becoming an intern. At first glance, it may seem that it was easy for the girl to achieve success, as her career began to develop rapidly, but in fact this is not the case. Olga did not have the appropriate education, and therefore she had to work hard to change her speech and develop diction. She studied very long and hard so that in the future she would be allowed to host a news program, which she achieved after a certain period of time. She hosted the news program for nine years, but then switched to the “Good Day” program, where she was able to meet her childhood idols from the television world.
Next came the program “ Good morning", which brought Olga a lot of experience and vivid impressions. Is it true, this work She was very responsible and difficult, but this did not frighten her at all. I always had to get up at three o'clock in the morning and cover the distance that separated the studio so that at five o'clock in the morning people could enjoy this program. The ratings increased noticeably, since Olga Ushakova could easily charge people with cheerfulness with her bright charm.
Relationship
A lot about personal life Ushakova remains unknown. She has two daughters - Daria and Ksenia. The girls are the same age and go to the same school together and study in the same class. By nature they are as active, talented and cheerful, they love to travel, just like their mother. Ushakova says little about the girls’ father; only one thing is clear: they maintain friendly relations. In my time this person became the one who pushed Olga towards her dream and became a reliable support for her.
In the summer of 2017, it became known that Olga and her new chosen one got married in Cyprus. Her husband was a man who works restaurant business and lives outside of Russia.
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“When my daughter turned one year old, our cheerful baby stopped talking, although before that I had already experienced the joy of cherished word“Mom,” Olga recalls. “It took another four years before my daughter spoke again.”
I gave birth to Dasha at 24 years old. Just three months after her birth, she became pregnant with Ksyusha. Two children in a row were not planned, but this is the most fluke that could happen to me. I am grateful to God that this happened, because after my eldest daughter developed neurological problems, I probably would not have decided to give birth to a second child for a long time and would never have known what a blessing it is to be the mother of two girls the same age.
I planned to return to work in six months (Olga anchored the news on Channel One from 2005 to 2014. - Antennas note), but during her second pregnancy severe toxicosis began, I realized: it was pointless to go out now. I made an agreement with the management and went from the first maternity leave to the second. While I was sitting at home, I realized with my friend the idea of creating charitable foundation for children with “unpopular” neurological diagnoses. I was worried that such kids were not given due attention. It’s one thing when people collect money for a child’s operation and then see how he got up and walked, and it’s completely different to ask for help for those in need of long-term rehabilitation; their successes are often invisible to outsiders. I plunged into the problem headlong, studied diseases, modern methods treatments, medical centers. Later it turned out that my child also has problems...
When Dasha turned one year old, our smart, cheerful baby stopped talking, that is, not a sound at all, although before that I had already experienced the joy of the cherished “mom”. There were other words that were age appropriate. They waited another year for speech to return and everything to be okay. But nothing has changed. We underwent a thorough examination, and she was given a differential diagnosis, suggesting a range of diseases from not the most pleasant, but not scary, to really serious and dangerous.
Of course, I managed to read a lot of information on the Internet, and the terrible forecasts could not leave my head. For several weeks I could not look at Dasha without tears and anxiety. It was the most terrible period in my life. The daughter underwent a second examination abroad, the doctors reassured her, but the answer to the question “what’s wrong?” not allowed. They said: “Wait, everything will work out.” Thus, we have practically missed the most important period in life up to the age of three, when competent activities could greatly help. I intuitively felt that nothing would get better on its own, I had to act, run somewhere. Unfortunately, in our country, early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in children is at an extremely low level. How many families are wasting precious time! We were reassured for a long time that Dasha was simply delayed speech development, recommended classes with a speech therapist and standard set any chemistry.
