Overview
- One finalist, 64-year-old Heidrun, sent an on-camera video saying she would not attend the Hofwoche because the spark did not ignite, so she formally withdrew.
- Heidrun’s decision left 59-year-old Ulrike as the only remaining Hofdame and she responded on camera that she now has “free rein” to get to know Hubertus.
- Hubertus, 67, had narrowed six applicants at the Scheunenfest to Ulrike and Heidrun and staged a theatrical pickup with his self-styled “Hubi‑Express” to collect both women at the station.
- Footage of the Hofwoche arrival showed immediate frictions over living habits and meals, including Hubertus sleeping on a couch, a cluttered home, and a welcome of canned sausage that clashed with Ulrike’s preference for salad and her abstinence from alcohol.
- The late withdrawal reshapes the show’s narrative by forcing a faster one-on-one focus that will put personal differences and daily routines under early public scrutiny.