Adam was a guest on "God Morgen Norge" together with Øyunn Krogh last thursday (13/1-22). There they talked about Farmen and why they reacted the way they did when one of the contestants used the N-word.

If you want to watch the episode, you can find it HERE

Quick reminder: unfortunately you do have to pay to use the website. So if you aren't in Norway and haven't payed for it, you can not see it.

Iman had a Q&A on her instagram a few days ago and here are all her answers!

Enjoy! <3

In a dormitory aparment by Storo, actor Iman Meskini opens the door and welcomes Utrop with a friendly smile.

Outside there is a view over the whole of Oslo, but inside the apartment is priavate and cozy. Here she lives with her husband, Mourad.

- Do you want milk in the coffee?, she asks before she bursts out laughing:
- Just forget it, Mourad has drunk the milk. Hope it goes well with black coffee.

Meskini became known to Norway and large parts of the world when she played the independent and tough "Sana" in the hit series SKAM. Since we saw her in SKAM, she has completed her first service, a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern Studies and a tough trip to the North Cape. She has also worked as a presenter, speaker and podcast host.

Takes the matter into their own hands

Meskini sits on the sofa and tells us about when she and her friend Ida Shirazi decided to make a podcast together. The friends missed a podcast where you get to know different people who practice different religions and took matters into their own hands. The result was the podcast "Har Du Trua?" in collaboration with Aftenposten.

- Even though I love Islam, I am also very curious about other religions", Meskini says with a smile.

In the podcast, the focus is on how different people practice their religion and not just on the religion itself. One guest talks about how she practices Sami nature, and another guest talks about when she chose to convert to Judaism.

Previously, Meskini has been the podcast host for the podcast "Perspektiv" with the Norwegian Refugee Council. She herself took the initiative for this, when she was on an exchange in Jordan and wanted to convey the stories of the many Syrian refugees in the country.

This is not the first time she has taken hold herself. As a youth, she was an active basketball player. One day when she was about to play a match, a judge approached her and told her that she could not really play the match because she was wearing a hijab.

Instead of giving up, Meskini wrote a letter to the Norwegian Baketball Association together with her mother and coach. The letter was a proposal to change the ban on hijab in basketball matches. A few months later, the bill was approved. The ban on hijab in basketball matches was lifted.

- Experience taught me that you do not always need others to make a change for me, I can do it myself.

Feminist

With this experience, Meskini proved that the hijab is not an obstacle for her, rather an inspiration to develop.

- I know that it is because I am a Muslim and wear the hijab that I have become the strong and principled woman I am today, says Meskini who is often asked if she can call herself a feminist while wearing the hijab.

- I answer yes because I'm a feminist, and I wear a hijab. Many people think of the headdress as an oppressive garment and think that Islam is a women's oppressive religion. It is about little knowledge and about blackmailing an entire religion and population, she points out firmly.

The actor refers to how the media often focuses on religion if a perpetrator is a Muslim, but does not do so if the perpetrator e.g. is a Christian.

- We are not blind, we see how a case is written when someone who happens to have a Muslin background does something and how they write the cases when a white man does something criminal. Often Islam has nothing to do with the matter at all, but when it is a Muslim who does it, they still promote the religion.

Meskini believes that this type of journalism creates an irrational fear of Muslims.

- We are talking about 1.8 billion people on earth. Then there are four fools who do something criminal.

Was met by her own prejudices

Meskini herself noticed how she has been influenced by the media's portrayal of Muslim countries when she traveled to Jordan on exchange.

- At first I imagined a desert landscape and an underdeveloped country, and thought that all the ladies had long black shawls. That was not what we came to. Then I noticed that even I am colored by prejudices to other parts of the world.

Meskini adds that she was very surprised when she came to Jordan:
- I was like: "WHAT?". It was a completely different world. The shops, restaurants and buildings they had there are in a completely different league than what we have here.

Meskini struggles to find words for thr excitement she felt. She likes that the people of Jordan are very diverse.

- It was just as common to wear a hijab as to go without. People bathed and sunbathed together in both burkini and bikini. I felt that I could be myself without anyone caring what I went with, she says and elaborates:
- It was four months where I never had to answer why I wear the hijab. Four monhts where I could just be. It was the first time I thought "Is this how it feels to be part of a majority?". Although I'm not Jordanian, I'm similar to them and felt like one of the others.

Lack of roles for girls with hijab

Meskini says that it was a bit difficult to get back to Norway, and the eternal hijab debate.

- My lecturers in Jordan were surprised when we told them that the use of the hijab was a debate in Norway. For them, the hijab is something some choose to wear, while others do not. This shows what we as a society choose to problematize.

She points out that the media often portray women with hijab as oppressed, and that this may be a reason why many Norwegians see hijab as a problem. She herself is aware that she does not want to contribute to these prejudices.

- I would not have played Sana is she was anything other than a strong Muslim woman. We have seen enough of oppressed Muslim women. Now we need the opposite.

- Is this one of the reasons why you have not been on the TV screen more as an actor?

-- Yes, there is one reasons. I have declined a couple of roles due to that. The main reason, however is that there are few roles that a Muslim girl with a hijab can play. That is, where it is not about her taking off her hijab towards the end.

Came all the way to the North Cape

She herself recognizes herself in the strong and principled Sana. That Iman is strong, we proved when she came in second place in 71 degrees north - Norway's toughest celebrity, only beaten by the longtime Olympic champion in cross-country skiing, Thomas Alsgaard. Female participants have only captured eight of a total 39 podium places since the program started in 2010.

Of these, Iman Meskini and former Minister of Defense Kristin Krohn Devold have come in second. Former cross-country skier Marthe Kristoffersen, is the only woman who has won the celebrity version of 71 degrees north.

