Half a century of happiness: a love story of Valery Leontiev and his 'American' wife
'20.06.2020'
Source: rrnews.ru
The marriage of the singer and Lyudmila Isakovich is rightfully considered one of the strongest among the representatives of the Russian stage, writes rrnews.ru.
Valery Leontiev is one of the brightest and most shocking performers of the Soviet and Russian stage. The famous singer and composer has always been able to surprise fans with his appearance and unusual manner of performance. Unsurprisingly, tickets for his concerts were nearly impossible to get.
Leontiev never suffered from a lack of female attention; fans worshiped him, and sometimes they were too intrusive. The singer himself did not spread his personal life, so many ladies used this and publicly declared him the father of their children. However, everything was in vain, because he already had a beloved woman. Not only a companion of life, but also a friend. Together, this couple is already 48 years old.
Introduction
The first meeting of Valery Leontyev and Lyudmila Isakovich took place in Vorkuta, however, it was fleeting, and nothing followed. The second time they met at the airport of Syktyvkar: Leontyev returned after studying at the All-Russian creative workshop of pop art with a group of performers of the Syktyvkar Philharmonic. Valery Yakovlevich, as always, returned with a bunch of things, among them was his favorite pink basin. He took it with him due to the fact that sometimes on tour he had to live in completely inappropriate conditions and wash his clothes on his own. Among those who met was Lyudmila, who looked in bewilderment at the young man with a huge basin in her hands. Later, she recognized him as her old friend.
After some time, the young people became close and became inseparable. Isakovich even managed to persuade Valery to become a member of her ensemble "Echo". In 1972, their working relationship turned into a romantic one - then the "countdown" of the years they lived together began, but they were in no hurry to officially register the marriage. This happened much later, in another country.
As it was
The life of a couple in love was not easy at all. Together they traveled around the country on tours, worked in different philharmonic societies. A talented and bright performer was noticed, but his promotion was almost impossible because of his image. The inconsistency of the artist’s image with the ideas about what a Soviet singer should be was striking. After all, Valery Yakovlevich was his own stylist: he thought through his image to the smallest detail, sewed extravagant costumes. All this caused misunderstanding among officials.
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Many of his performances were simply cut out from television programs, and touring in large cities was completely forbidden. However, the difficulties of the young artist were not scared. Once Lyudmila decided to move to America. The couple bought a common house there. First, the woman was engaged in grooming dogs, and then opened her own beauty salon for animals.
Not without crises in relationships. One of these was followed by a break. But later the couple came together again, to never part.
Miami Wedding
On the wedding day (1998), Lyudmila woke Valery early in the morning and asked if they would really get married. Hearing a positive answer, she reminded Leontiev that the registry office begins its work at 9 in the morning. She herself had just returned from the garden and was in working overalls. Before a trip to the registry office, she just washed her hands. So they went to tie the knot: she is in working overalls, dirty with earth, and he is in a decent suit, corresponding to the event.
A woman registering a marriage even had doubts about the man's intention to marry such a strange looking woman. However, Leontyev confirmed his intention. They had one wedding ring for two: first the bride put it on the groom's finger, and then the groom - on the bride's finger.
Happiness for two
Now the couple continues to live in two countries. Leontiev often visits Russia, while Isakovich visits America. But they spend all their vacations together trying to travel. Sometimes Lyudmila accompanies her husband on tour.
They do not like to talk about their personal lives and rarely give interviews. Sometimes there are rumors about their separation, but Leontiev sharply comments on such moments. Once Leontyev was told about a TV show that describes the details of his divorce. In response to this, he expressed the hope that "this program will die much earlier than my marriage with Lucy."
