Alexey Mikhailovsky – general producer the scandalous Russian reality show “House 2”, in whose structure he worked from 2004 to 2017.
Alexey was born in 1969 in Moscow. Alexei spent his childhood and youth in the capital. In the early 90s, Mikhailovsky appeared on television. At first, the young man was promoting politicians, as well as the preparation of information broadcasts. In the 21st century, Alexey moved away from politics.
Mikhailovsky worked with Alexander Lyubimov in the talk show “Vzglyad”, as well as in the popular programs “Time” and “Here and Now”. Great experience Mikhailovsky acquired production activity thanks to Sergei Shumakov on the NTV channel. But after the management changed there, Alexey was fired.
The man was unemployed for a year. And then one day Alexey received an offer to participate in the casting for vacant position producer in a completely new show format. The television construction project “House 2” with the slogan “Build your love” became a novelty for Russia and for the entire world television. Started new period V creative biography Alexey.
Producer
Alexey Mikhailovsky was fired up by this idea. The young man developed his own concept, wrote out the plan on paper and went to the organizers of the “House 2” project. The idea was approved, and Alexey began organizing the film set: he found the territory, came up with voting rules, and criteria for getting into the show.
The first day of filming for “House 2” is considered to be May 5, 2004, although television viewers saw the show 6 days late. On that day, 15 people entered the project perimeter for the first time, every week one of whom was replaced by a newcomer. Many of the show's participants became famous in the country. It is enough to name the names of Olga Buzova, Elena Berkova, May Abrikosov, Roman Tretyakov, Wenceslav Vengrzhanovsky, Irina Agibalova. These people, and hundreds of other names, owe their fame to Alexei Mikhailovsky.
The producer explains the mega-popularity of the show by the fact that the project is constantly changing; viewers don’t have time to get used to one innovation before something new is invented. In addition, the participants' openness to expressing emotions in front of cameras allows fans of the show to see from the outside different models human behavior and track what consequences this or that action, a spoken phrase, a fleeting action leads to.
It is worth noting that the “House 2” format has become one of the few Russian projects that were sold abroad. The show with the general concept of “How To Build Your Love” was bought by Dutch, British and American television companies.
Personal life
It must be said that over the course of 12 years, the television project “House 2” has contributed to one and a half dozen marriages. Alexey Mikhailovsky also played one of the weddings. In 2013, the producer married show participant Natalya Varvina. The celebration was quiet and modest, few people knew about it, although many suspected the relationship between the lovers. Before this, Alexey and Natasha first appeared at an open party on the occasion of Olga Buzova’s birthday. The lovers visited the registry office on February 7, 2013, where they registered their relationship in the presence of relatives.
And in the summer of the same year, the couple also got married in a church, and this time the holiday was widely covered in the press. Unlike the winter ceremony, the newlyweds celebrated their summer celebration at the Moscow restaurant Turandot, and Roman Tretyakov was invited to host the evening. Photos from the holiday appeared on Natalya Varvina’s personal page on Instagram.
While in union with Natalya Varvina, Alexey has no children. The girl’s fans explain this by the fact that Natalya is passionate about her television career. In the house of Mikhailovsky and Varvina lives a four-legged friend - a Labrador named Ronald.
For Alexei, this marriage was the second. Back in the 90s, the young man got married for the first time. The first wife, Vasilina Mikhailovskaya, subsequently became a co-producer of the show “House 2”. In 2000, a son, Maxim, was born into the family. ex-wife remained in her post even after her husband left for another, but in 2014 she decided to leave the scandalous television project. After Vasilina left the project, the ratings of the reality show began to slide down.
Alexey Mikhailovsky now
Alexey Mikhailovsky himself claims that he was fired due to at will, because I was already tired of the exhausting work. Vasilina Mikhailovskaya commented on the situation as deplorable for the project. The ex-producer believes that the cold commercial approach of people who did not create and were not “sick” of the program will finally kill the reality show.
Some fans of “House 2” believe that Alexey Mikhailovsky gets what he deserves, since in 2014, secretly from the first creator of the show, Valery Komissarov, the TNT television channel built work areas, where it moved film crew after the expiration of a ten-year contract with the first producer.
Alexey Mikhailovsky is not going to give up. There are rumors that the producer plans to start a new project together with Ksenia Borodina.
Classmates
Behind the screams and arguments that come from television screens every day, hides an equally exciting game by the founders of the reality show “Dom-2”.