- Oh, I did not know, Meskini exclaims and explains that what kept her going towards the goal was that she is a Muslim girl who has encountered many prejudices.
- People are surprised if I have been on a cabin trip and can ski and go in the country. I wanted to prove that "We can do this too. This is part of our culture as well".

Meskini says that 71 degreese north is one of her favorite programs from Norwegain TV ever.

- After SKAM, I thought that if there is one program I want to be part of it I am asked, it is 71 degrees north.

- When you think you're on a curb, you're only halfway there

One year in the military helped Meskini get all the way to the North Cape at 71 degrees north.

- The military taught me that when you think you're on a curb, you're only halfway to what you really can do. So when I thought I was done in 71 degrees north, I knew I could do more.

Meskini believes that the military has largely developed her personality, because it was a year of strict discipline.

- In the military, you are told what to do all the time. It was delicious, because then you do not have to make the small choices that you make every day. Then you do not have to choose whether to let the alarm snooze or not.

Meskini says that the strict routines were healthy for the head.

- Then you get space to think about other things. It was mentally delicious not to think about what to wear or eat.

An open mind

Meskini gives the impression of being a person who is in balance. The apartment is nice and tidy. On the bookshelf is the autobiography of Peace Prize winner Nadia Mourad next to the anthology "Third Culture Kids". The book that stands out the most beautifully is the Koran.

Her face radiates kindness and openness, which can make it easier for the guests in the podcast to open up.

- When we talk about the times people have doubted their faith, which is often a taboo topic in several religious families.

Several of the guests have thanked Meskini and Shirazi after the podcast.

- They have told us that this is the first time they have been able to talk about religion on podcasts.

Being first out with something is no stranger to Meskini, who did not let herself be stopped by the fact that she had never seen anyone like herself on TV before. What the next project will be, she only reveals halfway.

- Moving, acting and then I have a couple of other exciting projects lurking, she says with a sly smile.

Read the original interview HERE

Even if you have not seen Falch as an actress since "Skam" (2015-2017), she has worked a lot.

She has written books, given lectures, had podcasts, fronted documentaries, directed advertising, studied screenwriting - and now has the main role in the Swedish series "Ligga - konsten att komma över sitt ex".

- This is the first as an actor since "Skam". So it also feels very big and important, says Falch smiling.

As the title suggests, there are plenty of intimate scenes when the character Line is dumped by her girlfriend Julia and her best friend Elin challenges her to sleep with one woman a week to forget about her ex.

Intimacy coordinator

For the sex scenes, Falch says they used an intimacy coordinator.

- It was "life saving"! Because there were up to ten intimate scenes in the end, with so many different girls. You could get on the set, say hello and pretty soon afterwards we will go to bed or undress each other, she describes and explains:
- It was pretty cool to be allowed to work with your own boundaries. I'm not used to that either as an actor or in my own life. So to feel for "Is it okay for you to take me on my should today?". One day it could be awkward and another day it could be completely natural. So having constant contact with the boundaries was sickeningly rewarding - both as an actor and as a human being.

Explicit scenes

- Was there a difference between shooting comic and tender sex scenes?

- No, I think everything was equally difficult. For those who are comical are quite explicit as well. They are just as challenging.

- What do you think about talking about that topic?

- I thought it was very interesting to work with. The function of intimacy coordinator has come in quite recently. I am a super-champion for that and think all productions should have it. I think it's exciting to talk about because setting boundaries at work is just as important as setting boundaries in private, and not just when it comes to sexuality.

Does not recommend "sleeping around"

According to TVNorge, the character Elin tries to make Line "bang herself happy". This is not a method Falch recommends.

- It gets extreme and put on the tip, but I think people can recognize themselves in the concept of sleeping with someone to get over others. I do not think it is a good tip, but after a breakup you have to make some mistakes to find out what is right for you, she points out.

Tips for heartache

- Do you have any good tips for viewers and readers with love grief?

- I go for the cliche "Take care of yourself, seek out friends and talk to family". I would like to come up with a cool tip... After a break - go boxing! I can vouch for that, says Falch who trains herself and is a boxing instructor.

- Could you use some of your experiences in this role?

- All breakups are quite painful, she says and smiles:
- I always use myself. The situations are recognizable. Just being in a lot of pain when you have love greif and doing things you maybe shouldn't do when you should sit down and breathe a little. But greif can be evoked regardless of rupture!

Retreated

After several years of extreme visibility that also led to weekly rape threats, Falch took a break from social media. Now she shares a few glimpses occasionally.

- How has that change been?

- I experience the difference and sickly nice. It has been very, very good to retire. Standing on the barriers and talking loudly and screaming loudly means that you get a lot of feedback. I have not managed so well to stand in it. I can not really stand that people think so much about me, she says and adds:
- It took a while before I realized that it was at the expense of myself and how I feel. So it has been very nice to focus on what I want instead of that conflict or debate I am facing.

Studying script

After being a freelancer a few years after "Skam", Falch felt she wanted some safe routines. Half a year into the pandemic, she began a bachelor's degree in screenwriting at Westerdals/Kristiania University College.

- How has the pandemic been for you?

- Studying was great, because then I had a routine. And then I got my apartment, so I had a lot to do with it. I took on a complete renovation project, she reveals - something she has also shared a bit from on Instagram.
- Then I got the opportunity to go to Stockholm and work, so I have been super lucky. You are very isolated and can feel more lonely then before, but I think I have been very lucky!

And even though she has not yet fully landed on who she is, Falch knows what she wants to be:

- I want to work with film and TV bith in front of and behind the camera. I want to be good at everything. Then I'll see.

