Lets Dance Germany 2025 (Starts 21st February)
 

- Ben Zucker (41) - schlager rock star

- Christine Neubauer (62) - actress

- Leyla Lahouar (28) - reality star

- Fabian Hambuchen (37) - olympic gymnast

- Diego Pooth (21) - professional golfer, model

- Jeanette Biedermann (44) - singer

- Marc Eggers (38) - entertainer & youtuber

- Marie Mouroum (32) - Stunt performer

- Osan Yaran (37) - stand up comedian

- Paola Maria (32) - influencer

- Roland Trettl (53) - first dates host

- Simone Thomalla (59) - actress, playboy model, mother of sophia thomalla

- Taliso Engel (22) - Paralympic Swimmer

- Selfiesandra (25) - Podcaster, cookbook author

wheelchair dancing can work tbh, i mean in my nation Bibian Mentel (paralympic skiing champion) also did that, the year before she sadly passed away after a long battle with cancer



and tbh they better spend something of their budget on signing Heidi, to make Massimo's dream come true :flutter:

i personally would love Matthias Reim as a contestant :flutter: as the older male signing of the year

nice one for Malika as the ''winning pro of last series'' a not completely hopeless but also not contender material, just someone to have a nice middler journey with



wonder if he'll last further than his ex-wife Michelle :think:

the dream contestant for me would be Cobra 11 Daddy Tom Beck, but is he too A-Lister idk

although we managed to attract the likes of Eva Padberg and Mark Keller on this show so who knows, and maybe his wife Chryssanthi can put in a good word about the show either :think:

Shame it is not a UK Ch.

It might be on Netflix.

latest celebrity rumour


Simone Thomalla (59) actress, former playboy model


to follow into her daughter Sophia Thomalla's footsteps, Sophia who went on to win the show

no big expectations there then lol :laugh:

BEN ******* Zucker is IN, i am so happy


i am a huge fan of him and i never thought he would say yes to this show, due to quite a current music name


:amazed: :love:

very interesting line up once again


our first stunt performer signing, and the first paralympian signing for this show




Fabian Hambuchen is a solid name too, i like him in most promi specials so




Leyla is sooo gonna bring the entertainment, i liked her on im a celeb

https://api.semmelcloud.de/api/file/...se_square.webp

big schlager name


very current artist too, i see him regularly perform on Die Giovanni Zarrella Show, promoting any new music releases as well as his classics

''Einfach Weg'' is such a mega geile ballad :love:

''Was Fur Eine Geile Zeit'' is a solid rock bop :D



vocally wise he is the german bryan adams :flutter: that raw edginess

alright since you guys don't know these german celebs, i'll provide some insight with my own contestant profile/information posts

Ben Zucker
 

Ben is a singer-songwriter, he has had several no.1 hits in Germany and also in Austria, his sister Sarah also is a singer, whom he also writes songs for

he more recently in 2017, also performed with UK rock legend Bonnie Tyler


he also has won 3 music awards in 2018 and 2019


he is father of a daughter (whom is born in 2012)

Christine Neubauer
 

Christine is a actress of german film and tv since 1984

she made her debut in the film Tapetenwechsel (a german comedy), and more recently last year starred in Hundswut, a pre-WW2 film


https://media.gettyimages.com/id/883...-ys8oMBnIquGU=


all in all she is a prominent actress, who had roles in many shows, as well as 15 time award winner for many different categories

Leyla Lahouar
 

https://media.tag24.de/951x634/n/x/n...ts0cn5g20w.jpg

the ''Pete Wicks'' signing of lets dance more like, Leyla has done many reality shows since 2022

first became famous on the german version Ex On the Beach, she took part in Der Bachelor, also Bachelor in Paradise, also did Ich Bin Ein Star: Holt Mich Hier Raus (german i'm a celeb), had guest appearances on prominent talk shows like Stern TV, been in a soap series Unter Uns, took part in Promi Big Brother, took part in Destination X, and hosted the 2024 Reality Awards where she also won the award for ''love story of the year''

Fabian Hambuchen
 

https://i0.web.de/image/146/38917146...hambuechen.jpg

his winning olympics moment in Rio 2016


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASmepnmL8gI
olympic bronze medalist of Athens 2004, Beijing 2008

olympic silver medalist in London 2012


has also participated in celebrity sports special shows, like RTL Turmspringen (Synchronized Dive)


he is a fan of football team FC Koln

and he also has been a eurosport commentator for germany, most recently during the Paris2024 summer olympics

Diego Pooth
 

https://cmmodels.nl/wp-content/uploa...go-x-CM-13.jpg

Diego Pooth is the son of singer/businesswoman/actress/reality star Verona Pooth



here a video of him alongside his mom on a red carpet event


he is also a professional golfer, although early career days, since he is only just 21

