Lesya Nikityuk / https://www.instagram.com/lesia_nikituk/?hl=ru

Education and childhood

Mom - Ekaterina Petrovna Nikityuk, father - Ivan Ivanovich Nikityuk, workers of JSC "Ukrelectroapparat".

In Khmelnitsky, Lesya graduated from high school, in the same city she entered the Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy. During her studies, Nikityuk was a member of the Tornado Lux KVN team. The production of "Galya, I'm in a minibus" has collected more than 5.5 million views on YouTube.

In addition, Nikityuk and his friend Olga Panasenko performed in Uncle Zhora's Curler Show.

Television career

The first success on television overtook Nikityuk after performing in 2011 on Laugh the Comedian. Then Lesya and her friend Olga Panasenko earned 10 thousand hryvnias.

In 2012, they decided to return to the show again, and have already earned 50 thousand hryvnia.

In the Russian adaptation of the show, the girls earned 250 thousand rubles with jokes.

• "Eagle and Tails"

After the success on Laugh the Comedian, Nikityuk was cast in 2012 for the role of the host of the Eagle and Tails travel project, she replaced Zhanna Badoeva. Andrey Bednyakov became Lesya's co-host, and Nikityuk also hosted the show with Regina Todorenko.

Lesya Nikityuk and Regina Todorenko / https://www.instagram.com/lesia_nikituk/?hl=ru

On March 26, 2017, the TV presenter, along with the film crew of Eagle and Tails, got into an accident. The television crew's car overturned on the highway, trying to avoid a collision with another car that flew into the oncoming lane. No one was hurt, Nikityuk escaped with minor injuries and shock.

Lesya traveled the world as part of the show for two seasons (4 and 5), after which she left the project.

In the 10th anniversary season of the Eagle and Tails show, Nikityuk reappeared on the TV screen along with all the presenters who broadcast at different times.

• "Around the M"

The next step was the program "Around M" - a guide to men. Nikityuk, as a presenter, visited a new country weekly to compile a guide for men. She explores the characters, customs, national characteristics, life, love, attitude towards women.

In each city, Lesya meets and goes on dates with 5-6 men.

• "Who to the beast?"

Her parquet partner was the dancer Maxim Yezhov, with whom they called themselves the duet Chornobrivtsi.

Lesya Nikityuk, Maxim Yezhov / https://www.instagram.com/lesia_nikituk/?hl=ru

On the air of the third episode of the fifth season of the show "Dancing with the Stars", the TV presenter and Maxim Yezhov danced samba, after the dance one of the jury members - choreographer Vlad Yama - criticized the artist, and.

On the day of the fifth live broadcast of the show, the presenter learned about - a few hours before the start of filming, her uncle Yuri died.

Personal life

No information about her personal life, she in every possible way protects her chosen one from journalists, whom she calls her “neighbor” on Instagram, and does not appear with him at social events.

Lesya Nikityuk with her mother Ekaterina Petrovna / https://www.instagram.com/lesia_nikituk/?hl=ru

Interesting Facts

In December 2016, Lesya starred in XXL men's magazine.

From a trip to Zanzibar, she brought a two-carat tanzanite gemstone, and made an unusual ring - a black female hand, melted from white gold and covered with rhodium. The hand holds a tanzanite. The ring also contains small black and white diamonds.

In 2015, together with Andrei Bednyakov, Regina Todorenko and Zhanna Badoeva, she starred in Svetlana Loboda's video "It's time to go home."

Nikityuk was nominated for the national television award "Teletriumph" as the host of an entertainment program.

In the 9th edition of Olya Polyakova's show "Dawn eggs" Lesya participated in the team of hosts "Who is the beast?" together with Prytula and Pedan, their rivals were the League of Laughter team.

In November 2017, Lesya Nikitiuk took part in the second semi-final of the third season of the "League of Laughter" show on 1 + 1, where she played for the "Stoyanovka" team from Moldova, as a star player.

Nikityuk's height is 186 centimeters.

She grew up in a deep province, wanted to become a teacher, but woke up a TV star. There were many funny moments in the biography of Lesya Nikityuk. Learn all about the life of the former host of the Eagle and Tails program.

Provincial life of Lesya Nikityuk

The childhood and youth of the future actress was no different from the life of her peers. A native of the city of Khmelnitsky studied at a regular school. After that, the future star entered the Khmelnytsky Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy. She most of all remembered her student time as cheerful skits, parties and KVN performances. It was as a student that Lesya Nikityuk began performing in the Tornado Lux KVN team. And after graduation, she decided not to go to work in her specialty, but to try her luck in another area - on television.

