Andrei Malakhov revealed the true reasons for leaving the first channel. Andrey Malakhov gave an interview and wrote a farewell letter to Channel One

Leaving Channel One has been for the Russian media for a week now. While everyone was discussing the unexpected career decision of the TV presenter and his maternity leave, and some were replaced by others, Malakhov himself remained silent and only. Finally, he decided to dot the "i" and gave a big and candid interview publication "Kommersant", in which he spoke about the reasons for leaving, the birth of a long-awaited child and a new job.

Malakhov confirmed that he will now work on the VGTRK channel "Russia 1" - in the program "Andrey Malakhov. Live", in which he will be both a presenter and a producer. According to the journalist, he has long dreamed of his own TV show, because he has long outgrown "Let them talk" and "Tonight":

Although you have become a popular TV presenter, you still work with the same people who treat you like the son of a regiment. This is a situation where your colleagues came much later, but already have their own projects. And you still have the same status. You're expected to be the "leader in the ear", but you already have a lot to talk about with your viewers. It's like in family life: at first there was love, then it turned into a habit, and at some point it was a marriage of convenience,

Malakhov said.

I want to grow up, become a producer, a person who makes decisions, including determining what my program is about. The TV season is over, I decided that I need to close this door and try myself in a new capacity in new place,

- the TV presenter emphasized. with producer Natalya Nikonova, who once came up with "Let them talk" and returned to Channel One this year after a long break, Malakhov did not spread, pointedly noting that "you need to be consistent in love and dislike."

Malakhov noted that he had warned the channel's management in advance that he was going to leave, but on the First they did not believe him for a long time. Resignation letter and letter to CEO channel Konstantin Ernst TV presenter wrote on the first day of his vacation. By the way, Malakhov had a serious conversation with Ernst, in which they discussed "the future of television and the prospects that may await in the new season."

This conversation was superimposed with the fact that in November I should have a baby, and I said that I need to devote at least a day a week to what for a long time dreamed. But this whole story is not a conflict with the channel's management. I have deep respect for Konstantin Lvovich. Moreover, he understands what happiness it is to become a father and what life is in addition to the daily struggle for rating,

Recall that the departure of Andrei Malakhov from Channel One became known at the end of July. It soon became clear that the wife of the star, Natalya Shkuleva, and the TV presenter were planning to take maternity leave. Information about Malakhov's career future was contradictory, but after the frames of the program "Let them talk" with Dmitry Borisov appeared on the network, it became clear that this future would definitely not be connected with Channel One.

My relationship with Channel One and my new job are unrelated things. I left First because it's time

Malakhov says new transmission which we will see on the air very soon.

Source "Kommersant"

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Andrei Malakhov

The departure of Andrei Malakhov from Channel One has been the number one topic for the Russian media for a week now. While everyone was discussing the unexpected career decision of the TV presenter and his maternity leave, and some rumors were replaced by others, Malakhov himself remained silent and only laughed it off. Finally, he decided to dot the "i" and gave a long and frank interview to Kommersant, in which he spoke about the reasons for leaving, the birth of a long-awaited child and a new job.

Malakhov confirmed that he would now work on the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Russia 1" - in the program "Andrey Malakhov. Live", in which he would be both a presenter and a producer. According to the journalist, he has long dreamed of his own TV show, because he has long outgrown "Let them talk" and "Tonight":

Although you have become a popular TV presenter, you still work with the same people who treat you like the son of a regiment. This is a situation where your colleagues came much later, but already have their own projects. And you still have the same status. You're expected to be the "leader in the ear", but you already have a lot to talk about with your viewers. It's like in family life: at first there was love, then it turned into a habit, and at some point it's a marriage of convenience,

Malakhov said.

I want to grow up, become a producer, a person who makes decisions, including determining what my program is about. The TV season is over, I decided that I need to close this door and try myself in a new quality in a new place,

The TV presenter emphasized.

Malakhov noted that he had warned the channel's management in advance that he was going to leave, but on the First they did not believe him for a long time. The TV presenter wrote a letter of resignation and a letter to the general director of the channel Konstantin Ernst on the first day of his vacation. By the way, Malakhov had a serious conversation with Ernst, in which they discussed "the future of television and the prospects that may await in the new season."

