Shuli Rand: "Addicted to suffering"
In the program "What Really Happened There?" on Keshet 12, Tsofit Grant and Shuli Rand returned to the starting point and revealed what the meeting that led to their intriguing relationship looked like. They explain why the connection did not surprise them, and what their shared home, which combines two worlds, looks like.
The story of Tsofit Grant and Shuli Rand, one of the most covered couples in Israeli entertainment, continues to fascinate the public. In a new episode of "What Really Happened There?" (Keshet 12), the couple returned to the starting point and revealed how their relationship was formed.
The two first met back in the 90s, when they acted together in the play "The Fist" at the Cameri Theatre, but the real connection was ignited only decades later, when their paths crossed again, this time under completely different circumstances: inside a rehabilitation group.
"I came to learn, Shuli came as an addict"
When asked about the renewed meeting, Grant said: "I went to learn there in order to create a series about addicts." Rand responded with a characteristic smile:
"I was defined there as addicted to suffering."
Despite the perceived gap between Rand, who became a baal teshuva and turned ultra-Orthodox, and Grant, who is perceived by the public as a secular and stormy figure, she clarifies that the connection between them was completely natural. "I am a very Torah-oriented person, connected to Kabbalah for 25 years already. The Torah world is not foreign to me, it is my world," she explained. "When Shuli came, it was very natural."
Beyond their shared life, the two also share joint work on screen, and in the interview, they described what the home that manages to bridge the two worlds looks like. "Our home sanctifies the religious part, the Sabbath is religious and the kitchen is kosher, but I am still secular and Shuli is ultra-Orthodox," said Grant.
