Overview
- In Episode 11 of Ex on the Beach, contestant Brenda Brinkmann said on camera that she had deliberately pretended to love her ex, Laurenz Pesch, in order to hurt him later.
- Several housemates reacted with shock on the show, with Gigi calling the plan “diabolical” and fellow contestant Bonny warning it could emotionally destroy Laurenz.
- The broadcast triggered a sharp viewer backlash and calls for producers to remove Brenda from the series, and her original Instagram profile was reported as deactivated after the episode aired.
- Following the uproar, Brenda posted a video apology on a newly created Instagram account saying she is fine, not in Germany and that she lost her passport, while an unconfirmed report said she was sighted on Mallorca.
- The incident has intensified discussion about ethical limits in reality TV, put pressure on RTL+ over participant welfare, and could prompt closer scrutiny of how producers manage staged interpersonal conflict.