Veronika Gajerová (59) has broken the wall of silence. After many months, he decided to give an open interview in which he revealed why he decided to leave the permanent commitment at the Municipal Theaters in Prague, where he worked for more than 35 years, as he is doing now with his work. and also spoke of his debts.
when Veronika Gajerová after more than 35 years, he left his permanent commitment at the Municipal Theaters in Prague, as reported blesk.cz, many fought their foreheads about his debts. But according to her words, the actress had nothing else. After the arrival of the new management, she realized that she was redundant in the company. And this despite the fact that she played over 120 major roles there.
The truth about the end at the theater
“I wondered if it made sense to stay in company, where the theater has started to be done in a slightly different direction than what pleases me. I like theater where the text is interpreted about what it is about and I don’t need to an artistic geisha, but it’s for a long time. Overall, the situation was such that my stay was not bearable and there was no work for me. I got it so well that it went to waste, even though I played more than 120 major roles there in 35 years. So I had to go on a journey into the unknown”Revealed the actress, whom we met during the promotional photo shoot of the theatrical production The Father, which premiered in 2017 at the Municipal Theaters in Prague. However, it will be performed in the theater directed by Palmovka and will have a new premiere in early November.
“For me it is a return to my beloved work, which was at the Municipal Theaters in Prague, where I spent over 35 years, where Mrs. Adamová, director Láďa Vymětal took me. I loved those theaters very much and spent a significant part there. of my life. It hurts me to have to give up on them, “says the actress, who in recent years has had to start earning a living with her own hands. It is no secret that due to debts she has had to look for work outside her sector and is anchored in the company where she works as a florist.
From actress to flower girl
“Covid has arrived, some of my past problems that weren’t entirely my fault or innocence. I had to deal with it somehow and started taking care of the flowers to make a living “, revealed the actress, who found this job soon after leaving the aforementioned engagement.
“I knew I couldn’t sit at home, because suddenly my theatrical work, where I was completely busy, was over. I also had twenty shows in a month. But it was clear that I had to leave because we didn’t get along with the management. It was nothing personal. They started marrying their people. It is a natural process. I, who survived three bosses there, the theater started going in a direction I didn’t want “, admitted Gajerová, who had to look for a regular job due to his difficult financial situation.
“I was looking for a job that satisfied me and that I didn’t have time for before. I was completely busy. Also, a single mom. I was alone with the kids. I found an ad that they are looking for a lady to water the flowers. When I first got there, they thought it was funny because they knew me as an actress. I explained to them that it’s not fun, I climbed on it and held on “, described the actress, for whom taking care of flowers is psychological therapy.
From a worker star
“I needed it because I was full of pain. Until now, people don’t know what it was like, and I won’t even say it. I have already forgiven, I got rid of all guilt and innocence. I joined a wonderful team, it has broadened my horizons, also sure, I don’t want it to sound like a sentence, humility and modesty. Suddenly you come to those companies and you can’t be an actress or a star. There you need to take sweatpants, an apron, scissors, a watering can and work. Suddenly I saw life on the other side. It is a lot of physical work and it is also psychotherapy. It’s just you and the flowers. You only care about those flowers”Says the actress, who at first didn’t want to talk about her privacy and debts, but then she did.
Even if at first he didn’t want to. “It was so terrible. It took a long time. It was connected to each other. It would be a long story and I would have to detail how it happened. What the tabloids wrote was just the result of something I borrowed. Not That was just the tip of the iceberg. I was waiting for some money, which was not coming to me. I was in a desperate situation. When you don’t have money for baby food, you don’t have money for school fees, so desperate women do desperate things. That was the tip of the iceberg “, says the actress categorically, who also talked about the people who helped her.
Debt trap and insolvency
“I had wonderful people around me who helped me. Later too insolvency, which I have But I will not be like some of my colleagues who broadcast everything that happens to them to the media. I don’t even want to. There is no one to put your head on a dog, blame, name. It would harm my children. The most precious thing I have are my children, who are wonderful ”. added Gajerová, who was enlightened at the thought of her children.
“My biggest success in life is my children. Eliška is studying at the university, Kryštof is a manager. That I could do it on my own, in the situation I was and was not in. I was in the same situation as Jiří Jurtinwho committed suicide. My debts weren’t that big, but at that time one million kroner was unimaginable money for me. Nobody helped me. I was helped by people who thought they would profit from it. Which did not happen. I could not do it anymore. I have returned a lot of money. I gave back what I could, then I didn’t even have the money anymore. Fortunately, it is behind me. I signed up for my debts. I pay the bankruptcy. It turned out as best it could “, added the actress, who didn’t want to go into details, but hinted that she might in the future.
“Maybe someday I’ll write a book. It’s such a story. I should start over. I don’t know if I’ll do it. It’s such a power. I believe no one can imagine what I experienced. But it’s not yet time for me to get out of it. I’ll just say that those who pretend to be good are just the opposite. And those who pretend to be horrible pigs are actually nice. It’s like in those plays. Everything is the opposite “, concluded Gajerová.