Read the original interview HERE

Now it's time for the long-awaited and groundbreaking relationship drama to take place on TV screens - a perfect series for the heartbroken lesbian.
Ligga is written and directed by Lina Åström (Sjukt oklar). It's about Elin (Clara Henry) and Line (Ulrikke Falch) who are best friends and roomies. Line is dumped by her girlfriend Julia and the only thing she wants to do is be at home, drink wine and mourn - something Elin does not allow.

- Elin thinks that the best way to get over her ex is to sleep with others. She incites Line to start tindering and meeting people. They almost start a competition where Line has to sleep with a new woman every week for two months. Line is skeptical while Elin thinks it is the most ingenious idea she has ever come up with, says Clara Henry.

- Line tries to sort out her relationship even though she does not have the right tools or the best solutions - or in other words Elin's tools and solutions, says Ulrikke Falch.

The series sheds light on lesbian dating and depicts the relationship between two lesbian friends. The girls agree that rainbow representation in movies and series is important and not least "nice" according to Clara Henry.
- I'm getting started on it (laughs). I feel "YES! I want to see more". From a societal perspective, it does great good, but if you look at the small things, you will be happy. What Lina Åström does damn well is that she writes queer series where the focus is not on being queer. It is never a problem, there is no anxiety attached to it and there is no coming out process, it is just a fact.

- Representation in film and television is alpha and omega, Ulrikke Falch continues. It's about us needing to see ourselves on screen. When LGBTQ+ stories are represented, you feel less alone, you recognize things from your own life and get new perspectives and can process emotions by seeing something unfold in front of us and then all stories must be told.

Can you recognize yourself in the characters?
- No, not in the least. Ulrikke and I joked about it. She's pretty loco while I'm pretty vanilla (laughs). It feels like Ulrikke is more like Elin and I am more like Line, says Clara Henry while Ulrikke Falch continues:

- I can recognize myself in Line's will. Her desire to get better and the disappointment when it does not work. But Line is a pretty awkward girl and I do not think I am... Or I do not hope so (laughs).

Although Elin with beaks and claws tries to help her best friend, Clara Henry had not given the same breakup tips that Elin gives Line.
- Clara had met her friends and taken time for herself. Find your way back to the security of being alone. I had probably vomited in my own mouth at the thought of being with someone else when sad and newly divorced.

The same applies to Ulrikke Falch who had not handled a breakup in the same way as her character.
- I would have spent more time on myself instead of starting dating. When you become single, you have to find out who you are without your partner - even though it's hard. I had focused on friends, family and myself. Done thing I did not have time for during the relationship, she says and continues:
- My tip to anyone with a broken heart is that time heals all the wounds. Take one day at a time and talk to someone you trust. It usually helps!

According to the girls, the viewers can expect an emotional roller coaster.
- There will be laughter and maybe a few tears. They can also expect fantastic actors, plus me trying to speak Swedish (laughs). It's worth seeing! says Ulrikke Falch.

- The series is a classic "Lina Åströmsk ohno-drama comedy". It contains many gruesome scenes, starting with a little lie and then it just gets worse and worse. As a viewer, you feel "why do you not say it as it is?". Ulrikke is also damn good at being cringe without overplaying it, says Clara Henry.

Before the premiere, the girls feel both nervous and excited.
- You always panic the first time you see something that you yourself participate in. I saw the series with a friend and her reactions were "huh!?" at the right times and laughs at the right times, so it feels hilarious! tells Clara Henry while Ulrikke Falch continues:

- I'm nervous, tense and the whole emotional spectrum at once. It has been a dream to work with the production, which 99 procent consists of a female team, spend the summer in Stockholm and get to know Clara and the rest of the cast. Now we will finally get to show what we have done!

You play lesbians! What is your relationship to the rainbow community?
- I am bisexual and just came out of a same-sex relationship. I have a lot of nice rainbow memories from fun Prides I've been to. This summer, my friends and I had a cozy, infected safe Pride party! tells Clara Henry while Ulrikke Falch continues:
- My sexuality is fluid. I'm attracted to all genders, but right now I'm in a heterosexual relationship. I experience the rainbow community as a very inclusive community, a place where you can be yourself and where you are welcome with everything you are as a human being. My best rainbow memory was my very first Pride train in Oslo a few years ago - over 50,000 people gathered to celebrate and fight for love!

What do you want to greet QX readers?
- You're in for a ride! Have fun and get disovery+, and check out "Ligga" on December 25th!

Read the original interview HERE

The first (and hopefully not the last) season of LIGGA is out NOW on Discovery+ Sverige/Norge!

You can watch the entire series HERE (Sverige).

Let's hope we get a season 2!

Iman was one of the nominees in Ellos Awards 2021, in the category "Women for equality".
Now she can be very proud, because she is the winner of that category!
A big congratulations to Iman!

Here's the jury's motivation and a comment from Iman:

"With the account @imanmeskini, Iman Meskini took her celebrityship and used it to promote both Muslim women and women in general. On her platforms, she shatters prejudices about Islam, educates her followers on various important issues and spreads positivity and joy in things that are often heavy. For the work that Iman does in her channels, we in the jury award her the prize for the category Women for equality."

"What an honor to win the "Women for equality" award at the Ellos Awards 2021! It was already a great pleasure to be nominated in this category along with so many other wonderful women. I have no words to describe how much it means to me to be roecognized for the work I do daily. It is not always easy to stand in any of these fights, but with such awards I must say that it helps to keep my spirits up. Many thanks to all of you who voted for me and many thanks to the jury." - Iman Meskini.

The other winners are:

1. Kajsa Hultin (Kobranhugger) - Women for liberation

2. Andra Farhad (Andrafarhad) - Women for entrepreneurship

3. Matilda Sjöstrand (Gretanikolina) - Women for body positivism

Congratulations to all the winners!