The youngest, Ksyusha, fulfilled all the standards by the age of one year - she walked and began to speak, and Dasha achieved everything that was given to other children by nature through hard work. After speech disappeared, almost four years passed before I heard the word “mother” from her again. Even the first pronounced sound “a” was the result of long work with speech therapists. Now at nine years old this is quite independent girl with character, plans for life, interests and hobbies. In addition to love and other warm feelings, she also gives me great respect. Despite all the difficulties, Dasha dances, sings, and plays the piano. Thanks to my efforts, like all children, I went to school on time!
Yes, I also considered correctional classes, but psychologists unanimously said: “She’s in perfect order intellectually, try regular school" Indeed, at two years old, my daughter already knew the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors and absorbed information like a sponge. So we prepared for first grade. Here Ksyusha also stated that she also wants to study, she will not sit at home alone. In the end I chose a small one for them private school near the house.
At first I wasn’t sure that they would take Ksyusha, because she was only six years and a month old at the time, but they tested my daughter and said: “No problem, we’ll take her!” So Sherochka and Masherochka went to first grade together. Both quickly adapted and did not perceive studying as torture. This year I had to change school: there was only primary classes. The girls were transferred to another educational institution, where we were also well received.
Problems, of course, happen. Not every teacher is ready to study methods of working with special children in order to help just one child in the class. I don’t require teachers to jump around Dasha with a tambourine; on the contrary, I prefer that she be on an equal footing with everyone else. But it’s still much more difficult for her than for others. I admit, sometimes I think that it would be better to move to a place where children with special needs successfully graduate not only from schools, but also from universities, and then find work. You always want to give your child the best, but in our case the best is very far away. You need to turn your whole life upside down.
My daughters simply adore each other, I can’t separate them, even to leave with the eldest for a few days for some kind of examination. Both girls are friendly and non-conflicting. But if at home someone begins to sternly reprimand Ksyusha, who has misbehaved, Dasha immediately intervenes: “Don’t talk to my sister like that.” Protects her. And he always cries for company.
My daughters have different hobbies. Dasha has a photographic memory, she always walks around with dictionaries under her arm. When I forget something English word or I just don’t know him because I haven’t met him before, I ask, and she immediately answers, like an online translator. Assembles the most complex construction sets without instructions. Ksyusha has excellent taste from an early age. I just learned to sit and started putting on my jewelry. Helps mom get ready, spins around and comments: “You can add these shoes and a ring here.” If Dasha dreams of becoming a translator, and also a dog handler and parachutist, then Ksyusha is this moment I have clearly decided that I want to be a designer.
The girls’ father, of course, participates in their upbringing, helps with everything, and spends a lot of time with them. I am not a careerist, but a more family-oriented person. If life presents me with a choice, I will sacrifice my career without a second thought. This doesn’t mean that I don’t value my work, I adore it, I worked for a long time to achieve what I have, and I don’t plan to stop there. I would like my example to help children understand how important it is to have something they love. Being a public person, I hope that I will be heard and can at least slightly influence the attitude in our country towards special children and adults. Now Dasha has parents, she is in comfortable conditions, and what will happen next is difficult to predict. We live in a rather closed society: school, our favorite cafe, where everyone knows our daughter, the store next door, where Dasha has been going every week for many years. It's scary to think what will happen when she plunges into Big world. Will a seller or a passerby want to listen to her, will an employer appreciate the mental abilities of a girl who cannot establish emotional contact, will there be friends who will not be embarrassed by her... Everyone has heard the story about younger sister Natasha Vodianova to Oksana - this is the big world into which the child looked out, and his head was hit, and he, like a turtle, hid back. After several such unsuccessful attempts the person will simply decide that it is easier and safer to keep a low profile, and will withdraw completely.
For some reason, our society considers such children abnormal and strange. And I have a wonderful daughter, cheerful, kind, she never lies. We don’t understand how such amazing children see and feel the world. We can only guess. Sometimes it seems that Dasha feels everything more strongly than most of us. We come, for example, to the sea, we come to the beach. The first thing we all do is look for sun loungers, lay down towels, and fuss around. And she will stand barefoot on the sand, close her eyes and smile, as if every ray, every breath of the breeze is absorbed by her skin. Dasha taught us to keep our word no matter what. It’s impossible to calmly look at the bewilderment in those blue eyes: “But you promised!” She doesn’t understand how you can say one thing and do another. It’s hard for her to perceive our world with double standards And hidden meanings, how can you say “let’s sit down on the path” and sit on the sofa?!
