Julia Wieniawa: ''Nikt nie widzi tej strony mojego życia''

0:00What you don't know about me is

0:01definitely that I am very

0:02family-oriented and family is very

0:04important to me .

0:05The media constantly links you with my

0:07fiancé . That is true .

0:09Do you have any thoughts after the "

0:10Poverty is a state of mind " campaign ?

0:12Let’s start by saying that I did not

0:14speak those words . They did not come

0:16out of my mouth .

0:17How do you manage with that ? Did you

0:19learn how to organize your time somehow

0:20? Or maybe you have a problem with that

0:22?

0:22For a while , I had the wrong motivation

0:24, a toxic motivation , and I do not

0:26recommend it . I was once friends with

0:29this one girl , who was like a friend

0:30and a rival to me .

0:32If you could tell me , then , what is

0:34your biggest priority in life ?

0:36This will be a turning point in my life

0:38.

0:38What do you know about Julia Wieniawa ?

0:40I pray every day before I start .

0:42Nobody at school tells you that you

0:44don't have to be accepted by everyone ;

0:45you just go to the front to answer , and

0:47success is that the class isn't

0:49laughing at you .

0:50I feel like a woman in every way . How

0:52many tears I have shed in my life

0:54because , you know , I read something

0:55somewhere . This is probably my greatest

0:58strength . It's the man who should lead ,

1:00give you a framework , so to speak , and

1:02you can just flow , dance , and be

1:04yourself within it . I believe in signs

1:05from the universe . I also believe that

1:08everything happens for a reason , and I

1:10believe that we obviously have free

1:12will , but some things are , I feel ,

1:14written in the stars . Often in my

1:17relationships , that was the main reason

1:19for failure . Hi , I'm very glad you're

1:26here . Welcome to the " Because I Want to

1:29Know " podcast . Together , we explore

1:31topics that often nobody teaches us and

1:33look for ways to lead a more conscious

1:34and better life . This is a space where

1:37I talk to experts from various fields

1:39and people who inspire with their

1:41stories . Enjoy listening . Today my

1:44guest is Julia Wieniawa .

1:45Good morning .

1:47One of the biggest young stars in

1:49Poland . An actress , singer , and

1:51influencer , a girl who turned a TV

1:54series debut into a full-fledged

1:56showbiz empire . It is a great pleasure

2:00to host you here , and listen , I always

2:02ask my guests the first question , but

2:04you've answered it before , so I've

2:05changed its form slightly .

2:08Okay ,

2:09so tell me , if not for your profession ,

2:11background , nationality , or where you

2:13grew up , and without mentioning hobbies

2:15, religion , or labels , how would you

2:18describe yourself ? Oh God , that's a

2:20terribly complex question . If you could

2:22, once more , how would I describe

2:24myself without

2:25saying ,

2:25yes , without , um , talking about the

2:27profession , about the background .

2:28Okay , I understand , I understand .

2:30Alright .

2:31Who am I ? Like a little PR , right , for ,

2:35um , a Tinder bio , let's

2:39say . I think I am very , um an honest ,

2:47consistent , um , woman , a real woman now

2:50. Maybe let's start with that . I feel

2:53that I am a woman now . Over the last

2:57two years , I've gone through such a

2:59transformation and , and , and maturation

3:01, that I can say that .

3:05I am I am very loyal , especially to my

3:11true friends . I am a Capricorn . Oh , you

3:15didn't tell me I couldn't say that , so

3:17yes . I am a Capricorn . I think that

3:20says a lot about me too . I am a number

3:22eight in numerology . So , if someone is

3:28into zodiac , esoteric topics and so on ,

3:30well , an eight and a Capricorn have , so

3:33to speak , double the firepower , because

3:35they have quite similar traits . Meaning

3:41, I am very fortunately or

3:45unfortunately focused on work , on my

3:47career . I can admit that it is a very

3:51important thing in my life . I have

3:56always had a specific goal , um , that I

3:58consistently pursue . But what you don't

4:03know about me is definitely that I am

4:05very family-oriented , and family is

4:07very important to me , and I would love

4:09to start one someday . I am a quiet

4:13romantic and love is something that

4:18really drives me in life , and when

4:20it’s not there , I don’t feel like

4:22doing anything .

4:25Listen , you already answered almost two

4:27more questions I had prepared along the

4:29way , but I’ll start with whether you

4:31have always been this ambitious and

4:32productive , because it’s clear to see

4:34that work is important to you and that

4:36you consistently pursue your goals . And

4:39the question is , has it always been

4:40like that ?

4:42I was always a curious child ,

4:44interested in the world . I never put

4:47myself in a box . I always wanted to try

4:50everything possible . As a child , I went

4:54to dance classes , musicals , then vocals

4:57were added , acting , lessons , horse

4:59riding . I tried everything . Hmm , but it

5:04was often also , um , associated with a ,

5:07um , quick enthusiasm , and then a , um ,

5:09quick , um , fading of that enthusiasm ,

5:12so-called short-lived passion . For

5:16example , um , guitar or some instruments

5:18, or even painting , because my father

5:20is a painter , and as a child , I also

5:22went to plein-air painting sessions and

5:24painted a lot , but then with age , I

5:26realized that my ADHD doesn’t allow

5:28for those passions , so I was always

5:30very curious about the world . But that

5:34kind of consistency and perseverance in

5:37one specific goal came , I think , with

5:39age and experience . But yeah , I think I

5:42can call myself an ambitious person . I

5:46wonder where that comes from . I

5:47sometimes wonder myself what my main

5:49driving force in life is . I think at

5:52the beginning it was the need to prove

5:56it to my family , a bit to my dad . Sorry

6:01Dad , if you're watching this , that

6:03it’s possible , that my dreams aren't ,

6:05you know not made up , and I'm not just

6:11saying that ; if I really set my mind to

6:13something , I am capable of doing it . So

6:16that was always my primary driving

6:18force . But then , for a while , I had , uh

6:22, for a moment I had a bad motivation ,

6:24a toxic motivation , and I don't

6:26recommend it . I was once , I was friends

6:30with this one girl , who was a

6:31friend-rival to me .

6:34Okay . I mean , I think the friendship

6:37and rivalry was more on her side ,

6:38because I always just wear my heart on

6:40my sleeve . However , I guess that mutual

6:49need to prove to each other , you know ,

6:51who would have a better resume , who

6:53would do more things and so on , that

6:55was a toxic motivation for a while . And

7:01then , when I freed myself from that

7:03toxic friendship , it turned out that

7:05not comparing myself to others is the

7:06most beautiful thing , and that's when

7:08the most beautiful things happen , and

7:10my career took off . Um , and after that ,

7:16I just wanted to prove to myself that I

7:18could do it and yeah , I guess so . Now

7:26I'll ask you a question : if there were

7:28one skill that you didn't have to learn

7:29, but could just wish to have overnight

7:31. What would that be ?

7:35But is it a real or unreal one ?

7:38You know what , I was actually thinking

7:39more about a real one . I thought of

7:42wanting to fly immediately .

7:43No , no . I'm not asking about

7:45superpowers yet .

7:46Okay , so a skill . Well , you know , for

7:49example , I can't cook , and I'd love to

7:52be able to cook . That for sure ,

7:54although I'm slowly getting convinced

7:56to do it . I started with breakfasts .

7:59I'm great at omelets , poached eggs , and

8:01eggs Benedict now . Playing the piano .

8:06Playing the Oh , wow . Well , actually ,

8:07actually that's a very good answer too .

8:09Yes .

8:10Well , yeah . I think it could make

8:11things a lot easier for you overnight .

8:13That's true . Yes , I even bought a piano

8:16and got one as a gift , so I already

8:18have two pianos . Listen , and I still

8:21don't have that skill because , um , my

8:24intense lifestyle doesn't allow me to

8:25... I mean , it doesn't allow me . It's

8:32always said that where there's a will ,

8:34there's a way , but I really , really

8:36dream of it , yet I still have more

8:37important things to do , and I don't

8:39quite have the time to learn to play

8:41the piano yet , but I do dream of it and

8:42it's even on my list of resolutions for

8:44this year .

8:48Mhm . It would definitely make writing

8:55music much easier for me , to feel that

8:57complete independence , because

8:59currently , despite everything , I need a

9:01second person to write songs , like a

9:03music producer , who will suggest a

9:05backing track , some

9:09chords , um ,

9:11over which I can lay my top line ,

9:13yeah ,

9:14meaning the song's melody , and then I

9:16start writing the lyrics and so on . And

9:19if I had the skill , even of basic piano

9:21playing , that would give me the ability

9:23to just write by myself at home . And

9:28so I come with a finished song and say

9:30to the producer : " Mr. Producer , please

9:32create a beautiful arrangement for me

9:34here , but there’s no interference

9:36with the song itself . " So yes , I agree ,

9:39you were right . Cooking is a less

9:42important thing . That can be learned in

9:44time . If you have someone to cook for ,

9:47then sure .

9:48Okay , you said you have a lot of

9:49responsibilities and it's sometimes

9:51hard to organize , but how do you

9:53actually do it , how do you manage ? Did

9:56you learn time management somehow , or

9:58do you struggle with it ?

10:00I’ve managed my ADHD quite

10:01intuitively , why do I keep talking

10:03about it ? I know it's a very popular

10:06topic now , every other person has ADHD .

10:09But I'm not surprised , we live in a

10:11world of huge stimuli , total

10:13overstimulation . I’m even scared for

10:16my sister and her generation , because

10:18that’s just hardcore , being born with

10:20TikTok in hand . Anyway , I had tests

10:25done , both with a psychologist and

10:27blood tests for neurotransmitters .

10:33And I have double confirmation that it

10:35is ADHD ; apparently my body doesn’t

10:38produce enough dopamine and serotonin

10:40on its own , which is the main cause of

10:42this ADHD . But I talked to my

10:47psychologist . Okay , so what now ? And

10:52she says that according to my

10:54description and the test I filled out ,

10:55I intuitively and spontaneously cope

10:57with the disorder , and it actually

11:04gives me a nice boost at work , and I

11:06honestly even like it about myself . I

11:10like it because it pushes me to do more

11:12and more things . Uh ,

11:15actually , I was going to ask if maybe

11:16that’s why you’re able to do so

11:18much and have so much energy for it .

11:20I think so . I think it really helps me

11:22at work . Uh , I’m always craving more ,

11:25because I crave stimuli , I crave

11:27dopamine , so at work , it drives me . In

11:30my private life , well , it’s not

11:32helpful . But , getting back , because I

11:36know I’m going around in circles

11:38answering your question , as to how I

11:39handle it and organize my time . Simple

11:44as that . Calendar on my phone . I write

11:48everything in my calendar . Even a

11:50meeting with a friend or a quick coffee

11:52with someone . Everything is on my phone

11:55, so before I go to sleep , I see that I

11:57have checked everything off . I feel

12:00fulfilled and can go to sleep satisfied

12:02.

12:02It makes things much easier . I highly

12:04recommend it to everyone .

12:07If you could tell me , what is your

12:08biggest priority in life right now ?

12:12Right now ? Mm-hmm .

12:14Now , in 2026 .

12:16Right .

12:17Well , right now , it's the concert tour .

12:22A concert tour that starts in April ,

12:24and its grand finale is on April 26th

12:26at Torwar . This is the first time I'm

12:31organizing Torwar solo ,

12:36because I always performed there as a

12:37guest , and this year I decided that I

12:39had to take the risk and this step and

12:41try to sell out at least half of Torwar

12:43.

12:46Congratulations .

