69-year-old Alla Pugacheva has already stopped giving grandiose concerts and participating in large-scale tours. Now the Diva only occasionally accepts invitations to private corporate events. She spends all her free time in her own mansion near Moscow, surrounded by children and her beloved husband. Alla Borisovna also doesn’t give interviews to anyone; the pop star made an exception only for her close friend Oleg Menshikov, who recently acquired an author’s blog on the YouTube channel.
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Pugacheva sincerely and without concealment admitted that she is happy with her current husband Maxim Galkin and wants to grow old calmly next to him. And although there is a big age difference between them - Alla Borisovna is 27 years older than her chosen one - she feels absolutely happy. True, on the wedding day the singer was not sure that this union would become so long and lasting.
From the Student Theater to the Big Stage
Maxim Galkin’s parents had nothing to do with creative professions. His father was a military man, and his mother was a candidate of technical sciences. The boy was born in Moscow, although until that moment the family had been wandering around the country for a long time. Maxim’s older brother also chose the military profession, so the youngest son was given complete freedom in choosing a profession. Since childhood, he was fond of parody, portraying his mother, her friends and school teachers.
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At the age of 17, Galkin first came to the Moscow State University Student Theater. At first, doing parody seemed just a pleasant hobby to the young man. But he soon realized that he could earn good money this way. Since then, his life has turned into a series of concert performances and tours. But even now Maxim admits that he does not consider acting to be his life’s work. And if suddenly there is no stage, he will find something to do with himself.
Alla took the impudence
“I, of course, was a fan, an unconditional admirer of Alla. For me, as for many, for most people in this country, she was some kind of... significant figure. And I, of course, wanted to get to know her, like any person who is not indifferent to her work. And first I met the Pugacheva whom everyone knows. I invited her to a dance at the birthday party of our friend Shaboltai Pyotr Mikhailovich. Before that, Kirkorov introduced me to her at the Slavic Bazaar, which Filya still periodically regrets. It’s already a joke, but still... And two months later we met at this birthday party at the Metropol. And I asked her to dance. And then he took her phone and called,” Maxim recalled in one of his interviews.
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He began calling Diva periodically, and she also showed interest in him. Gradually, a romance began between them, which became the main and very significant thing in their lives. According to Maxim himself, the age difference never bothered him. He was broad-minded. For a long time, ill-wishers and gossips claimed that the young guy had selfish motives. Like, he expected that Pugacheva would add star status to his name. But Maxim categorically denies these accusations. He assures that for the sake of his career he could have found a younger celebrity. No, it really was love.
Galkin discussed with Pugacheva how he would raise children after her death
Maxim Galkin and Alla Pugacheva are raising two children, Lisa and Harry. Photo: Instagram.
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin are increasingly opening the doors of their castle in the village of Gryaz to young bloggers and TV presenters. On New Year's Eve, Nastya Ivleeva became the star couple's guest, and a little earlier the couple invited the host of the YouTube show “Let's talk?” to their mansion. Irina Shikhman. The other day, Irina, sharing the secrets of journalistic skill on television, remembered how completely unprofessionally she was late for this interview. Nevertheless, Pugacheva and Galkin received her very warmly and frankly answered the most pressing questions. Shikhman considers his conversation with them one of the best in his career.
— We agreed to film at Maxim’s castle. And I was half an hour late, stuck in a traffic jam,” recalls Irina. “Maxim meets me and says: “Everyone is waiting there in the kitchen.” I think these are my camera boys, and there is Alla Borisovna in all her glory.
The presenter admits that at first she was confused, because Alla Borisovna was the idol of her childhood. However, she did not hesitate to ask not the most convenient question: does Maxim feel the age difference with his wife, and how is he going to raise his children alone after her death? It turned out that 44-year-old Galkin and 71-year-old Pugacheva had already discussed this topic.
— I feel responsible for my family and children. Even double responsibility because of our age difference. Of course, we are discussing this scenario,” the showman admitted. — Alla often says: “I want to have time to teach them something.” Alla is an incredible mother, the best of all.
According to Maxim, their children, twins Lisa and Harry, grow up with care and affection.
“They grow up in absolute love, they don’t know what a raised voice or quarrel is, that’s why they are so happy,” said the artist.