This conversation was superimposed with the fact that in November I should have a child, and I said that I needed to devote at least a day a week to what I had dreamed of for a long time. But this whole story is not a conflict with the channel's management. I have deep respect for Konstantin Lvovich. Moreover, he understands what happiness it is to become a father and what life is in addition to the daily struggle for rating,

Andrei Malakhov himself became another topic for discussion in the talk show “Let them talk” a couple of weeks ago. Which is not surprising. IN Lately they only talk about him: the presenter wrote a letter of resignation and left Channel One, will soon appear on Russia 1, goes on maternity leave. For Andrey it became somehow alarming.

“I am still alive,” Malakhov met me on the threshold of his own apartment.

Telegrams with this phrase ("I'm still alive" translated into Russian) were sent to his friends by the Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara. Andrey bought one of them at an auction and presented it to his wife Natasha. The telegram is dated: the day and year of her birth.

Andrey in an apartment on Ostozhenka against the backdrop of the work of Oleg Dow. On the right is the lead sculpture "Olga" by Rita Jordens. Above - a thematic poster by Viktor Govorkov

- Andrei, your open letter about leaving Channel One was printed in StarHit magazine. But I can't believe my eyes anymore. Tell me personally: are you really not coming back?

- Yes! You can take a lie detector test. 25 years of life devoted to Channel One are over, and I am moving forward.

- All the same, with you: ratings, fame, money ... What was missing?

- It took everything. But at some point, a crisis came.

“The one in middle age?”

- To a mild degree. Yes, I turned 45 in January. And just before the birthday there was a crisis of the genre in absolutely everything. Starting with those programs that began to seem secondary: it was already on The Simpsons, and ending with complete dissatisfaction with their position. I have always been subordinate. A human soldier following orders. And I wanted to be independent. I looked at my colleagues: they became producers of their programs, they themselves began to make decisions. And suddenly an understanding came: life goes on, and you need to grow, get out of the tight framework.

Capricorns are like that. They climb, try, and then they send everyone and go to climb to another place

- In addition to understanding, you also need to find the strength in yourself to move out of your comfort zone?

“Sometimes there is no other choice. Some karmic stories were added to the understanding. On April 25, at 18:45, they called me and said that we were changing the studio and had to leave Ostankino. And Ostankino is my second home. It has its own aura and energy. Our team never changed the studio either. It was a place of power. We went in and understood what needed to be done. I was left without a home and familiar atmosphere. And when I saw a new building 1,000 meters away from our 200 behind the scenes, I realized that this was probably the point. I just can't pull a studio of that size.

- It's hypocrisy, of course.

- Maybe. But when you have the end of the season, a new location for filming, you physically cannot do bad things, you start to engage in self-digging, unnecessary self-destruction. You think that you and the presenter are so-so, and nothing works, and your time gone ... And then they sent me a video of how the studio “Let them talk” is being dismantled. I don't know how to compare what I felt. Probably, if they were brought to the morgue and showed how they dissect a person close to you ... And like this - drop by drop - they burned everything that was expensive, to which I was spiritually attached. Then you realize that you have been building something for so many years and you cannot afford to disappear like this. Do you understand what has come new stage. You must close this door.

Antenna editor-in-chief Elena Krasnikova and StarHit editor-in-chief Andrey Malakhov

- With what force?

- Not clapping in any way. Namely, to close with perfect gratitude in the soul. With respect and great warmth to the people with whom I worked. The most important thing is to learn to be grateful. When you give people warmth and kindness, it always comes back in one form or another. This is my main internal motto - and in work as well. I honestly brought the season to an end. And - again a coincidence - I got a call from the channel "Russia 1" and offered to become a producer of my own program. A person who will decide for himself what to do, how to lead and what topics to cover.

- Is that all? That's how you decided, spat and went?

- Natasha recently read a book about Capricorns. She said that people of this sign are just like that: they crawl, crawl for a long time, climb, try, break their nails, and then suddenly they all send and go to climb to another place.

Although, of course, it would be nice to retire with one entry in the labor force. Even now, one of the dinosaurs remained on the First.

- Leonid Arkadevich Yakubovich feels good about himself as a dinosaur.

