Main points
- Six Ukrainian stars, including Kateryna Pavlenko and Andriy Danylko, grew up in poverty but were able to succeed in their careers.
- Stars such as Max Barskykh and Alexander Ponomarev experienced difficulties in childhood due to financial problems in their families, but this did not hinder their creative development.
Ukrainian stars who grew up in poverty / Collage of Channel 24
Unfortunately, there are often cases when families barely make ends meet. And children suffer the most from this. Among the stars of Ukrainian show business, there are many stories that celebrities share with pain, because it was a difficult period in their lives.
- 1 Kateryna Pavlenko
- 2 Andriy Danylko (Verka Serdyuchka)
- 3 Max Barskykh
- 4 Volodymyr Yaroslavsky
- 5 Andre Tan
- 6 Oleksandr Ponomarev
Most often, the problem was that they had nothing to eat. However, despite all this, they managed to get out of poverty and build successful careers. 24 Channel will tell several such stories that can serve as an example for someone.
Kateryna Pavlenko
Because the girl grew up in a poor family, she could not afford expensive and stylish clothes, which is why she suffered from bullying from her peers. Kateryna could not stand this pressure and left her studies at the music school.
When her grandfather died, the girl and her mother were asked to leave home. They lived in a cold house with no windows. But they were also kicked out of there. For a long time, the woman and her daughter lived with friends. Due to poor living conditions, Kateryna became very ill. The singer said that she lived in fear of death all the time.
Kateryna Pavlenko / Photo from the singer's Instagram
Andriy Danylko (Verka Serdyuchka)
When the artist was 7 years old, his father died of cancer. He abused alcohol, and little Andriy suffered from his aggression, and his mother suffered from the beatings of her husband.
Danilko's mother worked two jobs to support the family. He, his sister, and their mother lived in a room measuring 11 square meters.
Andriy Danylko / Photo STB
Max Barskykh
The artist's father abused alcohol at one time. Against this background, he often raised his hand against the singer's mother, and the boy himself repeatedly fell under his father's hot hand.
Barskikh once said that traumatic childhood experiences still find their place in adult life. Since the mother later raised three children alone, it is obvious that money was lacking. Because of this, Max played with clothespins, because they could not afford other toys.
Max Barskih / Photo from the singer's Instagram
Volodymyr Yaroslavsky
The fear of poverty still haunts the cook. This is because his family often didn't have money even to buy bread. They baked it themselves, and that's how Volodymyr gradually learned to cook.
Yaroslavsky's mother cooked some foods and dishes so often that today he simply hates some of them.
Volodymyr Yaroslavsky / Photo from the chef's Instagram
Andre Tan
The Ukrainian designer grew up under the strict upbringing of his mother. When he turned 9, he began selling bell peppers at the market on weekends and fresh fish on weekdays.
In the 90s, the man even lived at the train station because he didn't have the money to rent an apartment.
Andre Tan / Photo from the designer's Instagram
Oleksandr Ponomarev
The singer grew up in a rather poor family. His diet often consisted of bread and onions, as there was simply no other food in the house.
At a young age, Ponomarev's mother noticed his talent for singing. However, his parents did not have enough money to pay for music school. The young man received his first piano when he finished eighth grade, and until then he had been playing the guitar in the yard.
Alexander Ponomarev / Photo from the musician's Instagram
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