Most models at GNTM naturally don't just dream of short TV fame. Unfortunately, the Heidi Klum show does not guarantee a bright future - on the contrary.
- Heidi Klum * has been looking for "Germany's next top model" for 14 years .
- But what about the model career according to GNTM * ?
- Ex-candidate Katharina Wandrowsky reports great difficulties.
Munich - "Germany's next top model" is a perennial favorite on German TV. The 15th season * of the Heidi Klum program is currently running . Not long, and the format is as old as the participants themselves. Of course, they are not only looking for short fame in the show, but are hoping for equally lasting success . Unfortunately, this is often not the case.
GNTM: Is great glory waving after the ProSieben show? Most don't make it
Of course, some GNTM candidates * also made it and gained a foothold in the model or television business. But even among the winners, Lena Gercke, Barbara Meier, Sara Nuru and Stefanie Giesinger are only a few former "Meeeedchen" who have really established themselves in the celebrity hype for at least a little longer time.
What are Jana Beller (winner 2011), Vanessa Fuchs (2015) or Celine Bethmann (2017) doing today? Without Instagram , most fans would certainly not know. Of course, the gates to the influencer career are open after the TV appearance , but what about the actual model life ?
Ex-GNTM candidate Katharina complains: "Once you've been there, nobody wants to see you anymore"
"Once you 've been to 'Germany's next top model' , nobody wants to see you anymore," complains the semi-finalist from 2015, Katharina Wandrowsky at promiflash.de . The blonde had big problems getting model jobs after the show . That almost torpedoed their future plans.
After graduation, you should go abroad. For a year, Katha wanted to gain modeling experience in the wide world, but this turned into a fight. "This turned out to be more difficult than expected, since most model agencies are no longer interested in you if you participated in the show," explains the 23-year-old today. " Your face is worn out. "
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"Germany's next top model" a stepping stone? Instagram connections help to create model jobs
She had heard of this problem even before participating. After that, unfortunately, she also had to experience it. Today Katharina pursues a dual degree and occasionally stands in front of the camera . Instagram and her connections would make it possible, she reveals. Without their GNTM participation , however, there would be at least a few fewer followers online.
* tz.de is part of the nationwide editorial network of Ippen-Digital
