Shoptenko got married in secret and introduced her husband

Ukrainian dancer and choreographer Olena Shoptenko announced that she has gotten married for the third time. The wedding took place on September 23, 2026, but she has only now shared a photo with her husband. Olena refers to her husband as Chris and has said almost nothing about him publicly so far.

 

Olena Shoptenko announced changes in her personal life. The Ukrainian dancer and choreographer has gotten married for the third time. She shared the news on Instagram by posting a wedding photo with her husband. The ceremony took place on September 23, 2026, but Olena didn’t publicly announce the marriage until after the event.

In the photo, Shoptenko poses with her husband, whose name is Chris. In her post, she showed off her wedding ring and left a romantic message for him. “09/23/26 Our ‘I do.’ With this wedding ring, I choose you. Today, tomorrow, and every day. And I promise to make every ordinary day special with you. I love you, Chris,” the choreographer wrote. The couple has not yet revealed any details about their relationship. Shoptenko did not say where exactly the wedding took place or how long they had been together before getting married.

 

Some Ukrainian media outlets identify Shoptenko’s new husband as Chris Kairos and report that he works in business consulting, specifically dealing with risk management and business process optimization. However, these details come from public references to a person with that name, and Shoptenko herself has not yet officially confirmed them. Nor has she specified her husband’s citizenship.

It is known that Olena Shoptenko has been living in Vienna for the past few years. After the full-scale invasion began, she moved to Austria with her son Oleksiy. The boy attends school there, while the choreographer continues to work and develop her own projects.

This is Shoptenko’s third marriage

This new marriage is Olena Shoptenko’s third. She was first married to dancer Dmytro Dikusar. The couple married in 2013 in Georgia. The wedding took place while they were working on a dance project, and later the couple also had a church wedding.

In 2016, Shoptenko and Dikusar announced their separation. At that point, they had been together for about three years. That same year, Olena got married for the second time. Her husband was entrepreneur Oleksiy Ivanov. As the choreographer herself recounted, they met while working on a joint project and had been dating for about half a year before the wedding. On October 15, 2016, the couple officially registered their marriage.

In 2018, Olena and Oleksiy welcomed their son, Oleksiy. The couple later separated. In 2024, Shoptenko spoke about her relationship with her ex-husband and noted that they remain in contact. Now the choreographer is entering a new phase in her personal life. She decided not to publicize her third marriage at first, but to announce it after the wedding.

However, Olena has not yet revealed many details about Chris. Therefore, information about his profession, background, and family in the media comes primarily from open sources rather than official comments from Shoptenko herself.

For now, the main fact is known: on September 23, 2026, Olena Shoptenko and Chris were married. The choreographer shared a wedding photo with her followers, accompanying it with words about love and their future together.