Creative duet with a friend Olga Panasenko

The first success on television came to Lesya Nikityuk in 2009. Then she ventured with her friend Olga Panasenko to perform in Uncle Zhora's Curler Show. Two years later, in 2011, the girls "lit up" in "Make the Comedian Laugh". Their goals were quite pragmatic - to show themselves and earn money. True, for the first time Lesya and Olya earned only 10 thousand hryvnias. The following year, 2012, they again came to the show "Make the Comedian Laugh". This time, acting talent and an innate sense of humor have already helped to earn 50 thousand hryvnias. And in December of the same year - another 20 thousand hryvnia. Moreover, Lesya Nikityuk and Olga Panasenko successfully performed in Laugh the Comedian, regardless of the judges - both when Vladimir Zelensky worked with Mikhail Galustyan, and when he was already evaluating jokes with his colleague Yevgeny Koshev. It is worth noting that Lesya Nikityuk and her friend also participated in the Russian comedy show, where the girls managed to win 250 thousand rubles.

By the way, video performances of these charismatic girls have become very popular on Youtube. In total, the videos have collected about 5 million views!

Lesya Nikityuk as the host of "Eagle and Tails"

Lesya Nikityuk became widely known in September 2012, when she successfully passed the casting for the role of the host of the popular show Eagle and Tails. In this program, Lesya Nikityuk replaced Zhanna Badoeva. Her predecessor said she wants to spend more time with her family, so she stops filming a travel show. But Andrey Bednyakov remained the co-host of Lesya Nikityuk, with whom they had a rather creative tandem.

Lesya Nikityuk was lucky enough to star in two seasons of the show "Eagle and Tails" - the fourth and fifth. After that, Anastasia Korotkaya, the bride of Andrei Bednyakov, came to the show "Eagle and Tails" instead of Lesya. But Lesya Nikityuk did not leave television - she simply switched to a new creative project.

"Lesya zdesya" in search of socialites

A new stage is the Lesya Zdesya program on Lux TV. Lesya's task is to appear at secular parties, parties, fashion shows and describe the life of the Ukrainian beau monde the way the girl sees him. In one of the interviews, Lesya said that she really likes this format of the program just impromptu: “I feel like an improvisational singer from Central Asia -“ what I see, I sing. The presenter did not hesitate to ask tricky questions, which, at times, put her in an uncomfortable position. She was interested in literally everything - what celebrities eat, what they have in their purse, what they drive, what model of mobile phone they use, and the like.

The peculiar demeanor of Lesya Nikityuk in the program caused ironic jokes from many viewers. On the Internet, Lesya is increasingly being called a “rural diva”. After all, the presenter does not go into her pocket for a word, loves free alcohol and delicious treats at parties, and can also climb up to dance on the bar counter without hesitation. She is not afraid to make fun of herself. So, on her official Vkontakte page, Lesya Nikityuk wrote that her main goal was to take a picture with a celebrity for an avatar. She also noted that she dreams of attending the christening of the children of a Hollywood couple - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. And the presenter would try to find out as many details of their life as possible, right down to what dishes will be served to the guests: “It’s good there, there will be a lot of foreign food that I haven’t tried yet. And when I try it, I’ll definitely tell everyone, I’ll also take the recipe!”

However, this provincial is not as stupid as it seems. And it was the image of a dummy and a "rural lioness" that helped her to participate in several well-known show projects.

Personal life of Lesya Nikityuk

Despite the constant rotation in secular circles, nothing is known about Lesya Nikityuk's chosen ones. The presenter stops any attempts by journalists to find out something about a possible lover, keeping it a secret. But judging by the messages on her social network page, at the moment Lesya Nikityuk shares the evening only with her beloved dog.

Lesya Nikityuk now

In August 2017, Lesya Nikityuk left the Eagle and Tails project. True, not forever - the presenter admitted that she needed a vacation. Her place was taken by the host and producer of the Yu channel

According to readers of Viva! and the site site Lesya Nikityuk, to whom the media is credited with an engagement and a quick wedding, clarified the situation and explained to us whether she is really getting married. As it turned out, the presenter is in no hurry to get married, but the fact remains undeniable: she is incredibly happy in a relationship, in love and loved.

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Lesya, the press is sure that you will have a wedding soon, fans are congratulating you on social networks. Is it true that you are getting married? And that your future husband is your neighbor?

Of course, I, like a normal beautiful girl, will have a wedding. Maybe this year, maybe next. Maybe in 5 years. Of course, I dream about this event and I want to take photos in a beautiful dress with my fiancé.

