“I was very worried about my husband”: Inna Churikova hid the truth about her serious illness from her friends 23.01.2023, 11:35

The actress of Lenkom and the Vakhtangov Theater died on January 14. Churiková’s death was a complete surprise to many of her colleagues. It turns out that the “Shirley Myrley” star has been battling cancer, but has diligently kept her diagnosis a secret from others. Inna Mikhailovna took care of her husband, director Gleb Panfilov.

“Only theater directors knew about it. It wasn’t talked about and they wanted it so badly and she wanted it so badly. They only knew about the cancellation of the show. We wrote her a holiday card. We did not want to disturb her, because we understood that she was in a precarious balance, the man said that she had no strength… She was very worried about Gleb Anatolyevich. They were lovebirds… And this family, in general, never told anyone about weaknesses, “explained Yulia Rutberg.

Details about the illness of the People’s Artist of the USSR were revealed by her close friend Lyudmila Porgina. The widow of Nikolai Karachentsov spoke about how the last days of Churikova’s life passed.

“I called her, I wanted to see and talk. She replied, “Lyuda, I have no strength.” She really had a weakness. The Chinese gave her some needles. Subsequently, at the funeral, they tell me that he has a cancerous tumor and metastases have begun. Gleb probably knew about a serious illness, but he didn’t want to get upset, they just kept canceling the show, ”Porgina admitted.

Lyudmila Andreevna is worried about the status of a widower. The artist noted that she understood him perfectly, because she herself had experienced a similar tragedy. “We met, they walked at our house and at their house. We gave birth in a year and a month, she – Vanechka and I – Andryusha. Vanya once told me: “You are like a second mother to me.” I replied, “I’m strict, mind you.” I am very worried about Gleb Anatolyevich. He always seemed like a very strong man… but such a loss. I, too, was left alone, and I feel that I do not have this fire behind me, which, like Inna Mikhailovna for Gleb, “said the widow Karachenkova.

Olga Orlová was also present to say goodbye to the artist. The host of “House-2” knows the Churikov family thanks to his son. Olga admitted that she is very close friends with Ivan.

“We were introduced by mutual friends, I think, in London. We even traveled in groups. Vanya and I were together in Cuba. It was my birthday and I wanted to celebrate with some small company. And he says, “Let’s fly to Cuba, I’ll arrange everything.” It was funny. We are in such a vacuum. That was a few years ago. He is very friendly and interesting. It can be seen that he took the best from his parents, “Olga said on the broadcast of the talk show “The stars have aligned”.