Overview
- In an on-air conversation with Günther Jauch, Gottschalk said he will step away from public life, stating there will be no more red carpets or appearances.
- He exited the studio at about 22:15 to sustained applause, leaving with his wife Karina as longtime friend Mike Krüger and other guests offered tributes.
- Gottschalk discussed his diagnosis of an epithelioid angiosarcoma and recent treatment, including surgeries removing bladder and ureter tissue and roughly 33 radiation sessions.
- He explained that recent uneven public appearances were due to treatment-related brain fog that worsens later in the evening.
- RTL confirmed that co-hosts Günther Jauch and Barbara Schöneberger are also departing and that the format will continue with a new, yet-to-be-named team.