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Ulrike von der Groeben Says She and Peter Kloeppel Weren’t Friends Off Air

She cited contrasting lifestyles as the reason for keeping their rapport strictly professional.

Overview

  • The former RTL aktuell co-anchors discussed their relationship on Marlene Lufen’s podcast “M wie Marlene – Wie gelingt das Leben?” released on Jan. 26.
  • Von der Groeben said the pair did not socialize beyond work despite their long on-screen partnership.
  • She attributed the distance to very different social habits, describing herself as a night owl who enjoys going out.
  • They saw each other daily in the newsroom, spoke mostly about the program and his family, and met privately only once to play tennis.
  • Multiple outlets circulated the remarks, often crediting the mediendienst teleschau, and no response from Kloeppel was reported.