Overview
- Stehfest says he will apply for personal bankruptcy in the coming weeks, citing his mental illness as the key driver of his financial collapse.
- He reports losing about €200,000 on a café opened in Gera in 2019 that shut during the pandemic, and says panic attacks led him to ignore payment notices and decline jobs.
- He now has a court‑appointed guardian assisting with his finances and says he feels more stable than in recent months.
- His book, “9 Jahre Wahn – Mein Leben mit paranoider Schizophrenie” (ZS Verlag), is published on Oct. 8 and recounts his diagnosis, treatment, and the strain on his marriage.
- The couple publicly confirmed their separation in late September, are co‑parenting two children without pursuing divorce for now, and he has suggested reconciliation could be possible if both regain stability; they also filmed Promis unter Palmen after privately separating.