IN frank interview, which was supposed to dot the i's around large quantity rumors associated with the departure of the “godfather” of the domestic television production, Alexey Mikhailovsky explains his dismissal with the words of Don Corleone: “If a man pays little attention to his family, he is not a real man" So, a famous producer makes it clear: “I’m tired, I’m leaving.” But, as noted, the version that Mikhailovsky, who founded the most long project in the history of Russian TV, they could have been displaced, and they also have a place to be.
Rumors that either Mikhailovsky was fired or he left on his own immediately spread across dozens of thematic public pages. Mikhailovsky’s ex-wife, Vasilina, also added fuel to the fire (together with her husband, she worked as a producer of the show from its inception until 2014). With a frank publication on her Instagram, she made it clear: “He screwed it all up.”
In fact, there are 2 versions of the separation of Mikhailovsky and “House-2”. The first thing employees were officially told at an unscheduled meeting: Alexey was leaving on his own. First of all, the producer was tired of creating the highest rated reality show in Russia for 13 years. Secondly, as the source notes, Mikhailovsky is not satisfied with the excessive interest in the show of businessman Alexander Karmanov - ex-husband Olga Orlova. Alexander Karmanov, who owns 75% of the manufacturing company Dom-2, had an indirect interest in the media until 2014, but over the past year the supplier of pipes for Gazprom has been accepting active participation in production, which literally infuriates the “parent” of the project.
According to the second version, which the employees themselves adhere to, Alexei Mikhailovsky was simply overtaken by karma. Now he is being “drained” in the same way as he did 3 years ago. Just remember how the brainchild of the show, Valery Komissarov, who owned the old one, was taken away from him in 2014. set, as well as the building where the city apartments were located. And Komissarov’s relationship with the TNT television channel was firmly sealed by an agreement for 10 years of broadcasting the show. It was after the expiration of the contract, as sources note, that, secretly from Valery, a new clearing and city apartments were built, where all the participants moved, and the broadcasting contract with Komissarov himself was simply not renewed.
Saying goodbye to unwanted team members on the frontline, and also building love with new leaders - old tradition"At home". The same thing happened with Vasilina Mikhailovskaya, ex-wife, producer and right hand Alexey Mikhailovsky. In 2014, unexpectedly for everyone, the girl who lived on the project suddenly changed her place of work due to the impossibility of sharing a clearing with ex-husband and him new darling Natalya Varvina. Vasilina’s forced departure, it seemed, was not easy for her assistant Anastasia Kobozeva, who saw off her boss, barely holding back tears. But they dried up immediately after Alexei Mikhailovsky appointed her to Vasilina’s position.
According to sources from the project, rapid career growth Her colleagues explain to Anastasia good relations with boss Alexey Mikhailovsky. It is worth noting that the generous boss did the same with other subordinates, forming around himself a reliable rear of secretaries promoted to editors and producers. As fast as recent years The rating of the project is decreasing, and 2 opposing clans are growing: for and against Mikhailovsky. Dissatisfied old men - those who created the project together with Komissarov, Mikhailovsky and Vasilina - and fresh blood that ended up on leadership positions with a light touch from Mikhailovsky. If the former seems to be logical when a new leader changes, then the latter, of course, cannot handle such changes.
Natalya Varvina and Ksenia Borodina
Regarding the persons in the project, Ksenia Borodina is also considered to be a supporter of Alexei Mikhailovsky. IN present moment on the sidelines they are discussing that this could shake Ksenia’s position. Unlike the ubiquitous Buzova, her slightly less famous colleague is considered a very replaceable presenter. However, as interlocutors note, Mikhailovsky and Borodina have long wanted to launch their personal project. It remains to be seen whether Borodina will combine projects or leave the scandalous television series.
The general producer of the reality show told DOM-2 magazine about the ex-spouses, the family project and plans for the future.
The country's main television production has become a second home for producer Alexei Mikhailovsky. Here he worked with a team of 200 people for almost 14 years. During this time, Alexey himself managed to find his soulmate - he married ex-participant and choreographer of the project Natalya Varvina, and in the near future he wants to become a father for the third time. Therefore, he leaves the project to take care of his family.
“I remember coming to the show in 2004,” Alexey recalls. - Then I painted the concept on several sheets, and it contained reality... about a simple construction project! A little later, during discussions, we decided that people should not only work, but also have romantic relationships.
You have so many people under you. Do you think you are a good boss?
1.
People should appreciate this.
They say very much. You help them all develop.
I have always had this position: not to hire anyone from outside, but to grow my own staff. By the way, there are those who have been with me for many years...
