How filming in the TV series "Don't Be Born Beautiful" turned the life of Yulia Takshina upside down: Office romance with a sad ending

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

When the series “Don't Be Born Beautiful” was released 15 years ago, the main character Katya Pushkareva became one of the most popular and discussed film characters. Fans of the series, which was called the factory of office novels, were interested in the main question: did the main characters have a novel behind the scenes? There was a romantic atmosphere on the set, and romance did happen. But another actress, Yulia Takshina, who played the role of the secretary of his hero, became the chosen one of Grigory Antipenko. How their relationship continued after filming, and for which the actress is grateful to her partner - further in the review.

Finding your own path

Yulia Takshina did not come to the acting profession right away. In her youth, she had several hobbies: she was a member of the Sovremennik choreographic studio, played in school plays, went in for ballroom dancing, wrote notes for local newspapers in high school, and prepared several interviews on local television. A role model for Yulia was her older brother, a professional dancer and choreographer, under whose influence she herself decided to choose a creative profession. After leaving school, Takshina left her native Belgorod for Moscow to enter the journalism department at Moscow State University - this decision was influenced by her mother, who was a journalist and worked in the editorial office of a Belgorod newspaper. She succeeded only the second time.

Her creative biography began not with filming a movie, but with performances in a dance group, in which Takshina toured in different cities of Russia. Her brother, who had already performed with pop artists, helped her get a job as a dancer for Oleg Gazmanov. At the same time, Julia took up a modeling career, starred in several music videos and photo shoots for glossy magazines, and also got a job as a freelance correspondent in the youth editorial office of the newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. She interviewed famous artists and wrote about the stars, but suddenly realized that this was not the kind of journalism that her mother devoted herself to, and that she was not doing her own thing. At 22, Julia dropped out of her studies at Moscow State University and applied to the Shchukin School.

Fateful first role

Takshina's acting teacher was Alexander Nazarov, who became one of the directors of the TV series “Don't Be Born Beautiful”. He invited his student to take part in auditions for the role of the insidious beauty-secretary of the protagonist Victoria Klochkova. This work became her film debut, and it turned out to be so successful that Takshina at one point turned from an unknown 4th year student into a real star.

Later, the actress admitted that the first resounding success at first turned her head, but her teacher, Vladimir Poglazov, on whose course she studied, at one point cured her of star disease. In front of all the students, he said that he considered her unfit for professionalism, that it was stupid to be proud of such an appearance on the screens, and that this fleeting popularity was not worth a penny. Such a reaction from the most authoritative critic for Takshina instantly sobered her and returned her from heaven to earth, for which the actress was later very grateful to him. This taught her to be as critical of her roles as possible and not to lose her head from changeable success.

Office romance 7 years long

Other students and graduates of the Shchukin School, including Grigory Antipenko, were involved in the filming of the series "Don't Be Born Beautiful". He, like Yulia Takshina, did not enter there immediately, having previously graduated from the pharmaceutical school. Before entering the theater stage, he worked as a stage editor at Satyricon. He began acting in films at the age of 27, and received his first leading role - Andrei Zhdanov in "Don't Be Born Beautiful" - at 30.

At first, the actors not only did not feel mutual sympathy, but even disliked each other: Antipenko seemed to Takshina to be an incorrigible womanizer, and she gave him the impression of a frivolous egoist. They communicated only in between takes, but gradually this communication began to take more and more time. Julia was surprised to find that her partner is in fact a very wise and deep person, and Gregory found in her his ideal woman - beautiful, kind, intelligent, intelligent.

According to the plot of the series, their heroes constantly quarreled, and behind the scenes an idyll soon reigned between the actors. The romance that began on the set was not fleeting and continued after filming ended. They did not register their marriage, but they lived together for 7 years. In 2007, the couple had a son, Ivan, and 2 years later, a son, Fyodor. Takshina and Antipenko were called one of the most beautiful and harmonious acting couples, but, unfortunately, this idyll soon collapsed.

Finale of the tale

At first, the actors did not comment on the reasons for the separation, but later Antipenko admitted that it was his decision: "".

Takshina never spoke badly about her ex-husband. She says that she is very grateful to him for the time spent together, and most importantly, for their sons: "".

Return to the screens

They parted without scandals and recriminations and managed to maintain good relations, although Julia experienced this break very hard. She plunged headlong into work that had previously been relegated to the background for the sake of her family. Immediately after the end of filming in the TV series "Don't Be Born Beautiful", the actress had a son, and she refused a large number of offers that fell on her after the triumphant film debut. Forced pauses due to the birth of two children negatively affected her film career, which was just beginning. Both the directors and the audience began to forget about her, and Takshina had to make a lot of efforts in order to earn the status of one of the most sought-after actresses.

At first, she was offered only minor roles of the same type of silly beauties, but Julia managed to go beyond this role. After filming in all seasons of the series "Kitchen", her former popularity returned to her, and she again began to receive many offers. Over the past 5 years, the actress has played more than 10 major roles in films and TV shows, at the moment there are about 60 works in her filmography.

At the age of 40, Yulia Takshina has achieved considerable success, because she managed to both raise two children and build a successful film career. The only thing that she now lacks is personal happiness, because after breaking up with Grigory Antipenko, she never got married. The actress is philosophical about her loneliness. “”, - she admits.

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