Goldene Henne gala and other German TV highlights: Pooth’s on‑stage mishap, Folkerts on intimacy, Thomalla’s love life

TV presenter Verona Pooth was caught on camera on Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm admiring her own advertisement for the second season of “Villa der Versuchung”. The moment turned awkward when passers‑by recognized her and approached, which she described as “totally embarrassing”.

Actress Simone Thomalla spoke openly about her many past relationships and her current partnership with Berlin builder René Marchand, calling him the person with whom she can truly be herself.

Former VIVA host Janin Ullmann recalled a gender‑pay gap she discovered years later, noting she earned less than male colleague Oliver Pocher at the time.

Veteran “Tatort” star Ulrike Folkerts said she finds intimate kissing scenes on set “quite terrible” and praised the growing use of intimacy coordinators who negotiate boundaries for such scenes.

ARD’s “Goldene Henne” gala will be hosted for the first time by a mixed duo – music‑show presenter Florian Silbereisen and sports‑show host Esther Sedlaczek – marking a novel pairing for the award ceremony.

The long‑running Schlager‑show “Immer wieder sonntags” announced its final season’s guest lineup, featuring groups such as the Zillertaler, Kastelruther Spatzen and singers like Semino Rossi and Achim Petry.

Tennis champion Alexander Zverev, whose girlfriend Sophia Thomalla works in reality TV, said he cannot watch “trash‑TV” and finds it “very irritating”, even though he would watch it only to see her.