Overview
- Schoppmann posted an emotional video on Instagram on Sunday revealing that her father died several weeks earlier and that this was the reason for her recent silence.
- She withdrew from social media and from public appearances so she could grieve privately with family and pause professional commitments.
- In the video she says the mourning is not finished, that she needs more time, and that she wants to move forward while consciously taking her followers along.
- Fans and colleagues have sent widespread messages of support and condolences, and Schoppmann says she is finding immediate support from her wife, comedian Tahnee.
- Schoppmann is known as a 2003 DSDS finalist and has worked as a vocal coach and mentor on DSDS since 2018, which helps explain public interest in her absence and the likely postponement of appearances tied to that role.