Ina was one of the guests on the Norwegian music program "Beat for beat" last friday (17/12-21).

If you want to watch the episode, you can find it HERE

Remember that it is in Norwegian and you might need a VPN to watch it.

On Christmas Day, the TV series "Ligga" with Clara Henry and Ulrikke Falch in the lead roles premieres.

The series, which is described as a drama comedy, revolvs around Line, who with the help of the very determined friend Elin begins an intense dating to get over her girlfriend Julia's brutal dumping. A new person to sleep with a week for two months is Elin's recipe to get Line to move on in life, and to succeed she creates an attractive Tinder profile for her newly dumped friend.

According to Clara Henry, who plays the energetic Elin, everyone can also - despite a sometimes twisted tone - recognize themselves in the TV series.
- Everyone has been dumped and knows how hard it is - and then you wish there was this tupe of "quick fix". If you were to get over your ex by sleeping with a new person a week, then everyone would do it. And it's easy to understand Line's desperation - that she just wants some pain relief, she says.

"Social chameleon"

The Norwegian actress Ulrikke Falch, formerly known to the Swedish TV audience as Vilde in the TV series "Skam", plays the newly dumped and more insecure Line - and says that she partly recognize herself in the character.
- I experience Line as a social chameleon, who constantly tries to adapt to the people she meets. And many can probably recognize themselves in Lines's desire to be happy, without knowing how to go about it. I can relate to that myself. That you are insecure about yourself at the same time as you want to be happy, she says.

"Peaks a form of gambling"

As the title suggests, much of the series revolvs around the landscape that Line engages in - the result of an intense - and strategically planned - Tinder dating. According to Clara Henry, the women that Line meets are also a kind of twisted versions of the reality, sometimes challenging, Tindermarket.
- It feels like everyone that Line meets is a kind of exaggerated reflection of how it can sometimes feel when you are on Tinder. Just the feeling that the only thing you actually want is to find someone who is just normal - and preferably also kind and preferably funny. But sometimes once you are there, it can feel like you are facing a huge challenge, she says and continues:
- I remember what it was like when I myself had Tinder and got anxiety from thinking that: "Here I sit and say yes or no to people, based on how they look - and they do the same thing for me".

Ulrikke Falch also recognize herself in the TV series depiction of the not always so truthful Tinder world - which she equates with gambling.
- You take a chance every time you go on a date. It can go very well - or it does not go so well at all - and I recognize myself in that. And chatting before you see each other - it does not correspong to what you then experience when you meet in reality, she says.

Open end to the series

The script and direction is by Lina Åström, who has previously produced the SVT series "Sjukt oklar", where Clara Henry played the lead role - and the two actors also suggest that the TV series has and open ending.

But - despite the fact that Line is experiencing a couple of eventful months to say the least, Ulrikke Falch is unsure whether a new shag every week is really the best recipe for getting back on her feet after a dump.
- I have learned that when you have had your heart broken, you should turn inwards and focus on yourself. And do things like eat ice cream, watch romcoms - and cry out, she says.

"Ligga" premieres December 25th on Discovery+ Sweden.

Read the original interview HERE

Last night (14/12-21) the cast and the team of "LIGGA" was at a premiere party for the series.
They did some interviews and watched the series with the cast, the team, the cast of "True Love Sverige" and some other people in the industry (for example, some actors from "Young Royals").

Interviews will be posted soon.

Photo and video credits in no particular order:

1. Instafreja

2. Soleyastudottirmakeup

3. Lovisasn

4. Veratheander

5. Tralalaalice

6. Thisisanfa

7. Discoveryplusse

8. Sara.arrhusius

9. Emiliesbeauty

The entire season of "LIGGA" premieres on December 25th 2021 on Discovery+ Sverige.

If you didn't want me to post your photo/video on here, please DM me on instagram (Ulrikkefalchs) or email me (skamcastupdates@hotmail.com) and tell me which photo/video it is and I'll delete it!

How beautiful weren't Ulrikke and Clara?! QUEENS

Carl Martin was a guest on the Norwegian show "Lindmo" last friday.

If you want to watch the episode CLICK HERE

Remember that it's in Norwegian and that you might need a VPN to watch it.

Resa Saffa Park is releasing an EP in march next year and to celebrate that, she's going to have a release concert for that EP.

Here's everything you need to know:

• Friday March 25th 2022 at 9pm (doors open at 8pm)

• 18+

• Youngs Oslo (Youngstorget 3 0181 Oslo, Norway)

Tickets will be on sale this friday (December 3rd 2021) at 9am on Ticketmaster.no

If you are going, HAVE FUN!

Iman was a guest on the Norwegian podcast 3 Kvarter a few days ago.

If you want to listen to the episode click HERE or on the picture

Remember: it's in Norwegian.

A big happy birthday to Simo!
Hope your day has been absolutely amazing and hope you got to celebrate with the people you love.

We love you<3

Theresa had a Q&A on her instagram a few days ago and here are all her answers!

Enjoy! <3

Josefine was a guest on "Kåss til kvelds" last saturday (13/11-21) together with Espen Eckbo and Abubakar Hussain.

They talked about "Førstegangstjenesten" and Josefines obbsession with Twilight (Bella more specifically) and of course many other things.

If you want to watch the show, you can find it HERE

Remember that it is in Norwegian and you might need a VPN to watch it.

The first 4 episodes of season 2 of "Førstegangstjenesten" are out NOW on NrkTV.
The rest of the episodes will be avalible next friday (19/11-21).

You can find the series HERE
or just search for it on Tv.nrk.no

You might need a VPN and I really recommend Windscribe.

