Overview

• Friends of Julia Klöckner and Jörg Pilawa confirmed to dpa that they are a couple, though the pair have issued no public statements.
• An Instagram post from Multicycle Deutschland showing them collecting a bicycle in Bad Kreuznach was later removed without explanation, according to t-online and Focus.
• t-online reports the two were recently seen together in Klöckner’s hometown, with photos published by Bild showing them in a Mini Cooper during a local visit.
• Entertainer Harald Schmidt praised the pairing, saying “Diese Liebe tut der Republik gut,” while TV dog trainer Martin Rütter publicly mocked Klöckner over LGBTQ flag issues.
• Bild, cited by Promiflash, reports that Klöckner may join Pilawa’s private 60th birthday and has met his children via FaceTime, details that remain unconfirmed by the couple.