Personal hardships and triumphs highlighted across the Balkans and nearby regions

Influencer Mila Nađ, a mother of five, recounts a difficult upbringing in Thailand marked by her mother's schizophrenia and her father's alcoholism. She says, “Moji roditelji su bili jako zaljubljeni…”, and now runs a beauty‑care business.

In Ulcinj, Montenegro, beachgoers and lifeguards rescued a man who was drowning at Velika plaža, averting a tragedy.

Former beauty‑pageant contestant Jelena Bin Draije now lives in a palace in the Arab world as the wife of Sheikh Said, raising four children while keeping a low public profile.

A documentary follows Anastasia, a woman living alone in remote Croatian mountains after the death of her daughter, showing her daily labor to sustain herself.

A mother in Serbia discovered, through a DNA test her daughter performed for fun, that her two sisters are half‑siblings and that the man she believed to be her father is not biologically related, a secret her late mother took to the grave.

Serbian television announces a slate of reality‑show returns on Pickbox 2, including new seasons of “Penthouse”, “Ljetnikovac”, “Savršen spoj” and a home‑renovation series with George Clarke.

Milka Canić, the long‑time quiz show supervisor, was revealed to be the aunt of Serbian actor Ivan Đorđević, a fact she kept private for years.

Former basketball coach Duško Vujošević is remembered by former player Novica Veličković for a single word of praise, “bravo”, that motivated the team.

Serbian singer Milan Babić died three years after the loss of his wife Radmila, a grief that was said to have contributed to his heart attack.