Eva Mona Rodekirchen (50), known since 2010 for her role as Maren Seefeld in "Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten", has kicked off her new decade of life with champagne.
As she shared in her Instagram story on Sunday evening, she had "thought long and hard" about whether to drink the "opened sparkling wine from the day before yesterday" or "open the champagne just for myself". As she then revealed, looking at a closed bottle in front of her, the decision had been made - "and it wasn't a difficult one".
Become significantly more relaxed over the years
The actress had already taken the RTL interview very calmly about the milestone number. "Overall, I actually find getting older pretty cool." While some struggle with the visible traces of the years, Rodekirchen has long since made her peace with it. "I honestly have no problem with it at all. I don't even have a problem with wrinkles. That's part of life." She takes the body's changes with humor: something always hurts somewhere, but younger people experience that too.
This attitude wasn't always a given. At 18, she viewed herself quite differently: "I was very unhappy with my figure and doubted my appearance a lot." Today, she would mainly advise her younger self to worry less about appearance. What has aging given her? "Serenity. I've become significantly more relaxed with myself."
Hostess with a flair for quirky themes
The actress is also known as a passionate hostess. "I love bringing people together", she said. Through her theater engagements, she moved frequently and made friendships in many places - encounters she enjoys connecting with each other. Theme parties with deliberately unusual topics help her with this. The most recent theme was "Center Part". Not all guests were thrilled, but she certainly was.
Surprisingly, Rodekirchen initially didn't want to celebrate her 50th at all. "When I thought everyone would expect a mega party, I suddenly didn't want to have one anymore", she admits. She just doesn't like rules. The solution: Instead of organizing it herself, she asked her husband for a surprise party - without knowing what awaited her. Giving up control isn't always easy for her, but in this case it is. And if the surprise doesn't happen in the end, she has a plan for that too: "Then I'll just celebrate my 51st really big. With a theme party."
One dream remains: "Let's Dance"
Slowing down is not an option for her, even at 50. Rodekirchen still harbors one wish: to dance on "Let's Dance" once. She would "absolutely love" to participate to find out what the body can still learn. She sees dancing, coordination, and discipline as a real challenge.
