Denisa Alexe Ethnicity

Denisa Alexe is a Dubai-based comedian and influencer. She is popularly known as Ellena Goes Viral online and amassed millions of followers on social platforms.

She was born on 3 July 1993 in Bucharest, Romania. The 31-year-old went from a regular marketing employee to a Tiktok sensation in no time.

Quick Info

Real NameDenise Alexe
Age31 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceBucharest, Romania
EducationAmerican University of Ras Al Khaimah
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Ethnicity

Denisa Alexe is of Caucasian heritage. In her YouTube bio, she wrote, “Sarcastic Slavic humor done by the one and only Ellena”, citing her background.

Her nationality is Romanian. Though she has been residing in Dubai for around a decade, she isn’t an Emirati national.

She featured her parents and grandmother on Instagram.

Personal Life

Denise got into commercial acting in high school and worked with various brands including Dubai Tourism. She signed with Trinity Talent in 2011 and modeled for seven years.

She attended the American University of Ras Al Khaimah and graduated with a bachelor’s in mass communication in 2017. Following her graduation, she started her professional career in marketing.

She doesn’t have a boyfriend.

Career

Denise Alexe began working as a marketing coordinator after her bachelor’s. In November 2018, she joined Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas as a Marketing Executive and worked in that role for almost 2 years.

In August 2020, she founded the company Elevate Digital Marketing and worked as a Creative Manager for a couple of years. Following this, she joined Virtuzone as Marketing Manager and still works in this company.

While working a corporate job, she launched Tiktok and Instagram accounts to share short video content. She is recognized as Ellena Goes Viral on social media and her content revolves around comedy.

An Instagram reel in which she does various English accents has over 21 million views with 1.8 million likes. Also, she does standup comedy across Dubai and performed at various comedy clubs including The Mad Cat Comedy Club.

Apart from this, she is into public speaking. Looking at her online numbers, she has 1 million followers and 450k followers on Tiktok and Instagram respectively.

Unknown Facts

  • She appeared for an interview on the Lovin Dubai YouTube channel.

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Photo credit: @denise.alexe – Instagram.