Ukrainian actress Olena Svitlytska celebrated her 35th birthday with a modest yet vibrant party held on November 1, 2026, at a modern Kyiv restaurant. She shared the news herself on Instagram, publishing footage from the evening and details of the celebration's organization. The party featured a cohesive red-and-black theme, and the guests included the actress's closest friends, family, and colleagues from the Ukrainian showbiz industry, among them her partner, actor Taras Tsymbaliuk. Further details about the jubilee are reported by Styler (RБК-Україна).
Elegant outfit and overall evening style
For the special occasion, Svitlytska chose an elegant black maxi dress with a minimalist silhouette and a graceful neckline cut. The outfit organically blended into the overall party concept: the restaurant was decorated with red lighting and unique decor, which combined with black accents to create a striking red-and-black visual sequence. This palette became the consistent thread running through all the festive photos and clips the actress shared with her followers.
Who came to support the birthday girl
The celebration took place in an intimate circle: Olena invited relatives, close friends, and colleagues. Among the guests were actor Taras Tsymbaliuk, Nadiia Hilska, Pavlo Tekuchov, Volodymyr and Olena Horiansky, and others. Attendees chatted, hugged, took pictures together, and gave gifts to the birthday girl—published frames show festive boxes with large bows, warm greetings, and smiling guests. The central figures of the evening, judging by the footage, were Svitlytska herself and Tsymbaliuk, who stood close by, embracing her by the shoulder.
The main dessert: a red cake with the number 35
One of the brightest moments of the celebration was the anniversary cake, crafted in a rich red shade and decorated with black bows and lit candles in the shape of the number '35'. The dessert became a logical conclusion to the overall red-and-black concept and one of the central elements of the festive photos. Next to the cake in the shots are a smiling couple and a guest capturing the moment on a smartphone.
From “close friends” to a public declaration of love
The anniversary once again drew attention to the relationship between Svitlytska and Tsymbaliuk, which has evolved publicly over several years. According to the actress, they first met in 2019 on a set playing a couple, but back then they shared strictly professional relations. In early 2025, Olena announced her divorce from her husband Mykola, with whom she had been married for ten years, and in the spring of 2025, rumors about a romance with her colleague began to surface; at the time, the actress herself described their bond as friendship. In May 2026, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, she called Tsymbaliuk a “close friend,” noting that she knows many of his personal secrets. In August of that year, the actor posted a video featuring shared moments and publicly confessed his love to her, and in autumn, the couple found themselves in the spotlight again when Taras supported Olena on the vocal show “Holos Krainy” by walking onto the stage with a bouquet of pink roses.
Concluding her jubilee day, Svitlytska wrote: “I want Instagram to become that diary of life's warmest memories again. And at 50, I want to look at these photos and think: ‘How beautiful and happy we were!’ My 35, and a celebration that came together in one day! Magic.”