For example, we worked with one of the main producers, Lekha Markelov, on Volgograd television in the youth edition of the DoZa channel - for those who are “up to” and for those who are “for”. At DOM-2, a significant part of the staff grew up with me and now makes this show what it is and what it will remain. And some even formed couples off-screen. Indeed, our people fall in love with each other and build families, work with wives and husbands. I can name at least two pairs right away. Nastya and Lesha Kobozeva, releasing Ilyukha Tsvetkov and Anya Kocheseva, who got together and gave birth to children. We have here big family! The project employs employees who have managed to get married, divorced and find a couple again, while at the same time communicating normally with their former halves.
“Build your love” in the literal sense.
You know, love cannot be “built” completely! “Construction” must be constant, day after day, throughout your life! Passion is not eternal and you need to work on love, support what has grown from this passion. Well, don't forget to enjoy! What else is love for?
“WEDDING OF ARRANGEMENT”
Do you remember your first love?
Certainly. The girl's name was Inna. We are in kindergarten on quiet time slept next to each other and held each other's hands. The teachers walked by, whispered and were touched. Then, at school there was a girl with whom I was secretly in love for 8 years - Tanya. Unfortunately, now she is no longer there. She was killed in 2002, right next to the house where she lived.
Was there ever unrequited love? Or maybe you were abandoned, refused?
Once, I was 21 years old, already while I was working at a factory, I was passionately in love with one very flighty girl, and at some point she exchanged me for another. It was a blow! True, for two days. Then I wrote a couple of poems, then spent a month trying to restore this relationship. But in the end he spat and scored. And a year later she found me herself, but I had no time for her, although of course the thought “nice” flashed through my mind.
Are you a proud person?
Yes, proud! But there is also pride that gets in the way. But it bothers not only me - everyone! This sin sometimes arises and prevents me from hearing people. For example, when someone from the outside tells you some things that are diametrically opposed, and you, “ cool dude“, you think, “Why are you pouring everything into me here?” Often such outside views turn out to be the truth, which you are not ready to hear because of your pride. Sometimes I understand everything, but emotions outweigh.
Are you easy to get emotional?
I can be infuriated by ridicule or deliberate misunderstanding of a question. People see where your boiling point is and begin to specifically influence it. At some point you realize that this is a provocation, but you cannot restrain yourself.
IN family life still the same? We women often provoke. And we can also be capricious.
This doesn’t happen with Natalia and I. We can say that we somehow agreed: similar attitude unacceptable. For us, baseness is a provocation within the family. Our guys from "DOM-2" live by this - this is their role model, a game: they quarreled and made up in bed. We also have models, but absolutely opposite ones. Both me and Natasha may have Bad mood, at such moments we say to each other: “don’t touch me yet” - that’s all.
But you weren't always so wise. Still, you are now in your fourth marriage.
We don’t consider the first marriage, which took place at the age of 19, at all - it was still a child’s prank. But seriously, I have great respect for what happened and for the women who were next to me! It was my fault that it didn’t work out - largely because I didn’t fully understand the responsibility, because my job always came first, not my family, because I didn’t know what to do when my first passion faded away. No one knows this right away, because happy marriages not so much. Now I understand that I was not ready for a family then, because student years It didn’t happen to me - I served, and was making up for my cheerful youth after thirty. Our marriage with Vasilina (Mikhailovsky’s first wife - editor’s note) actually broke up in the fall of 2004, at the very beginning of DOMA2. But we continued to work together for many years.
And although our relationship could not be called simple, we always found a compromise for the sake of a common cause. There was love, passion - and then you realize that you are absolutely different people, and just didn’t think well about what they did. But I was lucky with Natalia. We're lucky! And we are happy! And yes, this is the very case when we did everything thoughtfully, calculated it, if you like. We fell in love in 2010, but by the time we got together in 2011, we had already gone through a long break
Was this break due to your pride?
That's not the point at all. I just mistakenly thought at one point that I didn’t need all this. I thought, made a decision and at one moment left the horizon, treating Natalya very cruelly. Then it seemed to me that this was right. We continued to communicate discretely for several months, and at some point we simply decided to move in together. And they never parted again. At that time, Natasha lived in Moscow and moved in with me.
Apparently, you know how to compromise.
In our case with Natasha, this is not a compromise, but feelings! But in general, then yes - I’m always looking for it, because the hard one is very brittle, but the flexible one doesn’t break and lives longer. You can and should always moderate your ardor and think. Sometimes, in a moment of total disagreement, I “give up” if it ultimately gives me a win. Because the people who argue with you are... ordinary people and also expect attention and praise. It’s just that some are quiet, and some are quite loud. The latter are all on Instagram.
You also have an account with 150 thousand subscribers.