12:47Keep your fingers crossed . Knock on

12:49wood . I warmly invite you and your

12:51viewers . Because it will be such a

12:55breakthrough moment in my life . A bit

12:57of a closure of a certain chapter , and

13:00a bit of a closure of the " chiaroscuro "

13:02stage too .

13:03And an opening of a new one .

13:05It will definitely be a great show .

13:08Just two days ago , I met with my

13:10choreographer to figure out what we're

13:12updating , what new things we'll offer .

13:16Uh , there will be beautiful visuals ,

13:18lighting , everything the way I like it

13:21most . Uh , so I'll be happy if you drop

13:24by . This is the most important thing

13:28for me right now , because it will cost

13:30me a lot of work over the next few

13:32weeks .

13:33So , how many concerts are you planning

13:35on the tour ?

13:36The concert tour will have seven

13:38concerts

13:38in the biggest cities , and the Warsaw

13:40Torwar will be the finale .

13:42The final one . Cool . Awesome .

13:44But I am stressed . I'll tell you that ,

13:46just as for the last few years I walked

13:53through this world so very confident in

13:55myself and my skills , that I’d just

13:57jump in without thinking , well , now I

13:58really feel a lot of humility ,

14:05but I think it’s good to feel that ,

14:06yeah , because it’s grounding ,

14:10and , you know , we’ll see how it all

14:11turns out . I’m a little stressed

14:13about it , I won't hide that .

14:15Well , that actually brings a question

14:16to mind right now . Acting , music . You

14:20once mentioned that you would choose

14:22music if you had to compare them . So

14:25tell me why , and let's touch on that

14:27stress . Why does music stress you out

14:30the most ?

14:32Well , because here everything is on my

14:34head , which is both a plus and a minus

14:36at the same time . Hmm , mm-hmm .

14:39Because here I can be my own boss . I

14:45decide , especially now that I've gone

14:47independent , I release music myself , I

14:49have distribution . I only , uh , I decide

14:53what I release , when I release it , what

14:55video I make . I am the master and

14:59commander of my own destiny . It's great

15:01, but it is a huge responsibility on my

15:04shoulders . I also have a lot of people ,

15:10that also work for me

15:13and that is also a huge responsibility .

15:16A lot of such burdensome things just

15:18come with it , and it's a huge risk .

15:22Because , in truth , releasing every

15:24single involves spending money ,

15:26dedicating a huge amount of time ,

15:28filming a music video , which again

15:30means finding money for that , and so on

15:33and so forth . And you never know if it

15:35will take off or not .

15:37Mhm .

15:38And I’ve been surprised many times ,

15:40both positively and negatively ,

15:41thinking something would definitely

15:43take off , only for it to turn out

15:45completely different . Well , for example

15:48, in the case of the song " Kocham , " I

15:50didn't know it would go this viral , so

15:52that was a nice surprise . So , it's one

15:57big unknown , but on the other hand ,

15:59when success comes , the satisfaction is

16:01huge .

16:03Oh yes . huge . Nothing ventured , nothing

16:06gained . As for acting , I’m not giving

16:11it up because I like it very much , I

16:13really enjoy it too , especially when I

16:15get roles that help me grow , that

16:16fascinate me , and that simply let me

16:18express myself . For example , that's why

16:24I perform in theater ; even though I

16:26theoretically don't have to , I’ve

16:28been doing this play with Woronowicz at

16:30Garnizon Sztuki for almost three years

16:32now . We sell out all the shows , and it

16:36excites me , especially this theater ,

16:38because it's

16:40live ,

16:41because it's like a gym for my brain ,

16:43in a way . But going back to acting

16:47itself , it's a safer form in the sense

16:49that once you’ve kindly been given

16:51the role because someone sees the

16:53potential in you , you know : you show up

16:55on set , learn your lines , do it , leave ,

16:57get your day rate , and the matter is

16:59settled . You don't care about anything

17:03else , and in fact , you can't even care ,

17:04because you have no influence over it .

17:07Which has its pros , because you just

17:10forget , move on , get paid , and goodbye ,

17:12but it also has its cons . Because it

17:15doesn't matter if you acted well or not

17:16, you don't know how they'll edit it ,

17:18you don't know what music they'll add ,

17:20you don't know what the promotion

17:21around the film will be like , and a

17:23whole host of other aspects that go

17:24into the final production . Oh yes . Umm ,

17:30so everything has its pros and cons ,

17:32but I prefer music because here I feel

17:34more like myself , I can convey my true

17:36emotions and tell stories in my music

17:38about things I couldn't say in an

17:39interview , for example . Right .

17:44Mhm . And in your own words , too .

17:46Yes , exactly . And what about fame ? Are

17:50you afraid that it will one day pass ?

17:53Do you think it's just a good strategy

17:54and you have control over it ?

17:58I feel like I have control over it . Mm .

18:04But I’m also not afraid of it anymore

18:05. I know that there will definitely

18:08come a moment when I’m not the hot

18:10topic anymore , although I’m still

18:11surprised it’s lasted this long ,

18:16because everyone told me , oh , 5 minutes

18:19and it'll pass , but it turns out those

18:215 minutes stretched into 15 . I’m very

18:27grateful for that , and now , with age , I

18:29at least know what this game is about

18:30and I know well how to play it . Mm , but

18:36I’m also not afraid of that passing .

18:40Mhm .

18:42In fact , it seems to me that I will

18:43someday help other young people with

18:49how to be in this place , the one I was

18:51in .

18:53Would you like to do something like

18:54that someday ?

18:54Yes . It’s like an intuition that that

18:59will be my role someday , and I’m

19:01happy about that , and I’d rather have

19:03it be that way , not that I’d be some

19:05bitter , you know , sad old woman who ,

19:07you know , is no longer number one . No ,

19:11I truly feel fulfilled already .

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19:23you’ll find all sorts of content ,

19:25from health to sports , fashion , and

19:27entertainment . So it would be cool if

19:29you were a part of it . I still have a

19:34few things I’d like to check off in

19:36my life , but increasingly , believe me ,

19:38I want to calm down a bit , slow down a

19:40little , and change my priorities

19:44to those simplest life ones .

19:47So you imagine yourself a bit older ,

19:49having already slightly stepped away

19:51from this world , from in front of the

19:53cameras , and , for example , helping

19:55others shine instead .

19:58I’m not saying I’ll totally

19:59disappear one day , because I like it

20:01too much . After all , it still fuels me

20:03too much . Uh , but I am absolutely ready

20:05to , someday , step into the shadows a

20:07little bit , because I also won’t hide

20:09the fact that I’m — I don't want to

20:11complain here , because it's not about

20:13complaining — but I really am tired at

20:15times

20:17and I feel a kind of professional

20:18burnout , or maybe not even professional

20:20burnout , but just being overworked .

20:23Mhm .

20:24Over-exhausted . And I know I did it to

20:27myself , because no one forced me to do

20:29it . It’s not like I’m incapacitated

20:33and my mom makes me work . And you know ,

20:36sometimes people write that my mom is

20:38like Kris Jenner and I’m poor , just

20:40being dragged along by her . That’s

20:42not the case at all . I am the master of

20:44my own fate . I was always the one

20:48pushing through doors and windows ,

20:49eager for the spotlight , and she just

20:51helped me with all of that because she

20:53wanted me to follow my dreams . So , I

20:59know I'm a bit to blame for it myself .

21:06But I don't regret that my life turned

21:08out this way , because I really learned

21:09quite a few things early on and

21:11definitely know what I don't want

21:12anymore . And that is the first step to

21:18knowing what you actually do want . Yeah

21:21.

21:22All right . You know , I’ve prepared a

21:25mini-game here ; since you’ve been

21:27rambling , I’m going to give you a

21:29small restriction now .

21:30Okay . Oh , Jesus . Yeah , I’m the queen

21:32of beating around the bush . I’m sorry

21:34.

21:34No worries . I think the viewers are

21:37satisfied with that . Me too , but now

21:39we’re going to play a traits game

21:41where I ask you questions and you just

21:43answer in three words . Okay .

21:45Three words . All right .

21:46That’s right . Three traits you like

21:48most about yourself . Uh . Stubbornness ,

21:54uh . Actually , probably that loyalty .

22:00Mhm .

22:02Hard work .

22:04Three traits you like least about

22:06yourself . Actually , I could name the

22:11same ones , because they all have their

22:13pros and cons , but . I don’t know if

22:19it’s a minus , but that emotional

22:21hypersensitivity that makes me take

22:22everything to heart .

22:24Okay , I’m talking too much again . It

22:26was supposed to be simple words .

22:30Oversensitivity .

22:32Okay . Maybe that , if it can be both a

22:34plus and a minus again . But there are

22:37no justifications . Remember , three

22:40words .

22:41Three words . Selfishness .

22:44Okay .

22:45Sometimes . And honesty , but I’d list

22:50honesty as a plus . For me , these traits

22:53have both pros and cons . So I could

22:57just repeat some of them . But okay ,

23:00what else can I say ? Chaos , that I’m

23:05sometimes chaotic . Yes . Okay .

23:08Now , three traits that help you most in

23:10your work . You can repeat yourself . I

23:13accept that . You can repeat yourself .

23:17Actually , that chaos sometimes really

23:19hinders me , but it also really helps me

23:22sometimes . Regardless , I am strategic .

23:25Oh , maybe strategy . Strategic thinking .

23:28Mhm .

23:29I know how to work . I know how to work

23:31with , you know , when there’s such

23:33intense , high stress ; how to say this

23:35in one word , that I’m resilient , you

23:36know , to such , when it’s ...

23:39When there’s a lot going on and I

23:40have a deadline and I need to act here

23:42and now , that’s when I’m most

23:43focused . It’s like , resilience , high

23:45stress resistance .

23:46Okay . Okay . That’s , I don’t know ,

23:49some trait I definitely have , and it

23:51makes my work much easier . And maybe

23:59it's not visible , but humility . I am

24:03very humble .

24:04Okay . I'm especially humble when I need

24:07to be . I think we know best what we're

24:10like ourselves . It's easy to judge from

24:12the outside , but internally , we are

24:14probably our own best judges . Alright .

24:17Three traits or habits you'd like to

24:19develop in 2026 .

24:23Meditation .

24:24Mhm .

24:25Oh Jesus , that is so hard for me .

24:27It's true , it's super hard .

24:29It is so hard . Do you meditate ? I try ,

24:32but I tell everyone that my , that I

24:34meditate in my own way , because I think

24:36meditation can take many forms , rather

24:38than just sitting in silence .

24:40That's true . Start .

24:42For me , meditation is meditation in

24:44motion , for example , you know , sports ,

24:47the gym , especially when I do it by

24:49myself , cardio , yoga , that is my

24:51meditation , but the kind of meditation

24:53that involves sitting in silence , being

24:56with myself , breathing exercises more

24:58often ,

25:00that is what I would really like to

25:02develop . And I know I can , because for

25:06example , I developed the habit of

25:08drinking water very quickly and I walk

25:10everywhere with my big jug . Everyone

25:13laughs at me , but indeed I managed it

25:15and I always drink those 2.5 liters

25:17minimum .

25:18Damn , respect . I wanted to drink that

25:20much

25:20really .

25:21I'll even tell you that I'm already

25:22parched . I think I'll drink some water

25:24because of all this and now I'm just

25:25stalling . It happened .

25:26Listen , we're promoting drinking water

25:28now . You need to stay hydrated .

25:30Stay hydrated . Alright , and the third

25:32trait . Yes ,

25:33yes . You see , I don't remember anymore .

