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Beyond the Plastic: An Interview with the First Czech Barbie, Lolo ta Bella

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Photographer Jan Sucharda / HMU:  Kateřina Bartošková

Do you write your own music? Do you play any instruments?

I can’t compose music, but I believe that one day I’ll write the lyrics for some of my songs on my own, because I love to write different lyrics and stories.

I played piano from the age of 5 until I was 12. I’ve never learned to play the notes perfectly, but I’ve always been able to play any song just by hearing it. Someday, I’d like to get back to playing the piano and improve.

You have worked with some prestigious Czech and Slovak figures from the music industry. Was it intimidating for you to do this at such a young age? Or are you extremely comfortable as an artist?

Not at all, quite the opposite! Since I was just a child, I didn’t think of singing or acting as a job, but rather as a fun thing that helped me escape from all the bad things that were happening to me at that time. I have always looked forward to performing and teaming up with other successful people. I am always looking for new opportunities for myself where I can gain more and more experiences.

As a child, I got to the point where I was taking 9 extracurricular activities a week, performing twice a week, and, of course, going to school where the torment was waiting for me. That was probably the only thing that discouraged me from my art: the great envy and punishment from the other children because I appeared in the media or met a celebrity. My classmates didn’t want to see the hard work I put in or the sacrifices I had to make; they didn’t know that while they were out with their friends having fun, I was training late, returning home late, studying after midnight, and sleeping every night for a maximum of five hours. They only saw the success for which they continued to punish me.

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Photographer:  Veronika Vlková / HMU: Lenka Jelénková

You’re a Scorpio. Scorpio women are known to be natural “queens of the underworld” as well as being “too much” and “overly dark”. Do you feel you’re a typical Scorpio woman?

I think that, except for the Scorpio’s jealousy, which luckily somehow missed me, I can proudly consider myself a true unadulterated Scorpion! I’ve been interested in astrological signs for a very long time, and I’m so grateful that I was born into this sign. Scorpions are not dark at all but rather strong and confident personalities by nature with courage, strong will, and determination. Because of that, they can come off uncompromising, superficial, and even mysterious or dark. Inside, however, they are very sensitive souls that hide a great deal of emotion, passion, empathy and loyalty that touch most of their inner circle for who they would be willing to do anything. This applies to 90% of the scorpions I’ve known so far, and I’m sure that’s the case with me!

How does this fit in with your Barbie image, as Barbie is known to be bubbly and light, the opposite of a Scorpio?

As I mentioned, scorpions inside are probably the most sensitive personality of the zodiac and therefore do match Barbie’s image. Besides, I think the living Barbie doll has to have the typical scorpion features like a healthy self-esteem, determination, and courage and they shouldn’t take what others think to seriously. Otherwise, you shouldn’t choose this bold image, given how people judge it. For this you just have to have a Scorpio’s balls.

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