I don’t complain about fate, I think that my child is a blessing. Dasha made me better, wiser, more tolerant and stronger. Everyone who knows her says: “She is the sun.” Most parents of these children are positive people. And this despite all the difficulties they face. Almost everything has to be chewed out, demanded, achieved, or done yourself, without being able to hire specialists.
What do I recommend to other parents? Do not hide children, do not close houses, unite and together at various levels defend their rights. In all countries where comfortable living conditions have been created for people with autism, the parent lobby has played and continues to play a huge role. For the most part, problems in children arise not from the anger of people, but from a lack of information.
To be fair, it should be noted that attitudes are gradually changing. And at the state level, questions are being raised. But children cannot wait, they are growing, and they need help here and now. Fortunately, we can afford tutors, a speech therapist and a psychologist. But not everyone has the opportunity to pay for it themselves. Well, while global processes are proceeding slowly and with difficulty, the principle of “help yourself” has not been canceled.
No one will understand a child better than his own mother. I know parents who mastered English language, so that some new techniques that have not yet reached Russia become available to them. In general, advice is probably not appropriate here (after all, parents who are faced with such a problem can already defend their dissertations themselves, and besides, no two autistic people are alike, each needs individual approach), and wishes. I would like to wish strength and patience to all parents of special children, good good people on their way and health to the kids!
“From a long relationship, I gained tremendous experience and two beautiful daughters,” the Channel One TV presenter gave a personal interview for the first time.
Olga Ushakova. Photo: Instagram.com/ushakovao.
From the outside it may seem that success came to her easily. She came to Moscow from Ukraine, conquered the capital and, without journalistic education or experience, became the face of the country’s main channel. In fact, before luck smiled on Olga, she had to work hard. Our heroine spent almost a year as an intern, worked in different departments - from editorial to international, and learned to write and create stories. And only then did it appear on the silver screen. She hosted a news program for nine years, and now she charges people with positivity on Good Morning. Olga owes her “luck” to her enormous work, willpower and desire. But she managed to decide on her calling thanks to one wise man.
Olga, your day starts at five in the morning. Is there any way to look cheerful and fresh?
Olga Ushakova:“We broadcast at five in the morning, and my “day” begins at half past two in the morning. The sense of responsibility really invigorates me. When I open my eyes and realize that I need to go to work, despite the fact that I want to sleep, I jump up with such vigor! Well, blooming appearance I get make-up artists.” (Laughs.)
Do you have a routine, do you go to bed before eleven?
Olga:“Since I started working at Good Morning, I haven’t had a clear routine. In “News” everything was more predictable. I knew perfectly well what time I would finish work when I got home. Here, working days can be a couple of times a week or once every two weeks. So these early rises happen periodically, and force yourself to wake up in the middle of the night if not morning broadcast, cruel."
Why do you love your job?
Olga:"When I worked at information programs, I answered this question like this: because every day there is news. This is a drive, an endlessly vivid sensation. But even now, “Good Morning” is no less interesting to me, it’s also a live broadcast, responsibility. And a kind of drug - such a “direct ether addiction”, the need for a daily healthy dose of adrenaline. At one time I was a very extreme teenager, I tried everything! As soon as I started working on television, the desire to bungee jump, climb or dive disappeared completely.”
Who was it a wise man who advised you to direct your energy in a peaceful direction?
