Lazar Ristovski, 73, Marries Anica Lazic, 34

Actors Lazar Ristovski, 73, and Anica Lazic, 34, married on September 3, 2026. They announced the news themselves on social media, sharing photos from the wedding along with a short message: “Just married.”

This is Ristovski’s second marriage. He was married to his previous wife, actress Danica Ristovski, for 42 years, a marriage that ended in divorce in 2022. According to media reports, he and Anica had been together for several years before they tied the knot. Their 39 year age gap was for a long time the detail that interested the public most, along with the question of whether the wedding would ever happen at all.

In the wedding photos, Anica wore an elegant white gown, while Lazar chose a cream colored suit. According to Informer, the maid of honor was model Sofija Milosevic. Media reports say the wedding was held among close family and the wedding party. One detail outlets pointed out: Lazar’s son and his new wife are, according to those reports, the same age.

How Did Lazar Ristovski and Anica Lazic Meet?

While he stayed silent about the relationship for years, it was Anica who eventually spoke about their first meeting. She explained that it all began without anyone’s help.

“Lazar and I met without any go-between, the only go-between was God. We met in Belgrade, looked at each other for a few seconds, and then we hugged. After that hug we sat down and talked for hours,” Anica said.

For her, that moment still marks how long they’ve been together.

“When people ask me how long we’ve been together, I say since the first time we looked at each other. We talked about whether we should go public and say we were together. We agreed that I should be the one to announce it, but Lazar wouldn’t be Lazar if he hadn’t done it his own way,” the actress added.

It turned out Lazar didn’t quite announce that decision the way Anica expected.

“One morning he announced that we were together while I was asleep, and then left for work. I got up a bit later, didn’t turn my phone on right away, and a flood of messages was waiting for me. It wasn’t funny to me at the time. Then I saw the headlines, and they’re still coming out to this day. I went through online abuse, I had help from a psychotherapist, and Lazar was a huge support to me. In those moments I kept wondering how it must feel for some children,” Anica said.

She says the announcement sparked a wave of comments that weren’t easy to deal with, but adds that it was in those moments she realized just how much support Lazar truly was.

Did Marriage Even Matter to Anica?

Even though she has now married, Anica had said before the wedding that the paperwork itself didn’t mean much to her.

“I didn’t dream much about a wedding when I was a little girl, and it doesn’t matter much to me today either. I see it more as a formality, what matters more to me is the substance. We women do enjoy wearing a wedding dress. I’m not desperate to get married, what matters more is living the substance of love, and I already have that, thank God,” the actress said.

Before the wedding, the couple rarely paid attention to outside comments. They traveled together, appeared at premieres, including a screening of the movie “Gospodar oluje” (“Storm Lord”), and occasionally shared glimpses of their private life with followers. Every photo of them together has drawn plenty of reactions, and now that they’re finally married, congratulations from colleagues, friends and fans have been pouring in since the announcement went out.