Apparently, complete idyll reigns in the star family. The spouses constantly make fun of each other, and this gives their relationship a special piquancy. Recently, for example, Maxim forced Alla Borisovna to massage his shoulders and neck. And, of course, he captured this intimate moment on video, which he shared on Instagram. In the video, Pugacheva, dressed in a generic tunic, gives her husband a massage and reprimands him at the same time.
Maxim forced his wife to give him a back massage. Photo: video frame.
- Me too, athlete! “You needed everything,” grumbles the Diva, referring to her husband’s intense training, after which all his muscles ache.
- Well, okay! Such a grumbling monologue! “You’d better be silent... it’ll be even funnier,” Maxim teased his wife. Meanwhile, Alla Borisovna almost professionally massaged her beloved’s collar area.
- And why did I sing all my life? “If I’m such a wonderful massage therapist,” the singer joked.
Dream castle
For the only woman in his life, he built a huge country house, reminiscent of a palace or medieval castle. “Max is a dreamer. As a child, he wanted a castle for himself, and when money appeared, he decided to build it. Although I was initially against it. Those gargoyles near the entrance scared me, and the design itself seemed strange. But the house is very practical, everything there is very thought out and functional. There are separate rooms for the children, Christina, Klava, Denis, me and Max. I always slept with my men in different rooms, it’s been like this all my life,” Pugacheva said in an interview with Oleg Menshikov.
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Galkin, Pugacheva and their twin children Lisa and Harry now live in this castle, enjoying each other. “Max and I try not to put pressure on the children, look at them, study their characters. I’ve been watching Lisa for five years now, and she’s such an artist. Everyone admires her so much, but I wouldn’t put her on the Internet at all. But then Max takes off, he insists. But I still don’t understand who Lisa will become. Maybe she’s such a Russian Brigitte Bardot, or maybe she’ll even be a mathematician, because she loves all these numbers and diagrams. I’m still studying my children,” says Alla Borisovna.
Happiness is when you are understood
The diva does not hide the fact that she is absolutely confident in her husband’s love. “It was the first time I felt happy in marriage. Before that, I didn’t know what it was to be married. I had some kind of husbands. One director, another in general... Well, with Filya everything is clear. It was necessary with Philya. And now I look at Max, and he is young, handsome, smart, with a sense of humor. I still don’t understand how I got so lucky with him. That’s how many husbands I had to go through, how many attempts I had to make to find him,” says the singer.
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And Maxim feels endless happiness, looking into the eyes of the woman he loves. “I am incredibly happy because I incredibly love to give. Give time, energy, love. I like giving gifts more than receiving. I have such a property. The more happy a person is when receiving a gift, the more pleasant it is for me. Not in the sense of gratitude, but in the sense of emotions. I am so happy when I see that Alla is happy, I am constantly, happily ready to create a comfortable space around her. It seems to me that she lacked this before,” says Alla Pugacheva’s faithful and devoted husband.
Maxim Galkin: “Alla and I had a secret - one for two”
Even when tied up, Maxim manages to answer calls from his beloved wife // Photo: Olga Pleteneva
“Alla, I’ll call you back, I’ll be executed here - they’ll burn me at the stake!” – Maxim says hastily into the telephone receiver during a short pause between takes. And, giving the phone to his assistants, he allows himself to be tied to a pole covered with brushwood...
In the comedy film “Kings Can Do Anything” on the Rossiya TV channel, Galkin appears in two roles at once – the “office plankton” Misha and the medieval Duke Cunningham. These two, by chance, change places: one ends up in the past, the other in the future. StarHit correspondent Olga Pleteneva came to Zhitomir to observe the creation of the film and ask Maxim about how he feels in another role - a father.
As soon as the filming of the scene ended - the one at the stake - Galkin, freed from the ropes, took the phone again and, dialing the number as he went, went to the trailer for lunch. According to the site workers, he is unpretentious in everything - the main thing is that it is warm, dry and there is fruit on the table in the dressing room. After 20 minutes, having rested, he invites me in. Giving way to the soft sofa, he sits down on a folding chair - and we talk about the birth of the long-awaited twins, about the coincidences associated with them, and about what star parents are ready for for the sake of their son and daughter.
— Maxim, congratulations to you and Alla on the birth of your heirs! How did you manage to keep everything secret?
