Overview
- Eckes disclosed Tuesday that she left RTL about four years ago when her contracts expired and moved with her two sons to Mallorca.
- She says the decision came from combined professional and private overload, including her father’s worsening Alzheimer’s and the impending end of her marriage.
- Eckes reports physical symptoms such as stomach pains and a split between her on-screen persona and private self that made continuing her TV role untenable.
- She describes the time in Mallorca as deeply healing, noting she focused on her children, learned Spanish and rebuilt her daily life away from the public eye.
- Eckes does not rule out a TV comeback but says any return must match her changed priorities, a disclosure that highlights the strain on high-profile working mothers and could prompt wider discussion about support for caregivers and on-camera talent.