25:36Or habit

25:36or habit . Habit , habit . Okay ,

25:39habits are easier .

25:40I actually have a lot of good habits

25:42already , but maybe , maybe one I would

25:44like to get rid of , is that also in the

25:46question , or not ? Is it one to acquire ?

25:49Yes ,

25:49to develop , but

25:50okay . Develop . Okay , fine , fine . Oh

25:54Jesus . Maybe more stretching ?

25:59Stretching is , is cool

26:02and I definitely do it too rarely .

26:05Okay , so the last one from this segment

26:06is three words you would use to

26:08describe your life right now .

26:10Very emotional .

26:11Mhm .

26:12Breakthrough . I'm having a very

26:14breakthrough time right now . And

26:16intense .

26:18Okay . Those suit you .

26:23Let's move on then to the healthy

26:25lifestyle and spirituality segment . I

26:28love this topic . Watching your activity

26:31. I know you're in Bali a lot , that you

26:35do yoga , and you can really see that

26:36healthy lifestyle in you . Could you

26:41tell me what your typical day looks

26:42like in terms of a healthy lifestyle ?

26:45What do you practice ?

26:47Let's start with the fact that my days

26:48are not typical at all ,

26:52and finding a routine is my daily task .

26:58I really like having a routine , and I

27:00try to have mornings for myself , for

27:02example . That is sacred to me . Since I

27:06can afford to dictate my own terms

27:08rather than adapt to others , those

27:10mornings are really super important to

27:12me , and as much as I can , I start work

27:14at 12:00 or 1:00 PM , and the whole

27:16morning is just for me . But it’s also

27:21true that my creative work is better in

27:23the evening . I have this feeling that

27:25when I'm sitting in the studio , I

27:27prefer the evening , so that suits me .

27:29It's worse when I have a film or TV set

27:31, because then , really ... you have to

27:35get up around 6:00 or 7:00 AM . I was

27:37even going to ask how you deal with

27:38adapting to the schedule , because I

27:40know it’s not ...

27:41I don't like it , I don't like it . I

27:43don't like adapting at all . I really

27:45dislike when there are rules , and

27:47I’ve always been like that , even in

27:48school . But sometimes you have to , you

27:51know . However , whenever I can , I put in

27:53my contract , for example , that I won't

27:55get up earlier than 8:00 AM . Mhm .

27:57But it wasn't always like that . It’s

27:59only recently that I've been able to

28:01include that . But that’s exactly

28:03because those mornings are essential to

28:05me . If I get up calmly in the morning

28:11and get those 8 hours of sleep , it

28:13makes me smile , feel regenerated ,

28:15focused , and kind ; if I'm

28:16sleep-deprived , I'm very irritable .

28:23Then I’m like porcelain . I’m joking

28:26a little , of course , but there’s some

28:28truth to it too . So if I sleep those 8

28:33hours , get up in the morning , first I

28:35have to take my thyroid medication ,

28:37wait a while , brush my teeth , then I go

28:39for a walk with the dog , and drink warm

28:41water with lemon ,

28:46to warm up my tummy and get my bowels

28:48working better . Then I take my

28:50probiotic , which I also have to take on

28:52an empty stomach . I go , put on my shoes

28:55, and even in my pajamas , I do my

28:58favorite fasted cardio .

28:59Mhm .

29:00Or just get my steps in , depending on

29:01the moment of my cycle , because I’ve

29:03started paying attention to that lately

29:05too .

29:05Oh , that's cool . That's interesting .

29:08Because I used to push myself so hard ,

29:10thinking more is always better , and I

29:12had the opposite effect — I would swell

29:14up terribly , my cortisol would spike

29:16even more , and it becomes a vicious

29:18cycle . But when I listen to my body

29:20more and don't push to the max , just ...

29:23when I feel worse , I just do yoga or

29:25just walking , instead of turbo cardio ,

29:28kickboxing , or you know , some kind of

29:30overwhelming ...

29:31exercises . So I started listening to my

29:33body . So , coming back from my cardio ,

29:36I’m making myself a nice , calm

29:37breakfast . Whenever I have time , it’s

29:41my favorite egg dish : an omelet with

29:43two eggs and one egg white . Plus some

29:47feta cheese , my favorite . And a salad ,

29:50lots of greens . You even have a

29:52breakfast recipe now .

29:53Exactly . You're welcome . I really love

29:55mornings . I love them . Mhm .

29:59Especially when I have time for things

30:01that calibrate me , because it means

30:02I’m okay afterwards and ready to take

30:04on the day .

30:07Yeah , starting the day like this puts

30:09everything in a completely different

30:10perspective .

30:12And then , after breakfast , I take a

30:14whole handful of my second breakfast ,

30:16which is my supplements ,

30:20which are , of course , wisely chosen by

30:22my endocrinologist and nutritionist . I

30:26don’t just do this blindly .

30:32That’s when I can really start my day

30:33and I’m in a good mood , so that’s

30:35my morning .

30:38Mhm .

30:39That was the question , I hope , because

30:41I remember asking about healthy habits .

30:43I understand you don’t have typical

30:44days and each one doesn’t look the

30:46same . Quite the opposite . So it’s

30:47cool that you’re even able to

30:48maintain this morning routine , right ?

30:50Exactly . Yes .

30:51So now , moving more towards

30:53spirituality . What do you know , Julia

30:55Wieniawa ? And is there any direction of

30:57spirituality that you identify with the

30:59most and find your truth in ?

31:06I think there comes a time for everyone

31:08when you start to think about it more .

31:14I come from a family that believes in

31:16God , a Catholic , Christian family .

31:21However , I had a moment of distancing

31:23myself , especially from the church ,

31:24from the church itself , and I don't

31:26really like those institutions . I don't

31:32like that these churches are always so

31:34big , tall , covered in gold , and that

31:36whole approach to people , that it's

31:38always just about contrition for sins ,

31:40contrition for sins , and that

31:41everything is always so sad . That

31:46scared me off as a child ,

31:49but on the other hand , well , the priest

31:51who taught me religion was the one who

31:53made it so ... ... and honestly , I’m

31:57kind of where I am because of him .

31:58Shout out

31:59to

32:01Father Marcin Szczerbiński , who taught

32:03me religion and also how to play the

32:05guitar , and I went to a few of his

32:06classes .

32:10He said that I had huge vocal talent

32:11and that I wanted to be an actress and

32:13that I also liked to dance . So he found

32:16me a musical school and pushed me into

32:18it . And that musical school was my

32:22first stepping stone to the audition

32:24for " Rodzinka.pl . " And then it just

32:27took off , so it was all connected , you

32:29know .

32:30You have a soft spot for it .

32:31Plus , when I was a kid , I went to

32:33church even on Saturdays for choir

32:35rehearsals , and on Sundays , I sang all

32:37the psalms , alleluias , and so on . I was

32:42in the church choir , so I often joke

32:44that it was my first audience , and in

32:46general , I really loved my little

32:48church . It was so modest and charming ,

32:53the place where I had my communion and

32:55confirmation . But later on , I distanced

32:58myself from the institution of the

33:00church because it got too involved in

33:02politics .

33:06It started to feel too political for me

33:08, which made me pull away , but I still

33:10believed and continue to believe in God

33:12. I don’t know if it’s a man with

33:16long hair and a beard , but I do believe

33:18in energy . I believe there is

33:21definitely something out there , and I

33:23dare say that , in reality , all

33:24religions like Buddhism or , you know ,

33:30belief in Allah and so on , are really

33:32just faith in the same energy , just in

33:34a slightly different form . And what I

33:39can never understand is why in the

33:41world there are wars related to

33:45religion , you know , that they exist ,

33:47that there are religious wars . I just

33:49can’t grasp that at all . Why should

33:51we care who someone else believes in ?

33:53Like , you know ,

33:55just believe in what suits you best ,

33:59and if it serves you , that’s great .

34:02No , it’s not my business . That’s

34:04why , to me , it’s all such an

34:06absurdity . The fact that people are

34:10capable of killing each other over

34:11religion . And I remind you that

34:15religion says something completely

34:16different . Love your neighbor as

34:20yourself . So , it conflicts a bit with

34:23what is written in the history books

34:30regarding religion . But getting back to

34:33your question , strictly speaking , I

34:35believe there is someone watching over

34:36me , guiding me , and that’s something

34:38you definitely don’t know about me . I

34:42pray every single day . Oh ,

34:45yes . It’s not about reciting , you

34:47know , the rosary ,

34:50but I talk to my God , and I always

34:52start my conversation with God by being

34:54grateful for what I have . I list

34:56everything that I am grateful for in my

35:02life . And then , you know , with humility

35:08and love , I ask for support for the

35:10next day , for example , or for something

35:12to work out , so that I have that

35:13support , you know ?

35:18And I’ll tell you , it works ,

35:19it really works . Well ,

35:21I think the most important thing is to

35:23find what works in our own lives .

35:25Exactly . Happiness as well ,

35:27without judging others , I must

35:29emphasize . Right .

35:31Yes , I agree with many of the things

35:33you said about religion itself and what

35:35happens in its name . Alright , let’s

35:38move on to your career , because you

35:40seem to have several jobs , I get the

35:42impression . Let's start with music ,

35:45since it's so important to you right

35:46now , and it shows . Could you tell me ,

35:49if you had to keep one album , "

35:51Światłocienie " or " Omamy " , which one

35:53would it be and why ? To keep .

35:57As if the other one were to disappear .

35:58Disappear . Well , " Omamy " , I think .

36:03Although it's a tough question , no , "

36:05Światłocienie " . This album is very ,

36:08very much my own . It is much more

36:11mature ,

36:13and every song was written by me .

36:15Because with " Omamy " , for some songs I

36:17wrote with someone or someone wrote for

36:19me . M. Whereas with " Światłocienie " ,

36:22I already had the whole vision here ,

36:26and I also opened up a lot on this

36:32record , much more than on the first one

36:34, because on " Omamy " there were many

36:36lyrics behind which I was hiding a bit .

36:40They were more poetic , plus people

36:42wrote for me . I told them the topic and

36:45, you know , we talked , but people still

36:47wrote for me . Mhm .

36:51But while writing the " Światłocienie "

36:53album , well , I was the main author of

36:55these songs , so they are very much from

36:57the heart , so I would rather keep that

36:59one . Your songs actually contain many

37:05manifestos . Can you tell me which one

37:07resonates with you the most now , at the

37:09beginning of 2026 ? " Kocham " ( I Love ) .

37:15A year ago it was " Sobą " ( Being Myself )

37:17, right ? And now , I love more . Uh , well

37:23, actually , as I mentioned at the

37:25beginning of our conversation , I feel

37:27fully like a woman . I feel fully yes ,

37:34you know , that I fully accept myself ,

37:36and even though I am aware of certain

37:39insecurities of mine , which I even

37:40mentioned to you before the recording ,

37:43I truly love myself , my body , and I

37:44appreciate it , and , well , that's what

37:46this song is partly about too . I really

37:54wanted this song to make women start

37:55speaking well about themselves and be

37:57able to list traits they love in

37:58themselves . By the way , the anniversary

38:03of this song is coming up soon , and I

38:05want to repeat my street survey to see

38:07if anything has changed over this year .

38:10I hope so . Well , I have to tell you

38:13that when I first heard this song , I

38:15was not only shocked that you released

38:17it and that the lyrics were so strong ,

38:19but I immediately started listening to

38:21it regularly , so you said it was a

38:22shock to you that it broke out like

38:24that and went ... And actually , when I

38:26heard it , I felt it much more than , for

38:28example , " Sobą " , right ? Which also

38:31spoke to me a lot , but here

38:34I'll quote a piece of it .

