Olga Kartunkova is an artist of the humorous genre. She was the captain of the KVN team of Pyatigorsk, starred in the TV project Once Upon a Time in Russia. She has a wonderful sense of humor, talent, love of life.
Childhood, adolescence
O. Kartunkova was born in the village of Vinogradnye Sady (Stavropol Territory) in 1978. The girl grew up brisk, she was registered with the police for fights with her peers. Olga dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood, but after school she entered the legal college. She graduated from it in 1999. in the specialty "clerk". Olga did not work by profession.
Career in KVN
In KVN O. Kartunkova got here how. She became interested in the performances of the local team of the club, cheerful and resourceful, and even got a job at the House of Culture. They took her in as a Methodist. Once Kartunkova replaced one of the members of the KVN team on stage, after that she remained in the team. First they performed in Pyatigorsk, then there were inter-district competitions.
In 2006. the team got to the KVN festival. In 2010. Kartunkova became the captain, the team became known as "Gorod Pyatigorsk". In 2013. they won a prize in Jurmala, and Olga was named the best player. In the same year, the team won the Major League Final.
In 2014. Kartunkova took part in the filming of the TV project Once Upon a Time in Russia. In 2016. Olga received an invitation to take part in the filming of the film "The Groom", in the same year she was invited to the show "Evening Urgant", "Conductor".
Slimming
Kartunkova never had any complexes about being overweight, which was 134 kg. Such a figure became part of the images created on the stage. In 2013. the situation has changed. Olga seriously injured her leg, damaging a nerve. She moved with difficulty.
Kartunkova was treated in Israel. During the rehabilitation period, the doctor advised her to lose weight, this would reduce the load on her leg. Losing weight took a lot of effort. The weight first decreased, then grew again, but the actress stubbornly continued to lose weight. In 2016, Olga's weight was 97kg.
The fans were happy for Kartunkova, although there were also those who felt that the artist had lost her individuality. The ill-wishers decided that Olga had undergone plastic surgery. Kartunkova plans to write a book about the experience of losing weight, in it she will give recommendations, advice on healthy eating, physical activity.
Personal life
Olga did not suffer from a lack of admirers, but the man she met while studying at the technical school became her beloved. In 1997. They merried. The spouses had children like the weather: a boy Alexander and a girl Victoria. Kartunkova's husband works in the Emergencies Ministry.
Participation in KVN led to disagreements in the family, since Olga was often absent from home. The family was rescued by grandparents, who took over some of the household chores and care of the children. Having become a famous person, Olga carefully makes sure that as little information as possible about family life gets to the Network, although she has an Instagram account.
