Overview
- The 54-year-old TV investor from Die Höhle der Löwen said she will take the Einbürgerungstest and described feeling excited about the step.
- Born in Munich to two American parents, she never held German citizenship under the former jus sanguinis rules.
- She told Bild she has lived her whole life in Germany yet has never been able to vote in German elections.
- The Staatsangehörigkeitsmodernisierungsgesetz, in force since summer 2024, generally allows multiple citizenships and enables her application.
- She previously declined spousal naturalization because it required renouncing her U.S. passport, and she frames the move now as a question of identity and belonging with Munich as her home.