Guy Meroz and Orly Vilnai drifting apart: "We talk less, conflicts arise"
Years after becoming one of the most recognizable couples on television, Guy Meroz talks about life with Orly Vilnai and the decision they made at home that naturally causes a certain distance: "We decided to take this thing out" | All the details
Journalist Guy Meroz and his wife, journalist and television personality Orly Vilnai, have been married and known as a couple and colleagues in the Israeli media for nearly two decades.
The two married in 2008 and, over the years, built a joint television career, including within the framework of morning shows and social investigations they hosted under the "Orly and Guy" brand.
Now, years after the period when they co-hosted their legendary morning show, Meroz reveals details about their relationship. This comes against the backdrop of his joining the panel of "The Patriots" on Channel 14, a move that brought him into a television environment associated with the right and sparked quite a few reactions.
In an interview with the "HaLiberal" podcast, Meroz said that the move to the right-wing screen also affected life at home with Vilnai. According to him, the two, who were used to talking a lot with each other, decided to stop discussing politics at home, following the friction that arose around his appearances on the show and the reactions it provokes in Vilnai's circle.
"We talk less about politics at home, about politics in general. So we stopped that, that thing. We don't talk about politics at home," Meroz said.
According to him, as far as political and diplomatic positions are concerned, there is no disagreement between them. "On the political and diplomatic matter, we agree completely, we think the same, we have no argument whatsoever," he said. However, on issues related to the media and things said in the public arena, there are differences of opinion. "On matters like, for example, the media, what Rotman said or didn't say, so here there is a lack of agreement," he explained.
Meroz also addressed the criticism his wife receives following his appearances on the channel. "Orly also gets terrible things from all sorts of her acquaintances, not close friends, but you know, all sorts of groups of women she is in," he said.
According to him, the criticism concerns the very fact of his appearance on the show and the things he says within it. "About the fact that I am there, about what I say there, she gets it terribly, and then conflicts arise," he said.
As a result, the two decided to take politics out of their home life. "So we decided to take this thing out," Meroz concluded. "We have enough things to talk about besides what Rotman said or didn't say on Saturday."
