Overview
- In comments to Bild published Jan. 12, Schumacher said, "Yes, Steven is my new boyfriend," adding that she feels "unbelievably happy."
- The pair posted the same image on Instagram from Wichita Falls, Texas, where she tagged him as Steven Bo Bekendam.
- Bekendam appears to be Texas-based, and Schumacher has been visiting the United States as the couple works out how to handle the distance.
- Followers largely offered congratulations, though some questioned the picture’s authenticity given recent AI image trends.
- Stern reported an unverified listing on a mugshot website claiming a 2025 arrest in Hood County, Texas, for a man with that name, with no corroboration of charges or outcomes.