38:35I love my hair , hips , eyelashes , and

38:38scars that make me who I am . I love

38:40having my own opinion always , even when

38:42it's inconvenient for them . I think ,

38:45like , I’m not surprised so many girls

38:47identify with this , because these are

38:49very powerful words . But regarding body

38:55acceptance , since that really resonates

38:56here too , did you have a story , some

38:58past related to this that you wanted to

39:00convey — that you’ve either closed

39:02certain chapters or become even more at

39:04peace with how you look and started to

39:06accept it more ? As a very young girl , I

39:14joined the show * Rodzinka.pl * , and that

39:16meant that by the age of 13 , I was

39:18under intense fire from people’s

39:24opinions , criticism , and I didn't even

39:26know what complexes were before , but

39:28people very quickly made me realize

39:30what they are . It's just very sad .

39:35And for years I heard that that what

39:41kind of phenomenon is she , that she’s

39:43so average , that she’s short , has

39:45short legs , a crooked nose . I still

39:48manage to read things about that nose

39:50to this day . And honestly , I’m

39:54sometimes in shock that I’ve actually

39:55never done anything to myself in my

39:57life . And I had many moments where I

40:01could have been broken . However , I

40:06heard from my dad , and also from one of

40:08my ex-partners , not to get my nose done

40:11because this nose is my character , and

40:13if I change it , just please don't ,

40:14it’s your personality . And I believed

40:19it , and I actually think so now too ;

40:21it's no longer a complex for me . Well ,

40:26I learned that with age and experience ,

40:28but for many years someone was

40:29constantly telling me what I should

40:31change

40:34and what is wrong with me . Mhm .

40:36I say , damn no , actually , no , I

40:38actually love my hair , I actually love

40:40my ... I love this , that , and the other ,

40:42and I will list what ... Oh , I know what

40:45else was my motivation to write this

40:47song , because someone told me I’m too

40:49self-confident .

40:51Mhm .

40:54And that I am too arrogant , and that

40:56this excessive female self-confidence

40:58is emanating from me . I think to myself

41:01, but that’s actually awesome . I want

41:03other women to feel that too , and

41:05precisely : you won’t tell me who

41:06I’m supposed to be , that I should

41:08quiet down , that I shouldn't talk about

41:10certain things , that you know , like : "

41:12don't be so overconfident . " But why ?

41:14Like , this is me , and that’s why I

41:16said , okay , let’s make a song , a kind

41:19of manifesto song .

41:22Where I start listing what I love about

41:24myself , so I can instill that in other

41:26women too . That public survey also

41:29really made me realize that this is a

41:31truly big problem .

41:33It is , it really is , because girls

41:35these days , and not just girls , but

41:38guys too ,

41:40guys also listen to the opinions of

41:41others , who in their eyes are some kind

41:43of judges . Yeah .

41:46Like , who even decides what one should

41:48be like ? Let's start with whether there

41:51are any golden rules for how a person

41:52should look and behave . Especially , you

41:55know , in the era of social media , where

41:56everyone compares themselves to

41:58everyone else , it’s tough . That’s

42:00why being yourself is even more of a

42:01strength ,

42:04and turning those pseudo-flaws into

42:06your advantage , something that makes us

42:08stand out , something super .

42:13Jesus , it’s just , I’ll tell you , I

42:15love that I didn’t give in to those

42:16comments .

42:18I love that .

42:19Well , I think that is one of your

42:21biggest successes . Overall .

42:22Honestly , I think so too . Thank you . I

42:25think so too , because honestly , the

42:27amount of tears I’ve shed in my life

42:28because , you know , I was reading

42:30something somewhere , that is probably

42:33my greatest strength .

42:36People don't see that ; they only judge

42:38what they see online , and no one sees

42:40what happens afterward , or how you are

42:42affected by comments and various

42:44strange headlines that appear . I have

42:47questions about that too . And how ,

42:49exactly , do you deal with it ? But damn ,

42:53I sometimes get the feeling that people

42:55really think you , or other famous

42:57people , are just some kind of pawns who

42:59show up , totally devoid of emotion , and

43:01that they can generally write , scream ,

43:03and say whatever they want about you .

43:07And that is very sad . That’s why I

43:09think this song resonated so strongly ,

43:11because it came from your lips .

43:13Mhm .

43:14And it connected really well .

43:15Yes . And , well , a plus-size model

43:19accused me of not having the right to

43:21sing about imperfections because I’m

43:23too skinny .

43:30Imagine that , but I’ll tell you , I

43:31was actually happy when I saw it ,

43:33because people shut her down really

43:35quickly , so to speak . But I was happy

43:40when I saw it , because it was exactly

43:42an example

43:45of what we are struggling with in our

43:47society , right ?

43:48What an absurdity . I’ll tell you that

43:51the most insecure girls I know are the

43:52most beautiful girls I know .

43:55Models . I agree . It’s total nonsense .

43:58I agree with you completely that it’s

44:00very sad , but damn , something will

44:02always be " too much . "

44:04For someone , something will always be

44:06too much .

44:08That’s why this is my lesson as well .

44:11I know it’s a cliché , and you’ve

44:13probably heard it since childhood many

44:15times . You’re not tomato soup , not

44:17everyone has to like you . I always

44:19wanted everyone to like me . So badly .

44:22That's how it is . Yeah . I was always

44:24craving that acceptance ,

44:27wanting to be accepted by the group , to

44:29feel that sense of belonging . I’m

44:31probably not the only one , most people ,

44:33I bet ,

44:34but I think school creates that in us

44:36too , because no one at school tells you

44:37that you don't have to be liked by

44:39everyone ; you just go to the front of

44:41the class to answer

44:44and it's a success if the class isn't

44:45laughing at you . So I think that really

44:48instills something in us , and school

44:50doesn't prepare us for adulthood at all

44:52. Quite the contrary , they judge and

44:57define us based on whether I crammed

44:58yesterday , even though I can forget it

45:00all by tomorrow . So it’s really quite

45:05sad , and I think that songs and

45:07messages or conversations like this are

45:09mega important .

45:14You know , I always envied my sister

45:16Wiktoria because she went against the

45:18grain , always going to school dressed

45:20totally differently from everyone else .

45:26Pink hair , just clothes that were , you

45:28know ,

45:30outside the norm . I laugh that she was

45:32always a bit of an " alternative " girl ,

45:34but , like , truly in her own style . She

45:37still is , but as a young girl , I always

45:39needed to look like everyone else . Even

45:44though my grandmother moved to the

45:46States back in the PRL era and would

45:47sometimes send me packages with clothes

45:49you couldn't get in Poland . I didn't

45:52want to wear them because I was

45:53embarrassed that I didn't look like

45:55everyone else in , I don't know , H & M or

45:56Zara or somewhere like that ,

45:59and I always just wanted to blend into

46:00the background a bit .

46:02Mhm .

46:04It's honestly amazing that I eventually

46:05broke through in my adult life .

46:08I just had to find that strength within

46:10myself or realize that this wasn't the

46:12right way to go . Yeah , and started .

46:14Well , nowadays people call me a

46:16trendsetter , or , I don't know , girls

46:18want to dress like me or get their hair

46:20done like mine , and my hairdresser or

46:22nail tech will say : " Yeah , you got your

46:24hair done , and now girls come in asking

46:26for the ' Julia ' . " And back then , I was

46:30the girl who wanted to be like everyone

46:31else . I just craved that belonging ,

46:35that acceptance , wanting everyone to

46:37like me so much , and only with a lot of

46:39experience — definitely with building

46:41my own resume , because that gave me

46:43huge , huge strength , I won't lie — did

46:48I realize that , damn , there's never

46:50going to be a situation where everyone

46:52likes me .

46:54It's better to be loved and hated ,

46:56because at least it means you’re

46:57someone . And I think that is also some

47:02part of my success . I think that to be

47:06a trendsetter you also had to toughen

47:08up a bit and go through that moment

47:10when people started saying okay , half

47:12the people said great , she’s

47:13wonderful , beautiful , an amazing

47:15actress , but the other half

47:18was the complete opposite , and I think

47:20that moment when it hurt , hardened you

47:22enough that later you decided , well , I

47:23don't really care , they’re going to

47:25talk anyway . You know , when did I

47:27figure that out ? When I started singing

47:30, I was already acting in some things ,

47:34people wrote : " God , let her stick to

47:36acting and stop singing , " and then the

47:38other way around . " God , let her stop

47:41acting already , let her stick to

47:42singing because she’s better at that .

47:44" Some say this , some say that . And I

47:46think ,

47:46you could go crazy with this . So who am

47:48I supposed to listen to ? Exactly ,

47:50yourself .

47:51Mhm .

47:52Yourself , because you can’t please

47:54everyone . When you really , when you

47:57really understand that , yes , but for

47:59real , not just talking , but truly

48:00understand it deep down . Oh my God ,

48:03what a weight off my heart . Suddenly ,

48:06suddenly life is beautiful and also

48:07there's a lightness ,

48:10that kind of lightness , a beautiful

48:12lightness of being , the unbearable

48:14lightness of being , I’m not laughing ,

48:16but indeed everything suddenly becomes

48:18easier . I feel like it also opens you

48:22up to trying new things , because when

48:23you stop fearing that someone will

48:25judge you and say : " Oh , don't do that ,

48:27don't even try it . " I’m like : " Dude ,

48:30but I’m going to try it anyway . " I

48:32want , I want to experience this and try

48:34it .

48:34No one is going to live your life for

48:36you .

48:37Exactly .

48:38That really is a lesson for all of us .

48:44Okay , so tell me then , concerts , for me

48:46personally , that’s unimaginable

48:48stress , just to go out in front of such

48:51an audience on a live stage , there are

48:53no retakes there , no edits . I work with

48:57a camera every day , but I have the

48:59possibility to edit things , and it’s

49:01much easier .

49:02What happens before you go out ? Those

49:05last 10 minutes before going on stage .

49:07What happens backstage ? Do you have any

49:10rituals ?

49:13Well , those last 10 minutes , when I'm

49:15already made up , plugged in , microphone

49:17on , everything . I ask everyone to leave

49:23my room and I stay there by myself and

49:25do a vocal and diction warm-up and some

49:27breathing exercises . Mhm .

49:33Which makes that stress , you know , sort

49:35of go away . That’s so-called

49:38breathing , square or box breathing , I

49:40think . So you have four in to inhale ,

49:44four hold , four exhale , hold , and so on

49:46, right ? And if you do that for a

49:51minute or two , I really feel centered

49:53then .

49:55Mhm . Grounded and ready to take on that

50:00incredibly strong adrenaline

50:05and dopamine as well , that awaits me

50:06behind the curtain , on stage . Well , I

50:09love concerts . That is , that is my

50:11favorite professional activity , and

50:15that contact with the audience is

50:17indescribable , it’s like a legal drug

50:19, you know .

50:20Mhm .

50:20Something beautiful . Something

50:22beautiful . It’s hard to fall asleep

50:23afterward , though .

50:24Mhm . Very much so , and sometimes I sit

50:28up until 3:00 a.m. feeling that ringing

50:30in my ears , scrolling through how

50:32people tagged me , you know , how they

50:34had fun . I’m always very interested

50:37in that , so I really check those things

50:41and I share all , all those stories .