Enjoy!

Just as the title says, Ragnarok has been renewed for a third season! Unfortunately this will be the last season, so let's hope they go all out on it.

It will premiere sometime in 2022, more information will be given to you as soon as Netflix tells us more!

Are you excited for a third season? What do you want to happen in that season? DM me on Instagram and let me know your thoughts on this!
Instagram: Ulrikkefalchs

Yesterday (5/11-21), Cengiz and Astrid S were guests on the Norwegian tv-show "Lindmo". There they talked about "Tre Nøtter Til Askepott" and Astrid sang the song she made for the film.

If you want to see the episode they were on, CLICK HERE .

Remember that it is in Norwegian and you might need a VPN, I recommend Windscribe.

This friday (5/11-21), Adam Ezzari will perform on PERSONA PARTY + guest.

Here is all the information you will need:

Where: Youngstorget 3, Oslo, Norway
Age: 20+
When: 11pm to 3am
Line up: Ezzari
Daniel Obede
BenZO
Tickets: CLICK HERE

This is what is said about the event on Ticketmaster:
Persona is back with it's first club night of the year since the lockdown. The evening will consist of the hardest Hip Hop/Trap, R&B, Dancehall music and live shows. This is a night you do not want to miss!
Perfect for those of you who want to dance the night away with your friends.

Are you going? If so, have fun!

Over the summer, Josefine has been in Denmark, filming a new series. A series called "Dopamin".

Plot:
Dopamin takes place at the fictional Limfjord University Hospital in Aalborg, which is hit by a number of unexpected deaths. The series is inspired by crime cases from the real world.

The series will premiere sometime during the spring of 2022 on Discovery+ Denmark.

More information will be avalible soon!
Are you going to watch it?

Josefine is going to be in the new season of "Førstegangstjenesten" (First-time service).

The series plot:
A war enthusiast, a spoiled russ, a female male chauvinist and an identy-confused guy from Oslo East. Are they the people who are going to protect Norway?

The new season will premiere on November 12th on Tv.Nrk.no.

Tap HERE to watch the first season and to watch the second season when it comes out. (You might need a VPN. I recommend Windscribe).

Fun fact: Kristina Ødegaard (Sara in Skam) is actually in season 1!

Finally we have a name and a release date for the new series Ulrikke and Clara Henry is in.
It's called "Ligga"!

Plot:
Life has totally collapsed for Line and all she wants is to be with her ex again. Her closest friend Elin thinks this is a very bad idea. Instead, on the somewhat unconventional plan, she will start and manage a Tinder account in Line's name and make sure she's happy again.
A new person to sleep with every week for two months will definitely be the recipe for success that cures Line's heartache.

"Ligga" will premiere on December 25th 2021 on Discovery+ Sweden (Release date for Norway will come later).

Are you going to watch it?

Photo credits in no particular order:

1. Discoveryplusse

2. Haloart.official

3. Breakablefilms

Hey Iman! How are you affected by wearing makeup?
- I feel good when I use makeup, but I also often go without. I like to put on makeup on the days I have a little more time in the morning. Makeup for me is fun and something I enjoy.

What beauty heroes do you have in your makeup bag?
- Bronzer is definitely a must in my makeup bag! The days when I do not fix a full look, I still want concealer, a little bronzer and mascara. And I always have to bring a lipbalm!

Do you have any favorite products that you buy again and again?
- Yes, Sensai Total Finish Foundation, which is a fantastic powder foundation that covers well, lasts a long time and is easy to carry in your bag during the day.

What does your everyday makeup look like?
- Hmm... I probably focus mostly on the skin, and vary different ways of highlighting the eyes, and sometimes the lips.

Do you like to experiment with makeup?
- I wish I dared to experiment more with makeup, but usually I stick to some safe looks that I know how to get perfect.
But I love to be made up by others and to then try completely new colors and styles, it's super fun!

How do you take care of your skin?
- I try to take good care of my skin. I clean and use moisturizing creams every morning and evening - and always sunscreen during the day!

What is the latest beauty discovery that made you feel "WOW"?
- NYX concealer! I have been using it every day lately and I have to say that it is great.

What is beauty for you?
- Beauty for me is how you are as a human being on the inside - your thoughts and values, how you treat everything and everyone around you.

Read the original interview HERE or in the KICKS Magazine.

Simo was a guest on the Norwegian podcast "Jungeltelegraf1" and if you want to listen to it, you can find it here: Spotify - Paradise Hotel fra innsiden or tap on the picture.

Remember, it's in Norwegian.

- It sounds very easy to "just put on the hijab", but it is not just to throw a piece of cloth over you head and go out the door, laughs Iman Meskini (24).

Hijab refers to norms within the Muslim faith. The Arabic word hijab comes from the hajaba, "to hide". The term is used both for a scarf for Muslim women and a common term for covering Muslim clothing for women and men.

Iman Meskini (24) and Amina Louragli (35) are two of many young women in Oslo who cover their hair and necks, according to Muslim norms. They are hijabis. Now they talk about everyday life as hijabis: About being greeted, feeling strong - and about bad hijab days and combining fashion and faith.

- It is a form of common understanding that you should cover everything except face and hands, but it varies how you practice it. You have different trends, cultures and preferences. I really enjoy what many people think is a conservative style, says Iman.

By that she means that you cover everything except hands. This does not mean that she does not experiment with different colors and fabrics, but she does not want this to compromise her faith. On the table in front of her are shawls in different colors and qualities; crepe, chiffon, polyester, black, white, pink. Iman has close to 40 different hijabs.

- If you want to be a little superficial, then I would say that the hijab often adds a touch to the outfit, a bit like a piece of jewelry, says Iman and smiles.

