Michael Naseband Opens Up on Promi Big Brother About Wife Tanja’s 2021 Cancer Death
He uses the reality show to confront grief he once managed largely through work.
Overview
- The 60-year-old K11 personality became emotional on the SAT.1 program as he recounted losing his wife to cancer in 2021.
- He said the couple had three months to say goodbye following her diagnosis in December 2020 before she died on April 23, 2021 at age 46.
- Naseband described meeting Tanja in 2011 as love at first sight, recalling multiple marriage proposals before they wed in 2017.
- After her death he continued working on K11 formats through 2022 and 2023 and later marked anniversaries with heartfelt Instagram posts, including her 50th birthday.
- He noted he has met other women since but prefers to remain single until he finds a bond like the one he shared with Tanja, entering the show as both a challenge and an outlet for his grief.