80 years of age did not prevent actor Vladimir Etush from getting married again. Throughout his life, the artist had many novels, three of which led to official marriages.
The famous actor Vladimir Etush was officially married 3 times. The artist lived with his last wife Elena for a long 17 years - until his death.
Postwar love
The popular actor Vladimir Etush was surrounded by beautiful women all his life. After the role of comrade Saakhov, the artist had thousands of fans all over the country. As a result, not only the creative biography of Vladimir Abramovich turned out to be rich, but also his personal life.
Vladimir dreamed of becoming a director, but the low score in the exams did not allow him to enter the coveted GITIS. As a result, the young man could only get into the ranks of the free listeners of "Pike". And then there was a war, to which the future eminent actor went among the volunteers. After graduation, Etush continued his studies and got a job at the theater. It is interesting that he remained in it for the rest of his life. It was the Vakhtangov Theater.
It was at the Shchukin school that, after the war, Vladimir met the girl Eva. He was struck by the unusual name and bright appearance of the student. Then Eva was a freshman, dreamed of a big stage and fame.
Etush beautifully and romantically courted the girl he liked. Eva quickly answered him in return, and the lovers decided to get married. Only at the registry office did Vladimir learn that the real name of his wife was Ninel. The father named his daughter in honor of Lenin, rearranging the letters. The young girl was very shy about this, so she always presented herself with a different name. The couple did not live long in marriage. The couple parted on good terms, they did not have common children.
Fake wife
After parting with Ninel, Vladimir was alone for a while, and then began a relationship with a colleague, Elena Izmailova. The couple's friends hoped that the lovers had a great future.
But Vladimir and Elena never made it to the registry office. By the way, many acquaintances condemned them for this. In the post-war period, cohabitation was strongly condemned. Later Etush explained that they broke up not at all under pressure from society. The actors were prevented from getting married and building a happy family because of very different characters and views on the future.
The main love of all life
After parting with Elena, Vladimir met a woman, whom he later called his main love. She turned out to be Nina Krainova. Before meeting the actor, the girl lived in Baku and taught English to schoolchildren. For the sake of her beloved man, Nina moved to Moscow and radically changed her whole life. The couple quickly formalized the relationship, but the young people did not have a magnificent noisy wedding. Soon, Nina gave birth to her husband's long-awaited daughter Raisa. The girl also chose an acting profession for herself.
Vladimir and Nina lived together for almost 50 years. They dreamed of gathering all relatives and friends at one big table on the day of their golden wedding. But this was prevented by a terrible tragedy - the actor's wife died of cancer. Etush himself was very upset by the departure of his beloved wife. Her death came as a surprise to Vladimir, after the funeral he fell into depression and even left the stage for a while.
Friends and relatives tried with all their might to help the actor cope with the grief that had fallen on him. There was always someone near him. With such strong support, Etush gradually came to his senses and returned to work.
The first time after the death of his wife, Vladimir explained in his interviews that he no longer plans to marry. He just wanted to continue working in the theater from time to time and dreamed of waiting for his great-grandchildren. But at 80, Vladimir fell in love again.
Loyal fan
After the 80th birthday of Vladimir Etush, his fans unexpectedly learned that the man was planning to officially marry for the third time. Before this news, the actor practically never appeared with his new darling and, apparently, diligently hid her from prying eyes.
Elena Gorbunova became the third wife of the artist. The woman was a longtime loyal fan of Vladimir. She grew up watching Etush's films and from an early age closely followed his work. It is known that Elena herself was the first to confess her love to her idol, and the man eventually reciprocated her.
By the way, Gorbunova was also an English teacher, like Etush's first wife. But after the wedding, the woman left her job and became the assistant to her beloved spouse. Even the big age difference did not prevent the marriage of lovers. Elena is more than 40 years younger than her husband.
The marriage of Vladimir greatly spoiled his relationship with his only daughter. The actor's heiress considered that in this way the father betrayed the memory of the deceased mother. For several years, the relatives did not communicate. In the end, they mend their relationship for the sake of the grandson.
Vladimir and Elena lived together until the death of the actor. The wife was the main assistant and joy of the 96-year-old actor. When, shortly before his death, the actor was hospitalized with serious health problems, the young wife did not leave him alone for a minute. Gorbunova also managed to make peace with her stepdaughter and her family.