50:43Yes , that’s true . I see it after your

50:45concerts , that you share a lot of

50:47stories . I just get so excited about it

50:49, I’m so happy about it , and I have

50:51huge gratitude in myself that I can

50:52even do this and that these people come

50:54to these concerts . That is simply the ,

50:58it is the most beautiful reward , and

51:00for me , it is the indicator of my work

51:02in general . Not any awards , not any ,

51:08you know , internet comments even , but

51:10just those people who bought a ticket

51:12for my special concert , came and

51:13experienced it with me , and really

51:15sincerely wish me well , because it’s

51:17also different at festivals when there

51:19are more artists , right ?

51:23A mix ,

51:24a mix , people come there for you , but

51:26some also check how Wieniawa will do .

51:31But a concert tour and those solo

51:33concerts show your true fans who

51:35seriously know every song by heart

51:40and sing , record , have fun with you ,

51:42and then wait to see if you come out . I

51:44always try to go out to those fans , or

51:46I’ve started organizing Meet and

51:47Greets too . These are also super

51:50moments when I can just authentically

51:52get to know my listener . And to see

51:57such devotion , it’s just mega cute ,

51:59and they often bring some letters or

52:01some sweet , very personalized gifts .

52:05Jesus , how I love that . Or once a girl

52:08came up to me and asked me to draw

52:09something on a card for her , and she

52:11later got it tattooed on herself .

52:14That’s a big responsibility .

52:17And she actually came to another

52:18concert later and showed it already

52:20tattooed . Well , there are such little

52:22treats , like , see how she talks about

52:23it . I’m smiling the whole time

52:26because it’s just so nice , and it’s

52:27for moments like these that I create ;

52:29for moments like these , I don’t want

52:31to say it , but I will — that I live .

52:34Great . It’s nice to hear that because

52:37you can really tell how incredibly

52:38excited you are about it . I think that

52:42these days , getting someone to actually

52:43show up is harder than getting them to

52:45buy a product , because we’re all

52:47locking ourselves away at home , and we

52:48have everything right at our fingertips

52:50. Yes . People can watch you online , too

52:54, right ? And I know from my own

52:57experience how hard it is for me to get

52:59motivated to go out to a restaurant or

53:00just socialize in general . I’m very

53:06comfortable on my own and I love

53:08staying in , so it’s a big measure of

53:10success these days when you get people

53:12to show up rather than just selling a

53:13ticket — even online for an event ,

53:15since we have so many options now . So I

53:20think it’s great , and I totally

53:22don’t blame you for feeling such

53:23satisfaction that there are so many

53:25people there . It’s beautiful . It’s

53:29great that you’re bringing this up

53:30because it’s currently a curse for

53:32both the music and film industries .

53:37Especially now during this , the winter

53:38of the century .

53:40Mhm .

53:42Cinemas have really declined .

53:45Mhm .

53:46Very few viewers are coming to the

53:48theaters . Well , the film " Dalej Jazda "

53:50actually did pretty well , but still

53:52worse than the first one , even though I

53:54think the sequel is much better , much

53:56funnier , and you guys really have to go

53:59see it . Yeah , I see that it really is a

54:01problem . Artists aren't selling out

54:03their concerts . Artists aren't touring

54:05because they're afraid they won't sell

54:07enough tickets . There was also a huge

54:08oversaturation over the last few years

54:10with various concerts , festivals , and

54:11everything else .

54:12Festivals , yes .

54:13Especially festivals , yes .

54:15And it's always the same faces at these

54:17festivals , I feel . So I also get the

54:20feeling that the topic has simply worn

54:22a bit thin , but it’s still worth it

54:24— it's still worth coming to concerts ,

54:26socializing , and experiencing music

54:28live . That is beautiful . Plus , honestly

54:31, nothing motivates us artists like a

54:33full audience . Though , I personally

54:37operate on the principle that even if I

54:39had to play for three people , I would

54:41always give it 150 % . Out of pure

54:44respect for the viewer . But as I said ,

54:46it’s great that you mentioned it ,

54:48because ... people have really shut

54:52themselves in at home . Winter has added

54:56its own contribution to that , and well ,

54:58people just don't want to go out , they

55:00aren't buying those tickets , so , well ,

55:02we'll see what happens . I hope the sun ,

55:07which will be here soon , is just around

55:09the corner , lurking , I hope it lifts us

55:11off these couches .

55:12Oh , yes . I hope so too , I really do .

55:15I'm waiting for it . It's just

55:16definitely much easier to go out in the

55:18spring .

55:19Well , no , that's true . I'm also

55:22addicted to the sun , to vitamin D.

55:24Whenever I can , I go somewhere in the

55:26autumn or winter because I can

55:27genuinely see the impact it has on my ,

55:29on my well-being , on , on my , on my

55:31mental health .

55:33No , absolutely , functioning in the sun

55:35in general , especially when you go from

55:37winter into the sunshine , I feel like

55:39I've been given a second life .

55:40Yes , even two days is enough later ,

55:42right ? Yes , definitely . Okay , let's get

55:45back to acting a bit , since I have a

55:47few questions about that too . Mmm , if

55:49you could say which production is

55:50particularly important to you and

55:52whether it was exceptionally difficult

55:54or maybe it taught you something ,

55:56or you were just surrounded by some

55:58wonderful people . Mhm . I have a few

56:04films like that which I'm glad I made .

56:09Each one has something special . For

56:13sure , the greatest adventure was the

56:14film , or rather the two two two parts

56:16of the film " Nobody Sleeps in the Woods

56:18Tonight . "

56:20I thought so . The first one

56:24that was a really great time ,

56:25especially in the second , during the

56:27second part , which almost nobody

56:29watched because unfortunately , this

56:31platform had some strange , well ,

56:36strange marketing strategy . Everyone

56:39saw the first one , nobody saw the

56:40second one , and the second one is

56:42really even more twisted . It's a funny

56:46convention , and my character is turned

56:48into a monster . And during the filming

56:54of that second part , for 25 days every

56:56day for 6 hours , I had makeup applied ,

56:58all those

57:016 hours

57:02prosthetics . Am I saying it right ?

57:04Prosthetics , prosthetics . Well , never

57:06mind .

57:06It's like artificial skin . Aha .

57:10First , they made a mold of my whole

57:11body , then they created this monster on

57:13top of it ,

57:16you know ? And then they glued on

57:18artificial skin , and all this gluing

57:20every day , an additional six

57:22every day , not additional , but it was

57:24already part of the work , and imagine ,

57:26you drive an hour and a half to the

57:28woods , because it was near Warsaw .

57:30Mhm .

57:32They apply makeup for 6 hours , so that

57:34you can only be on set for , well , how

57:36many hours max , 12 ? So let's say you

57:40can work for 4 hours . Mhm .

57:43So you show up to work for four hours ,

57:45and the rest you sit , because then they

57:47have to take off

57:48Yeah , yeah , yeah

57:49those , those prosthetics and then drive

57:51back home .

57:52Could you at least be on your phone ?

57:54Yes , I could , but not really , although

57:56at some moments no . One day , when I had

58:03a monster sex scene — yes , there is

58:05such a scene , maybe that’ll encourage

58:07you to watch the film — they literally

58:09had to cover my whole body in this

58:11monster skin , and that alone took 8

58:13hours ,

58:18so I arrived just to shoot this one

58:20scene , which was filmed in the dark ,

58:22and you can barely see anything anyway .

58:24Oh Jesus . At times I had a crisis ,

58:27thinking , God , why am I doing this ? Is

58:29this even worth the candle ?

58:30But ,

58:31but ultimately , I feel like , damn , that

58:33was the adventure of a lifetime and I

58:37love the people who made these

58:39productions . Young , brave , cool people

58:42in love with making films . So I

58:47remember it as an adventure . And when

58:51it comes to a role I like , I really

58:53like my role in the film " Unpredictable

58:55. " I think it’s one of my first roles

58:59on the big screen after starting my

59:05work in the theater .

59:07I simply see a huge leap in my skills

59:08from before the theater and after the

59:10theater .

59:13However , getting that , that lead role

59:16at the Garrison of Art , in the play "

59:18The Game , " what I do with Adam

59:19Boronowicz , was like an intensive ,

59:21accelerated theater school for me . And

59:26that was with Adam , who is , no matter

59:28what you say , a professor ,

59:30so I had him 24/7 for two months during

59:32rehearsals . And I still act with him to

59:35this day . I learned a lot from him , and

59:38it made me learn greater control over

59:44my body , facial expressions , and pauses

59:46. I understood that less is more , and I

59:50acted less intuitively and more

59:52consciously . And I definitely

59:55translated those lessons into my role

59:57in " Unpredictable " or even in the ones

59:59I’ve played now , like the film " I

1:00:01Want More " with Maciek Musiał , which

1:00:03was recently released . There are still

1:00:06two , but less so .

1:00:09Theater or cinema ? Theater or film .

1:00:14God , what questions . Either this

1:00:18difficulty . Difficulty . Weigh the

1:00:20difficulty . Theater is harder .

1:00:27Yes , no . Why ? Because in theater , when

1:00:33I was working on that role at the

1:00:34Garrison , you have two months ,

1:00:36sometimes more depending on the

1:00:37difficulty of the play and the text

1:00:39itself , but we had two full months in

1:00:41the theater . I would come in ; I

1:00:43actually said back then that I wouldn't

1:00:45take anything else , I wanted to focus

1:00:47only on this . Mhm .

1:00:48I would come to the theater with my

1:00:50script , sit for a solid , I don't know ,

1:00:5310 hours

1:00:54and we would read , read , read the role

1:00:56with Adam until the text started to

1:00:59sink in , sink in , sink in . you know , we

1:01:02talked about these characters , we dug

1:01:04into who they are , what their past is ,

1:01:06where these behaviors come from — it

1:01:08was really very fundamental work ,

1:01:15which made the premiere just a cherry

1:01:17on top . It wasn't such a stress anymore

1:01:21, because I had really prepared the

1:01:22role so well . Plus this role also

1:01:27evolved a lot over the years . I have

1:01:31the impression that my character

1:01:33matured and changed along with me . And

1:01:36I also see in myself as I play it that

1:01:38I get moved in completely different

1:01:40moments , I get angry in completely

1:01:41different moments , I scream , or I

1:01:43experience some completely new emotion .

1:01:45So I don't know if you can call it

1:01:51harder or easier . In my opinion ,

1:01:53theater work is better and more

1:01:55interesting , because you can simply go

1:01:57deeper . In film , and in a series even

1:02:00more so , it's often the case that you

1:02:02get the script very shortly before

1:02:03production .

1:02:05Mhm .

1:02:05Especially in a series . Sometimes it

1:02:07happens that you get the scenes a day

1:02:09before and you just have to , you know ,

1:02:10memorize it by heart . Sometimes you're

1:02:12even learning your lines while in

1:02:14makeup and you don't really have the

1:02:15opportunity to go any deeper . Unless

1:02:18you are a truly outstanding actor who

1:02:20has so much experience and has played

1:02:22in so many things that you have it down

1:02:24pat — well , I'm not that experienced

1:02:26and I still have a lot ahead of me .

1:02:29However , I see that with each new role ,

1:02:31I have more and more ease in quickly

1:02:33stepping into a character . But it's

1:02:36definitely harder . So I think I would

1:02:39say , all things considered , that film

1:02:41is harder . You have one chance .

1:02:44Film and series , in the sense of the

1:02:46screen in general . Yes , you only have

1:02:48one chance .

1:02:49Mhm .

