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Udo Walz is dead: Very good friend reveals the last wish of the popular star hairdresser

2020-11-28T02:01:08.464Z


A shock for the celebrity world: The German star hairdresser Udo Walz died at the age of 76. His husband and best friend couldn't say goodbye to him.


A shock for the celebrity world: The German star hairdresser Udo Walz died at the age of 76.

His husband and best friend couldn't say goodbye to him.

  • Celebrity hairdresser

    Udo Walz

    died at the age of 76.

  • Before that he was in a

    coma

    in a Berlin hospital

    - Udo Walz died of

    multiple organ failure

    after a diabetes shock

  • Countless celebrities say goodbye emotionally.

Update from November 23, 9:32 a.m.:

Udo Walz's best friend speaks up.

The

make-up artist René Koch

had a

57-year-old friendship

with Udo Walz

.

Like his husband, the best friend could not say goodbye to Udo Walz.

He last met him three weeks ago: “We went out to dinner with Barbara Becker,” René Koch told the Berliner Zeitung.

“Udo wasn't doing really well.

But he never complained, never talked about illness.

He was always young then ”.

The two met in

1963 in a bar

where Udo Walz was a guest and the make-up artist had an appearance.

They found that they lived close together and became friends.

Together, the two of them took care of making their customers as beautiful as possible.

Due to the corona crisis, however, there are strict regulations in the intensive care units, so that a

last visit was no longer possible.

"He didn't want to die," he also told RTL.

"He thought that

life was infinite

".

Only his last wish, a funeral with many celebrities and as a big event, will unfortunately not come true.

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Sophia Thomalla says goodbye to Udo Walz

Update from November 21, 11:37 a.m.:

The entire German celebrity world says goodbye to

star hairdresser Udo Walz

.

The late Berliner seems to have left his mark everywhere.

Walz was not just a hairdresser, as the many emotional messages and posts clearly show.

“His humor”, “his charm”, “his big heart”: celebrity companions and friends remember his very special way. Model and entrepreneur

Sophia Thomalla

says: “He always sat down in the restaurant and asked the waiter: 'Do you know me ? '

When the gentleman answered 'no', Udo always said: 'that is bad!' ”.

Like her mom Simone, Sophia Thomalla is one of the many

celebrity faces

who commemorate the star hairdresser on Instagram.

She has been friends

with Udo Walz for

17 years

.

She becomes emotional and very personal: “I will miss his loud manner, his laughter, his wise advice, his limitless love for animals and his warmth very much.

With his death, another person leaves who was just kind, generous and loyal from head to toe.

And there are just fewer and fewer of them in the industry.

I learned so much from him and took away with me.

With him, part of Berlin and part of me die. "

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Guido Maria Kretschmar, Carolin Kebekus and Joko and Klaas: Farewell to the star hairdresser with the big heart

Socially is to

Udo Walz

have very dedicated.

In a

picture

interview last year he told about his seven sponsored children in Kenya.

He collected donations for a children's hospice and was also involved with

Kindernothilfe

and the

Björn Schulz Foundation

for Children in Need for years.

It is difficult to find the right words.

Star designer Guido-Maria Kretschmar knows this too: “Thank you for the long friendship, dear Udo.

You were a wonderful person! 🖤 "

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Countless prominent friendships have made the famous Figaro a Berlin institution.

The TV duo Joko and Klaas also thanks their “

companion and long-time friend

” for the many years: “We thank you with great dismay, dear Udo, for all the laughs, the good and even better moments that we were able to experience with you .

You will be missed.

⁠ "

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Celebrity friends thank Udo Walz: "Make the angels' hair beautiful!"

The entertainer

Oliver Kalkofe

has a very special connection to

Udo Walz

.

He has embodied him countless times in comedy skits.

He thanks not only for the many templates, but also for the wonderful manner of the deceased: "wonderfully self-deprecating, charming and funny." Kalkofe also has a very special wish:

"Make the angels' hair beautiful!"

#RIP #UdoWalz Very sad news!

I played him often and he was our guest at the 25-year-old TV screen, wonderfully self-deprecating, charming and funny.

Thanks for all the wonderful templates, it was an honor for me.

Have a good trip, Udo.

Make the angels' hair beautiful!

😢❤️🌈 https://t.co/TUREZG5Tce

- Oliver Kalkofe (@twitkalk) November 20, 2020

It seems to be the 76-year-old's humor and kindness in particular that will be remembered by many.

