The actor, who has appeared in such productions as “Italiani”, “Rewers”, “1920 Battle of Warsaw” and “Ziarno prawdy”, does not give interviews very often. In a few of them, however, he allowed himself a bit of personal information that encourages reflection. Monday decided to talk about family relationships that were not always exemplary.
Jacek Poniedziałek on Childhood: “My Mother's Mother Slept with My Father”
The father of the future actor, who worked as a waiter, passed away very early. Monday was four years old at the time. It didn't get any easier later on. “And when I was 11, my brother died, then my grandmother, then my other brother. My family's life was marked by death and the fear of it,” we read in “Vivie!” a few years ago. Mom she had to to take over as head of the family, which was not easy. She found employment in a shop and then in a glassworks. Her income did not allow for a decent life. Monday confessed that the lack of money wasn't the biggest problem. It was the lack of closeness that bothered him the most. “She didn't give me warmth, because she didn't have a little space for it in her day, in her soul” – added the actor. Family ties were not improved by the fact that an unusual betrayal took place in close circles.
My mother's mother slept with my father. How was my mother supposed to be normal after that? She caught them. Things like that stay with you.
– the actor admitted Marek Sekielski.
Jacek Poniedziałek was ashamed of many issues. Poverty was not the only one on the list
“I was ashamed of poverty, I was ashamed of my parents, or rather my mother, because I hardly knew my father. When I was a child, until I was about 13, I didn't realize it, I accepted it with all my heart. At some point, especially during puberty, when hormones came to the fore, I began to understand poverty and ugliness, the unattractiveness of my surroundings,” the actor admitted on Onet. He experienced poverty especially when it was time to make important decisions about education and the future. Courses, trips and books – everything was expensive. Later in life, it was difficult for Poniedziałek to establish a good bond with his mother. “We spoke different languages. She loved me very much, but she didn't know how to show it. But I've already worked through all that and I don't want to go back to that” – the actor recalled in “Viva!”. When Monday he confessed the truth in the media that he is homosexualhis mom she was ashamed of the eyes of her friends from the estate. After some time, however, there were many deep conversations between her and her son, which the actor himself recalls to this day. You can find his latest photos in the gallery.