The path to success through bed, love for alcohol and dislike for oneself: Bold revelations of Tatyana Vasilyeva

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

She has played about a hundred roles for the cinema, on account of her many outstanding works in the best repertory theaters. Tatyana Vasilyeva rarely gives interviews, but her every appearance in a conversation with journalists and the public becomes an event. And all because the actress in front of the camera does not hesitate to admit even the most unseemly acts. She can frankly talk about the indifference of the first husband, beatings of the second, her betrayals, addiction to alcohol, dismissal from the theater and what lies on her bedside table.

Two marriages and an affair with Valentin Pluchek

The first husband of the actress was Anatoly Vasiliev. She loved him, and he sympathized with Ekaterina Gradova, but this did not prevent all three from coexisting peacefully. Tatyana Vasilieva (nee Itsykovich) really liked going for walks with Vasiliev. He knew a lot, introduced the actress to the historical sights of the capital. But this marriage was not saved even by the birth of Philip's son, the relationship was getting cooler.

When she began to play on the same stage with Grigory Martirosyan, the couple broke up. Tatyana Vasilyeva admits: the appearance of Martirosyan at the Satire Theater made an indelible impression on her. He was so handsome that it was absolutely impossible to remain indifferent. Almost all the actresses were in love with him. Tatyana Vasilyeva was no exception, but her sympathy was very effective and soon a passionate romance broke out between colleagues on the stage, who often played in performances of lovers.

The reason for creating a family was the refusal to accommodate them in the same hotel room during their next tour. Then they went and signed, after which they received the coveted key to the joint room. Unfortunately, this marriage did not become especially happy. The husband was desperately jealous of his wife and even raised his hand to her.

But he also had a reason for jealousy. All the years that Tatyana Vasilyeva served at the Theater of Satire, she had an affair with Valentin Pluchek. It could have lasted longer if the actress, when petitioning for a spouse, had not irritated the artistic director and had not written a letter of resignation.

Tatyana Vasilyeva believes that jealousy was also the reason for the dismissal, but already on the part of Valentin Nikolaevich towards Grigory Martirosyan.

Honor, morality and bed on the road to success

Tatyana Vasilyeva is not shy about admitting that her success in the theater was due to her “gratitude” to the director. Valentin Pluchek used her in almost all performances, giving the main roles. Naturally, she thanked him so "that he was pleased." She herself liked Pluchek, and they had a great time together. The whole theater knew about this novel, including her husband. Later, Grigory Martirosyan will talk about how he stood under the windows of the theater when his wife was in Pluchek's office. And only when the lights went out there, he ran home and pretended to be waiting for his wife all the time.

Tatyana Vasilyeva does not see anything especially in the fact that for the sake of roles she went to this relationship. On the contrary, she is grateful to Valentin Nikolaevich and does not know what path she would have had to go if that meeting had not happened. And he asks a rhetorical question: who else would like her so much? Yes, there was a period in her life when maiden honor seemed to be the main asset. But after that she realized that the time had come to take place as an actress, and talent alone was not enough for this. The fleeting time dictated its conditions, it was necessary to have time for everything. And there was no point in breaking.

Theater, alcohol and keeping fit

After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School, she sincerely believed that a real actress should work in a repertoire theater. At first she was admitted to the Theater of Satire, then she moved to the Mayakovsky Theater, after which she served in the School of Contemporary Play. And now he says that he will never again depend on the directors and their vision of the work. She is quite satisfied with the entreprise, which, according to the actress, is much closer to the viewer.

Tatyana Vasilyeva now recalls with a smile that the reason for her dismissal was “violation of labor discipline,” including drunkenness. She admits that almost every evening she drinks 100-150 grams of a cocktail that contains mezcal (an alcoholic drink obtained from agave) and lemon juice in equal proportions.

This "sedative" helps the actress to survive those evenings when the performance seems to her not too successful, but even if successful, the cocktail becomes an obligatory component of a pleasant evening. And in the morning, Tatyana Grigorievna will certainly go for a two-hour strength training, regardless of which city she is in. When going on tour, the actress first of all puts her sports uniform and sneakers in her bag, and lodges her only in those hotels where there is a normal gym nearby.

The efforts of the actress to keep fit is impossible not to notice. Even today, at the age of 74, she can boast of a wonderful figure and good health, and she prefers squats with a barbell to lying on the couch.

Strong, honest, independent

Tatyana Vasilyeva has long been able to afford not to react to judgmental views. She says what she thinks, even if the words may shock her. The only thing that can upset her is unkind words towards her children. She considers Philip and Lisa to be very talented, and her own glory, according to Tatyana Vasilyeva herself, hinders them. Only after her departure they will cease to look condescendingly at them and will be able to appreciate Philip's acting talent and Lisa's artistic skill at their true worth.

In the meantime, Tatyana Vasilyeva supports her son, daughter and grandchildren not only morally, but also financially, and mercilessly breaks off communication with those who allow themselves to say at least one bad phrase about children or grandchildren. She is going to help them as long as she has the opportunity. She is a loving mother and grandmother, and that says it all. Tatiana Vasilyeva does not like herself. Only occasionally praises for the fact that she bought herself a new thing or did something pleasant for herself.

When asked about her own personal life, the actress just shrugs her shoulders: “oldies,” as she says, are not interesting to her, and the young admirer will be with her only so that she can feed, drink, dress and make expensive gifts. Such a relationship is unacceptable for her. However, she does not consider herself a lonely person either. With a large family, this would be simply impossible.

Tatyana Vasilyeva is not burdened by the absence of friends, she simply cannot imagine where she could find time in her busy schedule for long conversations about well-being and discussion of some news. She would rather devote this time to reading her favorite work "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Marquez, taking care of herself or training. She is happy that she can not share her personal space with anyone and communicate only with those who are truly dear to her.

No one believed that she could someday become a star of the stage and screen, not even herself. The entire creative path of Tatyana Vasilyeva is a story about overcoming, first of all, herself. Which viewers have never seen an actress, who became her greatest joy and the most important weakness in life, and to whom does she feel guilty?