Exclusive Natasha Wilona Talks About Her 'Pregnancy'

JAKARTA - Natasha Wilona is pregnant? True, but not in real life but in the Little Mom series he starred in. This is Wilona's first experience playing a pregnant woman. More precisely, Wilona becomes Naura, a teenager who undergoes promiscuity until she becomes pregnant before marriage.

"When I was offered to play as a high school student, I had doubts. Is it still worth it, isn't it? But other people just believe it, so I don't believe in myself," Wilona said during a virtual chat with VOI some time ago.

Little Mom tells the story of Naura (Natasha Wilona), a 16-year-old girl who is beautiful, accomplished, and the pride of her parents who aspires to become an obstetrician. Unfortunately, her dreams are ruined because she is pregnant with Yuda (Teuku Rassya), the cool and popular guy at school.

The situation becomes more complicated because Yuda moves to Japan and Naura has to face Keenan (Al Ghazali), the troublemaker at school but always there for Naura in difficult times. Naura also has to face Celine (Elina Joerg), Naura's arch rival in every way, who also likes Keenan.

"This story relates to many cases and events that occur around us. Many underage girls get pregnant before marriage," he explained.

Since the story of Little Mom is based on many realities in society, Wilona did not hesitate to accept the offer to play as Naura. "Maybe that's also one of the factors that I accept. We often judge women who are pregnant out of wedlock as perpetrators of moral defects, scum of society, undergoing fatal mistakes. We don't really know what really happened and what happened and went through. these people," he explained.

It is not without reason that Wilona took the feeling of this pregnant woman before marriage. According to him, incidents like this often happen in the community, but not many have reviewed it in detail.

In fact, according to 2018 WHO data, there were more than two million teenage girls aged 15-19 years who gave birth between 2015 and 2020, this figure is 10% of the total birth rate in Indonesia. The number of cases that is increasing every year has made Indonesia ranked 7th in the country with the highest number of early marriages.

"When I announced that I was going to play a series about teenagers who were pregnant first, someone commented that I taught them to do that. Wrong, quite the opposite. This series was created to give an idea of how difficult it is to live the life of a teenager who is pregnant out of wedlock. want to date think first," he said.

Through Little Mom, Wilona wants people to know how girls who are pregnant think before marriage. "How do they live their lives. The story is not only when Naura is pregnant. But how she has to continue living. She has to face friends, school, parents. So this series is intended to be a spectacle so that teenagers are more careful because the impact is troublesome," he explained.

Wilona admitted that she had difficulty playing the role of Naura who was pregnant. "I've never been pregnant, haven't married yet. Actually, you don't have to feel it first to explore the role. Because we can see the news, read the experiences of people's life stories. We can also watch many videos or films with similar stories. " said Verrell Bramasta's former lover.

Playing with Teuku Rassya and Al Ghozali made him even more enthusiastic. "The players are cool. It's not just the boys, the other players are also fun," he said.

Wilona hopes that the audience will not only be entertained but will also learn life lessons from Little Mom. "I'm not burdened, instead I'm happy because that way people not only get entertainment. But there are also moral lessons that can be taken," he said.

Little Mom airs on WeTV, meaning it can be watched globally and competes with series from other countries. Wilona said she was proud that her series could be enjoyed more widely.

"Of course I am proud because Indonesia has tremendous potential to make series and films. I hope the name of Indonesia is better known through this series," said the girl who was born December 15, 1998.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the way we enjoy soap operas and movies. Cinemas are closed so OTT is growing fast. Watching online streaming is an alternative choice for young people at Wilona's age.

"Actually, whatever the form, whether it's a soap opera, film, or series, whether it's on TV, OTT, or the cinema, there's always value that we can take. It depends on how we filter it. And how artists always try to give the best for the audience," he said.

However, Wilona had a different experience when filming a series that aired on OTT.

"Soap operas are filmed every day with one or two episodes airing at a time. While OTT, we prepare longer because it airs once a week. From there you can see the difference between working hours and work patterns," he added.

Wilona has played many roles. Therefore, Natasha Wilona admitted that she did not really target what role she dreamed of in the future.

"I think any role is always challenging. Everything I've ever done is always different for each character. Now I'm more focused on the role I'm playing," he concluded.