For her career, the inglorious end of “What soul will you give up baby?” and the suicide of her father, which marked her, was spoken by the actress Eleni Kastani.
The well-known actress was a guest on the show “Studio 4” on Wednesday afternoon (05/08) Eleni Kastaniwhich referred to her main roles in comedy, but also to her childhood, which was marked by a traumatic event.
Initially, the beloved actress wanted to make a reference to her friend and colleague Anna Panagiotopoulouwhich passed away on Holy Saturdayspreading sadness in the artistic – and not only – space.
“We must definitely mention this important person, this wonderful woman, Anna, who characterized the entire era. Anna was a role model for us younger actresses and I think the girls of my generation, the comedians, most tried to emulate her, the way she did comedy. I think that the girls who stood out in this generation are the ones who didn’t step right on Anna, the ones who didn’t try to talk like her” Eleni Kastani said characteristically.
At another point, remembering her first roles on Greek television, Eleni Kastani commented with humor: “Folks, I always play poor. Only Stamatis (Fassoulis) sees in me the rich and does not see the poor, the downtrodden”.
For the end of “What soul will you deliver baby?”
Speaking about the abrupt end of the legendary series “What soul will you hand over baby?”, which was cut to 7 episodes, Eleni Kastani described:
“I couldn’t move around then, I felt the love of the world. I also had a bout of depression that ended it all. I don’t know if everyone realized how unique it was and that nothing like it could come out again. The cast was huge with amazing actors. And the texts were very good.”
And he added: “I was there when the series stopped and I was also in front of the meeting, where it was discussed that one of us should be replaced. I was the calm voice. I was telling Alexandros Rigas not to worry and not to have a problem about replacing the actress. I told him that this is how it happens in foreign series as well. I don’t know why the replacement wasn’t done. We were all so good in our roles that it would be good to stay as we were.”
“Because she decided to leave once, all the work is over” he said, without revealing the name of the actress and concluded: “The sides that fought each other, the production, even the person who wanted to leave, they took me and said “Thank you Eleni”. He considered this person unable to continue. I haven’t figured it out yet. There is no point in saying the reason why one of us left, because we all worked again, the story was forgotten. Shame it was only 7 episodes, I loved my role because it was both dramatic and comedic.”
As for the rumors that a new version of the series can be made, Eleni Kastani said: “We have grown up and we can’t play. I wouldn’t mind showing up if the order is done some other way again. Should I just go there to the toll? When I read it, I asked Rigas “How did it come to you?” One of the viral catchphrases people say to me is “Come on I don’t believe it” and “I’m sorry I fell”“.
Eleni Kastani: Her father’s suicide
The famous actress also spoke for her fatherwho ended his life when he was 12 years old, and the guilt he had felt for a long time.
“I was trying to explain it, because in the eyes of a child it seems inexplicable. We didn’t have a drunken father or a dice-playing father or a quarreling wife. I had to see life differently. How can you have such a normal life and suddenly be unwell? By the time I was in high school, I had it figured out in my head. I had reacted more strongly than my mother and my sister. It defined me so much” he reported.
“When I came out and said it for the first time, I mentioned that I’ve had depression since I was little and I have this wound. I understood that my father had this thing, back then they didn’t call it, they didn’t call it depression. They called you crazy” noted Eleni Kastani.
Finally, Eleni Kastani said about her father: “I’m not a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but I think that ending someone’s life is the ultimate strength and weakness. On the one hand, I admire him for being able to do this, and on the other hand, I despise the man who does it because he can’t face the problems. We have to learn to deal with them. I felt guilty, mainly for one reason. I was the last person to come into contact with my father and it torments me, if I could have done anything to prevent it“.