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KASAA LIFE

C O V E R S T O R Y

WITH

ANASTASIA STEZHKO

ONE MORNING

Actress, model, and happy mother Anastasia Stezhko is what you might call the ultimate multi-hyphenate. Anastasia is known to the viewer for her roles in many feature films and TV shows, including “Witch”, “Dad in law”, “Homeland”. But the best known for her role as prima-dancer Katiya in the high-ranking television series "Birch".

Anastasia played the volleyball 'Dynamo' team of the Kaliningrad for nine years. Sports temper helps her to be organized, concentrated, and do her best whatever she is in.

Anastasia Stezhko successfully combining her motherhood with her multiple movie shootings and wellbeing. KASAA LIFE talks to Anastasia to understand what inspires her and from where she takes the inspiration to keep herself in absolutely amazing shape.

Art Direction JULIA KAPITONOVA SAADA / Photography KSENIYA CHEBIRYAK

Videography EVAN SEGA / MUAH ELENA VINOKUROVA / Styling MILA PROST

KASAA LIFE: Anastasia, please tell us how you usually start your day?

ANASTASIA STEZHKO: For almost a year and a half, my day has started steadily with hugs with Stesha, my daughter. We talk, play around, lay a little together on the bed, and then we go to cook breakfast.

KASAA LIFE: What time do you usually wake up?

ANASTASIA STEZHKO: I usually wake up. when my daughter wakes up, that is, about 7 in the morning. Of course, I would not mind getting up later, but Stesha is satisfied with this time, and it seems that she is not going to change her schedule.

KASAA LIFE: Share your perfect breakfast recipe.

ANASTASIA STEZHKO: If you have time and desire to cook, then, of course, cheesecakes or curd casserole. If you have less time, then scramble eggs with vegetables and cheese. If there is no time at all - yogurt, cappuccino, and a piece of chocolate.

KASAA LIFE: Please tell us about your daily sports and beauty rituals, if any.

ANASTASIA STEZHKO: Probably, I will not surprise anyone with a multi-stage system of cleansing and moisturizing the skin: I wash off the makeup with micellar water, then remove its remnants with foam for washing, then a tonic, serum, face cream, and eye cream. I also use eye patches in the morning, especially during filming. At night, I often apply a nourishing leave-in mask, as the skin is prone to dryness.

As for sports, I train 3-4 times a week, it doesn't matter at home or in the gym. Depends on the workload and whether the nanny comes to us on this day. The workouts themselves are quite simple - 5-6 exercises for different muscle groups (buttocks, legs, arms, back, abs), three approaches each.

I love to run very much, but I prefer it in the warm season and in the fresh air.

KL: What kind of music do you like and what kind of music do you listen to? When you are at home, driving, onset; a sample playlist during your runs, is it different from what you put on in the city and while jogging along the coast?

AS: Oh, I'm still a music lover! I listen to completely different music: foreign rock, electronic, and conventionally ethnic, and pop music too. I learn a lot of music thanks to movie soundtracks.

As for classes, during sports, I most often listen to pop and RnB; in my car, I constantly hear Rock FM, and at home, the music is very diverse. On the set of films, I almost never listen to anything, I try to immerse myself in the process, and in the photo shoot I turn on what suits my mood and energizes me!

KL: What are you most proud of?

AS: My sporting past, albeit unprofessional. I played for the regional junior volleyball team, our team won many tournaments, even abroad. And of course, the fact that I graduated from the acting department of the Gerasimov VGIK. For me, as a person who is in love with cinema, this is a legendary place. It was a great honor to be a part of it.

KL: Where do you find inspiration?

AS: Music, cinema, painting, people, books, nature, and cities. In general, everything that surrounds me is all in some moment can be an inspiration. The main thing is to be open to it.

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KL: If you could go anywhere, what place would you choose and why? And what is your best childhood memory?

AS: There are dozens of beautiful beloved places on earth - Normandy, Brittany, Provence and other regions of France, Tuscany in Italy, Bali, California, London, St. Petersburg, and so on ... But I am a real fan of my native land, the Kaliningrad region. I grew up there, my family lives there, my beloved Baltic, the Curonian Spit, Yantarny, Zelenogradsk, and of course Kaliningrad itself. I go there every few months for sure.

My best childhood memory is the trips to the sports camp every summer with my volleyball team. The girls and I were very friendly, this time was filled with laughter, jokes, and romance. I will never forget how we ran in the mornings with stones in our hands on the sea, for weight. This is such a sport)

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KL: Tell us about your three favorite books. Why did you choose them?

AS: "The Magus" by John Fowles, the collection of short stories "Close the Last Door" by Truman Capote, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera. All these works are about the power of love, about choice, about the simplicity and complexity of human feelings. Each book in a certain period strongly influenced me and in many ways shaped my artistic taste and attitude towards important things in life.

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KL: What is your favorite parfum?

AS: More like a brand: Nassomato. I love almost all the fragrances from the brand's lineup! I recently bought a daring Baraonda, I already know it, I used it five years ago. Baraonda translated from Italian means "mess, mess", and I associate it with winter evening feasts of a cheerful and noisy company - here and alcoholic notes of expensive whiskey, rum aged in an oak barrel, and the taste of a juicy pie with raisins and prunes, barely perceptible tobacco. Everything, how I love!

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KL: Tell us about your favorite movie role.

AS: Every time I get lost when I need to answer this question. It is difficult to single out anyone,

each in its own way is dear to me. Cinema is a collective art, therefore the role is formed thanks to the work of many people, starting with the screenwriter, producer, director, make-up and costume designers, camera crew, and

up to the careful remarks of the script supervisor - a person who makes sure that the chronology is observed correctly, movements from taking to take and many other moments that play an important role in the filming process.

KL: What projects are you working on now? That we, fans of your creativity,

waiting soon?

AS: Literally, now I am starting filming a new project that is important to me. A vivid role, rich in scenes that allow you to show your acting skills. Until I can share more detailed information, but very soon I will tell you everything.

KL: How do you fight fatigue / keep fit during extended filming, air travel, are there any exercises/techniques you could share?

AS: During filming or any complex, stressful process, the most important thing is to adhere to

the regime. I try to get enough sleep whenever possible, breathe fresh air, eat healthy, moderate physical activity. And fewer negative emotions.

As for keeping fit - I can do almost all the exercises anywhere and whenever. These are squats, back lunges, raising the legs on all fours, push-ups, back push-ups from the bench (any surface such as a sofa or chair), twisting.

To keep the muscles in good shape, half an hour of training is enough for me, and it's really possible to find

time even in working mode.

KL: The last traditional question in a blitz survey format. Tea or coffee?

AS: Coffee (more precisely cappuccino).

KL: Cycling or jogging?

AS: Jogging.

KL: What is your favorite color?

AS: Sky-Blue.

KL: Sports leggings or bodysuit?

AS: Leggings.