Twice Devoted: As an actress Vera Novikova experienced a second divorce from Sergei Zhigunov

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

Recently, Sergei Zhigunov made an official statement about parting with his wife, actress Vera Novikova, showing the divorce certificate on social networks. Their marriage broke up for the second time - in 2007 they already parted after 20 years of marriage. After that, Vera Novikova found the strength to give her husband a second chance and married him again. And now she had to go through the same thing again, and the most painful thing was that she learned about the reason for their divorce from the media - just like 13 years ago …

Her acting fate could have been quite different. At the age of 21, immediately after graduating from the Shchukin School, Vera Novikova was accepted into the troupe of the Theater. E. Vakhtangov and got roles in several performances. While still a student, she began acting in films. Her most striking film work of the early 1980s. became the main role - Princess Teresa - in the fairy tale film "Donkey's Skin". Her father, King Gaston, was played by the rector of the school - the famous actor Vladimir Etush, who considered Novikova one of the best students.

They met Sergei Zhigunov on the set of the film "Chance". At that time, Vera was 25 years old, she was already a real star, and he was a 20-year-old novice actor who was expelled from the Shchukin school for missing classes due to filming. At the same time, he did not in the least doubt his own abilities. Novikova was captivated by the confidence with which Zhigunov then declared to her: "" Their first meeting was fateful. Years later, the actress told: "".

The actress already had a bad marriage experience behind her shoulders. In her first marriage, her daughter Anastasia was born, whom Sergei Zhigunov replaced his father. A year after they met, the actors got married, and in 1990 they had a daughter, Masha. Immediately after marriage, Vera Novikova stopped acting in films. This pause lasted for 10 years. At this time, she completely devoted herself to caring for her husband and daughters, and Zhigunov was actively engaged in his own acting career. After one of the main roles in the film "Midshipmen, Go!" he woke up famous and over the next 10 years continued to successfully act in films. The actress did not feel creative jealousy - she went into the shadow of her husband, creating the most comfortable conditions for him to engage in creative self-realization. She was content with the role of wife and mother, besides, she always had a favorite theater.

Having consolidated his success in the film "Hearts of Three", Sergei Zhigunov became the idol of millions of women. It is difficult to name actors who would have enjoyed the same incredible popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s as Zhigunov, Kharatyan and Shevelkov. Vera Novikova was sincerely happy with her husband's success and was always proud of him. But 6 years after the birth of their daughter, she began to notice that their relationship began to "slip and fall apart." Later, the actress found out that he had another woman during this period. Vera guessed about her husband's infidelity, but did not arrange scenes of jealousy. She herself more than once witnessed how a spark flashed between the actors on the set, and she knew that her husband could also succumb to these feelings. “”, - she explained.

Then they managed to save the marriage, they lived together for another 10 years, although it was not easy for Vera - from stress she could not eat anything and dramatically lost weight. However, the next office romance became for her husband more than just a hobby. On the set of the series "My Fair Nanny" Sergei Zhigunov lost his head from Anastasia Zavorotnyuk. Their hugs and kisses in the frame were so hot that the press immediately announced their romance. At first, Novikova did not believe these rumors, but by the end of filming it turned out that they were not unfounded. And Vera learned about this not from her husband, but from the press.

In 2007, Novikova and Zhigunov divorced. Vera did not comment on their divorce, did not say a word about her rival, did not make scandals - later she admitted that she only had a feeling of an unfinished story. With Anastasia Zavorotnyuk Zhigunov did not live long, only about a year. And then I realized that I had made a mistake. Vera found the strength to forgive him and believe that he still loves her and is ready to change for her sake. They were officially married for the second time. After their family was reunited, Zhigunov confessed: "". Then they seemed completely happy.

They lived together for about 10 more years. And only now the actress admitted that they broke up again a year and a half ago. At first, she perceived this as another family crisis, not knowing about the true reasons for her husband's cooling. And later, publications appeared in the media about Zhigunov's new novel - with journalist Victoria Vorozhbit. And it turned out to be true.

This time Vera reacted differently to the news of her husband's betrayal: “”. She admitted that there was no more pain - only fatigue. Vera Novikova's parents lived together for 65 years, and she really wanted her family to be the same - once and for all. This is probably why the actress found the strength to forgive. She says: "". They parted again without scandals and mutual accusations, and no one suspected the divorce until Zhigunov himself told about it. Friends and daughters helped Vera Novikova survive the second divorce, who surrounded her with warmth and care.

At 62, Vera Novikova does not complain about fate and remains the same as in her youth - fragile, soft, intelligent, gentle and incredibly strong. She long ago learned to let go of grievances and, in spite of everything, enjoy life. Perhaps that's why she manages to look so great. It remains only to wish the actress to find the happiness that she deserves like no other.

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