In the series Skam, Iman played the role of Sana. It was the first time a hijab-clad woman played a prominent role in a Norwegian drama series, and the hijab received a lot of attention. The "Sana style" has later become a term among TV-watching hijabs.

- In TV productions you usually have hair stylists, but there are not that many hijab stylists. I brought a lot of my own style into the series, she laughs.

Although Sana primarily went for one style, Iman has several variants she alternates between.

- I have several different styles I vary between, everything from simple that works well to training, to styles that require a little more work. I like to vary between different colors and fabric qualities.

- My absolute favorite is jersey fabric, which is a little heavier and which stays good even if it is windy or you are active.

Iman says that she usually chooses an outfit first, and then she finds a shawl in a color that suits her. Mood, temperature and what she should do also come into play. She often uses lighter fabrics and lighter colors in the summer. If she is going to training, she wears a sports hijab from Nike.

- It sounds very easy to "just put on the hijab", but it is not just to throw a piece of cloth over your head and go out the door, laughs Iman Meskini (24).

It's not just about "throwing it on":

- Bad hijab day is definitely a thing, she laughs and explains:

- Sometimes you have days like this where none of the styles work, the colors are wrong and everything just looks weird. I often end up changing outfits.

Iman started with hijab in 5th grade, then it was a very simple 2-piece hijab, without needles or any tying. In middle school, she began testing different forms of knitting techniques and varying more colors and fabrics.

- There was a very big focus on me wearing the hijab. People commented on how I looked and how other hijabs were dressed. You become very self-aware of it, says Iman and adds:

- You think a lot about what you look like, when you get so bewildered. I am very concerned about looking good, and often think that it can help the hijab case a little: I feel a little responsibility to break with the image the media has created of us, and show that you can look good and wear the hijab at the same time .

- But honestly, I would have liked to not have felt that way, it would have been incredibly digg to actually just be able to throw on the hijab and go out the door without thinking anything more about it, she says.

Iman recently completed a bachelor's degree in Arabic, and spent the exchange period in Jordan. The trip to Jordan was a revelation:

- It was very nice to be in a country where everyone had a relaxed relationship with wearing the hijab. Then I did not think much about what it looked like.

Another thing she became aware of was how huge a difference there is in the selection in the shops. For the first time, she could walk into a store, where she could wear all the clothes. Where the dresses do not have split or short sleeves, or half the store is for shorts and T-shirts.

- When I walk into a store here in Oslo, I walk right past most of it. The last time I went shopping with my husband, he was shocked at how I dealt with it. You sort of scan the store, and exclude everything you can not use. Then you are left with only a small part, and then you can start choosing what you actually like. In Morocco, I went for the first time into a store where everything was customized for me, she says and adds:

- It made me realize that it is not the hijab that limits me, it is society that is not adapted to us with the hijab.

- The selection in Norway is very limited. This is a problem, because it is actually about participation in society. When I bathe, I use a burkini, but there are only two types in Norway and none of them are particularly nice. This means that you do not feel like bathing very much, and the fewer people who bathe with a burkini, the more you are greeted when you actually do it. And then the barrier to swimming among people becomes even higher, she says.

- It will be a vicious circle, where many just stop swimming.

Even in Oslo, where several thousand women - and men - are hijab, Iman experiences that she is noticed. People stare, ask and confront.

- I show my faith, and it seems that someone takes it as an invitation to confront me and demand that I respond to completely personal things. It can be quite uncomfortable, people can ask about very private things, and almost expect me to answer.

- The hijab is part of my identity, and I would like to keep it, but it is demanding.

Iman says that she has been to photo shoots where the photographer or stylist has asked her to show a little more neck, or pull the hijab further away from the face. Iman looks at me:

- Most people would react if a photographer had asked another young girl to undress more, or show a little more cleavage. It is the same when someone asks you to change or remove the hijab, she says.

Iman knows many who have felt pressured to adapt the way they wear the hijab to a more Western norm, or taken it off completely. Now she hopes that more visibility of hijabis, through social media, on TV and in popular culture, will make it easier for hijabis in Oslo:

- It is important for me to show that you can do fashion without pushing your limits, she says.

- The hijab makes me very strong.

While it's tough to always be an eye-catcher, and she can often feel the pressure to take it off, it's not an option.

- The hijab makes me very strong. You become very confident in your own faith, when you are constantly confronted with it. I get a very conscious relationship with it, and my belief: I get up every day and make a choice to put it on, she says.

- The hijab has taught me patience, and to tell when things are not ok. To let you know, when people step over your boundaries: I do not ask you to understand it, but you must respect it.

Read the original interview (and Amina's part) HERE

Happy belated birthday to this wonderful lady named Theresa Eggesbø!
Hope your day was amazing and that you got to celebrate with everyone you love and hold close to the heart.

We love you and we can't wait to hear the new music you are releasing on October 15th!

<3

Resa Saffa Park is one of the artists who will perform on "By:Larm Festivalen" in Oslo, Norway, on October 2nd 2021.

She will be on at around 8.30pm GMT, at Rockefeller.

To buy tickets and read more about the festival and see which other artists are performing there CLICK HERE

If you are going, feel free to send me pictures and videos so I can upload them:
Instagram: Ulrikkefalchs
Mail: skamcastupdates@hotmail.com

Have fun!

David is in the new issue for Høyer Journal and here are the photos that Julie Pike took for the interview.

Unfortunately the magazine is only avalible in Norway as far as I can see and it's only a papermagazine, so there is no interview online for me to translate.
If there ever will be an interview I can translate, I'll update you on instagram and on here.

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Happy belated birthday Henrik!
Hope your day was amazing and that you got to celebrate with everyone you love and hold close to the heart.