There are 170 thousand of them. But I don't lead him. My experiment with this social network ended, and I clearly realized that I don’t need this crap. I saw how it works. And now I just monitor other accounts. Now I'll show you which ones.
Alexey opens Instagram on his widescreen phone. “Here are Hugh Jackman, Miley Cyrus, Olga Buzova, Vlad Kadoni, Ksenia Borodina, Madonna, AC / DC, many other stars, TIMES edition, Arkady Novikov and his delicious photos with food...art accounts, ideas from which I use for home decor. Also subscribed to stores with vinyl records“I have more than three thousand in my collection...”
“It’s already evening, and you’re sitting here on Instagram?”, Natalya Varvina’s wife comes into the general producer’s office.
I showed Anya who I subscribed to. Natasha runs her own blog, and perhaps we will start a joint blog for fun. Go to restaurants and leave video reviews.
And when you get bullied in public, do you read?
-Of course not! There was a time, I even answered, but now I forbade myself and my wife too. This meaningless activity is very addictive, and you begin to live in a reality that does not exist.
NATALIA VARVINA:
“It’s a pity that my mother didn’t have time to meet Lesha”
Natasha, when your husband announced his resignation to the employees of the television project, he assured that you made this decision together.
Alexey: she’s my wife, of course she influenced! At one point we realized that we were chatting about work at home almost all the time. I woke up one day and said “that’s it, I’m leaving”, life went differently - we found time for personal communication, walks with the dog...
Natasha, didn’t Alexey offer you to stay?
Natalya: It was absolutely obvious to me that I was leaving my husband. Like him, like me. Moreover, we left for the sake of the family - why should I stay and not see Lesha.
Alexey: Two, as one whole - the concept of “HOUSE-2”, where one goes, so does the other. What should she do here without me?
Natalya: Nothing. When you gave your farewell speech, you assured that you weren’t going to be in touch for six months.
A.: That’s right. I want to rest. Are you sure you won't remember for six months?
A.: This is a property of character and mind: I will get anything out of my head in a day.
What about your comrades from work?
A.: Nastya and Lekha Kobozev, Ksyukha with Kurban, Rastorguev, Kadoni - everyone will remain! Where would we be without them? If you're talking about whether it will hurt to communicate with them - no, it won't. That's how my brain works.
N.: I’m the same - I learned it from my husband.
What else are you learning from your spouse?
N.: Kindness. He is limitless kind person. He is tolerant of everyone. And I am more aggressive and harsh. I agree: when I came to work on the project, everyone told me: “Alexey Nikolaevich is a good policeman.”
A: What is kindness? You can't just be unconsciously kind to everyone, like Prince Mouse. Still, kindness is a method. My method!
N.: Oh, now you will assure us that you are an evil genius and are cunningly inventing everything. Woland is straight.
A.: Okay, so when I abandoned you at one point - was I kind?
N.: No. And why did you even remind me of this?
A.: What I mean is that all people are made up of different things. In addition to good, there are also flowers of evil. It is important that you grow more in yourself, which part of the garden you water more often.
Alexey, what did you learn from your wife?
A.: I’m learning from her to be kinder and more happy about what’s around us, to hear each other more! In general, the right relationship is when you strive to perceive important things on the one hand, to hear each other. Some people may understand their partner only 25% for the rest of their lives. We have so far managed to increase this figure to 50%. And it looks 100%.
It doesn't happen that way. People in general tend to overthink things and overthink things. What can we say about women who think differently? We need to clarify. And Alexey often asks you if he understood everything correctly?
N.: No
A.: This is not how it happens in family life. Here sometimes everything is in silence, looks, tactile sensations
≪AND IT’S BETTER AT HOME…≫
-Do you quarrel often?
N.: Of course, we quarrel. But we quickly make peace, because we understand that these were emotions.
A.: Many couples troll each other, get emotional, quarrel violently, and then violently make up. This is not the case with us. But I don't blame anyone - they want pleasure. Everyone in life strives for pleasure.
What's your thrill? Travel, judging by your flights.
A.: Our thrill is in ourselves! Being close to each other and where is not so important!
N.: All our cruises have romantic overtones, because we always go together. Sometimes we meet friends who are vacationing in the same city, and sometimes our mother flies with us.
A.: Traditionally, we fly to Paris for Natasha’s birthday. But this year we missed it, it’s a pity. We'll definitely catch up.
Where do you want to return?
A.: On the sofa. To the dog and TV series.
N.: We love watching new releases together.
A.: Natasha watched all of “Dr. House”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Theory big bang" I like more about naturalness, so real - “True Detective”, “Ray Donovan”, “13 Reasons Why?”.
