Overview
- The 19th season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! premieres January 23 at 20:15 on RTL and RTL+, with companion show Die Stunde danach returning after each episode.
- RTL entertainment chief Markus Küttner says roughly 90% of trials are new, with only a few classics like the “Creek der Sterne” retained and a larger change revealed in the first live show.
- Twelve participants are confirmed, including Mirja du Mont, Simone Ballack, Samira Yavuz, Patrick Romer, Umut Tekin, Nicole Belstler-Boettcher, Stephen Dürr, Hardy Krüger Jr., Eva Benetatou, Hubert Fella, Ariel and Gil Ofarim.
- Departures to Australia are underway from Frankfurt, with sightings of Gil Ofarim, Nicole Belstler-Boettcher, Simone Ballack and Hubert Fella, and Ofarim posting an emotional airport message on Instagram.
- Pre-launch debate over Ofarim’s inclusion continues, with Belstler-Boettcher, Stephen Dürr and Hardy Krüger Jr. indicating they expect to address his past in camp, while RTL+ readies related series Reality Queens for February 9 with Twenty4Tim as host.