You deserve all the good in life!

We love you<3

Like the title says, Iman was a guest on the Norwegian show called "Nytt På Nytt". It's an Norweigan news show, but make it kind of comedy-ish. There are a few other versions as well, but the British one called "Have I Got News For You" is the original.

If you would like to watch the episode in which Iman is in, CLICK HERE.
I do have to tell you though, it's in Norwegian and as far as I could see, you can't choose any subtitles except for Norwegian, so keep that in mind if you watch it!

Enjoy!

It's a wrap people!!

It's a wrap for the new series Ulrikke and Clara are in. I'm so excited to see the final result.
Hopefully it will come out later this year. There is no date yet, but I will update you guys as soon as it's out, both here and on my instagram!

How excited are you from a scale of 1-100?

Credits (in no particular order)

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2. Sara.arrhusius

3. Veratheander

4. Glasclara

5. Artochbob

6. Breakablefilms

7. Schjetnee

8. Josefinfehermua

9. Tralalaalice

10. Horselover_g1rl_94

11. Ulrikkefalch

12. Jolinaelish

13. Yeah_angie

14. Sussiev

15. Shirin_jaberi

16. Sannawideronn

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New dates for ImanTalks have been announced on the website. These are the new dates:

• 30/8-21

• 31/8-21

• 1/9-21

• 6/9-21

• 7/9-21

• 8/9-21

• 9/9-21

• 10/9-21

• 11/9-21

• 12/9-21

To book a meeting with Iman, click here

The new movie "Three wishes for Cinderella", in which Cengiz Al plays the prince, will premiere in cinemas on November 12th 2021.

So far, that date is only set for the Norwegian cinemas, but hopefully very soon, we'll have a date for the rest of the world (if they decide to make it avalible for everyone).

There is no trailer yet, but it will probably be out around mid-October. I will update you as soon as it's out!

About a month ago I told you guys about the concert "Hei Oslo", that Theresa "Resa" Eggesbø was going to perform at.
But due to Covid-19, they had to cancel the concert.

If you bought tickets you should have already gotten an email from Ticketmaster. If you haven't, check your spam folder and then contact Ticketmaster if you still can't find it.

Hopefully they'll do a concert next year or do one online.

Credits (in no particular order)

1. Yeah_angie

2. Soleyastudottirmakeup

3. Josefiineklund

How excited are you for this series to premiere!?

If I forgot anyone or if I have uploaded a photo that wasn't allowed, please contact me on instagram (Ulrikkefalchs) or by mail (skamcastupdates@hotmail.com) and let me know who I forgot and what picture/pictures and I'll add the person and delete the picture/pictures!

A big happy birthday Cecilie!
I hope your day has been amazing and that you got to celebrate with everyone you love and hold close to the heart.

You are literally a ray of sunshine.

We love you! <3

Together with Aftenposten, Iman Meskini and Ida Sabina is starting a podcast!
Together with different guests, they will talk about evetything from personal faith to ghosts to slutshaming.
They want you, the listener, to help them come up with who they should talk to and about what.

If you want to contact them and give them recommendations on who to talk to or what to talk about, here is their contact information:

Instagram: Imanmeskini & Ida_sabina
Email: Debatt@aftenposten.no

!THE PODCAST WILL BE IN NORWEGIAN!

Good luck girls!

A big happy birthday to the queen, Ulrikke Falch!
I hope your day will be awesome and that you get to celebrate with everyone you love.

Hope you gets lots of presents and lots of love from everyone.

We love you <3

On August 20th, Theresa "Resa" Eggesbø and a few other artists will perform at Nedre Foss Park in Oslo (between Grünerløkka and Youngstorget).
This is what Ticketmaster is saying about the concert:

"Hei Oslo is a party day in the park for you who have been on a holiday and just returned home, and for you who have just moved here to your new home and are eager to hang out."

If you live in Norway and are over the age of 18, click here for tickets: Hei Oslo tickets

Have fun!

Happy belated birthday Carl Martin!
Really hope your day was absolutely fantastic and that you got to celebrate with the people you love.

Our favorite Guru!

We love you <3

Companyrecuitment 9 Eggesbø became one of the Lauritzens five company hunters and could take on the yellow beret the week before the finale. On the day of the finale, he finished first and won this year's Kompani Lauritzen and became "the best version of himself".

- It has been incredibly fun to be a part of, even though it has also been demanding and tough. I have met many people, and I have never regretted it, even though at times it was difficult to remember why I had agreed to join. I have learned a lot about myself, about my own body and my own mind, says Carl Martin Eggesbø who has never been in the military.

- I enlisted for first-time service and most wanted to be a paratrooper or naval hunter, but I did not have good enough eyesight. So it became folk high school for me instead.

Eggesbø went from being in a fog fight to becoming one of Lauritzen's five company hunters a few episodes later.

- Things can very easily turn around. What I thought was very beautiful about the Kompani was that we are so different. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. In the beginning, it was emphasized that I am individual. I do not completely agree with that. I also carried the backpack of the other participants and was concerned with community. So they have cut a narrative, but I think they have done a good job of cutting anyway. To tell the truth, I was impressed by how much focus there was on teamwork through the program, says Eggesbø who thinks it is good that TV2 had such a complex team.

With the TV celebrities Vegard Harm and Morten Hegseth, they were a total of three open gay participants in the second season. Harm had to leave Setnesmoen camp after a fog fight with Eggesbø. The following week it was Hegseth who had to go home after losing to Ulrikke Brandstorp. It was tiring for everything, but in the end it was Eggesbø who ran away with the victory.