Olga:“You are right, really wise. This is the father of my children. We met in Ukraine, where I lived then, but over time I had to move to Moscow, since usually a woman follows a man. And here the question arose, what should I do? In Ukraine I worked in business. And by the age of twenty-three she became the head of one of the branches of a large trading company. We promoted fashionable foreign brands to the market. But once I arrived in Moscow, I wondered: is it worth continuing to work in this direction, or maybe try something new? And then my man asked a question that radically changed my life: “What did you dream about when you were a child?” I answered that I wanted to be a news anchor. Indeed, as a child, I constantly pretended to be announcers, read newspaper articles, trying to memorize the text as much as possible. And later I began to imagine that I was conducting an interview, pestering my acquaintances, tormenting them with questions. I have always been interested in listening to other people, bringing them to some revelations. But to become a TV presenter was then such an unrealistic dream from the category of “I want to become a princess,” as if even dreaming was stupid. However, this man managed to make me believe in myself, and I decided to try. When I came to Ostankino for the tract (these are television auditions), they looked at me, appreciated the recording, and it turned out that the camera “loved” me. However, there was one serious problem- accent. I remember then I was internally indignant: “What accent?” Where?! I have a Russian-speaking family, and I lived most of my life in Russia.” But now, looking through the records of those years, I understand that the accent was really quite strong, and I still had the audacity to doubt! Nevertheless, I was accepted for an internship. On Channel One, no one simply needs cute “talking heads”. The presenter must be able to write and take part in the creation of the program. Therefore, for many months I studied the television kitchen from the inside, tried myself in different departments, and learned to write. At the same time, I studied speech techniques. I remember that period with gratitude. People whom I consider information gurus shared their experiences with me. And finally, when I began to doubt that I would ever get into the picture, one presenter moved to another position and the vacant position was offered to me. True, it was a very difficult schedule, I had to work at night, but it was another step towards my dream.”
Some people think that getting on Channel One is the same as pulling happy ticket. Are you lucky?
Olga:“I’m not afraid of this word, yes. All my dreams are coming true. I am sure that what I dream of now will also definitely come true. Probably because I visualize the picture well. (Laughs.) It’s hard to say what percentage of efficiency there is, and what percentage of luck, luck.”
So, you moved to Moscow. What impression did the city make on you?
Olga:“Before I got here, I was tormented by “reverse déjà vu”: it seemed to me that I was out of place, not living my life. Some seconds fleeting visions that worried me. And in Moscow I felt that I had found my city and belonged to it. They say that Moscow will chew it up and spit it out, but apart from the fact that the climate is not suitable for me, everything else is fine! I love dynamics, rhythm. Recently my sister came from Crimea, and I showed her the sights of the capital. I was touched by literally everything. I thought: “What kind of beautiful city, which good people they live here." For example, a gloomy grandmother inspector sits in a museum and casually says: “You have such a beautiful coat - if you don’t want to put it in the cloakroom, you can take it with you.” That’s how many Muscovites are: with absolutely unfriendly faces they do some nice things.”
Are you attracted to cultural life capital Cities?
Olga:“Moscow, of course, provides great opportunities for our own development. I love theaters and cinema. But I’m not limited to Moscow in this regard; I love cultural excursions abroad. I like to plan my weekend to go to Austria and go to a concert in Vienna Opera, For example. I can go somewhere during the week if my schedule allows it. I am a very mobile person. Friends often joke that I was probably taken from the gypsies as a child. In fact, my entire family led a nomadic lifestyle. My dad was in the military, and we moved every six months: different cities, schools, houses. For some it is stress, but for me it is an adventure. After all, every yard is a new playground that has yet to be mastered. And this wanderlust remained. My children became hostages of the “gypsy mother.” (Laughs.) Now they are grown up, and they can be left alone. (Olga has two daughters: Daria is eight years old, and Ksenia is seven. - Author's note.) And before that I took them with me, and they were not always happy, because not everywhere there is Disneyland, but I try to combine ours with their interests. I still enjoy trains even when you travel for a day or two. Once Dasha was very scared on the plane (there was wild turbulence), and the psychologist advised us to avoid flying for a while so that she would forget the unpleasant sensations. And for a year we traveled to Europe by train: to Germany, France, Holland. The Moscow-Amsterdam train is still the same, the shelves are narrow, in three rows - they have different cars. This didn't bother me at all. Staying at home is not about us. We even got to Spain by train, can you imagine?! Children are either used to early childhood, or it was passed on to them with genes - they are also travel frogs, they always ask: “When are we going somewhere?” Now this has become more difficult: my daughters are studying, already in second grade. There is a year difference between them, but when the time came for Dasha to go to school, the younger one said: “I want it too!” They are very close, and the thought of even a short separation is painful for them. So Ksyusha passed all the tests and was accepted.”
