Overview
- Schäfer confirmed she has been in a relationship for about eight months and briefly presented her partner at an RTL summerfest in Berlin.
- The couple met through a dating app, and Schäfer said many users suspected her profile was fake when she first reached out.
- Her partner’s name has not been published and Schäfer described him as from a different industry who generally avoids the spotlight; he told reporters he felt “wonderful” standing beside her.
- Several outlets noted a visual resemblance between the partner and politician Robert Habeck, a comparison Schäfer explicitly rejected.
- Reporters place the announcement against Schäfer’s known past relationships with Felix Steiner and restaurateur Adriano and her recent public comments on gender roles, which help explain her decision to keep the romance private.