Overview
- In a new interview cited by Mallorca Zeitung and republished by German outlets, Hofer said his idea to move from Mallorca to mainland Spain set off what he called a marriage crisis.
- Hofer recounted that his wife flatly rejected the proposal, quoting her response as “Das kommt überhaupt nicht infrage,” or “That is absolutely out of the question.”
- He said he has since dropped the relocation plan and added that he has never felt as comfortable as he does now living on Mallorca.
- Hofer has lived full-time on the island with his family since 2024 after leaving ARD’s Tagesschau in 2020, spending nearly two years at RTL Direkt, and retiring at the end of 2022.
- The accounts come from Hofer’s own statements in the interview, which outlets relayed as a personal anecdote rather than an independently verified report.