- I remember well when we were to be part of the blasting after a vigil in the forest. I was so exhausted that I got sick afterwards and had a violent night of fever with sweating. Then I was not so keen on being filmed 24/7, and was glad I had just been elected corporal and could sleep in a solitary room.

"There are no heterosexuals who are asked to come out of the closet, so why should I do it", Eggesbø told SVT Edit in 2017. In the intervies he says that he was stopped on the street and asked if he is "gay for real" after NRK-success "Skam". There he played the role of the tough gay man Eskild, who out things in perspective when Isak came out of the closet in season three.

- It almost seemed as if people thought it would be a greater achievement to play that role if I had not been gay. But I'm not Eskild, and no one asks Noora if she's heterosexual in reality.

He has previously felt that he did not fit into stories where heterosexual love is the norm. At first he thought it was complicated, but today he thinks it's nice to be who he is.

- I think we absolutely need all kinds of queer role models, we need all kinds of role models. And it is not the case the there is only one type of queer role models, there is a wide range. People are people, and queers are as different as the rest of the population. We who are queer today, take advantage of the fact that the battle other have fought before us, and our battle we also fight for others than ourselves, and for those who come after us.

Eggesbø says that he has never had any need to define himself.

- I do not really use the word queer so much, but I remember one moment in "Skam" which I unfortunately think was cut out. During the Christmas celebration in the collective, Linn and Eskild stand and look at the Christmas tree, and she wonders if it is not a little crooked. He thinks it depends on the perspective. He who is crooked thinks that the tree is straight, while she who is straight thinks that the tree is crooked. We are all queer, it depends on the perspective. For me, I'm not queer, I'm just me, says Eggesbø.

He has not experienced that openness has had negative consequences, neither for him privately nor as an actor.

- I have heard stories about others who have experienced it more problematic, but I want to be honest and visible, and it is a choice I am comfortable with.

That he liked boys bettet than girls was something he gradually realized throughout his upbringing.

- It was not like it was clear to me from the first moment. I have chosen to stay open, explore and find out who I am and who and what I like. Now it is clearer to me, but I still find it difficult to establish that one is one or the other. I think there is a wider range of sexualities. That's why I'm a little double having to define myself as gay. In a way, you put a label on yourself that can be reducing.

His big breakthrough in "Skam", Eggesbø remembers that everything went very fast. He was auditioning and filmed the first scene in less than a week.

- It was a head start on my acting career, and I got a role where I could play a lot. Eskild is braver than me and more sassy. He is a little more rude too and dares to stand up for what he means, in that sense he inspires me. There is something in me that's similar to him, but he's tougher.

He believes that part of the success of "Skam" is due to the fact that the series takes young people seriously.

- We got to help shape the characters and were a fantastic team. And I must say that Julie Andem has written an absolutely fantastic script, I loved working with her.

In season three, when Isak comes out of the closet, he tells Eskild that he is not that "homohomo" and will not go into gay pride just because he likes Even. Eskild replies that "I think that before you have taken the fight yourself, before you have dares to stand up for who you are, then you should be damn careful about talking and rising abouve gay pride".

Eggesbø obviously agrees with Eskild.

- We need Pride, both as a historical celebration, an awareness of today's struggles and as a celebration of diversity. It is important to remember that others have taken the fight before we struggle that we have reached where we are today.

After "Skam", in the autumn of 2016, Eggesbø entered the Norwegian Theater Academy. Since graduating in 2019, he has worked in both theater and film. Until the beginning of June, he has played in the show "Bjertnæs, Lygre" at Trøndelag theater. He is also relevant in two new Norwegian war films, both of which will have their Norwegian cinema premiere on Christmas Day. "The greatest crime" is based on the book of the same name by Marte Michelet. Here he plays Harry Braude, the youngest son in the Braude family, a Norwegian-Jewish family from Grünerløkka where four of six family members were deported and killed.

In "Kampen om Narvik", Eggesbø plays the male lead Gunnar Tofte. The film is about the biggest battle on Norwegian soil ever and the first battle on Norwegian soil during World War II in 1940.

- Both were demanding roles, and even though there are two very different films and roles, it happened at about the same time and during the same war. I am very interested in history, and even though there is peace in Norway now, it is important to remember that it has not always been like this. We should not take peace and freedom for granted. It also applies to queer rights, that we do not take it for granted, but remember that it started with the first Pride parades in New York in the 1970s.

Original post from Blikk.no: CLICK HERE
Unfortunately, you have to pay to read it..

Nordisk Film Distribusjon posted a little update about the new horror movie "Marerittet", in which Herman Tømmeraas and Eili Harboe are playing the lead roles Mona and Robby.
They are still shooting the movie in Western Norway.
You can prepare yourself for an intensely exciting and thrilling cinema experience when the movie is released in cinemas in autumn 2022.

Are you going to watch it if it's released in your country?

A big happy birthday to Marlon Langeland! A person who is super sweet and smells nice haha.

I hope your day will be absolutely amazing and that you get to celebrate with the people you love.

We love you <3

Ulrikke is in Stockholm at the moment, shooting for her new series together with Clara Henry. A series that, when it was announced in 2020, was going to be called "Över Henne" (Over Her). But, now they have said that the series doesn't have a name yet, so that means they are probably changing the name for it to something else.
But we do know that it will (hopefully! *crossing our fingers*) be released Autumn 2021 on Discovery+.
More information will be published on my instagram (Ulrikkefalchs) and of course here, as soon as more information has come out.

Are you excited? Will you be watching it?

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2. Jhmowe

3. Carolineljusterdal

4. Kattbroder

5. Breakablefilms

6. Yeah_angie

7. Johannawilsonlindhe

8. Glasclara

9. Horselover_g1rl_94

10. Ek.my

11. Tralalaalice

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