Overview
- Matthias Mangiapane announced a voluntary exit during the show's Phuket semifinal after telling fellow contestants he would leave.
- He has now said the decision was influenced by a severe bacterial inflammation of his right testicle, which he described as causing brutal pain.
- Mangiapane first suspected a hernia but received the orchitis diagnosis after an emergency-room exam during production.
- The semifinal required the group to pick someone to leave within 30 minutes or cut the €40,000 prize by €10,000, a rule that framed why a voluntary departure was possible.
- The final episodes are already available on RTL+ and the TV final is set for June 10 on RTLZWEI, with Sam Dylan reported as the season winner and the new details reshaping how viewers see Mangiapane’s on-screen exit.