Angelina Vovk - 76: Why did the famous TV presenter disappear from the screens

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

September 16 marks the 76th anniversary of the famous TV presenter, People's Artist of Russia Angelina Vovk. The programs "Good night, kids" and "Song of the Year" could not have been imagined without her participation, but for many years she has not appeared on the screens. It turns out that her television career did not end of her own free will, and her departure from television was forced. Angelina Vovk is still going through these events hard and only recently spoke about who was involved in this drama.

Viewers might never see TV presenter Angelina Vovk - as a child, she dreamed of a completely different profession. She was born in the midst of World War II, and her father, a military pilot, went missing during the fighting. For many years, Angelina's mother did not lose hope of his return, but later it became known that his plane crashed, and he himself died. The daughter also dreamed of the sky and wanted to become a flight attendant. However, for the mother, all conversations about flights were extremely painful, she was worried that her daughter could repeat the fate of her father, and therefore Angelina had to abandon her plans.

Once a friend invited her to submit documents to GITIS for the company - and unexpectedly for herself, Angelina entered the acting department. And during her studies, she tried herself in the role of a fashion model - then she was invited to the All-Union House of Models on Kuznetsky Most. It was in this image that she first appeared on the screens - she was offered to play a fashion model in the film "There is such a guy." Then she starred in the military drama "Goodbye", but this is where her film career ended - the actress did not come out of her.

Angelina Vovk was also unable to work in the theater, and in 1968 she again became a student - this time she entered the Institute of Television at the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Department at the directing department. But a year later, she realized that with her character she would never become a director - for this she needs to be much tougher and more purposeful. Just at this time, she found out that a recruitment was announced for the voice-over courses, and decided to graduate from them.

There were few announcers then, and there was a huge demand for this profession. Even during her studies, Angelina received many offers to conduct various programs on television. After she received her diploma, she was admitted to the announcer department of the Central Television of the USSR. Her television career began with the news, but Angelina had poor eyesight, and she could only read the news with glasses, besides, the cheerful girl constantly smiled in the frame, which did not at all correspond to the image of the presenter of the news program, so she soon changed her profile of activities.

Angelina Vovk was transferred to the children's programs department. This is how “Aunt Lina” appeared, which is remembered by more than one generation of young TV viewers. "Alarm clock" on Sundays and "Good night, kids" on weekdays in the evenings, many children watched just for her sake - when these programs began, they froze at the screens, as if hypnotized. And when in the 1990s. in the cinema and on television, hard times came and the program was going to be closed due to lack of funding, Angelina Vovk, speaking at a corporate party at the bank, turned to the bankers with a request for help, and they fully paid all the necessary expenses, since they themselves grew up on this program …

Adult viewers soon fell under the charm of the famous TV presenter. She hosted "Morning Mail" together with Yuri Nikolaev, "Blue Light", "Song of the Year" together with Evgeny Menshov. For many years of participation in the music festival, the name of Angelina Vovk was included in the Guinness Book of Records. She became one of the most popular domestic TV presenters, women in hairdressing salons asked to do their hair like hers, and men bombarded with letters.

Together with Evgeny Menshov, they looked so harmonious on the screens that many viewers were sure that they were connected not only by professional relations. In fact, they never had a romance, and at first they could not find a common language at all. Angelina was annoyed that Menshov was used to learning the text for a long time and adhering to the script, and she grabbed everything on the fly and easily went to improvisation.

They remained permanent hosts of "Song of the Year" until 2006, when Alla Pugacheva suddenly expressed a desire to broadcast with them. At first, she acted as a co-host, but during the show she took the reins into her own hands, constantly changed the script and, as a result, removed all episodes with the participation of permanent presenters from it. And when they realized that they were assigned the role of "voices behind the scenes", they had to leave. Then no one asked for forgiveness from Angelina Vovk and Evgeny Menshov, they did not even explain anything to them.

About who is involved in her departure from "Song of the Year", the TV presenter told only recently. True, she was not used to complaining about fate and in her confessions she was laconic: "".

After her beloved brainchild was taken away from her, she appeared on the screens for some time, hosted the programs "Good morning, Russia!", "Good health!", "In our time" and talk show "Your business". However, nothing could replace her program, without which she could not imagine her existence - "Song of the Year". The audience gradually began to forget about her, she ceased to feel needed and in demand. The presenter said with bitterness: "". But even in the most difficult times, Angelina Vovk did not give up. In 2012, she again made herself talk about, at the age of 70, becoming a participant in the television project "Dancing with the Stars".

Angelina Vovk was married twice, but both marriages broke up. She had children in none of them, but the TV presenter became godmother 11 times, so she does not feel lonely. And at the age of 76, Vovk looks after herself and looks great, she is still full of strength and energy. She visits the pool, swims in the ice-hole and goes skiing in winter. The TV presenter is actively involved in social activities, for 4 convocations in a row she became a municipal deputy, dealing with issues of children's education and leisure. The children's international festival "Song of the Year" was held under her leadership. In addition, the TV presenter teaches and heads the Department of Stage Speech at the Institute of Culture.

There was a lot of love in her life, but she often brought her disappointments: Two happiness incorrigible optimist Angelina Vovk.