Jelisaveta Orasanin breaks silence on romance
The actress spoke publicly for the first time after reports of her divorce and a relationship with fellow actor Pavle Mensur, but dodged the subject and turned to her new play.
- Jelisaveta Orasanin spoke publicly for the first time after reports of her divorce and a romance with fellow actor Pavle Mensur.
- Pavle Mensur is 11 years younger than the actress, who is in the middle of a divorce.
- Asked about the relationship, the actress stayed quiet and steered the talk toward her new play.
- His father, actor Irfan Mensur, also spoke up, saying he learned of the romance only from reporters.
Jelisaveta Orasanin has spoken publicly for the first time after Serbian media reported that she is in a relationship with fellow actor Pavle Mensur while going through a divorce. When reporters asked her directly, the actress sidestepped the topic and turned the conversation to what she does want to talk about, the new theatre play she is currently promoting.
The story took off after a clip surfaced showing Orasanin and Mensur hugging and kissing on a night out. The couple had not appeared together in public before that footage, so the video circulating online was enough to set off a wave of comments. Mensur is 11 years younger than the actress, which only sharpened public curiosity.
Why is the actress staying quiet about her private life?
Orasanin chose not to discuss the relationship at all. She declined to comment on the divorce or on her younger colleague, steering each question back to her work and the play she is staging. That is nothing new for her, the actress has long kept her private life away from the cameras and has rarely commented on speculation.
Silence, of course, rarely stops a story. The less the lead actor says, the more the media curiosity grows, so attention naturally shifted to the other side, to Pavle himself and his family. And it was his family that brought the most calm to the whole situation.
Pavle Mensur offered reporters only a few words when asked about the relationship. The young actor did not go into detail or confirm the speculation, letting the clip and the comments speak for him. His brief appearance in front of the cameras suggested clearly enough that, for now, the couple has no plans to turn the romance into a public spectacle.
What did Irfan Mensur say?
The most talked about reaction came from Pavle’s father, the well known actor Irfan Mensur. He told reporters that he had not even known about his son’s relationship until they asked him, and that he wishes his son well, whatever choice he has made.
“You are the ones who informed me, this is the first I am hearing of it. In any case I wish him well, his choices are his own business”, Irfan Mensur said.
Many read his answer as the calm stance of a parent who does not want to interfere in the private decisions of a grown child. No drama, no confirmation and no judgment, Irfan brought the whole subject back to where it belongs, to the private matter of two people who found each other.
For now we are left with the picture the people involved have drawn themselves. An actress who chooses not to talk about love, a younger colleague who gives only a few words, and a father who shrugs and wishes them well. The divorce is still ongoing, the play is being promoted, and the public reads between the lines.
Does the public have a right to know who an actress is with, or should the love story stay only her own?
