“A clothes size isn’t the be-all and end-all,” says Franziska Troegner, who defies all conventions not only through her versatility as an actress. She has appeared alongside ‘Brecht icons’, the multi-talented Diether Krebs, Hollywood star Johnny Depp, and has been working with Dieter Hallervorden for 20 years. Audiences know and love her as a woman who holds her own with natural charm, wit and down-to-earthness. In her book *Permanently Trend-Resistant*, Franziska Troegner recounts her experiences on TV diet and fitness programmes, her adventures with single and double sinks, and with Michael, her great hero from Berlin’s Hurnannplatz. She tells stories about film, theatre and cabaret, what it was like in the East, and what it’s like today. With verve, the actress shares theatrical anecdotes such as the one about ‘Mackie Messer in Barcelona’, where a guest performance by the Berliner Ensemble didn’t go off without a few criminal complications. She takes the reader behind the scenes of film shoots and into her private everyday life. Even to her own kitchen hob, where the passionate cook enjoys preparing hearty home-cooked meals. She recounts her stories, sometimes cheerfully, sometimes thoughtfully, without shying away from showing her emotions or expressing a sense of detachment.