Overview
- In the first new episode after about a year off, the 49-year-old explains that back pain led to the discovery of a malignant tumor.
- Krause says the tumor was removed in surgery along with bone tissue, describing the ordeal as a “Höllenritt.”
- He reports nerve damage, significant weight loss, and ongoing physiotherapy, and he appears on camera using crutches.
- The episode, recorded in Bad Honnef with friend and guest Sebastian Pufpaff, marks his on-screen comeback to the ARD-Mediathek series.
- He plans to decline talk-show invitations for the foreseeable future and promoted the return on Instagram with dark humor about losing followers and “a few bones.”