Overview
- The 19th season begins on January 23 with 17 nightly live episodes from New South Wales, hosted by Sonja Zietlow and Jan Köppen on RTL and RTL+.
- RTL addressed social-media boycott appeals over Gil Ofarim, noting he has answered legally for past false accusations, while Ofarim says he has changed and accepts that audiences will decide.
- Claudia Obert will travel to Australia as Eva Benetatou’s support person and potential on-call replacement, staying at the Imperial hotel in Surfers Paradise with partner Max Suhr.
- Press reports outline a 12-person lineup including Gil Ofarim, Hardy Krüger Jr., Mirja du Mont, Stephen Dürr, Simone Ballack, Patrick Romer, Samira Yavuz and others, though RTL has not formally unveiled the roster.
- The history between Samira Yavuz and Eva Benetatou linked to Serkan Yavuz has drawn pre-show attention, with Samira stating she intends to address the matter in the camp.