"We are very happy"

Thomas Gottschalk moves back to Bavaria

"We're really looking forward to Bavaria," said Thomas Gottschalk's partner Karina Mross, confirming the move.

(Bild: Peter Kneffel / dpa / picturedesk.com)

Thomas Gottschalk (73) and his partner Karina Mroß are moving from Baden-Baden to Bavaria. 

"We've bought a house in Gräfelfing that still needs to be renovated," Mroß told Bild am Sonntag. "Then we'll leave Baden-Baden and move near Munich and the beautiful Ammersee," she added. "We're really looking forward to Bavaria."

Already acquainted with neighbors
Gottschalk moved into a penthouse apartment in Baden-Baden with Mroß in 2019, having previously lived with his family in Malibu, California, for many years. In November 2018, his house there was destroyed in a fire. In March 2019, it was announced that the former "Wetten, dass...?" presenter had separated from his wife Thea after almost half a century.

According to the Münchner Merkur newspaper, Gottschalk has already made himself known to some future neighbors in Gräfelfing, southwest of Munich. Gottschalk and Mross have also been spotted in the local bakery and posed for photos with the staff.

"I'll bring the boy home again"
"We've been approached here quite often. I always say then: 'I'll bring the boy home again'," Mroß told Bild.

Gottschalk comes from Bamberg, studied in Munich and joined the radio station Bayern 3, later moving into television.