1:02:50And then you watch that character in

1:02:52the film for the rest of time exactly

1:02:54as you played it during that one

1:02:56shooting day , for example . No ,

1:02:58theater is associated with emotionality

1:03:00for me , and I think you need to be

1:03:02sensitive to go deeper into a character

1:03:04. And here , let's move into the topic

1:03:08of relationships , since you said you

1:03:10are a romantic . So my question is : what

1:03:16fails you in your everyday

1:03:17relationships with men , and what fails

1:03:19you in yourself ? Often in my

1:03:23relationships , what was the main reason

1:03:30for failure was that imbalance in

1:03:32feminine and masculine energy . that I

1:03:38have a lot of masculine energy in me ,

1:03:40and that is something I have to work on

1:03:42, to sometimes let go , not be such a

1:03:44controlling woman and so forcibly

1:03:46independent , because that was instilled

1:03:48in me since I was a child : " you have to

1:03:50be independent " and so on , which is

1:03:52also an extreme , because yes , it's

1:03:54important , but without exaggeration .

1:04:02I’m currently learning to have more

1:04:04lightness in myself , to stop proving at

1:04:06every turn that I don’t need a man ,

1:04:07because actually , I do , and I’m

1:04:09looking for that softness within me .

1:04:15That is something I’m working on . The

1:04:19reason things failed for me might have

1:04:20been because I was very much in my

1:04:22masculine energy . What I often lacked

1:04:28was having a man take the lead in the

1:04:30relationship , someone who says : " It’s

1:04:32okay , you don't have to deal with this ,

1:04:34I'll take care of it , don't worry . " You

1:04:42know , I realized I need — it’s funny ,

1:04:44because I was talking about this just

1:04:46yesterday with Stefan , the dancer I was

1:04:48with on Dancing with the Stars , my

1:04:49friend , we’re doing a dance show

1:04:51together now . We were talking about

1:04:56what ballroom dancing does to women ,

1:04:58that that in ballroom dancing , the man

1:05:05has to lead , and why we love that so

1:05:07much and then , you know , look for that

1:05:09in men in our private lives .

1:05:13Because it’s the man who should lead

1:05:15and give you a framework

1:05:17as if

1:05:19and you just float and dance and be

1:05:20yourself within that , but someone still

1:05:22has you in such a ...

1:05:25like you feel a sense of protection ,

1:05:27maybe

1:05:29and that kind of guidance . I’m

1:05:31looking for that now , for someone to

1:05:33lead me a bit in my private life ,

1:05:35instead of everything being on my head ,

1:05:37all the serious decisions resting on my

1:05:39shoulders , constantly wearing the pants

1:05:40. I finally want to wear skirts .

1:05:45I have the feeling we’re returning to

1:05:47something more stereotypical , perhaps .

1:05:49Yes . But where did that come from for

1:05:51you ? I'm not saying — because there was

1:05:53a big extreme before , you know , " woman

1:05:55in the kitchen " and so on . I'm not

1:05:59surprised feminism went to the current

1:06:01extreme because we women had enough , we

1:06:03wanted to , you know , get revenge in a

1:06:05way , but in my opinion , the time is

1:06:07coming — I hope — for that balance

1:06:09again , right ? Meaning mutual respect ,

1:06:14but I don't know . It seems to me that

1:06:15many women look for the final word from

1:06:17a man , even though we don't like to

1:06:19admit it , because : " No , I want to be

1:06:21independent and generally , I want to

1:06:23decide just as much as you do . " But

1:06:26inside , there is something that wants

1:06:27him to make the final decision , and

1:06:29when I don't know what to do , for him

1:06:31to say : " Stop . " I know .

1:06:33Me exactly . Well , that's cool ,

1:06:37especially when I talk to women like us

1:06:39, meaning , you know , independent ,

1:06:41strong , professionally very active ,

1:06:47it’s often exactly what these women

1:06:49are missing and what they’re looking

1:06:50for . Taking that responsibility off

1:06:55their shoulders in their private lives ,

1:06:57I mean , you know , they look for

1:06:58lightness at home because they carry so

1:07:00much professionally ,

1:07:05so that’s what I currently need .

1:07:07I get the feeling that men are also

1:07:09afraid of independent women .

1:07:10A bit , yes .

1:07:11Because it’s often hard for them to

1:07:13keep up , so

1:07:14That’s true , but it’s also a lesson

1:07:16for us . Sometimes you have to learn to

1:07:18let go ,

1:07:20and we can get so stubborn , so it works

1:07:22both ways . Well , I’m not surprised

1:07:24sometimes that they’re afraid of us .

1:07:26Exactly . Tell me , do you think being

1:07:29Julia Wieniawa is a plus when meeting

1:07:31new men , or not ?

1:07:34No.

1:07:35I’ll say it like that . No ,

1:07:37unfortunately not . First of all , I

1:07:42can’t use dating apps , although even

1:07:43if I could , I’ll tell you , I’m not

1:07:45an app person at all , because I don’t

1:07:47like texting at all . I don’t like

1:07:52meeting someone new on some app . It’s

1:07:54just weird to me in general .

1:07:58I’d rather meet someone in a natural

1:07:59way ,

1:08:01but I won’t hide the fact that I have

1:08:05happened to meet someone online

1:08:08from abroad , and that’s always very

1:08:10nice . So , abroad it might work

1:08:12reasonably well , but

1:08:14in Poland , in Poland it doesn’t .

1:08:15It’s hard for me to meet someone new .

1:08:17It’s hard for me to meet someone

1:08:18outside of the industry . Everyone tells

1:08:20me , " You need to be with someone

1:08:21outside the industry . " Okay , fine , I

1:08:23know that already , but how am I

1:08:24supposed to do that ? Should I start

1:08:26playing padel ? I don’t know , should I

1:08:28start going to the library or , or , or

1:08:30where ? Because in Warsaw , in all the

1:08:33places I go , it’s the same faces all

1:08:35the time . Besides , I’m sure you’ve

1:08:39experienced it yourself , you want to go

1:08:41out , you know , let fate take its course

1:08:43, and then you go to an event and

1:08:45it’s the same , the same faces again ,

1:08:47and either

1:08:52well , and a lot of gay guys , especially

1:08:57around us , so it’s not easy , with all

1:08:59due respect . Listen , maybe you could ,

1:09:03for example , there are a lot of

1:09:04retreats and workshops organized for

1:09:06Poles abroad , you know , you get a

1:09:08different vibe .

1:09:11Or maybe just abroad , maybe you should

1:09:12look there . Listen , we’ll see . I’m

1:09:16not pushing anything . I have an

1:09:17approach that whatever happens , happens

1:09:19.

1:09:22Since it hasn’t happened yet , you

1:09:24know , that I haven’t met that one

1:09:26person .

1:09:28Mhm . Then there’s a reason for it .

1:09:30Maybe I have a few things left to

1:09:31accomplish right now that I need to

1:09:33focus on . And no matter what you say , a

1:09:35relationship is a full-time job .

1:09:38Yes ,

1:09:39it's a lot of work and it's not just ,

1:09:41you know , larks . Larks are for the

1:09:47first few months , and after that ,

1:09:49it’s really hard work to get in sync ,

1:09:51to learn how to listen to each other ,

1:09:53to respect one another and not be

1:09:55jealous , to support each other in ups

1:09:57and downs , and to know how to adapt to

1:09:59someone , which is also a big skill .

1:10:06Well yeah , you did say you don't like

1:10:08to adapt . I don't , but you know what ,

1:10:12privately , once I fall in love , I

1:10:14really am such a ... such a ... such a

1:10:20Julia . Really , I am , I am , I am a very

1:10:23sweet version of myself .

1:10:26I believe you .

1:10:27Well , maybe you can't tell by looking

1:10:29at me , but yes , that's how it is . Well ,

1:10:33listen , I couldn't skip this question ,

1:10:35since for a long time the media has

1:10:36constantly linked you with my current

1:10:38fiancé .

1:10:40That's right .

1:10:41The articles that appear are just about

1:10:43him . I read them and always see your

1:10:45name there .

1:10:46And I am very sorry for that , because I

1:10:48know how annoying that can be . I

1:10:51generally wanted to ask how you react

1:10:53to the media linking you like that ,

1:10:54whether it’s with Tymek or other men .

1:10:57It used to irritate me a lot , but now I

1:11:02have an attitude of , well , damn ,

1:11:03there's nothing I can do about it ,

1:11:05they'll write what they'll write .

1:11:07I think to myself , fine , let them write

1:11:10.

1:11:11M , like , it’s my business who I’m

1:11:16seeing . Most of those headlines are

1:11:19completely off base , and it always

1:11:21makes me laugh ; I even smile at the

1:11:23fact that , hm , it's interesting , I'm

1:11:25supposedly seeing this person , when

1:11:27it’s completely different , I'm

1:11:28actually seeing someone else entirely ,

1:11:30so I've gained some distance from it .

1:11:34But it was irritating more than once

1:11:35because , for example , I wanted to meet

1:11:37someone , I don't know , for a date , I

1:11:39wasn't sure about someone yet , and

1:11:40suddenly someone took a picture of me ,

1:11:42and even though I wasn't sure about

1:11:44them yet , they were already writing

1:11:46that I was seeing someone , when in fact

1:11:48that wasn't the case at all . You know ,

1:11:51I’ve experienced a lot of

1:11:52unpleasantness because of that . And as

1:11:55for the crush , ugh , that’s just total

1:11:59absurdity . Because I think it started

1:12:02when he answered a question in some

1:12:03interview about who his media crush was

1:12:05. Hey , I'm waiting for some news . Maybe

1:12:08you'll tell me something I don't know

1:12:10about your relationship .

1:12:12I don't think you'll find out much here

1:12:14, but I can tell you how it was from my

1:12:15perspective .

1:12:16Mhm .

1:12:19Well , I saw that fans were tagging me

1:12:21and sending me this fragment of Tymek's

1:12:23interview where he apparently said who

1:12:25his media crush was , and he mentioned

1:12:27me . So his fans created this hashtag "

1:12:32Tymek you must , " and they started

1:12:33writing it under every post of mine ,

1:12:35and I was in a happy relationship back

1:12:37then ,

1:12:39well , until a certain point , but I was

1:12:41in a relationship .

1:12:42Okay . And I won't hide the fact that it

1:12:44was very unpleasant for my partner at

1:12:46the time , because he was like , " what is

1:12:48this ? " So , it just sort of spiraled ,

1:12:52and finally , Tymek actually wrote to me

1:12:54on Instagram , saying , " Hey , I wanted to

1:12:56apologize for my fans , but generally ,

1:12:59it's not really my fault , you know ? " I

1:13:02didn't start this or anything . And that

1:13:04was very nice of him . And so , you know ,

1:13:09one thing led to another , chat-chat , I

1:13:11invited him once when we started having

1:13:13contact , I invited him to my concert at

1:13:15Palladium , he stopped by with some

1:13:17friend of his , even to some after-party

1:13:19, and finally , we all ended up at an

1:13:21after-party with my whole crew of

1:13:23friends . An after-party at that friend

1:13:27of his , the tattoo guy .

1:13:29I don't remember his name . Yeah , so .

1:13:32Yeah .

1:13:32So it was super funny , and you know , in

1:13:34my life , I've only met up with him like

1:13:37twice .

1:13:38And it was very , very friendly . So

1:13:41honey , you have nothing to worry about ,

1:13:43and I feel even more sorry for you that

1:13:45you have to read these rumors at all .

1:13:47Because , you know ,

1:13:48you hit the right person , because I am

1:13:50very resilient . Well , that's good ,

1:13:52that's good .

1:13:53I'm totally relaxed , but I had to ask

1:13:54you , because I've read a lot , you know .