Well done!
Olga:“I also went to school at the age of six. It was hard to cope physically with the workload, but I was glad when I graduated from school at sixteen. And with a gold medal. She was an excellent student, every “B” was a tragedy. Not to mention the “C” grades, which happened extremely rarely, but I even got sick from stress. Naturally, something started to hurt me! Our frequent migrations taught me communication skills, the ability to easily find mutual language with people. Because every time you are new in the 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. True, sometimes with fists. When we were driving around Russian cities, they teased me with a khokhlushka, and when they stopped at 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 hurt the offender’s sides. Most of my fights at school were because of this national issue. I also get angry easily if I offend my family. If someone distorted my last name, I felt offended, because this is my father’s last name, no one dares to laugh at it. It’s the same now - I can get involved in some kind of altercation to protect someone close to me.”
It’s probably not easy to build relationships on television: there is competition and envy of other people’s successes.
Olga:“My ability to adapt and integrate into the team helped here. I worked in different teams, I had a huge number of chief editors. And I found a common language with everyone.”
Was there initially awe of those who are usually called TV stars?
Olga:“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 dear and familiar to me, I’ve been watching his show for so many years. He, not the least bit surprised, greeted her in return. And here I fell into some kind of semi-fainting state. "Wow! Yakubovich just said hello to me!“ This is not awe, rather respect. My dad is in the military, so a sense of subordination is in my blood. I always address managers as you, although creative team Informal communication is accepted. But I believe that a person occupies a high chair for a reason, and I do not stoop to familiarity. Although, probably, I could “make friends” with someone and build a career differently. This kind of behavior is unusual for me, and I don’t want to break myself.”
Do your fans write to you?
Olga:“Before, everything was much more romantic. They wrote real letters to the address: Academician Koroleva Street, 12. Now they send emails or write to pages on the Internet, sometimes without a signature, they can also send some nasty stuff. But mostly I still get good letters. Such Feedback It’s important to me personally. I feel who I work for. After all, when you sit in front of the camera, it turns out that you are broadcasting into the void. And this way you can imagine the people who are currently at the screen. My most devoted fan was my grandmother. When I started broadcasting on “Novosti” and said: “Hello,” she answered: “Hello, granddaughter!” My grandmother lived in Crimea, and we rarely saw each other, but I seemed to feel our connection at that moment. Unfortunately, she passed away this year. This is a huge loss for me, from which I still haven’t recovered.”
Is the man who showed you the way happy with how your career is going?
Olga:“Although he, along with my mother, is one of my harshest critics, I think in his heart he is proud of me. In the summer we had a special project “Good Day”: we invited famous people and for forty minutes communicated with them on different topics. Speakers also came to our studio Central television Igor Kirillov, Anna Shatilova. Just the people I copied as a child. During the program, I caught myself thinking: “Olya, do you even understand what’s happening now? What a huge step - from the moment when you, a child in stretched tights, sat and tried to retell a newspaper article on an imaginary TV, and now when you are interviewing these most legendary figures! Indeed, I have come a good way.”
You are also the mother of two children. And when did everyone have time?..
Olga:“Despite my great love for my work, family still comes first for me. I realized that I definitely wouldn’t go back to work a month after the birth of the child - my wild spirit woke up. maternal instinct. It so happened that when the eldest, Daria, was three months old, I became pregnant again. And I was on maternity leave for quite a long time. The baby is already one year old. It's hard to leave a child when all these whooshes, smiles, and first words begin. Thank God, the youngest did it all early enough: she said her first words and took her first steps. So my mother went to work with a clear conscience.”
