As of: February 19, 2024, 3:56 p.m
By: Nathalie Straub
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The tension before “Let's Dance” is increasing, especially among the prominent candidates.
Fitness blogger Sophia Thiel now reveals what happens behind the scenes of the RTL show.
The 17th season of “Let's Dance” starts in February, where 14 prominent candidates compete for the title “Dancing Star”.
Among the participants in 2024 is the influencer Sophia Thiel, who became known for her fitness videos on YouTube.
Now she is taking on a new challenge on the RTL stage because, apart from belly dancing, the 28-year-old has no experience in this area, as MANNHEIM24 knows.
Despite an eating disorder and weight training – Sophia Thiel takes part in “Let’s Dance”.
Sophia Thiel is a veteran of the German influencer scene.
Since 2014, she has regularly published videos about fitness exercises, healthy recipes and her everyday life as an athlete.
Her development from an overweight teenager to a sports ace inspired many viewers - then came the break.
She went into hiding for a year and gave no sign of life.
During her comeback, she explained to her fans what the constant competition diet and strict lifestyle led to - Sophia Thiel developed an eating disorder.
The young woman, who is otherwise known for her muscle mass, suffered from binge eating.
She now speaks openly about it and the Bavarian-born woman continues to pursue her sporty lifestyle despite her bulimia.
So it's no wonder that she has been asked to appear on “Let's Dance” several times.
This is how the “Let’s Dance” training works – candidates train for up to 16 hours a day
But so far Sophia Thiel has rejected any requests from RTL for the dance show, “because everything that involves singing and dancing is so out of my comfort zone,” she explains.
Until she finally agreed to “Let's Dance” 2024 because she was looking for a new challenge.
In true influencer style, the 28-year-old also talks about what's happening behind the scenes.
She says, for example, that the celebrities had a trial training session before the show.
This tested whether she had any tact and potential at all - which was the case with her.
But the YouTuber reveals even more details; it's not without reason that she has completely cleared herself out for the next few weeks.
Some of her predecessors, she reports, trained for up to 16 hours a day.
And for Sophia it is clear: “I can do what others do too!
I do 17 hours or more!”
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“Let's Dance” 2024: Who will be Sophia Thiel's dance partner?
The fact that the “Let's Dance” candidates train so much is also due to the tight schedule.
While the live shows are on Friday evenings, the celebrities don't get their choreographies until the previous Monday.
So you only have a few days to perfect the dance before the broadcast.
Each candidate has help from a professional dancer.
Who is dancing with whom will only be revealed in the big “Let's Dance” introductory show on RTL.
The participants around Sophia Thiel also don't yet know which of the professionals they will be paired with.
Nevertheless, she has ideas about what her partner should be like: “a big, stable fun cannon”.
Because the strength athlete is afraid of one thing above all, namely being the one who is being lifted in a lifting figure.
She would like to turn the tables and lift her partner up.
One of the 14 professional dancers in “Let's Dance” 2024 will decide whether their wishes come true.
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