Overview
- Speaking on NDR’s DAS!, the Morden im Norden star said he was “heftig unterwegs” with alcohol and drugs before choosing a clean break about six years ago.
- He described writing candid letters to his children, reconciling after 16 years without contact with daughter Esther Sedlaczek, and said he now works in coaching with his partner.
- Martinek appeared alongside longtime co‑star Ingo Naujoks, with both noting they live in hotels for roughly six months each year during April–October shoots in Hamburg.
- Naujoks recalled burning his hand on a hot stove in a hotel kitchenette, saying his skin looked “like pizza cheese” and the pain was the worst he had experienced.
- The pair outlined how they make hotel rooms feel like home, with Martinek previously bringing a Thermomix and juicer and even remote‑controlled inflatable fish.