Overview
- Iris Katzenberger announced in an Instagram Story that she has a new man and that they are keeping their time together private, a disclosure first reported on Friday.
- She said her partner does not want publicity and reaffirmed that she will not make this relationship public after lessons from her previous partnership.
- Her ex, Stefan Braun, posted that they are mutually blocked, said he learned of the news through messages, offered good wishes, and later wrote an appeal asking for honest self-reflection in public statements.
- Fans responded with mixed reactions on social platforms, with some criticizing the speed of her new relationship and others defending her choice to protect her family and privacy.
- The announcement follows the couple’s April breakup after a Lake Garda trip and a brief period of reconciliation efforts including at least one couples-therapy session, and it likely closes the door on a public reunion while highlighting tensions over celebrity boundaries.