Full Name: Elene Dadiani.
Nicknames: Lenny. Non-Georgian speakers tend to mispronounce her name, so Elene tends to introduce herself as Lenny in informal occasions. It’s more friendly to English-speaking ears.
Place of Birth: Zugdidi, Georgia (Republic of).
Nationality: Georgian. (Has a dual citizenship, holds both British and Georgian passports)
Places Lived Since: Tbilisi, Georgia (moved after high school graduation), London (moved here after the Georgian-Russian war in 2008).
Parents: Ana Nadaraia (Heart Surgeon, retired), Davit Dadiani (formerly a diplomat, now a small business owner).
Number of Siblings: Older brother, Niko Dadiani, deceased.
Relationship With Family: Visits them in Dover on every Georgian and British holiday. After the passing of her brother, they’ve grown even closer.
Happiest Memory: Travelling around Great Britain with her brother before he died in the war.
Childhood Trauma: Nothing from childhood, but losing her brother was a trauma she had never truly recovered from.
Usual Hair Style: Wears hair down, with slight waves.
Glasses? Contacts?: Neither.
Style of Dress/Typical Outfit(s): Her go-to-look is a striped shirt, skinny jeans, and pair of flats and a suit jacket. She also loves to rock the “French girl” style.
Typical Style of Shoes: Ballet flats.
Jewellery? Tattoos? Piercings?: A watch and a stainless steel ring. No piercings or tattoos.
Scars: A tiny scar on her knee from childhood.
Unique Mannerisms/Physical Habits: Twirling a strand of her hair when she’s too deep in thoughts.
Athleticism: Took a self-defence class a while ago. Now does yoga regularly.
Health Problems/Illnesses: Used to have asthma in childhood.
Level of Education: Masters at UCL.
Languages Spoken: Georgian (native), Megrelian (also native), English (fluent), Russian (fluent), French (intermediate), and a little bit of German.
Level of Self Esteem: Moderate.
Gifts/Talents: Quick thinker and a good writer.
Makes Decisions Based Mostly On Emotions, or On Logic?: Mostly, emotions.
Life Philosophy: “If you believe very strongly in something, stand up and fight for it.“
Religious Stance: Christened Orthodox, but isn’t religious.
Cautious or Daring?: Too daring for her own good.
Most Sensitive About/Vulnerable To: Injustice and powerful people/entities misusing their power. Russian government and war in Georgia.
Optimist or Pessimist?: Pessimist.
Extrovert or Introvert?: Extrovert, because she has to.
Current Relationship Status: Single.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.
Past Relationships: She’s never been truly in love. The longest she had dated was for 8 months. No hard feelings over any of her exes.
Primary Reason For Being Broken Up With: Being too demanding but not willing to give anything in return - be it attention, compromise or deep feelings.
Primary Reasons For Breaking Up With People: Annoyance.
Ever Been Cheated On?: Yes.
Level of Sexual Experience: What she lacks in experience, she makes up in passion.
Story of First Kiss: School stadium, when his first boyfriend confessed his love, she was 17.
Story of Loss of Virginity: Lenny didn’t want to lose virginity until she had a serious relationship. She was around 23 when she did it.
A Social Person?: Has to, because of her job.
Most Comfortable Around: Probably only 2-3 of her close friends.
Oldest Friend: Her first flatmate in London, they still keep in touch.
Enemies: Plenty. Politicians she pissed off, the rich men she investigated. Powerful people who couldn’t scare or bribe her.
How Does She Think Others Perceive Him?: Annoying, stubborn and nosey.
How Do Others Actually Perceive Him?: Stubborn, strong-willed and daring.
Life Goals: To become chief News Correspondent at BBC News.
Dreams: To interview Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan about his assassinated wife, Benazir Bhutto.
Greatest Fears: Dying too early, before doing anything meaningful with her life.
Secret Hobbies: A blog on which she writes with an alias of Alexandra Kessinger. As a BBC journalist, she has to provide cold hard facts to prove her opinion, but as a blogger, she can be as subjective as she wants.
Crimes Committed (Was he caught? Charged?): She may or may not have spied on people, done some breaking and entering. Never caught.
Night Owl or Early Bird?: Night owl. Mornings are ew.
Light or Heavy Sleeper?: Light Sleeper.
Favourite Animal: Pandas.
Least Favorite Food: Omelet.
Favourite Book: The Stranger by Albert Camus.
Least Favorite Book: All the trash literature.
Favourite Movie: Inception.
Least Favourite Movie: No such thing.
Favourite Song: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want by the Smiths
Favourite Sport: Football.
Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter?: Smooth.
Type of Car He Drives: She doesn’t own one.
Lefty or Righty?: Right-handed.
Favorite Color: Blue and Green.
Smoker? Drinker? Drug User?: Quit smoking 3 years ago. Used to drink way too much in her twenties, but now - rarely. Also tried drugs in her early twenties, but on a very few occasion.
Biggest Regret: Not spending more time with her brother.
Pets: Who has time for pets? No.