You talk so smoothly, they say you don’t make up right away, don’t drive each other down. But still, Natasha, there’s probably something about your husband that makes you angry?
A.: Now he will say that he gets up in the morning, and the whole kitchen is covered in crumbs, because I ate at night.
N.: Well, I’m not mad about this anymore. My dad taught me the rule “put it where you got it from,” but Lesha doesn’t adhere to this.
A.: We just have a different idea of order. By the way, here’s what still infuriates her: I believe that you can walk around the apartment in shoes. When you forget something, you don’t have to take off your shoes - the floors will withstand everything.
N.: I just wash these floors. Moreover, I’m ready to run, take off my shoes and bring it, but he still stomps around in his shoes.
A.: Now I’ll wash the floors. And I never refused before.
N.: And I, fool, never asked you.
A.: Laugh and laugh, but I want to say: I found that person who seemed to always be there. I'm comfortable.
Didn't you have any grinding?
A.: It felt like everything had been like this all my life. In its place.
N.: I was alone for a very long time, but I was always sure: “mine” will come. And now I’m sitting, as in that very picture “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” and thinking “how long have I been looking for you”... It’s a pity that my mother didn’t have time to meet Lesha - she would have really liked him!
A.: Natasha has an ideal relationship with my mother.
N.: I call her “mom”, and Lesha calls my dad “dad”.
-You knew him from the project. How did he find out about your transition from producer to groom?
A.: Yes, we were just standing on the street, smoking, and he said, “Lech, really?” I answer yes. That's all.
≪FAMILY LAW≫
Do you have a clear home-work division? Is it difficult to exist as a boss-subordinate?
A.: My mother once explained to me that generosity is one of the main male virtues! Therefore, we don’t have quarrels because “dinner is not ready.”
N.: He rarely praises me, but I need encouragement. In fact, we argue, but these are creative moments - nothing to worry about.
Do you get up at the same time and go to work together?
N.: No. Sometimes I may not know where Alexey Nikolaevich is. Sometimes we can have breakfast together and then leave for the rest of the day.
A.: But the weekend is sacred. In winter we go skiing in the park, and in summer we race bikes.N: We also go to the sports club together.
A.: The song will tell everything about us. Now I’ll play you the track that I gave to Natasha - it’s about our whole life.
Natasha finds on her phone the song “I Love You Anyway,” which Alexey wrote and sang especially for her.
N.: Every line here has subtext! For example: “I didn’t buy cream, which means I won’t pour coffee, but I still love you,” this means that sometimes I forget to buy it for him, but he doesn’t swear at me. Lesha gave me a song for my 35th birthday. I just turned it on in the morning. I burst into tears, and then again, and again.
Well, husband, how real producer, knows how to surprise.
N.: Yes, we joked: when he forgets to give compliments, you just need to listen to the song.
You said that after leaving “HOUSE-2”, you plan to take up family project. Reveal the plan.
A.: Family is the big and most important thing that a man should come to! This is home, and love, and, of course, children. This is for life. We dream of children. In the film "The Godfather" Don Corleone says "if a man pays little attention to his family, he is not a real man." So - it's time to get real!
The general producer of the reality show told DOM-2 magazine about the ex-spouses, the family project and plans for the future.
Alexey Mikhailovsky with his wife Natalya Varvina
Photo: Oleg Zotov
The country's main television production has become a second home for producer Alexei Mikhailovsky. Here he worked with a team of 200 people for almost 14 years. During this time, Alexey himself managed to find his soulmate - he married ex-participant and choreographer of the project Natalya Varvina, and in the near future he wants to become a father for the third time. Therefore, he leaves the project to take care of his family.
“I remember coming to the show in 2004,” Alexey recalls. - Then I painted the concept on several sheets, and it contained reality... about a simple construction project! A little later, during discussions, we decided that people should not only work, but also have romantic relationships.
You have so many people under you. Do you think you are a good boss?
People should appreciate this.
They say very much. You help them all develop.
I have always had this position: not to hire anyone from outside, but to grow my own staff. By the way, there are those who have been with me for many years...
For example, we worked with one of the main producers, Lekha Markelov, on Volgograd television in the youth edition of the DoZa channel - for those who are “up to” and for those who are “for”. At DOM-2, a significant part of the staff grew up with me and now makes this show what it is and what it will remain. And some even formed couples off-screen. Indeed, our people fall in love with each other and build families, work with wives and husbands. I can name at least two pairs right away. Nastya and Lesha Kobozeva, releasing Ilyukha Tsvetkov and Anya Kocheseva, who got together and gave birth to children. We have a big family here! The project employs employees who have managed to get married, divorced and find a couple again, while at the same time communicating normally with their former halves.
