Giulia Gwinn jokes about "Wetten, dass …?" faux pas: "Gottschalk gave me a new nickname"
Created: 01/03/2023 05:34
By: Antonio Jose Riether
National soccer player Giulia Gwinn was a guest on "Wetten, dass...?" and was addressed several times by Thomas Gottschalk with a false name.
Now she reacted to the breakdown.
Munich – National soccer player Giulia Gwinn from FC Bayern has been a star since the women's European Championship in the summer at the latest.
The right-back, who is now followed by more than half a million people on Instagram, was even invited to "Wetten, dass...?" A few weeks ago.
During the show, moderator Thomas Gottschalk spoke to the kicker several times with the wrong name.
Now the 23-year-old reacted to the faux pas of the television legend.
National player Giulia Gwinn: Women's European Championship was "a milestone"
The past year was an important one for women's football in Germany.
When the DFB women reached the final at the European Championships in England, the national team showed what the men were missing at the World Cup in Qatar: determination, heart and a clearly visible plan.
Giulia Gwinn was a regular player at the tournament, and the Ailinger is currently fighting back after tearing her second cruciate ligament.
At the turn of the year she gave the
picture on Sunday
, in which she also spoke about the latest developments in women's football.
The EM was "a milestone", said Gwinn.
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Giulia Gwinn: European Championship as a "game changer" for women's football
After less successful years, “this time we rocked it, the spark jumped over.
This European Championship ignited the engine for women's football.” She described the tournament as a “game changer” that changed women's football forever.
"People stay with us not just for the moment, but permanently," said Gwinn.
Due to the great performance and the positive media response, Gwinn was invited to the ZDF program "Wetten, dass...?" in November together with the Wolfsburg striker Alexandra Popp.
During the show, she had mistakenly addressed the moderator icon Thomas Gottschalk as Giuliana – a nasty lapse given Gwinn's fame.
The two national players Giulia Gwinn (left) and Alexandra Popp were guests at "Wetten, dass...?" in November.
© Frederic Kern/imago
Giulia Gwinn forgives Thomas Gottschalk for slips of the tongue: "I took it with humor"
However, Gwinn does not blame Gottschalk for the multiple mistakes.
"Thomas Gottschalk gave me a new nickname.
If someone wants to tease me now, I'll be called Giuliana," said the 33-time national player.
The joy about the appearance in the popular ZDF program also prevails around six weeks after the recording.
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Gwinn added: "Seriously, even if the situation was strange at first, I took it with humor.
Also because the evening was so special for me: Being on this well-known show is something big”.
For the Bayern player, who comes from Lake Constance, there was another plus point: "And it took place in my hometown of Friedrichshafen.
For me, Thomas Gottschalk is and will remain a TV legend."
(ajr)
