I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.

The line contrasts two kinds of public visibility: the superficial glamour of celebrity (posing for fashion advertising, playing a “high society” role) versus the more consequential, identity-shaping commitment implied by entering politics. Safin’s phrasing suggests that fame can be performed and commodified, while politics demands a different set of habits, responsibilities, and loyalties—“a new way of life” rather than a temporary gig. Read this way, the quote frames political engagement as transformative and potentially more serious than the entertainment economy that often surrounds famous athletes, while also acknowledging how easily celebrity can be repackaged into lifestyle branding.