1:13:58But that's very good . It's good to

1:14:00clear such things up , but as I say ,

1:14:01it's enough for someone to take a

1:14:03picture of me sometimes with my friend

1:14:05or some guy , even if he's gay ,

1:14:08and then they get linked to me as my

1:14:09boyfriend . It cuts off your chances a

1:14:14bit , because if some guy from the

1:14:16industry reads something like that ,

1:14:17well ,

1:14:18he thinks I'm taken , you understand ?

1:14:21And that narrows my target even more ,

1:14:23so just like , it's plain to see . Just

1:14:27write that you're either single or

1:14:28taken , and then the media won't change

1:14:30it .

1:14:30Exactly , exactly that . Yeah .

1:14:33It used to say that too , after all .

1:14:34Or " it's complicated . "

1:14:36For example , for example . So listen ,

1:14:38Did you also once have " nobility

1:14:40doesn't work " as your Facebook status ?

1:14:42No , I actually avoided that description

1:14:43, but I did label my relationships .

1:14:45You labeled them ? I always had " it's

1:14:47complicated , " because I wasn't in a

1:14:49relationship , and I didn't want to look

1:14:51like a lonely girl , so " it's

1:14:52complicated . "

1:14:54Exactly .

1:14:55Tell me , is there a lot of love in your

1:14:58life , and if so , how do you feel it and

1:15:00where ?

1:15:02Despite everything , yes . I have a lot

1:15:04of love from my mom .

1:15:06Mhm .

1:15:06From my family in general , from my

1:15:09sisters . I have super wonderful friends

1:15:12I can count on . Also my team , which

1:15:17I’ve built over the years , these

1:15:19people are actually my friends now , and

1:15:21I feel immense support from them . I

1:15:28also think that I am quite expressive

1:15:33and have a lot of love in me ,

1:15:36and I would call myself an empath too ,

1:15:38but I won’t hide that this , well ,

1:15:40love drives me . I am aware of that .

1:15:44Maybe I should work on that . But it is

1:15:46my fuel . And I also have my dog . Oh ,

1:15:49I’ll show you here , my , my little son

1:15:51. Oh .

1:15:53This is my greatest love . My cure for

1:15:56all evil . He is so sweet .

1:15:58Yes . I sometimes even get the

1:16:01impression that he is a reincarnation

1:16:03of , I don't know , my

1:16:04great-great-grandfather or someone , I

1:16:06don't know , he's like my guardian .

1:16:10It's as if , as if someone sent him to

1:16:12me . You know what I mean ? He is so

1:16:14smart . He understands all my emotions .

1:16:18I mean , I just talk to him in Polish

1:16:19and he gets it all . But listen , I have

1:16:22the same feeling with mine . I think

1:16:25that when you catch a bond like that , I

1:16:26feel like I'm my dog's mom .

1:16:28I obviously say " my dog-son . "

1:16:31Yeah , yeah .

1:16:31My wonderful dog-son .

1:16:33I have a daughter , actually , but I

1:16:35totally understand that .

1:16:36I totally understand that . Okay , let's

1:16:39say the topic of relationships is

1:16:40behind us , I’d still like to ask

1:16:42about your influencer career ,

1:16:46because that is also part of your

1:16:48profession , and you once said that to

1:16:50create , you have to find the " meat , " to

1:16:52convey value in your content . How do

1:16:57you find that within yourself ? A lot of

1:16:58young people would like to be active or

1:17:00got a good start , for example , in a

1:17:02show . And how do you find that later on

1:17:04? How to do it , in your opinion ? If you

1:17:06could give some advice to people who

1:17:08want to know

1:17:08how to run social media or how to find

1:17:10that " meat " ? Because

1:17:13Both , basically , because I also think

1:17:15that when it comes to running social

1:17:16media , I agree that you have to find

1:17:18that " meat " and that providing value in

1:17:20content is super important now , because

1:17:22the days when you'd suddenly gain

1:17:2450,000 followers overnight are long

1:17:26gone . That's long gone .

1:17:29Gone . I can even see from my own

1:17:30Instagram that it's been standing still

1:17:32for a year now .

1:17:33It's hard to build up those socials at

1:17:35once , so how do you find that within

1:17:37yourself ?

1:17:39Maybe let's start with the fact that

1:17:41I'm from a slightly different era , and

1:17:43for me , the most important thing was ,

1:17:45above all , that so-called " meat . " And I

1:17:49was already going to musical classes at

1:17:5212 or 13 , developing my passions ; I

1:17:54knew I wanted to be an artist . I knew I

1:17:59wanted to act , then that I wanted to

1:18:01sing , before that I danced , and most of

1:18:03all , I was developing those passions ,

1:18:05and social media started to build up on

1:18:07the side .

1:18:08So when I joined the show Rodzinka.pl ,

1:18:11I remember that day , suddenly going

1:18:13from zero to hero , in quotes , going

1:18:15from maybe zero — I mean , from 2,000

1:18:17followers on Instagram , I suddenly had

1:18:1935,000 . Those were the times when

1:18:21Maffashion was at her peak and had

1:18:23100,000 , so like ,

1:18:24that was really

1:18:25that was a lot , and I was like , wow .

1:18:28Yeah .

1:18:32But my Instagram was always based on

1:18:34showing my professional life behind the

1:18:36scenes , my passions , and of course some

1:18:38lifestyle , but very little of my

1:18:40private life . And now , oh , I see . And

1:18:48really , that success , the popularity

1:18:50and social media growth , was a side

1:18:52effect of my work on that " meat . " Let's

1:18:57call it that . I understand .

1:18:59But now , unfortunately , we're starting

1:19:01to see that when you ask a young person

1:19:03what they want to be , they want to be

1:19:05an influencer . Okay , but what do you

1:19:07want to influence these people with ?

1:19:09And there they have no answer to that

1:19:10question . So , first of all , let's ask

1:19:13ourselves who we even want to be , what

1:19:15we want to convey to these people , what

1:19:17values , what excites us , and to really

1:19:19have some kind of real trade in hand ,

1:19:26some real skill and passion , talent

1:19:27that you can then convey in an

1:19:29interesting way on Instagram , and then ,

1:19:31believe me , it will grow much more

1:19:33organically than if you just ... Mhm .

1:19:39But once you find that " meat , " Gosh ,

1:19:42it's terribly hard to say there's , you

1:19:44know , a key to success , because there

1:19:46are certainly many . I also don't hide

1:19:48the fact that I was very lucky to have

1:19:50a trampoline in the form of television

1:19:52and the media . That definitely helped

1:19:57me a lot to grow my Instagram account ,

1:19:59and I'm also very grateful that I found

1:20:00myself in this media space exactly when

1:20:02there was a demand for it and when it

1:20:04was growing so quickly .

1:20:08Now , to have as many followers as I do ,

1:20:11it's almost impossible . Or you have to

1:20:14be really , really , really consistent .

1:20:17For example , like influencers who are

1:20:18suddenly everywhere overnight , you know

1:20:20? So , I mean , that does happen . However

1:20:23, it is very difficult to reach that

1:20:27level , because as you said , the

1:20:31algorithms have changed a bit , and so

1:20:33on . Plus , there's also huge competition

1:20:36. that

1:20:37everyone wants to be , you know ? But

1:20:42that's why I think there's so much

1:20:44similar content out there again , so

1:20:46being yourself is , in my opinion , the

1:20:48benchmark and something that will set

1:20:50us apart , but seriously yourself , not

1:20:52just pretending . " I want to be myself ,

1:20:57but like someone else , "

1:20:58just yourself . So , you're not a fan of

1:21:01copying content , meaning trying to

1:21:03succeed just because someone else went

1:21:05viral and I'll do something similar .

1:21:07I mean , it's known that sometimes on

1:21:09TikTok , for example , there are trends .

1:21:12I sometimes do them myself and I'm

1:21:14generally trying to find my way on

1:21:15TikTok , because it's not the first

1:21:17medium that I open , you know . Rather ,

1:21:19rather Instagram is the medium where I

1:21:21feel very comfortable . Mhm .

1:21:24TikTok is something new for me and , for

1:21:26example , you know , I've been working

1:21:27lately with a girl who helps me a bit

1:21:29in this world to tame it .

1:21:34Mhm .

1:21:38Well , but this is also a lesson for ,

1:21:40for example , older social media users .

1:21:46You have to be sharp , you have to be

1:21:48attentive , you have to follow those

1:21:49trends , because it's very easy to fall

1:21:51out of them . Even in my own example , I

1:21:56see that if you don't put work into it ,

1:21:58because it is work after all , then it's

1:22:00very easy to become a boomer these days

1:22:06.

1:22:07Okay . Another question about social

1:22:09media . Who do you watch on social media

1:22:11? Who inspires you like that ?

1:22:15Mainly my friends , but as for

1:22:19international people , I follow Sydney

1:22:25Sweeney , Timothée Chalamet , I follow

1:22:27Kendall Jenner , Hailey Bieber , I also

1:22:30really like her style .

1:22:33People often say that we , that we are

1:22:35similar and that I'm too inspired by

1:22:37her . No , we actually have something

1:22:39similar in our facial features , but

1:22:41that's nice . I actually take it as a

1:22:43compliment , and I really like her style

1:22:45a lot , so yeah , I like following her .

1:22:47Mhm .

1:22:48M FKA Twigs is one , because she is my

1:22:52favorite artist . I've been laughing

1:22:56lately that my entire Instagram is

1:22:58flooded mainly with interior design

1:23:00content .

1:23:02I am such a huge fan , a fan of

1:23:04furniture , vintage , retro furniture ,

1:23:07you know . You can tell by your interior

1:23:09, by your apartment , because it really

1:23:11says a lot about you . I mean , I heard

1:23:13you say in an interview once that your

1:23:15previous place didn't really express

1:23:17who you were and it lacked color . Well ,

1:23:19you can definitely see that now . You

1:23:21can see it right there .

1:23:22Yes , yes , yes . One of my ex-boyfriends

1:23:27really instilled in me this sensitivity

1:23:33to beauty , to art , and made me pay more

1:23:35attention to quality rather than

1:23:36quantity . And once I had the financial

1:23:42means to surround myself with art , I

1:23:44completely replaced all my furniture ,

1:23:45started buying paintings , and it really

1:23:47means something to me . It’s , it’s ,

1:23:52it’s great , and I’ve found a new

1:23:53passion in it . So , my Instagram lately

1:23:56is mostly about interiors . I'm also

1:23:58renovating my house in the woods right

1:24:00now , so that's why . But who else do I

1:24:03check out ? Maybe from Poland ? Well , my

1:24:06friends like Zali . Julka Pośnik . Ma

1:24:09Fashion . Oh , Ma Fashion . That’s ,

1:24:12that’s a girl I’ve been following

1:24:14forever , since before I was even known .

1:24:17Mhm .

1:24:20I remember she posted something , I

1:24:22commented on it , and she liked it and

1:24:24replied to my comment .

1:24:27I remember when I started writing , I

1:24:29was so excited . " Mom , Mom , Ma Fashion

1:24:31replied to my comment ! " And less than

1:24:34half a year later , she probably didn't

1:24:36even know who I was , I was just one of

1:24:38thousands of comments . Mhm .

1:24:41I released my first single , well ,

1:24:43single , some song , you know , that I

1:24:45wrote as a teenager just for fun .

1:24:48Mhm .

1:24:50And she shared that song on Facebook ,

1:24:52writing , " What a cool girl , " you know ,

1:24:54talking about my potential and so on .

1:24:58It got a ton of likes at the time and

1:25:00really boosted the views on that song ,

1:25:02I remember .

