Schröder's legendary frying pan photo became an Internet hit - the former chancellor is now countering his spotter
Created: 01/04/2022, 08:47 AM
From: Julia Hanigk
Gerhard Schröder and Soyeon Schröder-Kim.
© Screenshot Instagram / Soyeon Schröder-Kim
Gerhard Schröder became an internet hit with his frying pan photo.
In the latest picture he is now doing the butler - and counters in the interview.
Riesengebirge - Gerhard Schröder and his wife Soyeon Schröder-Kim spent the transition into the new year in the style of "Dinner For One".
The New Year's Eve classic in black and white that is shown on television every year.
In the film, butler James drinks on behalf of the late invited guests of the elderly Miss Sophie.
Gerhard Schröder: From cook to butler for his Soyeon Schröder-Kim
The Schröders' photo is based on the film and shows the couple in black and white.
The former chancellor pours his seated wife a glass of wine and imitates butler James - including a suit and bow tie.
Soyeon Schröder-Kim published the self-timer photo for the New Year and wrote: “Dinner for Two!
Happy New Year!"
Gerhard Schröder: Frying pan photo went viral
The followers of the business expert feel immediately reminded of one of the first pictures on the Instagram account when they see the photo.
Schröder-Kim then showed her husband at the stove with a frying pan (May 2020).
The picture became an internet hit shortly afterwards.
She wrote at the time: “The moderator asked me whether my husband was also Chancellor at home.
The photo explains that he is still confident, but at home more on the frying pan. ”For example, one fan asked in the comments of the New Year's Dinner-For-One picture:“ Always thought he was a cook, not a waiter ... ”And Soyeon Schröder-Kim replied: "It has changed privately."
Gerhard Schröder on the frying pan photo: "I do what I think is right"
In an interview with
Turi2
, Gerhard Schröder was recently even asked about the frying pan picture.
Was it "too trashy"?
No, he doesn't think: “I say to them: People, this is my life and not yours.
I do what I think is right and you do your stuff, ”said Schröder.
And further: “People don't just want to hear political statements from politicians, they also want to know: What else does he do?
And I don't think that's wrong in a democracy. "
(Jh)