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Ukrainian host and actor Oleksandr Popov for the first time in detail spoke about the breakup with his wife Halyna. He recalled the story of their relationship, explained how the war affected their family, and why the couple ultimately decided to part ways.
The actor also explained what their relationship is like now. Popov said this in an interview with Alina Dorotyuk.
Oleksandr and Halyna were together for five years, four of them married. They met at the TV channel 1+1, where Halyna worked as a stylist. At the same time, they did not officially register their relationship. According to Popov, he proposed to his beloved, after which they planned to have a big wedding in the Carpathians in the summer of 2022. However, the full-scale invasion changed their plans. In the end, the lovers decided not to hold a grand celebration, but to marry quietly.
"I made a proposal, and we planned a big wedding in the Carpathians with friends for the summer of 22. In the end, the war started and we decided to marry quietly. And then, when the war is over, we’ll have a big wedding,"
— said Oleksandr.
After the start of the full-scale war, the couple had to live apart. Halyna left for abroad and now lives in London, while Popov stayed in Ukraine. They saw each other from time to time, but were constantly at a distance.
At first, the couple hoped such a situation would be short-term. They lived with the belief that the war would end soon and they would be able to be together again. However, over time Popov realized they could not wait forever.
"We lived for a long time in the mode: soon the war will end, soon we will be together. Just a little more patience. And at some point I realized: how long to endure, what to wait for? This is our daily life, our reality. We need to accept that we do not live together, we are in different countries. This also does not add to the relationship,"
— explained the actor.
As Popov explained, life at a distance gradually accumulated problems in the relationship. The couple began to feel dissatisfaction and unhappiness, they started quarrelling even over small things. Eventually, another conflict became a reason for a pause in the relationship.
"I went to a psychologist, she went to a psychologist, who advised us to take a break for a while and see how it goes. And we realized that right now it’s better for us to just be friends, because this person remains very important in my life in one way or another,"
— Popov noted.
According to him, they parted a few months ago but remained friends. The actor still maintains contact with Halyna, but they do not plan to restore romantic relations. "In general we are friends, but there is no passion between us," summed up Oleksandr.
Interview with Oleksandr Popov: watch the video online
Earlier, actress Natalka Denysenko also spoke about her relationship with her ex-husband.
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