“We met a strange” nine unusual stories star Dating

Fyodor Bondarchuk and Paulina Andreeva this summer at “Kinotavr”

Photo: Philip Goncharov

You never know where you will meet your destiny: it can happen in traffic, and at the resort, and at the concert, and even in the Elevator… “7 Days” recall the most unusual meeting that turned into a big love.

Going to the Moscow art theatre to the performance “№ 13D”, Fyodor Bondarchuk saw the scene Paulina Andreeva and could not tear his eyes off her. “I had a strong impression! Such an explosion of fireworks! — said Bondarchuk. — I prepared the viewer, but nevertheless… it’s worth It. Some new it. A new phenomenon”. He was so delighted with the beauty Paulina and shocked at her talent and could not get the actress in one of the editions of his program “Cinema in details”. They began to meet, knew only the closest friends. And publicly 49-year-old Bondarchuk and 27-year-old Andreev first appeared together at “Kinotavr” in Sochi last year, confirming the seriousness of their relationship. Paulina became a Muse of the Director, it participates in almost all his films. Fencing favorite speculation, Fedor in an interview, stressed that Paulina did not destroy his old family: married to Svetlana Bondarchuk to that time existed only on paper. They have long decided to leave, and when I first met with the Director of the Pauline even lived in different apartments. Ex-wife Bondarchuk maintains friendly relations.

Vladimir Presnyakov: “At our first meeting, I was a scumbag”

Vladimir Presnyakov and Natalia Podolskaya

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Natalia Podolskaya and Vladimir Presnyakov met in 2005 at the filming of “the Great race”. A popular singer and a graduate of “factory of stars” were in the same team. “I was a lousy villain. Told her a rather cheeky tone: “Hello, Natalia! Sit down next to me. It was free. And she sat down. I went very boldly: — Baby, let’s cuddle in the pool.” I thought that after these words, get a pumpkin. But no. She agreed”. Presnyakov at the time of divorce with the former wife Elena and Lena for new serious relationship wasn’t ready. But Podolski, who managed to part with producer Igor Kaminsky, took this meeting very differently. She later recalled: “It was love at first sight. The inner voice said, “It’s your future husband”. Vladimir Presnyakov and Natalia Podolskaya lived together for five years before decided to go to the registry office. In June 2010, the couple formalized the relationship. Was the white dress of the bride with a veil, and dress tuxedo the bride and a lavish Banquet for all your friends. And exactly five years later on the same day the couple had a son Artem.

Andrei Konchalovsky and Julia Vysotskaya, no matter what

Andrei Konchalovsky and Yulia in Tuscany

Photo: Alexander Gusov

The fateful acquaintance of the actress Julia Vysotskaya with Director Andrei Konchalovsky occurred in 1996 at the festival “Kinotavr” in the hotel Elevator. According to Julia, it “was like a fairy tale”: he met, had dinner, and two days later flew together to Istanbul, where Andrey Sergeevich chose the kind to shoot his movie “the Odyssey”. The fact that Andrey Sergeevich in that period was married, did not prevent the rapid Roman. Vysotskaya from the barrage of criticism that she, an aspiring actress allegedly got together with the venerable Director Konchalovsky. “Almost all suspected Julia of insincerity, hypocrisy — they say, found a middle-aged man with the money, hankering for wealth and glory” — says Konchalovsky. Vysotskaya accused and that she ruined the marriage of Director with his fourth wife, a television announcer Irina Martynova. But Julia and the accusations seemed unfair, saying that the old relationship is destroyed, do not blame some third party. “If a man begins to look around and notice the woman in the Elevator — so his family something is not right,” said the actress. Popov admitted that in the beginning of the novel thoughts of marriage she had not even arisen. But eventually he got divorced, after which she and Julia had tied the knot — two years after meeting in the Elevator. Despite the criticism of detractors and 36-year age difference, love the Director and the actress became a really strong star couple has been together for more than 20 years.