was born on August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi, a city in today’s Ukraine, then the Ukrainian SSR. In 1991, when she was less than 8 years old, she and her family moved to the United States. Three years later, she debuted on television screens with roles in the series “Days of our lives” and “Baywatch”. She herself emphasizes that she is a proud American, although today she does not hide her origin. However, she once claimed that her family came from … Russia. Why?
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When she was 8 years old, she moved to the United States with her family. She said she was from Russia because it was “easier”
A year ago, Mila Kunis, in an interview with Maria Shriver, host of the online program “Conversations Above the Noise”, revealed the reason. In an interview, that when someone told her that she “looks like an Eastern European person”, she didn’t know what they meant. She was an American and a resident of Los Angeles. But when asked where she came from, she replied that she was from Russia. As she herself admitted, she had several reasons for this. First of all, the interlocutors had no idea where Ukraine was and immediately asked where it was. – I had to explain, show where Ukraine is on the map, it finally started to tire me – she revealed. so she figured if she started saying she was from Russia, people would stop asking questions. “It was just easier that way,” she admitted.
After the Russian attack on Ukraine, everything changed. “I can’t explain it, but suddenly I felt like a piece of my heart had just been ripped out.” It was a strange feeling, she said. She also added that she would never say she was from Russia again. Together with her husband, Ashton Kutcher, she launched a collection to help Ukraine. Through it, over $35 million was raised.
Mila Kunis learned English from television. Her parents “went through real hell”
Mila Kunis’ parents decided to move to Los Angeles in 1991. It wasn’t easy for them at first. – My parents went through real hell. They came to America with only a few suitcases and a family of seven. They only had $250 in their pockets, in an interview with Glamor magazine. Her mother, a physics teacher by education, worked as a cashier. Father, an engineer, took up various professions, he even delivered pizza. She learned English by watching The Price is Right, whose host, Bob Barker, spoke slowly and clearly, making it easier to understand and learn new words.
Source: Gazeta
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