Are your daughters just as beautiful?
Olga:“Of course, for me they are the most beautiful! But they are completely different from me. One is blonde with blue eyes, the other is fair-haired. I have brown eyes and dark hair. True, the youngest has my facial expressions and mannerisms, so I call her “mini-me.” But when we travel, we always encounter a problem when leaving Russia. The children are interrogated: who is this aunt to you? They are too different, and their surnames are also different.”
Why are they different? Are you in a civil marriage?
Olga:“I don’t want to talk in detail about this topic. 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 got the most best father in the world that one could wish for. 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.”
What are their hobbies?
Olga:“Oh, they are very busy people: they have dancing, horse riding, ballet, and piano. By the way, I learn a lot thanks to children. I enrolled them in a riding school, and then decided to try it myself. When I realized that they played the piano better than me, I also began to study. At school they started going to a chess club, and recently my daughter asked: “Mom, will you play a game of games with me?” She had absolutely no doubt that I could do it! So now I'm learning to play chess to keep up. Children are a powerful stimulus for one's own development. Besides, you don’t want them to become smarter than you so quickly! My daughters and I read a lot. I myself started reading at the age of four. My older sister taught me. She was no longer interested in playing my games, and she came up with something for me to do. And I still have this love for books.”
You are a very versatile person. How, for example, can horse riding be combined with yoga?
Olga:“I don’t go very deep into the philosophy of yoga, I don’t repeat mantras, I don’t meditate. It's more of a way to keep yourself in good shape physical fitness. Well, it relaxes you mentally. And horse riding is also a good find, both physically and as psychotherapy. It is vital for me to have contact not only with people, cars, asphalt, but also with nature and animals.”
Do you have any pets?
Olga:"Dog. Our friend came for his daughter's birthday and brought a puppy. At first I thought it was a toy - the dog looked so touchingly doll-like. And now this is a joy for the whole family, a pet that perfectly suited our temperament. Today Lu-Lu woke me up for work. I didn’t sleep for several nights because my daughter was sick, and yesterday my temperature dropped, and I fell asleep with a clear conscience and forgot to set the alarm. I woke up from a dog barking. I think: “Okay, now I’ll get up and tear off my ears.” I open my eyes and it’s getting light outside the window, and I’m about twenty minutes away from going to work. So Lu-Lu saved me. The perfect dog! She has a character that I would like to meet in a person. She intuitively senses when I need to be left alone. I don’t shout or be rude at such moments, but apparently the vibes emanate from me: “Don’t come near - it’s dangerous!” Unfortunately, not everyone reads them. (Laughs.) And Lulusha waits for me to move away, and then she comes up and, as if nothing had happened, begins to caress me and play. Without any offense. It would be wonderful if people felt the same way about each other.”
What else is important to you in a life partner? Talent, charisma? You are surrounded by such people.
Olga:“No matter how boring it may sound, now my life is work and home. At work I actually meet a lot of people. interesting people, but I don't look around. And I try to program nothing. By the way, unlike all other life goals, I have never visualized my chosen one. Here I rely on providence. What is important to me? Understanding. By my age, I realized that no one can be changed. You either accept a person or you don’t. You are not the Lord God or your mother. And if you don’t like something, either accept it or move on. I imagine relationships as a scale: while there are more advantages, you put up with the disadvantages. As soon as the negative begins to outweigh, it’s worth thinking about why all this is needed at all? Relationships are meant to give each other joy. I am an independent, self-sufficient person, and I have no other interest than receiving positive emotions, feeling love and understanding from a man.”
Host of the Good Morning program on Channel One.
