“I played beauty with sexuality”: Maria Shumakova calls herself the “Russian Monica Bellucci” 16.01.2023, 19:30

Star of the series “Secure Communications” has a female figure. Maria is not shy to show it. A native of Novosibirsk is called the “Russian Monica Bellucci”. The actress revealed how she feels about this comparison.

“Monica is a very beautiful woman, so I am flattered to be compared to her,” said Shumakova in an exclusive interview with VOICE. “However, it has no effect on my work. I know I’m very photogenic. Yes, this image can be “pulled” in the photo. It was recently offered to me. Of course I love revealing outfits. But in general, I prefer a neutral color palette and clothes. In the cinema, I rarely offer images of fatal beauties. They mostly see me as cheated housewives, abandoned women, or generally crazy bastards. When I played in the theater, I was offered the roles of beauties with strong sexuality. But I don’t think it’s because I look like Monica Bellucci.”

Due to the peculiarity of her appearance, the Russian woman is also compared to an American top model. “A lot of people keep saying I look like a young Cindy Crawford,” Maria said. “We have the same marks on her face.”

For filming in the series “Sweet Life” Shumakova had to gain 16 kg. Then she managed to lose a lot of weight. Maria assured that the psychological attitude is very important in the fight against excess weight.

“The 16 kilograms gained for “Sweet life” I dropped easily” said the actress. — I played women who look like a size M, aspiring to an L. Everyone is talking a lot about the importance of self-acceptance now. And it’s really great when you stop hating yourself for having excess fat. I love my S and L body. But I think it’s very important to be honest with yourself. If you feel heavy, then it is better to admit that you are not okay with it. It’s better not to follow the self-acceptance, body-positivity fad.”

Shumakova admitted that she relaxed somewhat in 2022. In this regard, at the current period of his life, he works with weight. The artist advised how to do it with pleasure.

“Now I’m losing weight, I want to say goodbye to a few kilograms,” Maria said. – I advise you to do it consistently and without violence towards yourself. If you can cut out sugar completely, do it. If it is fundamentally important for you to have a little chocolate every now and then – why not? I had a period in my life where I wore size S for a year, sometimes XS, it is very small for me. She weighed 8 kg less than now. But she was completely unhappy. Because every day I fought terribly with the desire to eat. Binge eating once a week is terrible. Now – yes, I might not fit into some things and I won’t look as cool in a fashion shoot. But I feel absolutely loved above all by myself. And my husband, which of course is very important. In general, a balance between self-acceptance and honesty is important – if I’m overweight, I skip dinner or refuse dessert.

In September of last year, Shumakova got married for the first time. Her chosen one was media manager Slava Gusev. The wedding took place in Moscow.

The PREMIER channel started broadcasting a Russian spy series. In it, Maria played the fateful woman Oksana. “She’s an amazing woman – with a flick of the wrist she destroys everything that has been built for decades,” the artist said of her heroine.