Jeanette Biedermann
 

https://images.bstatic.de/D5HCLHo8yu...733d6cec5d.jpg



her version of the song ''we've got tonight'' together with Ronan Keating was a chart hit in germany on place 25

she also recently participated as ''Discoball'' in The Masked Singer where she finished in 3rd place


from 1999 to 2004 she played the role of ''Marie Balzer'' in the popular soap series GZSZ

she also has played in many musicals in the Kolner Dome theatre


she has been a judge on the german version of Star Search


she played a parody role of ''Baby'' in Dorte's Dancing (german parody film of Dirty Dancing)

Marc Eggers
 

https://images.intouch.wunderweib.de....18,rm=sk.jpeg

this is a ringer, since the age of 12 he has studied breakdance, and he also participated in Dance Dance Dance

he is a model, youtuber (in total his content get more than 100 million views, combination of his two youtube channels)

+ he featured in this german dance bop

Marie Mouroum
 

https://www.ndr.de/kultur/film/marie...ntentgross.jpg

Marie is a real hollywood stuntwoman, was the stunt double for Lashana Lynch in the James Bond 007: No Time To Die

she herself had a small acting role in the Marvel film Black Panther, a role she reprised in the epic Avengers: Endgame, which she also won a award for


she also is the stunt double since 2021 for Queen Latifah in the series adaptation of The Equalizer

she also was a stunt double in Star Wars for Naomie Ackie

Osan Yaran
 

https://www.monheimer-kulturwerke.de...m_am_Rhein.png

Osan is a award winning stand up comedian, whom first became well known in the comedy stand up show Mario Barth & Friends, and since 2023 he is among the comedy line up of Sat1's Die Besten Comedian Deutschlands

Paola Maria
 

https://images.bstatic.de/Hs9sN0GizX...69b79dd8d5.jpg

and no this isn't Vanessa Hudgens :fan:


she is basically known for fashion tutorial videos like these


and for starring in the cruise series Das Traumschiff, since 2022


and she is a member of the so called ''Gang Tour'' with other youtubers touring through Germany, Austria, Switzerland


she has 1.7 million subscribers on youtube

Roland Trettl
 

https://www.dornschild.com/wp-conten...e-Starkoch.jpg

he is the host of the german version of First Dates, he is a award winning chef, cookbook author




another hobby of his, creating art with wood carving

Simone Thomalla
 

https://image.gala.de/22125482/t/Ao/...e-thomalla.jpg

former playboy model, actress, singer, book author

she is the mother of former lets dance champion Sophia Thomalla
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/989...eJ9BpYfazTF-c=



been an actress since 1982 in film, tv and in theatre

Taliso Engel
 

Chris McCausland who?????

https://www.osp-rheinland.nrw/wp-con...iso-Team-D.png



recently at Paris2024 paralympics, he won with a amazing world record


he is visually impaired, and he is also completely deaf in one ear

Selfiesandra
 

https://www.watson.de/imgdb/f979/Qx,...67412021783038

she is a youtuber, released several cookbooks, does lots of health vlogs

@Mystic Mock

Marie Mouroum looks exactly like Lashana Lynch, very nice find of the RTL producers

https://i0.wp.com/huntingbond.com/wp...72%2C320&ssl=1

also not an obscure name, more one of the notable stunt performers

Okay, so they've got a decent name then?

many decent names


Ben, Jeanette, Christine, Simone are also strong signings, whereas Jeanette nowadays is lesser current in the music industry, Ben is a current name, so surprising he decided to take time off from doing concerts to do this show

Fabian is one of their more successful olympians, on that merit alone he is a good signing, while also one with decent personality and nowadays quite a household name appearing on many tv specials on RTL (and Sat1)



mixed up nicely with some younger stars, all to appeal to as many age group demographics among the viewers as possible

Leyla recently came of the back from winning Promi BB so she also is quite popular


hence why i say female pete wicks



Marc could do a ''Knossi'' but with more dance background




Taliso is quite a big risk, not only that he cannot see, but also being partially deaf, i hope he gets Ekat, Kathrin or Malika, one with a whole lot of experience instead of a newer pro, he also doesn't exactly have the ''baby of the bunch'' going for him either, with Diego being the youngest contestant



Diego is a Bobby Brazier-ish type of casting without the sad sob story, all depends on how production makes him come across, but idk if he'll be an early exit, considering his mom Verona got quite a fanbase (where she could encourage them to vote for him on the socials) some could see him as a nepobaby, but tbh on his own merit he is quite a decent male model, very pretty face, very stylish guy, wonder if he'll get the obvious song choice ''it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing'' golf related theme :fan: or a fashion related music choice like Vogue or Bowie's Fashion

Fair enough.