- He's special. Leonid Arkadyevich writes programs on Sundays when there is no one in the television center. Starts at 8 am, works out eight programs. At any delay of more than 15 minutes, he gets up and leaves. Thus, he visits the empty Ostankino once every two months, and the rest of the time he does not see or hear anyone. And then, he does not fight for topics, does not catch heroes ...

- ... they themselves come with jars and pies ...

- That's it, we have different stories A little.

On the wall is the work of British artist Julian Opie

“I remember the story about how you left Good Morning. And caring colleagues collected your things in boxes and put them in front of the door. Since then, I haven't brought anything extra to work. So now there are no boxes at all?

- All the figurines of "TEFI" in "Ostankino" remained. And over there, in the next room, there are two boxes. But I myself took them out so that they would not be exposed.

- Can I see it? It's just interesting what a person accumulates in 25 years of work.

- Let's go ... - Andrey opens the box and shows what is inside. – Funny New Year cards. It's just that people send, knowing that I collect themed stamps, redeemed on December 31, for example.

Book by Irina Ponarovskaya. I want to do an interview with her, she has not talked about herself for many years. And thus I visualize the desire.

ABOUT! An old cassette from The Jerry Springer Show (American "grandfather" "Let them talk"). It was wildly popular when I was studying in America. Prayer book. A device for measuring pressure.

Everything that is acquired by overwork: the contents of the box from Ostankino

“Such a vanity daddy.

- Yes Yes. Show children and grandchildren.

What else? Photos clearly taken at work. The magazine that came out to coincide with the premiere of The Big Wash, 2001. And what a headline, look: "Andrey Malakhov is getting more serious." And finally, apparently.

Photo with Zykina, CDs with songs by Katya Semenova. Medal for coverage of the Olympics. A set of miniature books with Vysotsky, a gift. And a refreshing face spray. Here.

- Kinda sad...

- So, but what ... In the next world, this will not be needed.

- No, no, no, stop, we are talking about a new life. Your departure is news number one. And there are a lot of rumors on the Internet. Can you comment to close the topic once and for all?

- You are repeating the path of Maxim Galkin, who unsuccessfully went to Rossiya ... This is not my statement. The people are talking.

- Hm. Big debate here, you know how unfortunate. Maxim Galkin went so far as to build himself a huge castle in the Mud, gave birth to children in his free time from the air, engaged in self-education, and enjoyed life. For six years he led the rating "Dancing with the Stars". And he returned in his prime.

And let me remind you: the leadership learned about the departure of Maxim Galkin from his press conference in live. I, as a team member, warned about leaving two months in advance. In his farewell letter, he even wrote that part of Channel One's DNA flows in my blood...

Big debate, you know how unsuccessfully Maxim Galkin went to Rossiya

- In a letter?

Yes, I wanted to explain myself this way. When you say something, it may not always be heard. And the letter ... You can re-read it.

- Rumor number two: the departure was provoked by Dmitry Shepelev, who was supposedly brought in to replace you.

- Oh no. I am not a child and I know my worth.

- They began to try Dmitry Borisov for the host of “Let them talk”, which is now being shown on the air.

- By that time, my application had been on the channel for a month. It is clear that you need to look for someone.

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- Are you going on maternity leave?

- Natasha will soon become a mother. And I really had an idea to take a little vacation. But in the schedule in which I worked for the last two months, I would not have had time to meet my wife from the maternity hospital.

- That is, the reason for leaving is, after all, a conflict with the new producer of "Let them talk" Natalya Nikonova.

- Can I keep quiet...

- Andrey, what will the program you are producing be like? And hopefully you're not going to sit behind the scenes!

- The name "Andrey Malakhov. Live". And this is the same Andrey Malakhov in the frame that everyone is used to, just with more freedom of action, a greater understanding of what the viewer needs.

In the background: Nadia Leger carpet from the collection of the author of "Wait for me" Konstantin Simonov

– Do you think the audience of “Let them talk” will follow you? Or will it be different? In general, who do you work for?

