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Kamila Valieva continues to shine in public in various fields, this time she became the host of a youth show paired with the star of “A Boy’s Words” Leon Kemstach, known for his role as “Coat”. But the duet did not work out between them the first time. Sports explains how an outstanding figure skater eclipsed the young actor.
Back to her great-grandfather
The Peter's Assemblies festival, held on June 2 at the Gazprom Arena, is a four-hour music and dance show with performances by the most popular artists among teenagers. It is clear why 15-year-old Kemstach and 18-year-old Valieva were chosen as presenters – they go straight to the heart of the target audience.
The concept of the festival this year was this: the intersection of the past and the future. Leon had to be responsible for the past, Camila for the future. But there was clearly a misunderstanding between the presenters (or the adults who prepared them for the event). Together they were as if from different planets in the bad sense of the word. The chemistry that was so attractive to the audience did not happen.
Kemstach arrived at the festival in a six-wheeler Zhiguli to “Grey Night” from 1987: “I’ve never led a concert before, so I need help. How about an attractive co-host?” – this is how he began his show.
To the roar of the audience, Camila from 2124 appeared on the screen: “It’s cool here, but a little boring. I think I'll go to you. You don’t mind, my dear great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers”? She came on stage to the song “Beautiful Far Away.”
Fans love to steal all evidence of their idols' appearances in public into GIFs and fan fiction. So, at one time everyone tried to “marry” Alina Zagitova with Nathan Chen, Evgenia Medvedeva with Yuzuru Hanyu. And Kamil Valieva – either with Vanya Dmitrienko, or with Mark Kondratyuk. But she didn’t succeed at all with Leon, although it would seem that the potential for a PR story was gigantic. One of the main young handsome men of Russian cinema, our young Leonardo DiCaprio. One of the main beauties and cuties of figure skating. Charming, funny and very media-friendly.
Suppose there is a concept of the past and the future. You can play with this in many ways: from the uniform of a Soviet schoolboy to the style of a kid in Adidas from the 90s for Leon, and a futuristic alien outfit for Kamila. At least a silver patent-leather trouser suit, which she loves so much.
Camila dressed up like a gold medalist, the pride of the school, for a farewell school ball. Or like a model girl at a presentation of a new brand of expensive cars. A dress with open shoulders, decorated with a large bow, and also red – an accent on an accent. There is a feeling as if there is too much of everything, but given the simple shoes and minimalist styling, this “too match” just makes you want to look at it for a long time. Camila was clearly preparing to go on stage, even if she missed the mark a little with the image somewhere.
He came on stage as if he were taking out the trash
It’s hard to say anything about Leon’s image, because his image simply doesn’t exist. Sweatpants, a slightly wrinkled T-shirt and lack of at least minimal hair styling. This is roughly how he, or any of us, could take out the trash. Or go for a cappuccino at the coffee shop closest to your home as soon as you wake up.
If Camila had worn jeans and a sweatshirt, perhaps she and Leon would have been on the same wavelength. Yes, they would look too strange for the hosts of such a large-scale event, but it could be sold as a protest. A teenage rebellion of two young and free people against plywood festivities.
But it turned out as if they simply did not agree. And they themselves obviously felt awkward. This can be clearly seen from the photograph together: both are tense, no contact. Camila has her hands at her sides, and Leon even holds them behind his back, as if fearing someone’s jealousy. Like Mikhail Kolyada at the peak of his public seclusion in photographs with fans, so that, God forbid, he does not touch someone else’s waist with his living wife.
It is even more offensive to realize that Leon had already had a dozen social outings, and he always looked stylish. Strict suits with narrow ties; tracksuits with a tracksuit top, but also stylistically justified by a short-cropped head and accessories. It was as if there was no time or desire. Or there was some kind of message in this primitivism, but it was so subtle that we did not understand it.
We can assume that both – Camila and Leon – were very shy. They read the words from a sheet of paper, they did not sound loud enough for such a huge venue. Camila, out of excitement, made a mistake in the stress of the word “assembly”, but immediately corrected herself.
It’s not surprising: it’s only in a comb and in dreams that it’s so easy and simple to shout “Can you hear me, Olympic?” In fact, the work of presenters requires a lot of training and experience. Here, both still have a long way to go.
Kemstach, by the way, not only represented the artists, but also sang the song himself – his own cover of “How to be” by Alexander Serov, which received a second wind after release of the series “The Boy’s Word”. Camila sang along with him. And this was, perhaps, the only moment in the entire show when they sincerely interacted, albeit indirectly.
However, there was something simple, human, with a therapeutic effect in all this youthful unprofessionalism. In any case, every teenager in the hall could compare themselves with Camila and Leon. At the same time, do not see in them ideal celestial beings, and in yourself – nothing outstanding and worthy of recognition.
After all, even if a world-famous figure skater’s voice trembles into the microphone, and a popular actor clearly missed the mark, it means everyone has the right to make mistakes.
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