Overview

• Menden shared the announcement in a video with fiancé Gustav Masurek on Instagram, where a baby bump is visible.
• She said she will take a temporary maternity leave from the series, with dates and on‑screen plans yet to be disclosed.
• The actor has portrayed Emily Höfer on RTL’s Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten for more than 20 years.
• Gala reports the couple told Bild they learned of the pregnancy via a test and responded with tears of joy.
• Menden is 39 and Masurek is 36, according to the latest coverage.