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GZSZ Mainstay Iris Mareike Steen Takes Two-Month Hiatus With July Return Planned

The hiatus opens space for a confidential acting–music project.

Overview

  • RTL, which announced the pause on Thursday, said the break will last about two months with a return to set in early July.
  • Steen described a still-secret project that links her acting and music work, with live dates also on her calendar, including shows with the band Unheilig.
  • RTL added that she will film for another production during the GZSZ break.
  • Writers will explain the absence by sending Lilly Seefeld to therapy following a bulimia relapse.
  • A blonde makeover on her return, an idea from mask chief Marlen Pötschulat, is meant to signal change for a role she has held for nearly 16 years.