Overview
- Charlotte Würdig announced in mid-June that she will again use her birth name and appear publicly as Charlotte Engelhardt.
- She is scheduled to debut the name on camera as host of RTL’s new show Bad Boyfriends - Jetzt wird abgerechnet on June 30.
- Engelhardt says the local Standesamt requires her to use the name as a Künstlername for one year before it will complete the formal civil-status change.
- She told reporters she informed her ex-husband Paul 'Sido' Würdig and their two sons, and said both parties reacted positively and calmly to the decision.
- The move is being framed as a personal and professional relaunch for Engelhardt and marks a public reclaiming of her family name after years using her former married surname.