You tried your luck as a singer, actress, presenter. Where did you end up, what are you doing in the end?
I have a feeling that somehow everything and nothing at the same time. I’m a person who probably can’t do just one thing. In a way, it’s also because I still don’t know what I want to do, which is a bit borderline at my age, but it’s true.
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I played dubbing from an early age, I played on TV, then it moved to music and singing, I eventually became an influencer on social networks, and now there’s a addition to YouTube, a podcast and moderation for Prima.
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I hope that over time I will devote myself more to playing, I have always enjoyed it a lot and I am sorry that there was not so much work now. However, I performed in the theatrical performance Messiah, which is always played before Christmas and where I sing, and I also returned to dubbing.
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What is the advantage for you that you come from an artistic family and what is not?
A lot of people think it’s an advantage and that protection works, but it’s not. On the contrary, it is difficult for me to meet certain expectations associated with the surname Prachařová.
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It is definitely easier for me to move in an artistic environment, to make contacts. I know how things work at casting agencies. This is all an advantage.
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Three generations: with my mother, actress Dana Batulková, and her grandmother.
At the same time, it is difficult for me to face criticism of people, comparisons with my family or slander that concerns protection. I always say that I am proud of the family I come from and my last name, but it also has its downsides.
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However, I have already learned to live with them, so I would not change. I grew up in theater, I have been guided to love culture, theater, music since I was a child.
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Your parents are actors and you, as you say, grew up in the theater. How did you perceive him as a child?
I loved him. As a child, I sat in the front row and watched a show that wasn’t even for children many times, but I didn’t mind.
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I went backstage, went to filming, sometimes fell asleep under the table in theater clubs. (Laughs) As a result, I’ve been used to the hustle and bustle of me and the nightlife since I was a child.
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I enjoyed the lively and playful environment, the interesting people and I am very grateful for growing up, because it was something completely different from what most children experienced.
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On Instagram you have a photo where you frown in a dragon costume as a little girl. How did the photo come about?
Well, I don’t remember that at all, but my grandmother told me that I went to a masquerade ball and I inherited this costume from my brother. My brother won a competition with him at the time, because the dragon’s heads had shining eyes and my grandmother won incredibly well with the costume. I probably wanted to go see the princess, but I didn’t succeed. (Laughs)
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When she was ten, she played little Angel in the fairy tale Treasure at Owl Castle.
Photo: Czech Television
But no, at our grandmother’s house, it always went like that she arranged for us, sewed it, made it. She is incredibly creative, skilled and skilful in this. Unfortunately, I don’t have that after her. I learned to crochet and knit from her, but today I won’t sew a button myself. So I still go to her and beg for help.
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She also made me a lot of princess dresses. My favorite story is how I fell in love with Mr. Trávníček as a prince in Cinderella. From my grandmother I had a beautiful white wedding dress with a veil, like Libuška Šafránková as Cinderella. I sat in front of the TV at home, hoping the prince would fall in love with me. And I always cried at the end of the fairy tale that he didn’t look at me again.
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You flew out of your parent’s nest at twenty, which is pretty early, isn’t it?
Just that I think it’s late. (Laughs) I started by living with two friends, then I flew to America for a quarter of a year and let the apartment go. When I returned, I lived at home in a mahotel. I have been living alone for about four years now, but at the time of the corona I found myself with my mother again, and it took about a year.
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It was very strange to return home in full, where my brother Jakub was. We actually tried to live together like this for the first time, in a family under one roof. We have been eleven years apart, so we have never really experienced this because he soon moved away from home.
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It was actually very nice and demanding at the same time, because as adults we already like our peace and comfort and it was difficult to combine it in one house with so many people.
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I respect my parents, I go to them for advice, but at the same time I’m at the age when I do things my way
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However, I must say that it was also a beautiful time when I realized a lot of things, stopped, enjoyed families and moments together. Then I didn’t even want to go back to my own apartment.
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I have a very good relationship with my parents. I can count on them at any time and I like to spend time with them. I even go on holiday with them, which is also quite unique at my age.
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“In my opinion, it is important to find a balance and share both the nice things that happen to us in life and the unpleasant ones. To show people that they are not alone and that we are all going through something, ”says Mariana.
Photo: Milan Malíček, Právo
Do you take your parents as an authority or do you go your own way?
I have it half and half. I respect my parents, I go to them for advice, but at the same time I am at an age where I do things my way and live my life according to myself.
