Shelly Varod was born in Ramat Hasharon, Israel. When she was 18 she joined the army and served in the Israel Defense Forces. She studied acting for four years at the School for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Later she studied psychology and received her BA. After that, she did a Master and Doctorate of human sexuality. In addition, she did another degree in marriage and family therapist. In 2013 she participated in the fifth season of "Big Brother" in Israel. She's dating her boyfriend Yahav Sadan. She had her first baby in April 2014 and named her Mai.