Andrea Várkonyi
Andrea Várkonyi (born November 11, 1974) is a Hungarian businesswoman, television presenter, journalist, physician, and psychologist.[1] She became widely recognized as a news anchor on the Hungarian television channel TV2, and later expanded her career into media, healthcare communication, and business.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Várkonyi was born in Szeged, Hungary. She graduated from Deák Ferenc Bilingual High School in Szeged in 1993. During her university years, she hosted programs on the local cable television network until 2000. That same year, she earned her medical degree from the University of Szeged (formerly known as the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University). From 2000 to 2001, she worked as an internal medicine resident at the university's First Department of Internal Medicine.[5][6]
In addition to her medical education, she obtained a second degree in health economics and management in 2000, followed later by a degree in psychology.[7]
Career
Várkonyi began her national media career in 2002 as a presenter of Tények (lit. 'Facts'), the evening news program of the Hungarian TV channel TV2. She remained a prominent figure at the station until 2016 and officially left the network in late 2018.[8]
In 2009, she became an ambassador for the Érthetően az Egészségért Alapítvány (Foundation for Understandable Health Communication), promoting public health awareness.[9]
In 2020, she briefly worked at LifeTV, a Hungarian entertainment channel, but resigned shortly after. That same year, in September 2020, she founded her own media company, Whitedog Media Kft., with an initial capital of 10 million HUF.[10]
Personal life
Várkonyi began a relationship with Hungarian radio personality Gábor Bochkor in 2006.[11] Their daughter, Nóra, was born in April 2007. The couple remained together until 2018. She later had a short-lived relationship with celebrity hairstylist Tamás Zsidró, which ended in April 2020.
After months of public speculation, in April 2021 it was officially announced that she had become engaged to Hungarian businessman Lőrinc Mészáros. The couple was married on September 24, 2021, at the Alcsút Arboretum.[12]
References
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- ^ Mária, Lucza (2025-05-31). "Várkonyi Andrea ma ünnepli 50. születésnapját: „Nem jó ötvennek lenni, kicsit szörnyű és kicsit rettenetes"". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Várkonyi Andreát szíven ütötte, amikor ezzel vádolták meg". Kiskegyed (in Hungarian). 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Várkonyi Andrea egymilliós nadrágban szállt ki a több mint százmilliós Bentley-ből". telex (in Hungarian). 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Várkonyi Andrea szerelmi élete" (in Hungarian). 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Tudományegyetem, Szegedi (2016-07-28). "Szegedi Tudományegyetem | Újra az SZTE hallgatója Várkonyi Andrea". u-szeged.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Richárd, Jabronka (2024-01-24). "Várkonyi Andrea végzettsége: nem fogod kitalálni, mi az". Ellenszél (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Nóra, Szántó (2024-11-13). "Várkonyi Andrea megrázó vallomása: az édesanyja élete egy hajszálon múlt". femina.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Emese, Ráti (2024-06-14). "Várkonyi Andrea lett a Pro Filii Alapítvány kuratóriumának elnöke". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ Sarolta, Székely (2025-05-31). "Várkonyi Andrea 1,02 milliárd forint osztalékot vett ki a cégéből". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Várkonyi Andrea drámai vallomása: így zajlott a szakítása Bochkor Gáborral". Blikk (in Hungarian). 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ^ "Kitálalt Várkonyi Andrea Mészáros Lőrincről! Eddig még soha nem hallott titkok". Kiskegyed (in Hungarian). 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2025-05-31.