"We are very bad Orthodox Christians." Valeria Gai Germanika spoke about her separation from her husband, granddaughter, and her complexes.

41-year-old Valeria Gai Germanika (born Valeria Dudinskaya) gave an interview to Svetlana Bondarchuk, in which she discussed her separation from her husband Denis Molchanov, her granddaughter, and her complexes. Spletnik has compiled the key quotes .

"I was more certain that the sun would fall than that we would part."

I was more certain the sun would fall than that we would break up. I was so sure it was forever. Denis and I broke up almost two years ago, but I didn't believe it. And apparently I was going through some kind of grieving and reflecting phase, because for a long time I kept telling everyone that we were together. I really wanted to save the family, and it hurt me so much.

In 2019, Valeria married for the second time, to businessman Denis Molchanov. Their son, August, was born that same year. In October 2023, Germanika announced her divorce after four years of marriage.

"We are very bad Orthodox"

I try to trust God. We divorced, in part because we're very poor Orthodox Christians. We agreed to build an Orthodox family, as I see it—it's the most ideal form of government. When your husband is your friend, brother, and lover. It's a wonderful form. When we talk about this kind of interaction in an Orthodox marriage, a man might say, as they like to say, "A woman's body belongs to her husband." But men forget another principle: a husband should treat his wife as a weak vessel. Like his own body—pamper and cherish her. Nurture her, love her, and provide warmth. This must never be forgotten, nor should the Orthodox family be confused with the "Domostroy" (house rule) dreamed up by some sadomasochists.

Valeria Gai Germanika professes Orthodoxy and talks a lot about her church life.

"The children are fans of their ex-husband."

My children and I still talk about my divorce. They love their dad very much, they're his fans. He loves them. A man will love the children of a woman he idolizes. I don't communicate with him at all, but the children do.

Valeria Gai Germanika has three children. Her eldest daughter, Oktavia, was born in 2008; her father's name is unknown. Her second daughter, Severina, was born in 2016 to dancer Vadim Lyubushkin. She also has a son, Avgust, from her second husband.

"I'm looking for my safe haven."

I really want to fall in love. But after Denis, all men seemed like spiritual dwarfs to me. He was like something out of a fairy tale, and everyone else seemed somehow unfinished. I really want to meet the man I'll spend my whole life with. I'm looking for my safe haven.

"Octavia doesn't allow me to talk much."

Yes, my daughter has created a social unit. And everything is fine with her now. I have a granddaughter, a girl. But Octavia doesn't let me talk much; she's very protective of her privacy.

In November, it was announced that Valeria Gai Germanika had become a grandmother. Her 17-year-old daughter, Oktavia, gave birth to a child. Oktavia is officially married, and, as Germanika explained, "the union was blessed by priests." The family is not disclosing the name of her husband and the child's father, as the young parents do not wish to be publicly known.

" I perceived it as a real betrayal ."

We had a conflict with Arbenina, which I didn't really comment on. I simply asked her not to be a bitch. Well, because she's a tough character. She just behaved strangely; I don't even know her like that. I offered them a stunt double, but they said that wasn't possible. They put me in a completely uncooperative position. The funny thing is, she's not an actress and doesn't understand how things work. But at the time, it really hurt me. We stopped communicating for a while; there was a time when I communicated with her through the second director because she refused to film. I took that as a real betrayal, because it showed a lack of trust in me as a director. And then she told my community of filmmakers, who all know me.

A conflict between Diana Arbenina and Valeria Gai Germanika erupted at the Casting Directors Guild Awards. The 50-year-old singer was awarded "Discovery of the Year" for her role in Germanika's series. While accepting the award, Arbenina accused the director on stage of inaction on set and pushing nude scenes. The next day, Germanika responded, calling Arbenina "toxic" and explaining that the dispute arose because she refused to appear in key scenes. The director asked the singer "not to be a bitch" but later threatened legal action.

"When a person doesn't give anything away, it's as if he doesn't exist."

I have a lot of insecurities. I'm insecure. My biggest insecurities are feelings of being undervalued. I've had a career that I could have lived without living. When people message me on my channel, "Just film something already," I feel like they message an infertile woman, "Just have a baby already." When a person doesn't produce anything, it's as if they don't exist. I have an insecurities about not being loved enough. And then there's my appearance: I think I look better now than I did at 25, and I plan to look even better.

Director Valeria Gai Germanika is known for her films about teenagers made in the 2000s. She directed the cult classic "Everyone Dies But Me" and the controversial Russian series "School."

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