Peta Murgatroyd Almost Sent Husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy a ‘Goodbye Text’ Amid Ukraine Invasion
usmagazine.comAmid the Russian invasion of several Ukrainian cities, Maksim Chmerkovskiy had been vocal about his experience living in Kyiv.
His wife, Peta Murgatroyd, admittedly struggled to know her spouse could have ended up in peril.“I mean, I literally wrote him a text, almost a goodbye text like if something happens,” the New Zealand native, 35, told Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, April 7.Chmerkovskiy, 42, had been living part-time in Kyiv, Ukraine, while filming World of Dance when Russian troops began invading its democratic neighbor in February.
After documenting his experience in bomb shelters, the Masked Dancer alum eventually left the country last month.“To get the phone call and to see him frantically packing his bags trying to get out of the hotel [and leave the country] was just like, I had a heart attack nearly,” the Peta Jane founder recalled to ET. “I had to sit myself down and calm down for him.
And then the next eight days were life-changing. Absolutely life-changing.”The pair — who share 5-year-old son Shai — had an emotional airport reunion on March 2.“I never thought our family would be directly affected by this in our lifetime, I never thought what we are seeing on our TV’s was a reality in 2022.
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