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Simone Mecky-Ballack Weighs Bringing Pendant With Late Son’s Ashes to Dschungelcamp

Her hesitation stems from the show’s practice of removing contestants’ personal luxury items.

Overview

  • RTL says the 19th season of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! begins on 23 January 2026 with a 12-person cast that includes Mirja du Mont, Umut Tekin and Gil Ofarim.
  • Mecky-Ballack told Abendzeitung she is undecided about taking a pendant that holds a stone made from her son Emilio’s pressed ashes.
  • She described the pendant as uniquely meaningful and said she would never place it in strangers’ hands.
  • She noted that luxury items can be confiscated during the show, which could prompt her to leave the pendant at home.
  • She said she has no fixed plan to discuss her son on air, though she acknowledged the topic could arise.