Christmas Eve this year is over, but for many, the magical feeling of Christmas fades as they get older. However, that is not the case Henriette Steenstrup (48).
Steenstrup does not hide the fact that she is very fond of Christmas and all that goes with it.
– I don’t want to let people down
When Dagbladet caught up with the actress in November, she was able to reveal that Christmas stress wouldn’t hit her this year.
– I have already ordered pork chops, ribs and I know what to give. This year will be about extended family and calmness. Nor can you bear to think like this: “Oh no, we didn’t cut down our Christmas tree.” It will be a plastic Christmas tree, quite simply.
While Steenstrup welcomes Christmas with open arms, she admits that the Christmas nights she doesn’t get to celebrate with her kids can be difficult.
– This year I will be with my children on Christmas Eve, but I think the years when we are not together are sad. It can feel a bit painful on Christmas Eve and it gets even more exciting on Christmas. This Christmas in particular is tough enough for many.
– Without having a particularly difficult time, I told my children that this year they will have what they need, and that is woolen underwear and gear. Forget the drone!, she jokes.
With her ex-husband Fridtjov Såheim (54), she has children Ebba (15) and Billy (11). In 2019, she married Rune Assmann (52) and has three bonus children.
– They’re back and forth, so we need to decorate a little early to get the most of the Christmas atmosphere, she says and adds that she herself would rather wait with decorations until Christmas Eve.
Christmas traditions are important to Steenstrup, and like many other Norwegians, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Knut Risan’s storytelling.
Edit in “Pørni”: – He was scared
– We get up, then sit in front of the TV and play “Three Nuts for Cinderella”. The house smells of incense. Then we go for a walk and visit family. At five o’clock Christmas is called and then Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is to be played, followed by mincemeat and then packets. The evening ends early with a quiz and nut cracking.
However, nature put an end to one of the most important traditions for the actor:
– Dad and I usually go on a ski trip on Christmas day – just the two of us. But now it doesn’t snow at Christmas anymore, so that tradition has gone a bit astray, she says with a laugh.
