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Ukrainian host and actor Oleksandr Popov spoke for the first time in detail 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 shared 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, the couple officially did not register their relationship. According to Popov, he proposed to his partner, after which they planned to hold a big wedding in the Carpathians in the summer 2022 year. However, the full-scale invasion changed their plans. In the end, the lovers decided not to host a large celebration and to marry quietly.
“I proposed, and we planned a big wedding in the Carpathians with friends for the summer 22-th year… Then the full-scale war began and we decided to get married quietly. And then, when the war ends, we’ll have a big wedding,”
– said Oleksandr.
After the start of the full-scale war, the couple had to live separately. Halyna moved abroad and now lives in London, while Popov remained in Ukraine. They saw each other from time to time, but were constantly at a distance.
Initially, the couple hoped the situation would be short-term. They lived with the thought that the war would end soon and they would be able to be together again. But over time Popov realized that they could not wait indefinitely.
“We lived for a long time in the mode: the war will end any moment, we will be together any moment. Just a little more to endure. And at some point I understood: how long can we endure, what are we waiting for? This is our everyday life, our reality. We need to accept the moment that we do not live together, we are in different countries. This does not add to the relationship,”
– explained the actor.
As Popov explained, living apart gradually accumulated problems in their relationship. The couple began to feel discontent and unhappiness, they started arguing even over small things. In the end, another conflict became the reason for a pause in the relationship.
“I went to a psychologist, she went to a psychologist, who advised us for this period to unwind and see how it goes. And we realized that right now it’s better for us just to be friends, because this person remains very important in my life in one way or another,”
– Popov noted.
According to him, they separated several months ago but remained friends. The actor still maintains contact with Halyna, but they do not plan to resume a romantic relationship. “Overall we’re friends, but there’s no passion between us,” summarized Oleksandr.
Interview with Oleksandr Popov: watch the video online
Actress Natalka Denysenko had previously spoken about her relationship with her ex-husband.
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