So far, I have not officially confirmed this information. But yes, I'm in a relationship right now. I'm just happy that God gave my friend. He seemed to understand that it was hard for me to fly alone and spend little time at home. So while we are dating, we adore each other, we are very interested in spending time together.

"We adore each other, we are very interested in spending time together."

- Tell us about your lover. How long have you been together? How did you meet? Is he in show business?

My young man is from business, but not show business. Yes, this man is my neighbor, we lived side by side for a long time door to door. Never met. And then one day, right in the vestibule, we met with him and got to know each other. We've been together for a year now. And everything is great! We even like each other.

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- What was the reaction of your boyfriend to the media news about the imminent wedding? Scared? Or, on the contrary, did you think?

He took the news positively. When information appeared in the press that I had a wedding, my young man immediately wrote me a message: “Wedding at least with me?”.

Yes, of course, it took a long time to explain to his beloved grandmother how some media work. And just like that, this topic was not particularly raised. They all laughed. So far, we are not thinking about such a serious step. You still need to live, look closely, enjoy the freedom that is present in relationships. In addition to the fact that he has, that I have a lot of work and projects that still need to be carried out.

“He often helps me write jokes and shoot videos. He is good at humour. I remember how we were preparing for my performance at the League of Laughter. He was very worried about me, constantly helping me think up jokes at rehearsals. He was with me from start to finish."

- Do you want to get married?

You know, I absolutely do not live by the old stereotypes. That was earlier. Now everyone understands that in order to start a family and get married, you need to stand firmly on your feet. I want that when the time of my marriage comes, I would be self-sufficient and self-confident. So I'm getting ready.

“When information appeared in the press that I had a wedding, my young man immediately wrote me a message: “Wedding at least with me?”.

- How did you celebrate the New Year?

For the second New Year I meet with a neighbor. I worked the first half of New Year's Eve, and it was a pleasant job. I always like to congratulate people, especially on such a holiday as the New Year. It was very pleasant that I am celebrating this New Year in Kyiv, in Ukraine. And it is even more pleasant that I meet him together with my young man, with my friends who also worked on New Year's Eve. And after two in the morning we went to celebrate with our big company. Finally, the host Lesya ate the coveted plate of Olivier.

For a long time I tried to hide the details of my personal life. However, at the end of last year, the star confessed to Katya Osadchaya that she secretly got engaged to her boyfriend.

It happened in Kyiv. The chosen one of the 30-year-old traveler was her neighbor in the stairwell. True, then Nikityuk did not dare to show the man and give his name.

However, in honor of the New Year, the ex-star of the Eagle and Tails travel show decided to make an exception - to show her fiancé at least partially.

God gave me a new friend, a beloved neighbor, you know him under the pseudonym "Pole". Who loved me, and I loved him

Written by Lesya Nikityuk in the comments under the picture.

The presenter also revealed some details of the future wedding. Jokingly, Lesya told the Osadchas that she dreams of having several weddings - because she has many relatives.

I want the veil to be carried by my niece girls, sprinkled with rose petals. I would like to do several weddings. There are a lot of relatives, I would like to invite everyone who I walked at the wedding, to whom I gave those sets. Let me also give

Nikitiuk is joking.

Photo in text: Instagram.com

14:22 21.06.2016

The first job descriptions of the postal departments warned about the costs of changing horse traction when crossing waterways. But this principle is applied selectively to TV production. An example from fresh is the departure of Lesya Nikityuk from the Eagle and Tails project, and even right in the middle of the world tour, in which the Teen Spirit Studio group has been staying for more than six months.

The news came so unexpectedly that it immediately overgrown with a variety of rumors. A little later, however, it turned out that there was no drama in Nikityuk's parting with "Eagle and Tails" - the presenter was simply waiting for work in a new project of the same production, and Russian actor Pyotr Romanov would take her place in a pair of hosts.

Since the wagon with the trailer accumulated information that needs to be discussed, I decided not to beat around the bush, but to contact the producer Elena Sinelnikova. I will say right away that it was not easy: Elena travels around the world with the team and wakes up literally every day in a new place. But the road is an oscilist walking - and I'm ready to tell you why Lesya actually left the project, who Romanov is, and how to travel the world for six months, always enjoying it.

According to the producer, the decision to remove Lesya from around the world, although it looks spontaneous, is long overdue. " A new project with the participation of Lesya was conceived much earlier - in the summer of 2015, Elena says. - Then we even filmed a couple of episodes, but when the idea of ​​​​a round-the-world trip came up, I really wanted two girls, Lesya and Regina, to become its hosts. Therefore, the development of new items was postponed until later, throwing all their strength into the Eagle and Tails season. However, later it turned out that the TV channels really want to put the new show on the air as soon as possible, and I really realized that we would not have time to shoot it if we start work after returning from the round the world. That is why we decided to replace Lesya with Peter - so that she would return to Kyiv and already begin work on a new project».

