Overview
- RTL’s 19th season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! premieres on January 23 at 20:15 on RTL and RTL+.
- Pre‑launch coverage begins January 18 with a Warm‑Up‑Show hosted by Angela Finger‑Erben and Olivia Jones and with live links to Australia.
- RTL entertainment chief Markus Küttner says roughly 90% of the trials are newly designed and teases a larger change debuting in the first live show.
- The 12‑person cast includes Mirja du Mont, Patrick Romer, Samira Yavuz, Simone Ballack, Stephen Dürr, Hardy Krüger jr., Nicole Belstler‑Boettcher and Gil Ofarim, with several contestants already en route to Australia.
- Ofarim’s inclusion—after his 2021 false antisemitism allegation—has prompted boycott calls and on‑air criticism from co‑stars; reports of a fee above €300,000 are unconfirmed by RTL.