Thank you. Yes, only those closest to us knew about the future addition to our family - Christina and Misha, my brother Dima, his wife and our friend Alina Redel. The information was not leaked either from the clinic, or from the lawyers whose services we used, or from the registry office. I was constantly in touch with my wife, I knew how the surrogate mother was feeling, what day and what time she was going to the doctor and when she was going to be preserved - after all, she was carrying twins! – and also when she needs to hire an au pair so she doesn’t get tired. On September 18, when labor began, I was in Kyiv. I didn’t share my joy with anyone on the set. But the very next day I flew to Moscow and arrived at the clinic in Lapino.
— How did you feel when you first held the babies in your arms?
This is something incredible, a feeling of complete happiness. I held Garrick first, then Lisa. The son is dark-haired, looks like me, and the daughter is red-haired, like her mother! They are so small and fragile, you are even afraid of damaging something. But soon the fear disappeared - I have experience communicating with children, these are my nephews and the granddaughter of Alla Klava. Children are the dream of many happy couples. It came true for us! Now the main thing is to educate them so that they grow up healthy and prosperous. We are just at the beginning of the journey.
— Have you managed to decorate the children’s rooms in the castle for the arrival of the kids?
We simply converted them. My daughter’s room is joyful - with frills on the curtains of delicate flowers. By the way, I thought about it now! By a strange coincidence, we always called Lisa’s nursery “St. Petersburg” - it is all in pale blue, pastel colors and in such an Elizabethan style, oddly enough. And my son got a guest room, which we called “London” among ourselves; it has an English checkered pattern. See what a coincidence!
— Have you already figured out the mixtures and bottles? Did you change the babies' diapers?
During the breaks between filming, I only have time to babysit them. But in general, all the worries fell on the shoulders of Alla and the nannies. There are two of them so far, but I will probably have to take a third one so that they can change. Alla gets up at night to see the children - and changes diapers and pumps them. She paid a lot of attention to all the subtleties when Klava was born. Christina advised her on special baby food - ready-made, in disposable bottles, she and Misha brought it from America.
— Are you ready to give up something for the sake of your children? From filming, for example?
Of course, now I will try to spend as much time as possible with them. But I want this not to interfere with my work. This is what she needs to provide for her children.
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They didn’t even dare to use a stuntman to shoot this shot. He would have had to hang upside down for too long // Photo: Olga Pleteneva
— Do you often call your wife?
We are in touch all the time. As soon as there is a break in the filming process, I immediately call her - 10 times a day, no less. She recently told me that the children’s routines have changed. It was synchronous - wakefulness, feeding, sleep, and now Harry is sleeping, and Lisa is eating or being capricious at this time and vice versa. In general, children are calm - they cry only when they want to eat or sleep.
- Alla, or do you sing lullabies to the children, do you turn on some music?
We already put on the classics, and they also have musical carousels hanging above the cribs so that their eyes can develop. The nannies, I know, are already singing, and what’s more, Garrick is already singing along.
— How did your relationship with your wife change while you were waiting for the babies to be born?
I think no. Of course, we had a secret, one between us, that united us. I remember there were cases: after returning from America, Klava lived with us for several months - fidgety, cheerful, energetic. Her favorite pastime is sitting on the steps of the stairs. And in that millisecond when she shows you: sit next to her and you do it, she jumps up. This is some kind of incredible thrill for her. He stands and moves on. Seeing all this, Alla and I looked at each other, and my wife said: “But we will have two of these!” Therefore, we waited with trepidation not only for the children themselves, but also for future workloads.
- What kind of father will you be - strict?
No. Everything should be reasonable, in moderation. I like to imagine myself as a strict father when I see spoiled children. But it’s not even with close friends and relatives - all the children there are somehow correct. I imagine at such moments: “I wish I could!” But this is all theoretical. In practice, I will probably spoil the children. I really wish I could get a little closer to the upbringing my parents gave me. Both my mom and dad were perfect.
— How did you react to Protodeacon Kuraev’s statements against surrogacy?
The Church is a collection of people. Someone may be against it, but this is an opinion that I do not understand and do not share. I think that in the future the church will find God's providence in surrogacy. Children are a blessing, no matter how they were born. And the more people who think about having them the same way we did, or through adoption, the better.
// Photo: Olga Pleteneva
