Death in the Family of Zlata Petrovic
The singer revealed that her brother-in-law, husband of her sister who died eight months ago, has passed away, and opened up about her sons.
- Zlata Petrovic said on June 10 that her brother-in-law had died that same day.
- Her own sister passed away eight months earlier, leaving the family in mourning once again.
- The news came just after her son Miki Dudic left the reality show Elita.
- She warned that if her sons ever return to a reality show, she will switch off every television and go far away.
Zlata Petrovic shared heartbreaking news from her family on June 10. The singer said that her brother-in-law, the husband of her sister who had died eight months earlier, passed away that same day. For the second time in a short span, the family is in mourning.
“I am not well, we had a death in the family. The husband of my sister, who passed away eight months ago, died today,” Zlata said, making no effort to hide how hard the moment was.
The statement came at a time when the singer had been hoping for some calm. Her son Miki Dudic had recently left the reality show Elita, so the family name had finally faded from the small screens after months of attention. Instead of relief, fresh grief arrived.
What did Zlata say about her sons and reality TV?
In the same conversation, the singer opened up about her sons, Miki and Jovan, and their time on reality programs. She admitted that the season she spent following Miki had been far easier than earlier years, when Jovan had been at the center of attention.
The reason, she said, lies in the romantic storylines that swirled around her sons inside the reality house. Those plots filled the headlines of Serbian outlets for years, and Zlata has often spoken about how difficult it is to read and hear about all of it.
That is why she sent a clear message. If her sons ever return to a reality show, she said, she will switch off every television in the house and go far away from all of it. In her case, that is the closest thing to a promise to herself that she will never live through the same worries again.
A family that has not stepped out of the spotlight
The name Zlata Petrovic has been part of the Serbian music scene for decades, yet in recent years her family has been mentioned more through reality TV than through music. Her sons Miki and Jovan have become public figures in their own right, independent of their mother’s career, a situation that has often left the singer in an uncomfortable position.
In that kind of environment, private grief rarely stays private. Within hours, the news of the death in her family was carried by several Serbian outlets, and Zlata found herself sharing her pain with an audience that follows her every move.
The singer is now living through a stretch in which personal loss and public pressure overlap, two things that seldom go together. How do you think public figures should protect their privacy during moments of family tragedy?
