“Circle of Fortune“It is still present on the air TVP. But the format reactivated after years – Agnieszka Dziekan and Błażej Stencel – cannot even dream about such an audience that the iconic program attracted in the 90s when he debuted in Poland. At that time, “Circle of Fortune” as the most popular game show, gathered a ten -million audience in front of the TVs. And Wojciech Pijanowski and accompanying him Magda Masny They were real stars. Although the beautiful hostess did not say much, her role was limited to discovering letters and giving the participants gifts, but you could not refuse Magda charisma and a beautiful smile. And Wojciech Pijanowski's statements directed to her – “Magda, kiss the Lord” or “And now Magda will reveal four letters” – they have gone down in the history of television. However, after the broadcast of the program, Magdalena Masny did not continue her career on television. She took care of something completely different, and fate did not spare her dramatic events.
On television by accident
Magdalena Ryszard Masny, née Łaniecka, was born on June 28, 1968 in Gdynia. She is a Polish teacher by profession, she also graduated from the PR study. But because she could boast of a delightful beauty, as a young girl she worked as a photomodel. It was thanks to the relationship in this way that she went to television. However, as she admitted, everything was a bit of a coincidence, because she did not plan her career in the media – she thought about the teacher's work.
– I came to the program a little by accident. I was a photomodel before. It turned out that the photographer, Marek Czudowski, with whom I worked at the time, took my photos to the casting. Then I came to the camera attempt. I remember huge black Studio, a sheaf of light, red camera light. I went to the left and right, I smiled. Then Wojtek Pijanowski came out of this darkness and faced me. It is strange that I did not faint, because for me he was an absolute legend at the time – Magda Masny recalled on TVP Info. – I learned that I was very similar to a lady from the American version of “Fortuna Circle”. Smile and legs also worked in my favor – she added in an interview with Onet.
“Circle of Fortuna” – a program based on the American format “Wheel of Fortune” – was brought to Poland by Wojciech Pijanowski. The leader of the Polish edition was delighted with the original version during his stay in the USA and decided to transfer it to native ground. It succeeded, and “Circle of Fortuna” turned out to be a huge success. The program quickly became the most popular program in the schedule – when it was broadcast, empty streets of the city. Up to 10 million Poles sat in front of the TVs. It is no wonder that both the leader of Wojciech Pijanowski and Magda Masny accompanying him as a hostess, became real stars.
“Magda, kiss the Lord”
On October 2, 1992, the first episode of “Fortuna Circle” was broadcast. Although 23-year-old Magda Masny did not have acting preparation and did not plan her career in the media, she immediately found herself on the set of “Fortuna Circle”. Although she did not give many issues except for greeting and farewell, she always looked phenomenal. And, as she admitted years later, she enjoyed her work. – It was great fun. Admittedly, I didn't have much to do there, except for “Good Morning” and “Good night to you” and revealing these letters “in” – she recalled in the program “Good morning Tvn“Magda Masny.
Magda's work in the “Fortuna circle” was not without funny situations. It was directed to her that some considered by some were cult, though in retrospect, quite embarrassing texts: “Magda, kiss the Lord” or “and now Magda will reveal four letters”. Fortunately, the hostess was not only beautiful, but also endowed with a considerable sense of humor and distance to herself. Today, however, she said in an interview with “Fakt”, she does not even remember the famous text. – At the time of winning there were such emotions that you could not hear who was saying what. There were applause, congratulations and we went to the side a bit, and the winners celebrated in their group. I didn't really hear this sentence … – she emphasized, adding that she had good relationships with Wojciech Pijanowski. – Few people know about it, but we made friends on the set. It is hard for people to believe it because in the studio he talked to me in a specific way … – But it was only jokes. We are friends and we meet to this day – emphasized Magda Masny.
The first edition of the “Fortuna Circle” hosted TV screens for eight years. So much for Magda Masny's career on television. When the program was removed from the schedule, the hostess did not decide to continue his media career. As she said in an interview with “Good Morning TVN”, “she had the impression that television pulled her in and then spit out.” Meanwhile, she did not have so -called glass pressure, because she did not consider television to be her element.
New road and life turns
After the end of the television career, Magda Masny moved to Sopot and focused on family life – she has three children, Jan, Pola and Bruno. However, this is not all, because she also started working as a copywriter at the PR agency. – Today I deal with the written word. So you can say that I returned to the roots – I am a Polish teacher and a PR specialist by profession. And that's what I'm focusing on now – I'm a copywriter. I write texts that appear on the internet, often requiring a large research. So I have what to do – she said in 2021 with a conversation with Wirtualna Polska. Magda Masny also has a political career on her account – in 2005 she ran for the Sejm, and four years later she started in the election to the European Parliament. Unfortunately, she never managed to get a ticket. Magda Masny also devotes herself to her passion – gardening. He runs a floristic company.
A few years ago, the former television star was affected by a personal tragedy – she and her family fell victim to fire, the flames consumed their house. A year after the event, Magda Masny posted an emotional entry in social media with a photo of the ruins. – It happened a year ago. In the morning I was woke up loudly on the door and a terrifying scream of my neighbor: “Magda run away, we are burning!” There was nowhere to escape. Żar, smoke, scream, cracking beams. We closed the door tightly and we waited for help. It was getting harder and harder to breathe, we heard the howling of fire behind the back. A year ago, we left the house with a lift assisted by firefighters. And we haven't returned to him to this day – the former presenter recalled.
Flowers and gardening are a great passion for Magda Masny – he runs a floristic studio in Sopot, and has its own farm in Warmia. – We don't grow anything at the moment, because we don't live there permanently. We are seasonally, we work hard. Next year I don't know how to process and weed this field. It increases from year to year. At the beginning there was a small vegetable garden and a lot grew cucumbers. Now it is three times. I don't know how much he has. 1000 square meters, maybe even more. When I finish to do on one side, I can start on the other, because it overgrows, because it is all grown in an ecological way – explained Magda Masny in an interview on the channel “At Matilda behind the fence”. In a conversation with “Fakt”, in turn, she confessed that she did not cross the possibility of returning to the screens. – If there was a program in which I could talk about flowers, I would return to television, because working on television is not forgetted – said Magda Masny.