Overview
- Neuhauser, who spoke on WDR’s Kölner Treff on Friday, said she has long struggled with depression and decided to discuss it openly on television.
- She recounted six suicide attempts and linked her struggle in part to childhood turmoil after her parents split, adding that not every attempt was meant to be lethal.
- Addressing viewers directly, she urged people to be brave and seek support, saying it took her too long to ask for help.
- The disclosure came as ZDF aired the two-part film Mama ist die Best(i)e on Monday, with Neuhauser starring as Gloria Almeda in a dark, family-centered tragicomedy.
- Her remarks land during a late-career shift as ORF plans to end her Vienna Tatort run in 2026 and after a shoulder fracture from a bike crash had postponed work on the ZDF project.