Moderator

Katja Burkhardt

remembers: "

Your character, your gruffness, your honesty, your friendship, your talent

, your hospitality and all the hundreds of other attributes that have made you such a very special person!"

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Update from November 21, 8.28 a.m.:

For many, Udo Walz was not only a hairdresser but also a good friend, an open ear.

Actress

Simone Thomalla

mourns her loyal companion with a quote: “You only die your own death alone.

The others have to live with it (Mascha Kaleko). "

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In a

statement

to the

colorful

, she speaks touching about her

long-term friendship

: “I am so sad!

A Berlin without Udo ... how is that supposed to work ?! ”She emphasizes how comfortable she and others felt at Figaro.

“He was one of the most generous and lovable people I know.

He loved us women and we loved him

"

Update from November 20, 8.45 p.m.:

The surprising death of Udo Walz shocked many German celebrities.

His husband Carsten experienced particularly tragic hours - he could not say goodbye to Walz because of Corona.

"Unfortunately I couldn't be there because I was in quarantine," he told the

picture

.

On

Instagram *

and

twitter

the sadness is great.

Moderator

Birgit Schrowange

writes: “You left much too early.

You will be missing, I will always remember the nice encounters with you. "Actress

Jenny Elvers expresses

her condolences to Walz's husband:" Udo - I am sad.

You will be missed!

My condolences, Carsten! "

Also

Sylvie van der Vaart

takes the floor: "RIP dear Udo.

We will miss you so much! "

Star hairdresser Udo Walz is dead - he was last in a coma

First report from November 20th:

Berlin - A shock for numerous stars: The

celebrity hairdresser Udo Walz died

at the age of 76.

The reported

bild.de

.

His

husband Carsten Thamm-Walz confirmed

the news accordingly.

Two weeks

ago he

suffered

a

diabetes shock

and fell into a

coma

.

+

Celebrity hairdresser Udo Walz died at the age of 76.

© dpa

Most recently, he is said to have been

treated

in a

Berlin hospital

.

He is said

to have been dependent

on a

wheelchair

since autumn

.

Nevertheless, he continued to work in his

salon

on Berlin's Kurfürstendamm.

He has been suffering from

diabetes

since the early 1990s

, which resulted in damage to the kidneys and blood vessels.

Four years ago, according to several media reports, he had

bypass surgery on his leg.

"An artery is blocked, my left leg is not supplied with enough blood," he is said to

have reported

to the

picture

at the time

.

Star hairdresser Udo Walz has died - report on the cause of death

Udo fell asleep peacefully at 12 noon,

” Carsten Thamm-Walz, with whom Udo Walz had been in a relationship since 1994,

continued

the

picture

.

According to

t-online.de

, he ultimately died of

multiple organ failure

.

There are already many sad reactions to the news of the death of the star hairdresser on social networks.

The hairdresser was particularly popular with many celebrities, which gave him star status himself.

He finally made a career as a hairdresser and later went to the red carpets of many celebrity events.

The last photo on Udo Walz's

Instagram *

channel

bears the caption

"Stay healthy & happy weekend".

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The first prominent reaction on Twitter comes from

Oliver Kalkofe

.

The comedian and presenter had played Walz several times in his parodies.

#RIP #UdoWalz Very sad news!

I played him often and he was our guest at the 25-year-old TV screen, wonderfully self-deprecating, charming and funny.

Thanks for all the wonderful templates, it was an honor for me.

Have a good trip, Udo.

Make the angels' hair beautiful!

😢❤️🌈 https://t.co/TUREZG5Tce

- Oliver Kalkofe (@twitkalk) November 20, 2020

“Very sad news!

I played it often and it was our guest on the 25-year-old TV screen.

Wonderfully self-deprecating, charming and funny.

Thank you for all the wonderful templates, it was an honor.

Have a good trip, Udo.

Make the angels' hair beautiful, ”he writes.

RIP Udo Walz.

We have always enjoyed your performances at #LateNightBerlin and #CircusHalliGalli.

- ProSieben (@ProSieben) November 20, 2020

The station

ProSieben also

published an obituary.

He repeatedly had guest appearances

in the programs

"Circus Halligalli"

and

"Late Night Berlin"

.

"RIP Udo Walz.

We always enjoyed your performances. "

List of rubric lists: © Soeren Stache / dpa / picture alliance

Source: merkur

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