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Ben Tewaag Announces Engagement to Elena

Meeting on the Camino de Santiago led to a public Instagram announcement that the couple say will keep wedding plans private.

Overview

  • Tewaag posted a joint photo on Instagram and then confirmed the engagement to Bild on Friday, July 3, 2026, using a caption that included the line “Find what you love & let kill you.”
  • His fiancée, identified as Elena, is described by Tewaag as a 41‑year‑old Italian with Sicilian roots who lives in Spain and speaks seven languages.
  • The couple met on the Jakobsweg (Camino de Santiago) during Tewaag’s pilgrimages, a story he traces back to an initial walk in 2022 and a return route that began in mid‑August 2025.
  • Tewaag, 50, who is the son of actress Uschi Glas and a former Promi Big Brother winner, said he feels this is the right age to marry and praised Elena’s education and voice.
  • Both partners gave brief interviews about their rapport and humor, but they have not disclosed a wedding date or location, keeping further plans private while the announcement draws wider media attention.