Gonca Cilasun Calls Her Uzak Şehir Role Sadakat Albora a Handful
The actor says she lost about 10 kilos to portray Sadakat's trauma, according to Milliyet.
Gonca Cilasun, who plays Sadakat Albora in the Kanal D drama Uzak Şehir, has spoken about the character after the second-season finale. According to Milliyet, the actor lost about 10 kilos for the part. She also joked that she has nothing in common with Sadakat.
Milliyet reports that Cilasun spoke at the premiere of the theatre play “Oradan Bakınca Mutluyuz”. The newspaper describes Uzak Şehir as an Emmy-nominated series.
Gonca Cilasun on Sadakat Albora’s Trauma
The finale storyline is the reason for her physical change. In the drama, Sadakat shoots her son Boran, played by Burç Kümbetlioğlu, and then sinks into depression. Spoiler warning: this paragraph describes the season-two ending.
Cilasun told Milliyet that she felt the need to find a physical way to express the trauma Sadakat lives through. Her weight loss, then, was a deliberate acting choice. Milliyet gives the figure as 10 kilos.
“Nothing in Common” With Her Character
A reporter asked whether she and Sadakat resemble each other in real life. Cilasun answered with humour and rejected the comparison. She described Sadakat as the most cursed, difficult and ill-tempered woman in the world. She added that she would never want to be like her.
The remark is a light-hearted reply, not a serious character analysis. Still, it shows how far the actor places herself from a figure who has become one of the drama’s most discussed women.
What the Interview Tells Viewers
Actors in Turkish dramas often prepare physically for emotionally heavy scenes. Cilasun’s comments suggest that Sadakat’s depression after the finale will be shown through the character’s appearance as well as through the script. The report does not say how the story will continue, and neither the production nor the channel has confirmed anything in this article.
The interview also shows Cilasun’s work beyond television. She was attending the premiere of a stage production, “Oradan Bakınca Mutluyuz”, when she gave these comments.
Source: Milliyet
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