Natalya Varvina leaves after her husband
Photo: Oleg Zotov
“Build your love” in the literal sense.
You know, love cannot be “built” completely! “Construction” must be constant, day after day, throughout your life! Passion is not eternal and you need to work on love, support what has grown from this passion. Well, don't forget to enjoy! What else is love for?
“WEDDING OF ARRANGEMENT”
Alexey Mikhailovsky devoted almost 14 years to work at DOM-2
Photo: Oleg Zotov
Do you remember your first love?
Certainly. The girl's name was Inna. In kindergarten, during quiet hours, we slept next to each other and held each other’s hands. The teachers walked by, whispered and were touched. Then, at school there was a girl with whom I was secretly in love for 8 years - Tanya. Unfortunately, now she is no longer there. She was killed in 2002, right next to the house where she lived.
Was there ever unrequited love? Or maybe you were abandoned, refused?
Once, I was 21 years old, already while I was working at a factory, I was passionately in love with one very flighty girl, and at some point she exchanged me for another. It was a blow! True, for two days. Then I wrote a couple of poems, then spent a month trying to restore this relationship. But in the end he spat and scored. And a year later she found me herself, but I had no time for her, although of course the thought “nice” flashed through my mind.
Are you a proud person?
Yes, proud! But there is also pride that gets in the way. But it bothers not only me - everyone! This sin sometimes arises and prevents me from hearing people. For example, when someone from the outside tells you some things that are diametrically opposed, and you, “cool dude,” think, “Why are you telling me all this stuff?” Often such outside views turn out to be the truth, which you are not ready to hear because of your pride. Sometimes I understand everything, but emotions outweigh.
Are you easy to get emotional?
I can be infuriated by ridicule or deliberate misunderstanding of a question. People see where your boiling point is and begin to specifically influence it. At some point you realize that this is a provocation, but you cannot restrain yourself.
Alexey has been working on the reality show since its launch
Photo: Oleg Zotov
Is it the same in family life? We women often provoke. And we can also be capricious.
This doesn’t happen with Natalia and I. We can say that we somehow agreed: such an attitude is unacceptable. For us, baseness is a provocation within the family. Our guys from "DOM-2" live by this - this is their role model, a game: they quarreled and made up in bed. We also have models, but absolutely opposite ones. Both Natasha and I may be in a bad mood, at such moments we say to each other: “don’t touch me yet” - that’s all.
But you weren't always so wise. Still, you are now in your fourth marriage.
We don’t consider the first marriage, which took place at the age of 19, at all - it was still a child’s prank. But seriously, I have great respect for what happened and for the women who were next to me! It was my fault that it didn’t work out - largely because I didn’t fully understand the responsibility, because my job always came first, not my family, because I didn’t know what to do when my first passion faded away. No one knows this right away, which is why there are not many happy marriages. Now I understand that I was not ready for a family then, because my student years did not happen - I served, and was making up for my cheerful youth after thirty. Our marriage with Vasilina (Mikhailovsky’s first wife - editor’s note) actually broke up in the fall of 2004, at the very beginning of DOMA2. But we continued to work together for many years.
And although our relationship could not be called simple, we always found a compromise for the sake of a common cause. There was love, passion - and then you realize that you are completely different people, and you just didn’t think well about what you did. But I was lucky with Natalia. We're lucky! And we are happy! And yes, this is the very case when we did everything thoughtfully, calculated it, if you like. We fell in love in 2010, but when we got together in 2011, we had already gone through a long break.
Alexey with his mother and wife Natalya
Photo: Personal archive
Was this break due to your pride?
That's not the point at all. I just mistakenly thought at one point that I didn’t need all this. I thought, made a decision and at one moment left the horizon, treating Natalya very cruelly. Then it seemed to me that this was right. We continued to communicate discretely for several months, and at some point we simply decided to move in together. And they never parted again. At that time, Natasha lived in Moscow and moved in with me.
Apparently, you know how to compromise.
In our case with Natasha, this is not a compromise, but feelings! But in general, then yes - I’m always looking for it, because the hard one is very brittle, but the flexible one doesn’t break and lives longer. You can and should always moderate your ardor and think. Sometimes, in a moment of total disagreement, I “give up” if it ultimately gives me a win. Because the people who argue with you are ordinary people and also expect attention and praise. It’s just that some are quiet, and some are quite loud. The latter are all on Instagram.
You also have an account with 150 thousand subscribers.
