This autumn, Kristian Valen (47) has toured in Norway with his show «Vessel Valen sails again».
This week, the comedian was again hit by infection control restrictions, but still chose to hold his show in Ibsenhuset in Skien with 50 spectators in the hall.
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Just before the pandemic broke out in March 2020, Valen had to cancel a show in Sandefjord after 30 minutes. The comedian then realized that he needed help.
– ANALYSIS: Kristian Valen and his girlfriend Karen Ånensen are preparing a new show. Photo: Ditlev Eidsmo / TV 2.
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Once again Valen is back on the road and this time it is a completely different person who is on stage in Skien than a few years ago.
– THE HOTEL ROOM: Kristian gets ready for a show in Skien, and gets tips on attire from his girlfriend. Photo: Ditlev Eidsmo / TV 2
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– I have not made any other changes other than that I have cut the alcohol. I’m probably clearer now than I was before. I get more back from a show and sit with my boyfriend in the hotel room and analyze the show. Now there is one hundred percent focus and I play out the entire emotional register on stage, Valen tells TV 2.
– HAIRSTYLE: Valen fixes the weld before he goes on stage in Skien. Photo: Ditlev Eidsmo / TV 2
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Open about the problems
There was a lot in the newspapers when Valen went on a rampage on stage in Sandefjord, in March, 2020, and there were many rumors. Now he is very honest about the whole episode in his shows and he admits that the bang led to a reality check.
He was admitted to the detoxification center Vangseter, where he received the necessary help he needed. There he met many people in the same situation who helped him in the right direction, and he learned a lot about himself.
– I had to think about myself, posted a press release where I told that I went into rehabilitation. I do not want to hide anything and I joke about it from the stage as well. I have not stopped going out and being social, but the change is that I drive home again afterwards, he says.
The girlfriend
In January 2019, Valen was able to reveal that he had gotten a new girlfriend, 36-year-old Karen Ånensen from Kopervik. In March later that year, there was a courtship and the couple took the relationship a step further. They have developed a good collaboration and Karen is now helping with Kristian’s career.
– Now we work together so it’s incredibly nice. We struggled a bit in the beginning to find the balance between the private and the job, but now it is going very well. We are working on a number of exciting projects, both specific TV series and book projects, says Valen.
Change in appearance
Many have noticed Kristians Valen’s changed appearance and wondered if it is botox. Valen honestly tells TV 2 about what has happened to him.
– I’ve got new teeth, fixed it in Spain. I had spaces and could not even drink soda. I have also gained and lost weight. When you are at a rehab clinic, you get a lot of tablets and then you inflate a little. To find comfort in that, I read about Ben Affleck, who experienced the same thing, he says.
The corona year 2020 gave the comedian a drop in income, and now he had been looking forward to entertaining his audience before Christmas and getting used to the economy, but that was not the case. Now he feels extra pity for all the zealots in the industry who have to suffer and listen to all the stories of all the colleagues who are struggling financially.
– We go on stage and give everything for those who come here tonight. And it will be a special experience for them and for me, which means that we get much better contact. But if you look at the financial aspect, my accountant sits and tears his hair and asks me to cancel the show, Valen concludes.
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