A Few of Olga Fonda's Favorite Things

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It's amazing to think that someone so hot grew up somewhere so cold! As it is, Russian beauty Olga Fonda is taking America by storm now, and we've got her in the Studio to dish on her film 'Real Steel', which took the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend! And though the Cold War may be over, we're still keen to find out as much as possible about Russia, so we quiz Olga about her favorite things from her homeland. Hosted by Oliver Trevena.
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And you just met Stephen Spielberg I heard.
I did! Oh my God, he's so lovely, he's so I Do you wanna shake? I haven't washed my hands since yet. I can smell Steven Spielberg. On my hand. Steven, you smell gorgeous.
When did you meet him again?
It was a few weeks ago. I still haven't washed these hands. Just worried about my hand right now. Oh, sorry. I'm very hygienic, I will be very hygienic.
Um, well, you're from Russia, obviously, you moved here for the acting stuff and things like that. But we've got a little like Russian-American quiz.
Oh, you do?
Yeah. Well, it's not really a quiz. It's more like getting to know Russia. I've been in school, I'm getting nervous. We just want some information on Russia. I mean, I'm British, so doesn't, you know, I'm not that good with the US stuff. But Russia versus US. Alright, let's go. We wanna know how Russia compares to the US.
Okay, let's do it.
Food. What's your favorite Russian dish? And what's your favorite American dish?
Um, I would say Pielmeni. That's a Russian dumplings that you eat with like sour cream and butter. It's really, really, really um, yummy.
Can you cook?
Of course.
Okay, great. We're picking that then. We're in. I love that. Um, and favorite American dish?
Um, burgers.
Okay. Can't say no to burgers. Music. Favorite Russian artist? Is there is there music in Russia?
Of course, of course it is. I would say, I mean, I haven't been in Russia in such a long time, but Russian pop music, you know, I get to hear it once in a while here and there.
Okay. So, I like Russian pop. Who's your favorite music artist at the moment? Over here.
Um, I love Adele. I think she's great.
What's your favorite thing to do? You're Is there a Russian activity that you'd like you like to do growing up?
Russian activity. Well, I grew up in snow. I grew up close to the Arctic Circle. So, I ended up, you know, playing the snowballs and, um, you know, doing the whole slides and the
Have you ever done the ice fishing?
Yes, with my father. I did.
Have you ever done ice fishing? I've done that. I've done that a couple years ago. It's very interesting. It's really it's it's, yes, it's a bit uh, it's it takes a long, long time. You've got to be patient. And it's quite scary 'cause the ice could break.
No, no, no, no. Well, it's it's quite, uh, it's quite, you know, thick. You say that now. But you have to wear so many, you know, you have to make so many layers and just sit there and hopefully you can you know, get up at the time that you really need to get up.
I'm sure everyone's glad that you moved to the US so you don't have to wear as many layers. No. Hello there, Jill. Do you just ignore him? He's a nasty man. Stop hitting my dog! Right, one more chance or this will turn into a guy Ritchie movie. Sit down! I'm premier, and we got to uh, fight with our little toy robots. Have you got toy robots?
We didn't, but they had on the premier and we actually had to like do the whole boxing. I won!
Did you did you not bring us any toy robots to play with? Did I? No, I didn't. I'm sorry. I love that. And then robots on set apparently mental, right? They're full on They're great. Big robots.
It's huge. Yes. They'm uh they actually played a joke on me. I think it was like 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning. I'm walking with my coffee.
I don't believe you'll be up at 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning.
They had they had Zeus I'm sitting there um, shut down kind of. And this is the first time I saw him. I'm like, wow, this is fascinating. And I'm looking at him like, this is great. I'm trying to figure out like what he made from. And all of a sudden, he's like, you know, his eyes light up. And and I just spilled my coffee going like, wait, what in the heck, what just happened? And the guys behind that are operating him, they were laughing at me. Relax, kitty's on our side.
And you just met Steven Spielberg, I heard.
I did! Oh my God, he's so lovely, he's so I Do you wanna shake? I haven't washed my hands since yet. I can smell Steven Spielberg. On my hand. Steven, you smell gorgeous.
When did you meet him again?
It was a few weeks ago. I still haven't washed these hands. I just wanted to tell you I'm just paranoid about my hand right now. Oh, sorry. I'm very hygienic.
Olga, very hygienic. Um, well, you're from Russia, obviously, you moved here for the acting stuff and things like that. But we've got a little like Russian-American quiz.
Oh, you do?
Yeah. Well, it's not really a quiz. It's more like getting to know Russia. I've been in school, I'm getting nervous. We just want some information on Russia. I mean, I'm British, so doesn't, you know, I'm not that good with the US stuff. But Russia versus US. Alright, let's do it. We wanna know how Russia compares to the US.
Okay, let's do it.
Food. What's your favorite Russian dish? And what's your favorite American dish?
Um, I would say Pielmeni. That's a Russian dumplings that you eat with like sour cream and butter. It's really, really, really um, yummy.
Can you cook?
Of course.
Okay, great. We're picking that then. We're in. I love that. Um, and favorite American dish?
Um, burgers.
Okay. Can't say no to burgers. Music. Favorite Russian artist? Is there is there music in Russia?
Of course, of course it is. I would say, I mean, I haven't been in Russia in such a long time, but Russian pop music, you know, I get to hear it once in a while here and there.
Okay. So, I like Russian pop. Who's your favorite music artist at the moment? Over here.
Um, I love Adele. I think she's great.
What's your favorite thing to do? You're Is there a Russian activity that you'd like you like to do growing up?
Russian activity. Well, I grew up in snow. I grew up close to the Arctic Circle. So, I ended up, you know, playing the snowballs and, um, you know, doing the whole slides and the
Have you ever done the ice fishing?
Yes, with my father. I did.
Have you ever done ice fishing? I've done that. I've done that a couple years ago. It's very interesting. It's really it's it's, yes, it's a bit uh, it's it takes a long, long time. You've got to be patient. And it's quite scary 'cause the ice could break.
No, no, no, no. Well, it's it's quite, uh, it's quite, you know, thick. You say that now. But you have to wear so many, you know, you have to make so many layers and just sit there and hopefully you can you know, get up at the time that you really need to get up.
I'm sure everyone's glad that you moved to the US so you don't have to wear as many layers. No.
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- Oliver Trevena
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- Steven Spielberg
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- Adele
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