There are 170 thousand of them. But I don't lead him. My experiment with this social network ended, and I clearly realized that I don’t need this crap. I saw how it works. And now I just monitor other accounts. Now I'll show you which ones.
Alexey opens Instagram on his widescreen phone. “Here are Hugh Jackman, Miley Cyrus, Olga Buzova, Vlad Kadoni, Ksenia Borodina, Madonna, AC / DC, many other stars, TIMES edition, Arkady Novikov and his delicious photographs with food... art accounts, ideas from which I use for decor Houses. I’m also subscribed to stores with vinyl records - I have more than three thousand in my collection...”
“It’s already evening, and you’re sitting here on Instagram?”, Natalya Varvina’s wife comes into the general producer’s office.
Alexey and Natalya will meet New Year with family, at home in Moscow
Photo: Oleg Zotov
I showed Anya who I subscribed to. Natasha runs her own blog, and perhaps we will start a joint blog for fun. Go to restaurants and leave video reviews.
And when you get bullied in public, do you read?
Of course not! There was a time, I even answered, but now I forbade myself and my wife too. This meaningless activity is very addictive, and you begin to live in a reality that does not exist.
NATALIA VARVINA:
“It’s a pity that my mother didn’t have time to meet Lesha”
Natalya supports her husband in everything
Natalya sits down next to her husband and immediately takes his hand.
Natasha, when your husband announced his resignation to the employees of the television project, he assured that you made this decision together.
Alexey: She’s my wife, of course she influenced me! At one point we realized that we were chatting about work at home almost all the time. I woke up one day and said “that’s it, I’m leaving”, life went differently - we found time for personal communication, walks with the dog...
Natasha, didn’t Alexey offer you to stay?
Natalia: It was absolutely obvious to me that I was leaving my husband. Like him, like me. Moreover, we left for the sake of the family - why should I stay and not see Lesha.
Alexey: Two as one whole - the concept of “HOUSE-2”, where one goes, so does the other. What should she do here without me?
Natalia: Nothing. When you gave your farewell speech, you assured that you weren’t going to be in touch for six months.
A.: This is true. I want to rest. Are you sure you won't remember for six months?
A.: This is a characteristic of character and mind: I will get anything out of my head in a day.
What about your comrades from work?
A.: Nastya and Lekha Kobozev, Ksyukha with Kurban, Rastorguev, Kadoni - everyone will remain! Where would we be without them? If you're talking about whether it will hurt to communicate with them - no, it won't. That's how my brain works.
N.: I'm the same - I learned it from my husband.
What else are you learning from your spouse?
N.: Kindness. He is an infinitely kind person. He is tolerant of everyone. And I am more aggressive and harsh. I agree: when I came to work on the project, everyone told me: “Alexey Nikolaevich is a good policeman.”
A.: What is kindness? You can't just be unconsciously kind to everyone, like Prince Myshkin. Still, kindness is a method. My method!
N.: Oh, now you’re going to assure us that you’re an evil genius and you’re making up everything cunningly. Woland is straight.
A.: Okay, so when I abandoned you at one point - was I kind?
N.: No. And why did you even remind me of this?
A.: What I mean is that all people are made up of different things. In addition to good, there are also flowers of evil. It is important that you grow more in yourself, which part of the garden you water more often.
Alexey, what did you learn from your wife?
A.: I am learning from her to be kinder and more happy about what is around us, to hear each other more! In general, the right relationship is when you strive to perceive important things on the one hand, to hear each other. Some people may understand their partner only 25% for the rest of their lives. We have so far managed to increase this figure to 50%. And it looks 100%.
It doesn't happen that way. People in general tend to overthink things and overthink things. What can we say about women who think differently? We need to clarify. And Alexey often asks you if he understood everything correctly?
N.: No
A.: This is not how it happens in family life. Here sometimes everything is in silence, looks, tactile sensations.
≪AND IT’S BETTER AT HOME…≫
The couple is ready to start a new life
Photo: Social networks
Do you often quarrel?
N.: Of course we quarrel. But we quickly make peace, because we understand that these were emotions.
A.: Many couples troll each other, get emotional, argue violently, and then violently make up. This is not the case with us. But I don't blame anyone - they want pleasure. Everyone in life strives for pleasure.
What's your thrill? Travel, judging by your flights.
A.: Our thrill is in ourselves! Being close to each other and where is not so important!
N.: All our cruises have romantic overtones, because we always go together. Sometimes we meet friends who are vacationing in the same city, and sometimes our mother flies with us.
A.: Traditionally, we fly to Paris for Natasha’s birthday. But this year we missed it, it’s a pity. We'll definitely catch up.