- Sometimes some programs shoot out in such a way that even schoolchildren begin to discuss them primary school. It is impossible to predict who will turn on the TV today or who will watch it on the Internet today. Everyone has set-top boxes, delayed views, now no one has to rush to a certain time so as not to miss something important. But what will always work is word of mouth: have you seen it? did you hear? what do you think? I don't believe when people say they haven't heard anything about Dana Borisova or Diana Shurygina. Heard. And they know for sure that they heard it from me. It is important to feel the mood that a person will be hooked right now.

I don't believe it when people say they haven't heard anything about Diana Shurygina or Dana Borisova. Heard. From me

– Can you give an example of which of your colleagues feels this?

Lena Letuchaya felt the time (the presenter, by the way, was the editor of the program “Let them talk”). Today she is a bigger star than many leading national channels. Because the content that Lena offered got into the nerve and mood of the audience. After all, everyone goes to the cafe. And many are dissatisfied with the quality of the food or the service. So, the struggle for consumer rights made her name a brand. By analogy with contemporary art this is a picture that should hook you at a certain moment. Then you can grow out of it. But if the work does not immediately make you think, then this is not your art or the artist is not able to touch anything.

What touches you in pictures? Tell.

Let's say I have a work by Serge Golovach. You look and think that this is a photo of the late 20s. Some parade. And on foreground for some reason Mayakovsky. But in fact it is May 1, 2006 in St. Petersburg. And from work, the feeling that nothing really changes around you. And people are the same. And even Mayakovsky walks around St. Petersburg somewhere. It's about the idea. Sometimes the very name of the artist can touch. Some of his masterpiece struck you at one time, but you cannot buy it. And a piece of what the master put his hand to is able to allow.

- I saw Glazunov on the wall ...

- Yes. I was 12 years old. We went to the exhibition of Ilya Glazunov in the Manege. It was pouring rain, there was a huge queue. And we are in it together with my aunt Ira. She is in a very beautiful soft blue jacket, in such a hat ... She has just returned from France. And I! I'm 12 and I'm in love with her. And now we go inside and see this "Russian beauty". I was stunned ... And those drawings on the wall that you saw, they bring me back to childhood. Everything in them is littered with snow, as in Apatity. The old lady is wandering. And I see my mother, she goes to the temple ...

- In the construction of which you invested?

“My dad started the construction. Then, Kingdom of Heaven, he was gone. I had to continue my father's work. Two years ago we made a beautiful road to the temple. Soon, if possible, we will erect a monument to Pushkin by Tsereteli in Apatity.

Under the poster of Valery Barykin, Soviet pin-up style. Right: Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe as Marilyn. There is an art object on the windowsill: a bomb shattered by an explosion. Symbolizes what our planet will turn into in case of war

– Will the monument fit in the city?

- Yes. The work of Zurab Konstantinovich, like the program “Let them talk”, evokes different feelings. But I believe that his work over time will be perceived in a completely different way. So, in Apatity there is a library and a square named after Pushkin. And there Alexander Sergeevich will sit on the bench. Small. Anyone can sit next to him and take a picture. Let the monument become a new landmark of the city.

- Andrey, why don't you transport the main attraction of Apatity - your mother - to Moscow?

- I dream about it and what options I didn’t offer. Doesn't want to. She continues to work in kindergarten, is engaged there with children with low vision. Even now. Crisis, many did not leave and continue to take their children to the garden. Mom arranges endless matinees there. I call and ask what you have today. And she: Dandelion Day, Airborne Forces Day, Watermelon Day.

- I don't live here. Moved in with his wife. Here, on this couch, I study French. The teacher comes twice a week at 9:30 in the morning. I also use this apartment as a warehouse or dressing room so that Natasha is not littered with things.

If someone comes, I give the keys to my friends. Parties are convenient here. We sat, drank, closed the door and dispersed. And then the cleaning lady came and cleaned everything...

How are your family parties going? What is a Saturday evening with Andrey Malakhov?

- Differently. Once every two months we visit my mother-in-law with my father-in-law in the country. And there is such a mini-report: how is someone doing, how the family lives, an exchange of views on current issues. Or we can go somewhere together. The change of scenery slightly expands the time, and one gets the feeling that there was not one day off, but many, many days. Although we can stay at home and watch the series " House of cards by ordering food from a restaurant.

