Overview
- Tabloid reports led by Bild, citing anonymous production insiders, circulated after the May 29 live finale alleging a possible romantic connection between Jan Kittmann and Kathrin Menzinger.
- Sources detailed specific incidents including locked dressing rooms, an alleged changing-room encounter, and sightings at the Cologne hotel, but none of those claims have been independently verified.
- Jan Kittmann’s management and Kathrin Menzinger responded by calling such rumours common for dance pairs and offered statements that neither confirmed nor flatly denied the allegations.
- Both performers are publicly in relationships—Kittmann is married with a child and Menzinger is engaged—and the pair will continue to appear together on the show's scheduled live tour.
- The coverage fits a long-running pattern of chemistry-based speculation around Let's Dance and could heighten media and public scrutiny of the participants during upcoming public appearances.