Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced Paddington Bear before becoming Ukraine's President. Full story here

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is confirmed to be the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the film.

Ukraine has been reeling under a tense situation since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation into the country on February 24. While disturbing news has been pouring in, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been leading his country through the tough times with grit and courage. He has become a household name and people are busy digging up facts about him. Incidentally, he was the winner of the dance reality show Dancing with the Stars in 2006. And now, it has been discovered that Zelenskyy was the voice of the famous Paddington Bear as well.

Black List founder Franklin Leonard took to Twitter on February 28 asking for confirmation of the fact that Zelenskyy is the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian version of the film. His post went viral and people flooded the comments section with proof of the fact.

See post here:

I need confirmation on the fact that Volodymyr Zelensky is the Ukrainian voice of Paddington.I repeat: Need confirmation that Volodymyr Zelensky is the Ukrainian voice of Paddington. https://t.co/bEhCaS99BQ

Even British actor Hugh Boneville, who was the voice behind Henry Brown in Paddington, confirmed the fact and posted a video of the same. The clip obviously went viral, creating a massive stir among netizens.