Overview

• At his first public appearance since the reports, Pilawa joked, "Woher wissen Sie, dass ich verliebt bin?" and offered no further comment on the relationship.
• He said he has not read coverage about himself for years and emphasized that he will not speak about personal matters.
• Pilawa and Michelle Hunziker unveiled SAT.1's "Guinness World Records – Die große Show der Weltrekorde," airing live on August 29 and 30 at 20:15 with 19 record attempts.
• One attempt features 24 hours of arm-wrestling against 1,025 Munich residents, which SAT.1 says will stream live on Joyn.
• The relationship between Pilawa and Bundestag president Julia Klöckner was reported on August 11 via friends quoted by DPA, with accounts saying they met through mutual acquaintances in Guldental.