Invited to the podcast "Zë me Miren" by journalist Mira Kazhani, Armina Mevlani shared not only her love story with Shkëlzen Berisha, but also her personal thoughts and experiences about weight gain, online comments, egg freezing, and her health.
For the first time, Armina shared how she met her partner of 13 years:
"The arrival of Shkëlzen was not my search. I was lucky in some aspects. Perhaps I unintentionally manifested what I wanted. I did not seek a partner with position, name, fame. I said: I want a man who is intellectual and we can grow together professionally. It came to me by chance and when I saw him, I did not know at all that he was Shkëlzen."
So, the acquaintance between them was totally organic, like in romantic movies:
"I saw him at the bar, he seemed very charming to me, we exchanged glances, but I never thought it was Shkëlzeni because I didn't follow politics at all. We met by chance after a few months through some mutual friends, we were introduced and when he told me his name, I made the connection. I was 21 years old, very young. We were together for 13 years."
In another part of the interview, Armina spoke about the online uproar after her weight gain and comments linking the change in her body to a possible pregnancy. She decided to speak openly about her decision to freeze her eggs:
"I have made the decision to freeze my eggs. I am in favor of this because I have decided to wait until a certain period because I have enjoyed life a lot. A child is a very big responsibility, you have to dedicate time to it. I have never been of the opinion that you should have a child and leave it with a nanny or parents, but to dedicate yourself completely to it."
When Mira Kazhani asked if this decision also affected her weight, Armina said:
"It's influential, but not only because I've always had PCOS (a hormonal disorder that affects the menstrual cycle and body weight). I fluctuate by week because of the medications."
As if the hormones, medication, and all the emotional burden that such a decision brings weren't enough, the network, as always, has something to say. But Armina showed once again that she knows how to end negativity with a lot of class, in her most characteristic way.