Childhood and education
Olga Ushakova was born in Crimea on April 7, 1982. Parents with three children often changed their place of residence because the head of the family was a military man. The father's profession could not but affect the way of life in the family: the children were brought up in strictness and quickly learned to be independent.
The nomadic lifestyle contributed to the development of communication skills. Olga was forced to establish relationships with classmates and get to know teachers in a new place. Ushakova went to school at the age of six, studied with straight A’s and upon graduation educational institution received a gold medal.
Ushakova showed interest in television and everything connected with it as a child, when she tried to imitate announcers and read newspaper articles out loud. Although she imagined that she was interviewing friends and relatives, the dream of becoming a real presenter was unrealistic - from the category of “I want to become a princess,” Ushakova admitted.
After school, Olga entered Kharkov University, where she met her future husband. After graduating from university, she began promoting foreign brands and by the age of 23 she was already at the head of a branch of a large organization.
Television career of Olga Ushakova
Despite successful development career, she had to move to Moscow. She herself later said that the reason for the move was the need for her common-law husband permanently reside in the capital.
After arriving in Moscow, Olga was faced with a choice: either continue to develop in an already familiar field, or start all over again. And then her beloved man insisted that she fulfill her childhood dream and become a TV presenter.
Olga went to audition for Ostankino, where she was accepted for an internship. At the television center she studied speech techniques, studied the television kitchen from the inside and worked in different departments. After some time, the position of leading a news program became available, and Olga’s internship was just coming to an end. She was offered this place, and she worked as a presenter for 9 years.
In 2014, Olga became the co-host of the Good Morning program, in which she still puts viewers in a working mood. Olga said that she likes working on the morning program, as it is a kind of challenge to herself - there are no teleprompters in the program, the presenters rely only on their knowledge, and sometimes you have to formulate huge texts right on the go.
In 2015, the morning program received a TEFI statuette for the first time in its history. In 2017, the competition jury again selected “Good Morning” among the finalists in the “Morning Program” nomination. For all my time television career Ushakova conducted “Direct Line” with Russian President Vladimir Putin five times.
It would seem, how could a girl with a Ukrainian accent and no specialized education so easily and successfully make a career on television? Real name Olga - Masliy. However, the modest pseudonym - Ushakova - was not chosen by chance. Olga lived for 15 years in a civil marriage with Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Ushakov, who until February 2011 held a leadership position in Federal service security. In 2011, he was dismissed “for shortcomings in his work and violation of official ethics.”
Personal life of Olga Ushakova
Journalists became aware of the details of Ushakova’s personal life in October 2018, after Olga’s driver, who was waiting for her in a parking lot in the Central Administrative District, was injured by Russian football players Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin. As a result, the man ended up in intensive care, and Ushakova filed a report with the police.
Before this, Olga had not revealed the secrets of her personal life, but only said that her beloved man was older and had given her a lot in terms of spiritual and intellectual development. Now they maintain friendly relations, since they are connected by two common daughters: Dasha and Ksyusha. Even though girls of the same age have the same father, they have different surnames. Olga gave birth to her second daughter, Ksyusha, exactly a year after Dasha. Olga’s daughters study in the same class and each of them already knows what she wants to do in the future. The eldest daughter is studying several foreign languages and plans to become a translator. Ksyusha is interested in singing.
In the summer of 2017, Olga married a foreign businessman, with whom she gave birth to a daughter in the spring of 2018. The wedding ceremony of a Russian TV presenter and restaurateur named Adam took place in Cyprus.
IN free time Olga loves to travel, do yoga and horse riding. The TV presenter of Channel One has already for a long time adheres to vegetarianism.
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 with eldest daughter You have quite a dramatic story behind you.
- 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 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 with everything quickly, so the types of sports change quite often, but one thing remains constant - exercise stress must 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 last place It also occupies the inner mood. I’ll say a banality, 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 three. 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 Funny case, when I arrived at Gorky Park at the summer studio for work at 4 in the morning, I approached, 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 photos 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. That's why star fever almost no one suffers - 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 is a disease 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.