Early withdrawal of Nikityuk from the race, even though it came as a surprise, has its advantages. The girl managed to travel most of the planned route, having seen enough of men in different countries, and now she is one hundred percent ready to plunge into the search for her female happiness. " Lesya has seen a lot and felt a lot, and now she has something to tell the audience about men all over the world,- explains the producer. - The female part of the audience will be able to see the characteristics of the stronger sex in different countries and cultures, and the male part will be able to understand what kind of foreigners girls like».

Speaking about the new project, Elena is in no hurry to reveal all the cards - after all, there is still time before its premiere and you need to keep the intrigue. However, I still managed to find out something: You can say this: Lesya will look for her love, but not her husband. Why - I can not say yet, but it will be very exciting and interesting. We have long wanted to come up with some kind of show where Lesya would be the host, and this format will suit her perfectly».

The project, by the way, has already received the working title "Around M", and its premiere is scheduled for August on the Ukrainian "Inter" and the Russian "Friday".

As you can see, a very important mission has been entrusted to Nikityuk: Lesya will not only travel the world in search of her happiness, but also tell ladies in need where the strongest and most reliable male shoulder awaits them. This, in turn, once again proves the absurdity of the rumors that Lesya from Eagle and Tails was “asked” because of a mysterious quarrel with her creators. " Of course, I didn’t quarrel with Lesya. How do you imagine this, given that I, being a co-author of both "Eagle and Tails" and a new project, invited her to be the host? We just can't afford to swear", - says Elena. Really, don't be fooled by rumours.

However, the feelings of the fans of the show are quite understandable: during the participation of Nikityuk in the project, the audience fell in love with her so much that any separation causes panic. But Sinelnikova treats this with understanding: “Heads and Tails is in its sixth year, and I can’t understand why I’m still not ready for such violent reactions. Every time we change hosts, there is a panic in our accounts and on the site. When Alan Badoev left the project, everyone shouted: “Bring Alan back, remove this Bednyakov!” And when Zhanna was replaced by Lesya, they said: “What a horror, return our beloved Zhanna!” And literally every time! In principle, over time, I experience such outbursts more easily - before I was terribly offended that newcomers were not given a chance, but now I understand that sooner or later the audience will love them too. However, every time it comes as a surprise to me.”, Elena laughs.

The only thing that distinguishes the current wave of indignation from the audience from the previous ones is that the accusations have ceased to be faceless and are pouring straight at Sinelnikova. “I explain this by the fact that now we have a website that we are quite actively engaged in, communicate, answer questions from fans. The creators of the project, let's say, have gained a name, and, of course, they will be blamed in the first place, even if they - that is, we - are not to blame for anything. At first it hurt me, but now I understand that over time everything will fall into place.. But Lesya is not offended at all by Sinelnikova and Co. - well, who, tell me, would not want to get a solo project at their disposal?

Now, as you already know, the audience of "Eagle and Tails" will have to get acquainted with the new presenter - Peter Romanov. Elena is sure that over time the audience will love him no less than her predecessors, but for now she promises that the creators of the project will do everything possible to make Peter “a little different”:

- We settled on Romanov, because we always chose the presenters on the basis of whether it catches us or not. This time there were catastrophically few candidates who would suit us - only two. We, in general, liked both guys, but Petya won due to the fact that the channels liked him more.

To a logical question, are TeenSpiritStudio worried that the Ukrainian audience will not understand the replacement of a compatriot by a Russian actor, Sinelnikova answers quite calmly: “ Most likely, they will talk about it, warm it up in every possible way, focus attention. To be honest, when stating Petya, we did not think about it at all - we were so abstracted from all this. Moreover, I think that if our Ukrainian product is bought by a Russian TV channel, then that's cool! And if necessary, we will teach Petya to speak Ukrainian”, - either joking, or not Elena.

By the way, it is quite possible that the ability to express ourselves in our Romanov's way is still useful: the producer does not exclude that cooperation with Peter can last longer than one season - the main thing is that the audience likes him, and he himself fell in love with Eagle and Tails.

