Heinz Hoenig during his “jungle test”
© RTL / Stefan Thoyah
“The jungle camp is a strenuous challenge for everyone. Heinz Hoenig performed excellently for almost two weeks,” it said in a statement.
Actor Heinz Hoenig has left the RTL jungle camp. For “medical reasons,” it was announced on the show’s Instagram account on Tuesday. “The jungle camp is a strenuous challenge for everyone. Heinz Hoenig performed excellently for almost two weeks. The medical team decided today to take him out of the camp as a precaution. Heinz Hoenig is doing well, he is with his family,” they say it in the statement.
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Honey blossomed
RTL wants to find out more about Heinz Hoenig’s move out tonight from 10:15 p.m. on “I’m a Star – Get Me Out of Here!” – and in the live stream RTL+ explain. The 72-year-old “Das Boot” star Hoenig, who is one of the first guard of German actors, was by far the oldest and most prominent participant this season. While he had stayed very much in the background in the first few days, Hoenig had recently come out more strongly. For example, he taught his fellow campers “molding” – an acting and speaking exercise.
The camp oldie recently even took part in his first jungle test after moving in, after he had previously been banned for health reasons. During the food test, the 72-year-old spooned together with the much younger reality celebrities Fabio Knez and Mike Heiter Ice cream flavors with fly larvae and pureed mouse tails. In the end it was seven out of nine stars.
Hoenig is a director from major TV series Dieter Wedel (“The King of St. Pauli”). He was perhaps the most surprising personality for this year’s camp, as he is not a classic reality TV candidate who has already been through countless corresponding formats.
He might have wondered what that meant for him. “I don’t know what crap I’m getting myself into,” Hoenig said before he arrived at camp.
Odonkor shot himself out of bounds
After a debate about scantily clad fellow campers, the RTL audience David Odonkor elected on Monday as the first man out of the jungle camp. The ex-footballer received the fewest votes in the voting, the moderation duo announced. “That’s the game,” the athlete explained after the decision. The 39-year-old had previously offended some fellow campers because he was often lightly dressed Leyla and Kim excited (“This isn’t a dating app here. You can do this revealing thing at home.”). comrades-in-arms Fabio clearly criticized the sexualization of women’s fashion: “Women are of course allowed to decide what they wear. What’s your problem? Are you now afraid that you’ll cheat?”
Now seven C-celebrities still have the chance to win the jungle crown next Sunday. In addition to Odonkor, “Germany’s Next Top Model” candidate was also thrown out Mother Elsner and fashion designer Sarah Kern. The former racing driver Cora Schumacher left the camp voluntarily.