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Vanessa Mai Says She Cut Ties Early in Career, Now Finds First Close Friend in Years

Her podcast confessions point to a career-first way of protecting her private life.

Overview

  • On the podcast Schön laut with host Lola Weippert, the singer said she has no friends in the classic sense.
  • She said she consciously broke contact with most people when her music career began to rise in her early 20s to focus on work and a life partner.
  • Mai added that a long-time work contact has recently become the first person she now calls a friend besides her husband, manager Andreas Ferber.
  • She described being mocked for school musical performances and said she first attended a Hauptschule, a lower secondary track, before later completing Realschule, a mid-level credential in Germany.
  • The remarks offer a rare look at how she traded a wide circle for a very small support system, which may now be widening by one trusted friend.