https://www.promiflash.de/news/2025/...nce-platz.html

apparently the Tokio Hotel frontman Bill Kaulitz put in a good word for Marc Eggers (with success) to the RTL producers


Bill and Marc are good friends, they are also friends with Travis Kelce (yes the partner of Taylor Swift)

my early pre-launch show/pre pairings ranking
(am excited for :lovedup:)
1. Ben Zucker
2. Marie Mouroum
3. Jeanette Biedermann
4. San Diego Pooth

(am liking the look of :love:)
5. Roland Trettl
6. Christine Neubauer
7. Fabian Hambuchen
8. Simone Thomalla

(the could be entertainment value category :D)
9. Marc Eggers
10. Paola Maria

(the big i don't know for now category :shrug:)
11. Taliso Engel
12. Osan Yaran
13. Selfiesandra

(the one who has done too many tv shows :umm2:)
14. Leyla Lahouar

https://media.e-talenta.eu/foto/1230...MtFhYdxKepxBks

how gorgeous he looks :flutter:


also for you guys, RTL uploads performances in their youtube channel, over here: https://www.youtube.com/@RTL_de/videos


there is no live band, there used to be although they rather wanted to spend their budget on other things in the show, and with studio versions of songs you have a wider selection to choose from, also foreign language music

my shot in the dark pairing prediction (before pro's are officially announced)

the men

Ben & Marta Arndt (Marta Maschine would be a great one for our schlager maschine)

Diego & Malika Dzumaev (personality wise i think they'll be a good match, and as last years winning pro she needs a novice with some challenges in terms of making him come across the right way, and also handling the ''nepobaby'' criticism by certain haters well)

Fabian & Anastasia Stan (shorter male, with shortest female, would make most sense)

Marc & Ekaterina Leonova (same reason they gave ringer Detlef to her last year, she already won it 3 times, now she is the one to get the ringers to go far, but ultimately not win)

Osan & Christina Hanni (could see this being Christina's comeback year after her pregnancy hiatus, could see Mariia being moved to the bench, and her getting a comedian again as partner, but it'll depend on who he is paired with how far he'll get)

Roland & Patricija Ionel (yes those two would be a good combo i think, reminds me a little of Hardy Kruger Jr, the partnership that never was due to Hardy getting covid before week 1)

Taliso & Kathrin Menzinger (he needs an experienced pro, so why not this new challenge for the queen choreo)
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Christine & Zsolt Sandor Cseke (Zsoltie is overdue a older female, and she is an older lady with potential so, yes i can see them being paired together)

Jeanette & Mika Tatarkin (Mika's 2nd chance with somewhat more of a ringer, could be?)

Leyla & Valentin Lusin (would be a nice change for Valentin to get this trashy reality star, and who knows maybe he can showcase a different side to Leyla)

Marie & Vadim Garbuzov (Vadim has done well with a novice like Jana last year, getting her to the final, he needs to be rewarded with someone who has a chance to be a contender? maybe)

Paola & Christian Polanc (i doubt Paul Lorenz will be back after his early exit comeback flop last year, and she is Christian ''Tom Cruise'' Polanc material for me personally)

Selfiesandra & Alexandru Ionel (maybe a similar-ish pairing as last year, but what works don't change it, he seems to have a good time with those sort of celebs, and he made it past the first elimination last year so)

Simone & Massimo Sinato (mother getting the same partner as daughter, LOL would be awkward yet cool at the same time)

however out of those i am not certain about Roland


could also easily be Patricija on the bench, and Renata being back :think: but idk

Official: Pro Line Up reveal
 

Alexandru Ionel
Evgeny Vinokurov
Massimo Sinato
Sergiu Maruster
Vadim Garbuzov
Valentin Lusin
Zsolt Sandor Cseke


Anastasia Maruster
Christina Hanni
Ekaterina Leonova
Kathrin Menzinger
Malika Dzumaev
Patricija Ionel
Renata Lusin



so this means Marta, Mariia, Mika, Paul have all been benched


the newbie is Sergiu Maruster, Anastasia's husband



quite a few more shorter female celebs so that might explain why Evgeny is back as well



Christian and Isabel seem definitely permanently retired from the line up



i knew Christina, Renata would be back, and them taking the place of Mariia and Marta, due to Anastasia's impressive debut series last year

there goes my pairing prediction, didn't age well at all lmao

less than 3 weeks now :dance2:

Shame it is not on UK TV
Nicky

https://www.instagram.com/letsdance/reel/DFsXtxAIXpa/

apparently in the new series there is a sort of ''theme'' among the contestants, according to head judge Joachim Llambi

''tanzen, wie noch nie'' - ''dancing, a first to....''


they tease us like ''who of our contestants turn into some of the best dancers we've had on this show, and who of our contestants end up being one of the worst dancers we've had on this show's history''