Valentin Gaft passed away. He died at the age of 86 from the consequences of a stroke. In recent years, Gaft lived thanks to the love and care of his wife. The actor was officially married twice. But it was his third marriage with Olga Ostroumova that became the happiest. They became close when they were already desperate to meet love. The middle-aged Gaft has two unsuccessful marriages behind him and one unofficial one, which also suffered a fiasco. Ostroumova also has two divorces in the past. From the latter, she still has not had time to recover. For 23 years, she did not pay attention to rumors, and when the truth about her husband's betrayal was revealed, it was very painful. With Gaft, they somehow crossed paths twenty years before the novel, on the set of the film "Garage". The artists were practically unfamiliar with each other. The second meeting was crucial. It happened at a corporate party where the actors were invited to perform. Olga agreed only because Gaft himself was announced there. An actor of this level will not participate in a dubious event, she said. And he, in turn, agreed, having learned that Ostroumova would be at the concert. He had liked her for a long time. Especially deeply the actor sunk into the soul of her interview, where she uttered the phrase that she would remain lonely and wait for the one who needed it. After the concert, Valentin Gaft invited Olga on a date. At the restaurant, he was so worried that he invited the actress to admire his muscles. She liked him immediately, too. Smart, subtle, courteous, with such sad eyes. After the date, the actor disappeared for several months. And four months later he called and said that he could not live without her. There was no wedding, the actors signed right in the hospital ward, where Gaft ended up with a difficult operation. Instead of a groom suit and a white bridesmaid dress, there are hospital pajamas and a bridesmaid's hospital gown. But it was this wedding that Gaft remembered most of all. After the painting, a miracle happened: the actor began to recover very quickly, he seemed to be drawn to life. Their late love became the most real. He dedicated poems to her piercing and touching. Olga Ostroumova and Valentin Gaft have lived together for 20 years. Photo: open sources