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They never told me what I should or shouldn’t do, how I should behave, dress. They are both very benevolent in this, but of course they can set boundaries. That, in my opinion, is the right approach.
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My brother has always been protective. He is a person I can rely on one hundred percent in my life
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Letting us live our own lives, even if it sometimes means getting burned enough, but at least one learns and moves him somewhere else. At the same time, I know that I have support and refuge in them, and I have nowhere to go for that advice, which I do all the time. (Laughs)
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As a result, those parents are always right anyway, even though we children often don’t want to admit it.
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What is your relationship with your brother Jakub?
Like I said, our age difference is big, so we don’t have that typical sibling relationship. He didn’t really show up until the corona, when my mother first experienced our “quarrels” and didn’t really know how to deal with it, because she didn’t know it.
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One is able to really argue about complete nonsense when it’s comical. But again, my brother and I got closer and we met from a completely different angle.
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He has always been protective and he is also a person I know I can count on one hundred percent in my life and that we respect and love each other.
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You argued. And what?
Maybe he ate something from the fridge. Then I tended to sign things so he wouldn’t steal from me. And it wasn’t just about food. (Laughs)
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We didn’t argue as a kid, or at least I don’t remember. I know that he often had to watch over me or change my clothes, he likes to tell it everywhere and complains about how hard it was.
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In addition to acting, she also sings, and enjoys creating her own music.
Photo: YouTube
Many younger sisters rejoice in being able to select suitors among their brother’s friends. Was that your case too?
How I would like to choose suitors among his friends, but I’m a little unlucky about this. My brother is, as I said, quite protective, so it usually spoils me by defending me or saying “no, that’s my sister.” But at least I can see that he cares about me and wouldn’t just leave me to someone!
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Why do you have 100,000 followers on Instagram? What do you attribute it to?
I honestly have no idea when Instagram grew like this, but I’m very happy about it. I set up an Instagram as soon as it appeared with us, and I took it as my photo diary. My intention at all was not to make money on him or to become an influencer, it came gradually.
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I try to share a lot of my privacy, pass on tips, motivate people, I also work with various companies, but it’s still a pleasure for me, even if I’m already working. People enjoy it, even if there are those who leave a negative response, but unfortunately that is part of it.
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What do you watch on the networks?
Just what makes me feel good. I have found that following the perfect profiles of perfect people, even though perfection is not often a reality, one must not forget, it does me no good. Networks are here to motivate people and bring them something nice and pleasant. They certainly don’t make you feel useless or not do enough.
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Even though I know the other side that what one shares is not always the real reality, I myself have to consciously distance myself. To say that not everything we share on social networks is true, and that each of us has worse days or fails. Of course, few people ventilate.
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“I’m proud of the family I come from and my last name, but it also has its downsides. But I’ve already learned to live with them, so I wouldn’t change. “
Photo: Milan Malíček, Právo
In my opinion, it is important to find a balance and share both the nice things that happen to us in life and the unpleasant ones. To show people that they are not alone and that we are all going through something.
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Lately, I’ve liked that people aren’t afraid to talk about psychological issues, for example, and that it’s a big topic in society right now. I myself admitted that I went to a psychologist for therapy and that it was completely normal. When something hurts, you go to the doctor too. If something bothers us, why should we be ashamed to ask for help?
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How much do you protect your privacy?
Not as much as I should. I’m a very trusting person and I feel that what I wouldn’t do, others can’t do. Unfortunately, I have already burned myself several times and realized that it does not work that way in my life. So I pay more attention to what and to whom I say or what I share, but I still live a lot of public life.
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How much time do you spend on social networks a day?
It will definitely be in the order of hours. As busy as it is for me, I’m basically on the phone all the time, which is terrible, but I enjoy it.
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Can you imagine life without a mobile phone and the Internet? What would it be like for you?
Fortunately, I grew up when there were no social networks, and I connected to the Internet with a friend. Or I was dialing a modem at home, which was always accompanied by such a typical beeping sound, it took a long time and the internet was slow. So I’m used to not having the internet and not using it.
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I spent my childhood practically without him and it was beautiful. I’m very happy about that, but unfortunately I can’t imagine life without him now. Even when it comes to school or various information, the internet is something that just belongs in my life and makes it a lot easier for me. But in the event of an outage, I would definitely manage.
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