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Ivana Paradžiković Reveals 20-Year-Old Secret: 'He Hit Me, I Flew Across the Road'

Ivana Paradžiković Reveals 20-Year-Old Secret: 'He Hit Me, I Flew Across the Road'

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former investigative journalist Ivana Paradžiković revealed a 20-year-old secret about a street fight where she defended her boyfriend.
  • During the altercation, she hit an aggressor with her purse, resulting in a concussion and a broken tooth root.
  • Paradžiković also shared her grief over the recent loss of her dog, Pako, and reflected on the difficult decision to euthanize him.

Ivana Paradžiković, once a prominent investigative journalist known for the show "Provjereno," has stepped away from television to embrace travel and adventure. She recently shared a deeply personal secret she had kept for two decades: an incident from her youth involving a violent street fight.

Paradžiković recounted how she intervened to protect her boyfriend from three assailants. In the struggle, she struck the largest attacker with her purse. The immediate aftermath was a blur of pain, culminating in a concussion and the fracture of her tooth root. She described being hit and thrown across the road, emphasizing the severity of the impact.

She explained that the damaged tooth eventually had to be removed, a significant change for someone whose appearance, including her signature red lipstick, was part of her public persona. The physical and emotional toll of the injury and subsequent dental work were part of her story.

In a more recent personal update, Paradžiković also disclosed the recent passing of her beloved dog, Pako. She spoke movingly about the profound grief of losing two close companions within a year and a half, including her dog Tita. She reflected on the agonizing decision to euthanize Pako, describing it as the hardest choice she has ever made, a testament to love that involves knowing when to let go, even amidst personal pain.

On me pogodio u glavu, odletjela sam preko ceste, bankina, bum potres mozga. I prekinuo mi je korijen zuba.

— Ivana ParadžikovićDescribing the physical impact of the assault.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.