We figured out the rotations of the presenters, let's move on to the circumnavigation itself. The main question that bothered me from the very beginning of the film crew's journey is whether the current season is different from what she had to experience before. " Round the world is more difficult, but more interesting. Before that, we shot in pools, and traveled around several countries at a time. When we first had to shoot material in five countries, I thought that I would not be able to stand it, and I was very afraid. This feeling even disappeared, you know, when you first come to a new city - you just wanted to sleep like hell. And now, here we were discussing just the other day, we only have 10 programs left to shoot, but there is still plenty of energy and there is even a feeling of sadness from the fact that we will soon have to leave”, - shares Sinelnikova.

By the way, the experience of traveling around the world is also valuable because the whole team is simultaneously drawn into this difficult lifestyle and along the way learns a lot of things that they would not even suspect in normal mode. This, first of all, concerns, at first glance, banal, but important household trifles. On the go, ways are invented to feed themselves (buckwheat and oatmeal are the most popular among the group), ways are found to save money on washing clothes ( “Do not rush to take things to hotel laundromats - literally around the corner you will be washed 30 times cheaper”), even with self-medication there are no problems: “ Allergies to insect bites have to be treated the most, and food and water poisoning also occurs regularly. And if at first it still caused some concern, we went to the doctors, but now we don’t even pay much attention».

It seems that experienced travelers can no longer be frightened by anything, but Romanov, who has just joined them, is still drawn in - and, according to Elena, looks at many things with horror. " Petya is slightly shocked by everything that is happening around him. I'll tell you a secret: recently we were in Honduras, and there it fell to him to have fun in a poor way. We prepared him as best we could, but he was really scared: not only did he just start, but Honduras, frankly, is dangerous. And since we want to show everything as it is, we sent him to the dumbest places, pushed him to try the nastiest food. And I can tell you that the entire issue, most likely, will be built on Petya alone - he did it so cool. Looking at him, I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time". Even if the promises to make the release a benefit performance of Romanov are not fulfilled, there will be something to look at, believe me. Doubt? Then here's a little spoiler for you: the team had a local crime journalist in the escort, and when asked if it was possible to film any crime, he replied: “Killing would suit you? When is the shooting?

As for finances, the circumnavigation is expectedly more expensive than the previous season. Firstly, the group had to leave home for many months, and the amount of the per diem is commensurate with the scale of deprivation. Secondly, no one is able to work seven days a week, and they are also paid around the world. Although there is an article of significant savings - air travel. Since in conditions of continuous travel there is no need to return to Kyiv, it is easier and cheaper to choose connections.

Even a two-week trip to the sea is rarely without difficulties and surprises, and in a journey of many months, in principle, there are more of them than rare hours of calm. Do you remember that Regina Todorenko is constantly attacked - they will attack with stones in Bangladesh, then they will rob in South Africa, threatening with knives? Taking this opportunity, I decided to ask Elena what else the group had to face during the filming, and how its members go through difficulties and hardships. " Each of us from the very beginning understood that it would be difficult. Actually, I didn’t have to go: how is it possible to leave production, there are a lot of things to do right there. But then we changed the decision, because in the circumnavigation it is simply necessary that there be a person who solves organizational and financial issues. The first of the difficulties that comes to mind is lost things. We even keep a list and we will make it public at the end of the trip. Of course, there are quarrels and breakdowns, but we have an iron rule: express what has been boiling over and forget about it. If we talk about the most dangerous places, then for me that was Johannesburg. There, the city center is occupied by blacks, and whites are not allowed to enter. We, of course, urgently needed to get there(laughs) . You will see all the details already on the air, I will only say that it was terribly scary. Approximately the same was in Maputo ( capital of Mozambique MN). Lesya was there in a poor way, and the local, who organized the shooting, at some point had to pick her up and carry her out. It was dangerous in Bangladesh, but not in a criminal sense, but in a hygienic sense - there are a lot of diseases there, dirt and unsanitary conditions everywhere, and we were even afraid to eat something».

Less dramatic difficulties also arise because you have to fly a lot. Lesya, for example, lost her bag with documents at one of the airports and risked getting stuck there. It’s good that at the last moment her passport was still found. But in the case of flight cancellations, the team is far from always lucky: there are a lot of connections, and the planned route can crumble due to one failure. In the process of shooting, the most common problem is prohibitions. Elena admits that the phrase NOT Allowed has already become their internal meme. However, this is the easiest thing to deal with: over the 5.5 years of the project's existence, the group has many ways to shoot where it cannot be done.

And finally, I’ll reveal one more intrigue: if someone somewhere tells you that after the round-the-world trip, “Eagle and Tails” will end - do not believe it! The producer is already confirming that there will certainly be a new season, but what it will be built on is still a secret. But I know for sure and I can promise - it will be interesting!

Photo - personal archive of Elena Sinelnikova

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