On the Bulgarian airwaves, she is known as the “fairy of love”. For 10 years, the show “Sea of Love” brought people together, and Natalia Simeonova became its emblem.
She was born in Sofia. Graduated from Sofia University with a degree in journalism. He also studies “Psychology”. Over the years, she hosted shows such as “Formula 5” and “Rococo”. She was a reporter, news anchor, and editor. In 2002, the favorite of many Bulgarians “Sea of Love” was launched. Every Saturday it meets viewers with different romantic stories, which makes it one of the most watched.
After “Sea of Love” Nataliya Simeonova started leading the “Pass on” social project.
Years ago, she left for the USA, where she lives with her husband, Denis Rizov. They have a daughter, Victoria. About television, life, ups and downs, and of course, about love – Natalia Simeonova told in “120 minutes” on bTV.
I miss television very much, Natalia told Svetoslav Ivanov.
“I have always known the power that television has. I believe that we should not use television for our own purposes. (…) I will certainly intervene in the topic of violence, I certainly have something to say on this topic and I hope it will be done on my favorite television – bTV. This is a topic on which something must be done urgently, because the stake is human life,” said Nataliya Simeonova.
Natalia said that everywhere there is violence, but in the States it is very different because there are institutions that work.
“They offer sheltered housing, municipal programs, the law works, when you contact the police, they come instantly. In my opinion, the big problem of non-working institutions in Bulgaria is the attitude towards domestic violence – that it is something normal, that it is some personal story, that she must have deserved it. Here we also confuse concepts such as psychologist and psychiatrist. Financial dependence on abusers is a big brake for women and children who are in this situation,” added Nataliya Simeonova.
Her favorite Bulgarian word is awakeningbecause we need that at all levels, but according to her, we should start with domestic violence.