1:25:04And you know , years later — well , not

1:25:06years , but after some time — we had the

1:25:09chance to meet .

1:25:11I started building my career , we just

1:25:13became colleagues in the industry , and

1:25:15I’ll tell you , even to this day , that

1:25:17girl ... ... is just as supportive as she

1:25:20was back then . She is one of the few

1:25:26friends I have in the industry who I

1:25:28can say are truly real , sincere ,

1:25:30supportive , and not envious .

1:25:36I understand .

1:25:39And yeah , she still inspires me to this

1:25:41day , because I’ve always liked her

1:25:43style , how she presents herself on

1:25:45Instagram , her lifestyle ; she was

1:25:47always my inspiration for how to run

1:25:48social media . So I won't hide the fact

1:25:52that I learned how to do it from her .

1:25:54Well , I’ll tell you , that envy , um ,

1:25:56it holds me back a bit , for example ,

1:25:58because , well , I’m in this world a

1:26:00little , obviously not on that scale and

1:26:02I don’t know that many people , but I ,

1:26:04for example , consciously and I feel

1:26:06intentionally withdraw from it , because

1:26:08I’m very happy in my own world with

1:26:09my friends who aren't in this industry

1:26:11at all and

1:26:15somehow I’m not drawn there , and

1:26:16actually , I was even talking to Tymek

1:26:18recently about how I don’t know if

1:26:20I’d even want more ,

1:26:23because I feel super good right here

1:26:25where I am and with the people I have

1:26:26around me .

1:26:27Yes .

1:26:28And I’m also I I trust people and in

1:26:30general I believe in people .

1:26:33I have a feeling they might get

1:26:34disappointed .

1:26:35Yes , yes . Even so , I still believe . I

1:26:38believe that people are born good ,

1:26:46but then various e events , random

1:26:53things and so on , and contacts ,

1:26:55relationships with people make them

1:26:57take bad decisions , but in general we

1:26:59are good by nature , I hope . Yes , yes ,

1:27:03yes .

1:27:03I also believe that that’s how it is .

1:27:05Uh , well okay . Moving on to the segment

1:27:07with questions from the viewers ,

1:27:09because I remind you that episodes are

1:27:10always divided into two segments . First

1:27:12are the questions prepared by me , and

1:27:14later those prepared , or rather , those

1:27:16asked by you . You always have that

1:27:19opportunity on Instagram , so I

1:27:20cordially invite you , of course . Which

1:27:23Polish and foreign actress is your

1:27:25inspiration ?

1:27:27Polish and foreign . Polish . Well , I

1:27:34have a few . For example , Krystyna Janda

1:27:36. Oh , Kalina Jędrusik .

1:27:39Kalina Jędrusik . I love her .

1:27:41She was an actress and a singer , by the

1:27:43way .

1:27:44Mhm .

1:27:44That’s one of my inspirations from

1:27:46years ago . I love her her roles , but

1:27:49also her life story . Okay .

1:27:53It’s very interesting , inspiring .

1:27:57I’ll leave it at that . And as for

1:28:00abroad , of the young ones , certainly

1:28:02Zendaya’s career . inspires me and is

1:28:06just quite similar to mine and gives me

1:28:07some kind of hope . Um , well , and

1:28:10speaking of inspirations .

1:28:12Um , I really like Emma Stone , for

1:28:15example ,

1:28:17but I was supposed to say one , so I

1:28:18won’t go on .

1:28:21Do you have any thoughts after the

1:28:22campaign ? Is poverty a state of mind ?

1:28:27Let’s start with the fact that I

1:28:28didn’t say those words . That’s

1:28:32probably the whole point . They didn’t

1:28:35come out of my mouth during that

1:28:36interview . Basically , I was asked in an

1:28:41entertainment program where someone

1:28:43interrupts you non-stop , you can’t

1:28:45finish your sentence , your thought . I

1:28:50was asked in a very sneaky way by a pro

1:28:56about a topic that is just

1:28:58controversial , as it turned out later ,

1:29:00about , well , money , the topic of money ,

1:29:02religion , and so on . This is a very

1:29:07sensitive topic , and the only thing I

1:29:09regret is that I answered this question

1:29:11on that show , because if I had answered

1:29:13this question for example right now to

1:29:15you , during this podcast or during

1:29:17another , during another conversation

1:29:18where I have time to think about what I

1:29:20want to say , where I have time to

1:29:22expand on the topic , to say , to mention

1:29:24the pros and cons .

1:29:28uh of a given event . It would have been

1:29:35perceived completely differently .

1:29:37Okay . Do you believe in signs from the

1:29:39universe ?

1:29:42Yes .

1:29:43I do believe . I believe in signs from

1:29:46the universe . I also believe that

1:29:49everything happens for a reason , and I

1:29:51believe that we have our own free will ,

1:29:53of course , but I have the feeling that

1:29:55certain things are written in the stars

1:29:56.

1:29:58Mhm . Here is a question that I think is

1:30:01the most interesting of all the

1:30:02questions from viewers . Sorry to

1:30:05everyone else , but this is my favorite .

1:30:08If you could ask one question to a

1:30:09higher power , what would you ask ?

1:30:15What happens after death ?

1:30:16Okay .

1:30:17I am very afraid of death .

1:30:19Yes . You wonder about what happens

1:30:21after

1:30:22Yes . I love life so much . My vision of

1:30:30hell , if it exists , is the

1:30:31consciousness of nothingness .

1:30:35Okay , okay , that's heavy .

1:30:38Like , you understand that you are dying

1:30:40, you still have consciousness , but

1:30:42it's dark , for example

1:30:44and you know that the world goes on

1:30:45without you . Oh my God , it's terrible

1:30:47that you'd have eternal FOMO . I was

1:30:49just about to say , you have FOMO , you

1:30:51know , it's like that kind of FOMO . Yeah

1:30:53,

1:30:53yeah , yeah . I strongly believe that

1:30:56there is something after death , and I

1:30:58think that this faith gives you such

1:31:03hope . No , I totally don't understand

1:31:05atheists . I mean , I respect them , but I

1:31:08don't understand , because I would , I

1:31:10would be terrified

1:31:11generally , yeah . I also , I think in

1:31:13general that every person should

1:31:14believe in something , because it gives

1:31:16you , it sets a path , right ?

1:31:17Yes . The vision of reincarnation is

1:31:19also cool . That could also be okay .

1:31:21It is interesting . It is

1:31:22It is interesting , right ? Well , it is

1:31:24interesting , but damn , that's a heavy

1:31:26topic . Heavy topic , isn't it ?

1:31:28Heavy , yes . Well , I wouldn't want to ,

1:31:30uh , uh , transform , reincarnate into , I

1:31:33don't know , some kind of bug , for

1:31:35example . The worst .

1:31:37Well , exactly , with these animals it's

1:31:39like

1:31:40yeah

1:31:40so risky .

1:31:42M , how do you define happiness today ?

1:31:46Peace , security .

1:31:48Mhm . peace , security . Does fame give

1:31:54you more control over your life , or

1:31:56does it take it away ? Both , really , but

1:32:03it gives me a bit — I know that in many

1:32:05places I hold the cards and I'm the one

1:32:07in control of the situation , but on the

1:32:09other hand , I have absolutely no

1:32:11control over what is written about me ,

1:32:13what people think , what they say , or

1:32:15what version of me they pass on . You

1:32:20have no control over that . That is

1:32:23I guess we , everyday people — let's say

1:32:25those who aren't in the media , or

1:32:27aren't media figures at all , or less so

1:32:29— we also don't have control over that

1:32:31.

1:32:31Well , actually , yes .

1:32:33Everyone in life is perceived in their

1:32:35own way , not just you , it’s just that

1:32:37for you the scale is a bit larger . Yes .

1:32:40Well , I don't have control over the

1:32:42media , but otherwise , fame and

1:32:47popularity probably gave me control

1:32:49over my life , because they gave me that

1:32:56sense of independence , certainly the

1:32:58financial aspect that popularity

1:33:00brought , which made it so I have

1:33:02control over my life . Mhm . So if I had

1:33:08to weigh it all on a scale , I think

1:33:10it’s more about control after all .

1:33:15Last question to wrap up . Where do you

1:33:17draw your motivation from ?

1:33:20Aside from HD , sorry , but that just

1:33:22popped into my head .

1:33:24Yes , exactly . Lately , I've been having

1:33:29less and less of it . You picked a

1:33:31moment for this interview where I'm

1:33:33kind of hitting a slump . And I have to

1:33:38artificially stir up that motivation

1:33:40within myself . I'm having a moment ,

1:33:42I'll tell you , of deep reflection and a

1:33:44bit of sadness lately .

1:33:47I hope that it will pass along with the

1:33:49sun . However , for sure , I draw

1:33:55motivation from my fans . Mhm .

1:33:59That is more than certain .

1:34:03The fact that I have them , that I have

1:34:05someone to create for , and how

1:34:06beautifully they react and support me

1:34:08— that is what gives meaning to making

1:34:10art at all .

1:34:12Mhm .

1:34:14Every day , I find motivation in sports .

1:34:17Mhm . Sport is very much like , you know ,

1:34:19it calibrates me well . When there's

1:34:23nothing , when I don't feel like doing

1:34:24anything and it's hard to get out of

1:34:26bed , and generally , I'd rather change

1:34:28my name and move to the jungle , I just

1:34:30force myself to do some sport because I

1:34:31know it gives me the endorphins and

1:34:33dopamine that my body isn't producing .

1:34:38And that really fuels me , and then

1:34:39things are okay . Mm .

1:34:45And , well , my loved ones — my mom , my

1:34:47friends — are the people who really ,

1:34:50really believe in me , and when I have a

1:34:52worse moment , they remind me : " Hey ,

1:34:54you're on the right path , remember who

1:34:56you are , know your worth , and don't

1:34:59give up . " Oh , don't give up .

1:35:04I think you summed it up beautifully .

1:35:06We wish you a lot of happiness . I hope

1:35:10that your concert tour brings you lots

1:35:11of happiness and motivation , so thank

1:35:13you very much . And I have a little gift

1:35:17for you .

1:35:18Oh , here you go .

1:35:20I've been holding it the whole

1:35:21interview . Here you go . This is

1:35:23Thank you , with a little dedication .

1:35:26You know , we'll show it nicely to the

1:35:28camera now . Attention , attention . Here

1:35:32you go . And inside . Nice . Thank you .

1:35:41Listen , I encourage you to check out

1:35:43this record in person .

1:35:44You know , I wasn't sure whether to

1:35:46bring you vinyl or a CD , but

1:35:48CD is better .

1:35:49Yeah . You don't have a turntable ,

1:35:50you're not a record person .

1:35:52I am totally addicted to buying vinyl .

1:35:54It is my , my passion . But that's good .

1:35:57So I guessed right with the CD . Cool .

1:35:59Yeah , cool , cool . Well , I don't have

1:36:01one yet unfortunately . Maybe someday ,

1:36:03maybe when you do have one I'll

1:36:04definitely gift you one too .

1:36:06Awesome . Thanks a lot . Thank you . Thank

1:36:09you very much for this entire

1:36:11conversation . I hope the listeners

1:36:13enjoyed it . So what now ? I invite you

1:36:16all to the concerts .

1:36:17Yes , I invite you , my dears . Light

1:36:20Shadows Tour , Ralof Tour is already in

1:36:22April . Come by , it will be great . There

1:36:24will be a show , it will be , it will be

1:36:26beautiful .

1:36:26Go socialize . Yes . Get out of the house

1:36:29.

1:36:29Thanks a lot . Bye .

1:36:31Thank you .