Overview

• Friends told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur last week that Bundestag President Julia Klöckner and TV host Jörg Pilawa are in a romantic relationship.
• An eyewitness captured photos of the pair sharing a ride in a Mini Cooper convertible in Bad Kreuznach, with the images published by Bild.
• Entertainer Harald Schmidt said he sensed their bond at a Nibelungen-Festspiele premiere and described their romance as beneficial for the republic.
• Since her March election as Bundestag president, Klöckner has kept her private life discreet while Pilawa is a prominent television moderator and father of four who separated in May 2022.
• Reports indicate they maintain a long-distance partnership between Klöckner’s bases in Berlin and Bad Kreuznach and Pilawa’s home in Hamburg.