Tina Turner has passed away, the world is in mourning. TV presenter Thomas Gottschalk remembers shared moments with the music icon.
Munich – Thomas Gottschalk has met many world stars in his career. After the unexpected death of rock legend Tina Turner, it is clear that the musician was one of the very special people the TV presenter was able to meet on his way. On Instagram, he speaks out and recalls with pictures of shared moments that Turner and Gottschalk have shared with each other. In interviews, he also repeatedly felt into the singer's emotional world. What do Gottschalk and Turner have in common?
"Was a power woman": Gottschalk remembers Tina Turner and shared moments on Instagram
On Instagram, Gottschalk writes: "She was a power woman. One of the first and one of the last! One of her songs was called: 'I might have been Queen'. For me, it was!" Six pictures are reminiscent of joint TV appearances by Turner and Gottschalk. The first picture shows an excerpt from the TV program "Disco, Disco, Disco" in the summer of 1979. This is followed by two pictures from the show "Na sowas!" hosted by Gottschalk and two pictures from "Wetten, dass..?". The series concludes with a picture of the two at the "A Heart for Children" fundraising gala.
Thomas Gottschalk shares many moments with the late Tina Turner. © Thomas Köhler / dpa
The photos show that Gottschalk and Turner – at least on stage – had a harmonious coexistence. Whether dancing together, laughing, hugging or even kissing, Gottschalk presents many beautiful moments with the rock legend. But the two are also said to have gotten along splendidly backstage.
Gottschalk on Tina Turner: "It was unbelievable joie de vivre"
The TV presenter told SW3: "She had an incredible zest for life, so she was always in a good mood. You see a lot of artists in this profession who collapse when the cameras are gone, and Tina Turner wasn't one of them." However, there was a very special moment between the two on stage: "She liked to dance. She also asked me to dance on 'Wetten, dass..?' – something that probably only very few people can say about themselves.
But he also talks about the hard times Turner had to deal with: "She was also burdened with a past that would probably have thrown other women off track. But not Tina Turner." In the TV show "Na sowas!" in 1986, one of the moments was when he was able to welcome Turner, who gave her farewell concert in Munich in 2009, as a guest. At that time, he also asked into Turner's emotional world.
"Never stopped": Concert with the Rolling Stones as a turning point in Turner's life
"Was there a moment when you said, it's over, I don't believe in myself anymore?" asked Gottschalk, alluding to a career break of the musician at the time. She replied at the time: "No, I never really stopped, I worked all the time" and explained "I just wanted to keep going". As a turning point from her hiatus, she explained that she had played a concert with the Rolling Stones. She explains: "And then I said, yes, that's the right direction, that's what I want to do and then I started my comeback."