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Marie Nasemann Breaks Down Driving Alone From Gardasee

Instagram Stories reveal the emotional strain of her shared custody arrangement.

Overview

  • Nasemann posted tearful Instagram Stories on Monday, August 10, 2026, showing herself crying on the motorway as she drove from the Gardasee back to Berlin without her two children.
  • The father, Sebastian Tigges, took the children on the return trip under the couple's existing 50/50 custody arrangement that was agreed after their May 2025 separation.
  • Nasemann paired the emotional footage with sunny holiday photos, saying the trip was so special she wished she could stop time and that looking at the pictures made her cry.
  • Tigges has publicly described the split as a matter of incompatibility in interviews and in his book Becoming Dad, and he has previously spoken about leaving his law job and taking parental leave.
  • The posts underline the real-life strain of split parenting for public figures and signal that the couple will continue co-parenting under the current arrangement while navigating personal grief in public view.