The singer listened to the advice of the leader. Masha Rasputina does not remember the case when during the broadcast Viktor Balashov lifted her in his arms. But his words forever etched in her memory – that he influenced that artist was watching harmony.

The famous Soviet speaker Viktor Balashov began to work on radio in 1944, after he returned from the front. After graduating from drama school at the Moscow art Theater took him to Central television. Over the years, in the air, he became a true legend of broadcasting, and his voice was not unlike someone more.

Now the speaker 93. Leading the program “Let them talk” Dmitry Borisov visited Viktor Ivanovich and invited him to the Studio. During the discussion of career Balashova, he remembered that once in the air lifted Masha Rasputin. Today, the singer came to personally congratulate the Maestro and talk about how his teachings changed her life. According to the artist, it is Viktor Ivanovich taught her to take care of your body.

“He gave me a lot of amazing and good advice about my figure, to observe to do gymnastics, stretching, sports. Am I still perform to this day,” admitted Rasputin.

Balashov admitted that the efforts of Masha is not in vain. The speaker remains in ‘ 93 very cheerful, active and with a beautiful voice. He said that it helps him to be in shape.

“There’s no secret, I’ll tell you all. It’s hereditary, 15-20 percent, the environment in which man lives, is 30-40%, and that’s a way of life that leads people. And only 10%, well, maybe a little more sometimes, is doctors, medicine. Here’s the whole secret,” – said Viktor Ivanovich.

Now the famous Soviet announcer he lives alone, he was twice married, but his wife died. Balashov admitted that the work has always been in the first place. However, he does not feel alone – because he has a big family. In the first marriage had a daughter Margaret. Now Viktor Ivanovich three great-grandchildren. However, the granddaughter Anastasia lives with his family in France. The live support famous great-grandfather came to the older boy, Alex, which is making progress in the sport. He wants to be speaker and wants to become a businessman. However, Viktor chided him for a foreign word in the lexicon and advised to pick up the analogs, which is in the Russian language.