Anna Starmach for many years she was associated with “MasterChef”. The cook formed a recognizable trio with Magda Gessler and Michel Moran. At the beginning of 2024, Starmach announced the decision that she will no longer be a juror in the format. “I'm going to focus on realizing my big dream that I've been thinking about for years – opening my own place in my beloved Krakow,” she wrote on social media. The station's star was in the latest interview TVN she talked about difficult moments related to working on the set.
Anna Starmach about depression. “Very high emotional and psychological cost”
Anna Starmach she recently gave an honest interview for the weekly “Wprost”. The cook admitted that appearing on television in front of a large audience was a huge challenge for her. She also mentioned her mental health, which suffered due to working in front of the cameras. “I don't wish anyone to take their first steps with such a large audience. It was a very high emotional and mental cost for me, a sensitive person. I suffer from depression working on television also contributed to this. This world is tempting, this world is fascinating, it offers enormous opportunities, but it is also a world of dangers, constant demands and assessments,” she said.
Anna Starmach did not show what she really felt. “There may be a smile on the outside…”
Later in the conversation, Anna Starmach noticed that people struggling with mental disorders often hide their emotions. “When someone suffers from high-functioning depression, the entire environment may not be aware of what is really happening to them. There may be a smile on the outside, but a feeling of emptiness, sadness and hopelessness on the inside. Showing joy, enthusiasm, fullness life when you don't feel it at all is extremely difficult,” she said. Anna Starmach experienced this first hand. “For a long time I didn't realize how I abuse and hurt myself a lot” – she commented to the weekly “Wprost”. SEE ALSO: Starmach responded to Gessler's surly words. She showed class.
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