When they met, she was 40 and he was 21. They were a couple for 27 years. She said he “endured her despotism”

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Elżbieta Zapendowska is a voice specialist and music critic. She gained nationwide recognition as a juror in such entertainment shows as “Idol”, “How they sing” and “Must Be the Music. Only music”. In 2023, she launched the Fraza Art Studio in Warsaw. Her relationship with Andrzej Kruk aroused people’s interest from the beginning, mainly due to their age difference. It was 19 years.

Zapendowska and Kruk. They met when she was 40 and he was 21

Elżbieta Zapendowska’s first husband was a naturalist whom she met during a trip to Masuria. The couple welcomed a daughter, Olga, into the world in 1975, but their marriage did not last. However, the star assured that they had friendly relations until Zapendowski’s death. Later, Elżbieta met Andrzej Kruk. She was 40 at the time and he was 21. They had similar interests: Ela was a voice coach, and Andrzej sang in choirs with Maryla Rodowicz and Ryszard Rynkowski. Asked by Krystyna Pytlakowska about their age difference, Zapendowska: “I don’t force him, he wants to. We understand each other, we are friends, we are attached to each other.”

They were together 27 years. “He is extremely patient and endures my despotism”

Elżbieta Zapendowska and Andrzej Kruk were together for 27 years. At that time, Andrzej decided to give up his own career and focus on Elżbieta’s professional plans. – He is a guide, fixer and driver. He is extremely patient and endures my despotism. I think we create a good relationship – assured Zapendowska. However, she admitted that sometimes she herself is surprised that they have been a couple for so many years. “I consider myself very lucky that it turned out this way. I’m just a little surprised that people as completely different as us stick together so much – she said. In 2015, Poland spread the news of their separation. As it turns out, the feeling between them gradually faded. Still, they had a strong bond, but not a romantic one, just a friendship. “They said there was no point in continuing this relationship, that it had no future. But they did not quarrel. Their love turned into friendship, and Andrzej continues to help Eli – confessed a friend of Zapendowska.