Ukrainian television host and blogger Lesya Nikityuk has shared what she calls her main trick for recovering energy during long filming days: looking at photos of her young son during breaks on set.
Nikityuk made the revelation after wrapping the new season of the entertainment show Who's on Top?. She said chatting with colleagues and swapping funny stories also helps recharge her. She added that after nights of shelling there are times when she has no strength at all, but that being on set and working strengthens her belief that normal life will return.
This summer Nikityuk juggled two productions simultaneously, also filming a Christmas comedy. She said summer is always her filming season and that she readies herself mentally to process and deliver a huge amount of material.
Her son Oscar turned one in June. Nikityuk wrote at the time that the night before his birthday was marked by a Russian attack, with shelling, a parking garage, and smoke greeting his first day.