We drink tea in the evenings. I never know when I’ll come home from work, so tea drinking is the moment when Natasha and I can talk about everything, discuss what worries us, our important point home society, creating a personal aura.

- And how did Natasha react to your desire to change jobs?

She said she would accept any decision. But internally, of course, she understood: since I took responsibility for the maintenance of the family, I know what I'm doing.

– Mmmm… Does your wife need to be supported?

- She's a girl! She needs to buy some clothes, jewelry, handbags, cosmetics in spring and autumn. A man can be called a man when he is able to do beautiful things in relation to his beloved. Yes, Natasha works by herself. She has a family that will always help her. But I am a husband. I have to take care of her. They write out that my parents bought us an apartment. And it sounds a little ridiculous in a situation where the whole country knows Malakhov, and Forbes reports that I earn millions. In general, it's time to finally earn these millions!

- Bye for the godchildren. I was looking specifically for those same picture books from the USSR.

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"I want to grow"

Andrey Malakhov explained the departure from Channel One

TV presenter Andrey Malakhov said that his departure from Channel One was due to a desire for professional growth. He stated this in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper.

“I want to grow up, become a producer, a person who makes decisions, including determining what my program is about, and does not give up my whole life and look like a puppy in the eyes of people changing during this time. The TV season is over, I decided that I needed to close this door and try myself in a new capacity in a new place, ”Malakhov said. Malakhov did not answer the question about the reasons for the conflict with the producer of Channel One, Natalya Nikonova. “Can I leave this without comment? I have always believed that in love and dislike one must be consistent. It is unusual for me to change my set of beliefs as if by a wave magic wand. This is where I will end the story,” he said.

Malakhov said that he came to television as a student. "I was fascinated by this big world and started by running for coffee during the day, at night - to the stall for vodka for television legends. And although you have become a popular TV presenter, you still work with the same people who treat you like the son of a regiment, ”the presenter explained. He added that his colleagues, who came to television much later, are already directing their own projects. “And you still have the same old status. You are expected to be the MC, but you already have something to talk about with your viewers,” he added.

In the publication StarHit, of which Malakhov is the editor-in-chief, he also published an open letter to Konstantin Ernst and the people with whom he worked. In it, the TV presenter said goodbye to his colleagues and personally thanked many of them. “Dear Konstantin Lvovich! 45 years is an important milestone in the life of a man, 25 of them I gave to you and Channel One. These years have become part of my DNA, and I remember every minute that you dedicated to me. Thank you so much for all that you have done, for the experience that you have passed on to me, for amazing journey along the television road of life that we went through together, ”wrote Malakhov, referring to the general director of Channel One.

Promo clip new program Malakhov on the channel "Russia 1", which is called "Hi, Andrey!", Posted on the StarHit channel on YouTube.

Recall that on July 31, the media reported that TV presenter Andrei Malakhov was switching from Channel One to VGTRK. According to the BBC Russian Service, the transition could be due to the fact that the channel's management decided to add to its talk show political topics, although earlier the program specialized in discussing the social agenda and show business. The initiator of the change of agenda was the producer Natalya Nikonova, who has been working on the program since May.

“Andrey Malakhov is the most important brick in the foundation of Channel One: his talk show under various names has been ranked first in the ratings of the most popular programs in the country for decades. Moscow State University," the host's colleagues from Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote.

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Other colleagues of Malakhov considered it possible to comment (albeit on condition of anonymity) of his departure to competitors. “In our party, they started talking at the end of last week. Allegedly, Malakhov did not work well with the new producer Natalya Nikonova, who is actively promoting Dmitry Shepelev and his new show “Actually,” said the former editor of Let They Talk.

“Yes, Andrey will not go anywhere. It is possible that he himself started the rumor about his departure in order to put pressure on Ernst: he is trading,” another interlocutor is sure.

“The real reason for Malakhov’s departure to the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company is that for several years he asked Ernst to allow him to produce his own programs. But Konstantin Lvovich sent him ...” a third source shared information.

As they wrote, the news of the transfer of Andrei Malakhov from Channel One to the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company became the most big news television offseason. The VGTRK did not confirm the information about the transfer of the presenter to them, but did not refute it either. “We have all the management on vacation, so this physically cannot happen in this moment", - denied the question in the press service of the company.