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Comedian Oliver Pocher and his ex Amira. © Tobias Hase/dpa
Several German politicians announced their separations this year – and another celebrity couple also publicly declared their love au revoir. Two US megastars, on the other hand, are wallowing in happiness.
One love ends, the other begins. And as is often the case when celebrities fall in love or a relationship breaks up, the fans are also excited. Hardly anything moves people’s minds as much as love topics. Two world stars from the USA in particular surprised – and delighted – this year with new partners. In Germany, however, things looked rather bad for one professional group in particular: a whole number of politicians were unlucky in love in 2023.
Oliver and Amira Pocher
Oliver Pocher and his wife Amira made a separation that was virtually in everyone’s ears. The two first said in their joint podcast in June that there were difficulties in their marriage – then at the end of August they confirmed their separation on the same channel. At that time, Amira said: “We will – hopefully we can manage it – continue to be a team and will continue to be there for you as a podcast couple. Not private anymore. Except, of course, we are parents of wonderful children.” But things turned out differently. Pocher is now doing a podcast with his ex-wife Sandy Meyer-Wölden. He apparently doesn’t have much to say to Amira, with whom he has two sons.
A picture from happy times: Oliver Pocher with his wife Amira. © Tobias Hase/dpa/Archive
Heiko Maas and Natalia Wörner
For a long time they were the most glamorous couple in political Berlin: former Foreign Minister Heiko Mass (SPD) and actress Natalia Wörner. But since he left office, he has hardly been seen anymore – and the two of them together even more rarely. At the end of August they announced their separation in a joint statement via their lawyer. “We decided a long time ago to go our separate ways in the future,” Maas and Wörner told the German Press Agency. “We will remain on friendly terms and wish each other the best for the future.” They appeared together in public for the first time in 2016.
Heiko Maas and Natalia Wörner will go their separate ways in the future. © Annette Riedl/dpa
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet
They are the ultimate superstar couple: reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner and actor Timothée Chalamet. Jenner is still relatively recently separated from rapper Travis Scott, with whom she has two small children. After several months of speculation, it emerged Jenner and Chalamet then appeared together for the first time at the US Open – lovingly tutting. Chalamet, who is considered one of Hollywood’s biggest newcomers of recent years, was previously in a relationship with Lily-Rose Depp. For many fans, the love for Jenner came as a surprise, but after the courting appearance at the tennis tournament with kisses and deep looks, no questions remained unanswered.
Kylie Jenner. © Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/dpa
Karl-Theodor and Stephanie zu Guttenberg
They were once among the most dazzling couples in German politics, and were even celebrated by some as the German Kennedys – before the CSU politician stumbled upon the plagiarism affair in his doctoral thesis and his career was broken. Just a few weeks after Maas and Wörner, former Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and his wife Stephanie announced their separation. But they will remain closely connected to each other in a great friendship, both said. Another new start followed for the 51-year-old this year: he brought his first book entitled “3 Seconds – Notes from the Present” onto the market.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (l) and his wife Stephanie Freifrau zu Guttenberg in 2010. © Fredrik von Erichsen/dpa
Cem Ozdemir and Pia Castro
After around 20 years of marriage, Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir and his wife, journalist Pia Castro, are also going their separate ways. “We agreed some time ago in friendship to live separately,” said a joint statement when asked by the German Press Agency. The 57-year-old Green Party politician and the 51-year-old journalist and presenter have a daughter and a son together. “As parents, we continue to care for our two children together,” the statement continued. There has been speculation for some time as to whether Özdemir could soon return to his home town of Baden-Württemberg. He is considered a promising candidate to succeed Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir and wife Pia Castro at the Berlinale 2022. The couple has separated. © Gerald Matzka/dpa
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Music all-rounder Taylor Swift and US football star Travis Kelce were also deeply in love. It wasn’t until November that he even publicly and officially raved about his new girlfriend. The singer is “hilarious” and “a genius,” Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, told The Wall Street Journal magazine. He had never dated someone who had “an aura like that” before. To get to know Swift, he used mutual acquaintances as “matchmakers,” Kelce said. Then they met in New York. “We had already spoken by then, so I knew we would have a nice dinner and a conversation and whatever comes after, comes after.”
Travis Kelce (l) and Taylor Swift in Kansas City at the end of October. © Charlie Riedel/AP/dpa
Julia Klöckner and Ralph Grieser
For Özdemir’s predecessor in the Federal Ministry of Economics, 2023 did not bring happiness in love either. Julia Klöckner and her husband announced through their lawyer in August that they had “decided amicably and together” not to continue the marriage. “You and the families will continue to be connected,” it said. The CDU politician, who was Minister of Agriculture from 2018 to 2021, and her husband, classic car dealer Ralph Grieser, married in 2019.
Julia Klöckner (CDU), then Federal Minister of Agriculture, stands with her partner Ralph Grieser on the red carpet at the 37th “German Sport Press Ball”. © Andreas Arnold/dpa
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2023-12-25 06:40:11
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