“I rejected Ernst and I didn’t fly into space”: Polina Gagarina admitted why she didn’t play in the movie “Challenge” 04/15/2023, 01:10

The performer of the hit song “The show is over” invited actors two years ago to come to the casting to try out for a role in an ambitious project. After that, the producers of the picture and even the CEO of Channel One turned to the artist. Polina was offered to come to the casting and fly into space to shoot the film “Challenge”.

The mentor of the “Voice” show did not think long before giving the answer. “Even Konstantin Lvovich himself came up with a tip on how to pass the casting and still fly into space. I was just joking that due to my schedule and several concerts in a row, I don’t have time to fly into space, “Polina admitted. As a result, actress Yulia Peresild flew with director Klim Shipenko.

The artist also spoke about the unusual experience of performing at a company party. Then she was 20 years old, had just given birth to a son and needed money. The singer was invited to a yacht club with a spa house and a sauna. Gagarina was in a bad mood and had to appear in front of men wrapped in a towel.

“There was a long table and I just had nowhere to stand. And people come – in towels and bathrobes, three pairs. I have no idea what to do, stand up in this concert dress and start singing “Lullaby”. This is, of course, an unforgettable story, “Polina Gagarina shared in a new episode of the Neformat podcast on Channel One.

This week saw a star-studded screening of the drama ‘The Challenge’, which became the world’s first film shot aboard the ISS. The Soyuz MS-18 manned transport spacecraft, on which the team returned from space to Earth, was waiting at the entrance to Moscow’s Oktyabr cinema.