Where do you want to return?
A.: On the sofa. To the dog and TV series.
N.: We love watching new releases together.
A.: Natasha watched all of “Doctor House”, “Desperate Housewives”, “The Big Bang Theory”. I like more about naturalness, so real - “True Detective”, “Ray Donovan”, “13 Reasons Why?”.
You talk so smoothly, they say you don’t make up right away, don’t drive each other down. But still, Natasha, there’s probably something about your husband that makes you angry?
A.: Now he will say that he gets up in the morning, and the whole kitchen is covered in crumbs, because I ate at night.
N.: Well, I'm not mad about this anymore. My dad taught me the rule “put it where you got it from,” but Lesha doesn’t adhere to this.
A.: We just have different ideas about order. By the way, here’s what still infuriates her: I believe that you can walk around the apartment in shoes. When you forget something, you don’t have to take off your shoes - the floors will withstand everything.
N.: I just wash these floors. Moreover, I’m ready to run, take off my shoes and bring it, but he still stomps around in his shoes.
A.: Now I’ll wash the floors too. And I never refused before.
N.: And I, fool, never asked you.
A.: Laugh and laugh, but I want to say: I found that person who seemed to always be there. I'm comfortable.
Alexey and Natalya separated at one time, but soon realized that they could not live without each other
Didn't you have any grinding?
A.: It felt like everything had been like this all my life. In its place.
N.: I was alone for a very long time, but I was always sure: “mine” will come. And now I’m sitting, as in that very picture “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” and thinking “how long have I been looking for you”... It’s a pity that my mother didn’t have time to meet Lesha - she would have really liked him!
A.: Natasha has an ideal relationship with my mother.
N.: I call her “mom”, and Lesha calls my dad “dad”.
You knew him from the project. How did he find out about your transition from producer to groom?
A.: Yes, we were just standing on the street, smoking, and he said, “Lech, really?” I answer yes. That's all.
≪FAMILY LAW≫
Alexey and Natalya for a long time hid their romance from the public
Photo: Personal archive
Do you have a clear home-work division? Is it difficult to exist as a boss-subordinate?
A.: My mother once explained to me that generosity is one of the main male virtues! Therefore, we don’t have quarrels because “dinner is not ready.”
N.: He rarely praises me, and I need encouragement. In fact, we argue, but these are creative moments - nothing to worry about.
Do you get up at the same time and go to work together?
N.: No. Sometimes I may not know where Alexey Nikolaevich is. Sometimes we can have breakfast together and then leave for the rest of the day.
A.: But the weekend is sacred. In winter we go skiing in the park, and in summer we ride bicycles.
N.: We also go to the sports club together.
A.: The song will tell everything about us. Now I’ll play you the track that I gave to Natasha - it’s about our whole life.
Natasha finds on her phone the song “I Love You Anyway,” which Alexey wrote and sang especially for her.
N.: Every line here has subtext! For example: “I didn’t buy cream, which means I won’t pour coffee, but I still love you,” this means that sometimes I forget to buy it for him, but he doesn’t swear at me. Lesha gave me a song for my 35th birthday. I just turned it on in the morning. I burst into tears, and then again, and again.
The couple intend to focus on building a happy family
Photo: Personal archive
Well, my husband, like a real producer, knows how to surprise.
N.: Yes, we joked: when he forgets to compliment, you just need to listen to the song.
You said that after leaving “HOUSE-2”, you plan to take up a family project. Reveal the plan.
A.: Family is the big and most important thing that a man should come to! This is home, and love, and, of course, children. This is for life. We dream of children. In the film "The Godfather" Don Corleone says "if a man pays little attention to his family, he is not a real man." So - it's time to get real!
In recent months, rumors about the departure of Alexei Mikhailovsky, the general producer of the longest-running television reality show in Russia, “Dom-2,” have been circulating constantly. Various reasons were given, but Mikhailovsky himself continued to work. "360" figured out why " godfather" of the popular show decided to retire.
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On December 25, the presenter of the project Olga Buzova in her Instagram published a photo of the producer with his wife, noting that she wanted to dispel all speculation and finally talk about true reasons Mikhailovsky's departure.
My dears, for a long time there were various rumors about the departure of our general producer Alexei Mikhailovsky. I would like to dispel all speculation. Lesha was and will remain a mentor and friend to us all. For me, he was like a second dad for 13 years. But, he decided to move on and do everything to create his happiness. He and Natasha Varvina have big personal plans
— Olga Buzova.
She also noted that she wishes the couple love and happiness, and advised reality fans not to believe the rumors.
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