Thomas Gottschalk Bids Farewell in Delayed RTL Broadcast โAmid Cancerโข Revelation
Cologne, Germany – โThomas Gottschalk received a hero’s welcome saturdayโ evening as heโ hosted what is expected to be โขhis final Saturday night show on RTL, “Becauseโ they don’t know what’s happening.”โ The broadcast, however, was pre-recorded and aired withโ a slight delay, a standard industryโข practice to allow for potential technical adjustments, โaccording to reports. The emotional send-off comes just days after Gottschalk publiclyโ announced his cancer diagnosis.
Gottschalk was joined by co-hosts Gรผnther Jauch โand Barbara Schรถneberger, the latter two paying tribute to aโ 2000 “Wetten, dass..?” appearance by Gottschalkโ by wearingโฃ tartan skirts.โ Signs โฃreading “TVโ God” and “‘Wetten โDass..?'” were visible in the audience, reflecting theโ widespread affection for the veteran entertainer.โค “I’m sticking with it, that’s what I’veโ always said,” โฃGottschalk stated, reaffirming his โcommitment toโ theโฃ show despite โhis recent health announcement.
Theโ program featured guests including presenter Jรถrgโ Pilawa, singer Giovanni Zarrella, โขand comedian mike Krรผger, a long-time freind of โคGottschalk. atโ the show’s outset, Gottschalk,โ Jauch,โ and Schรถneberger participated in a guessingโ game focused on estimating the ages of people and events, while his wife โฃKarina was seen visibly excited in the audience.
Gottschalk initially announced โhis departure from the show in May,shortlyโ before his 75th birthday. In a video message posted to Instagram Saturday morning, โคhe urged fans not to worry, stating, “Please don’t worry about โme. You know thatโ I approach things positively. That’s what I’m doingโค in this case too.” RTL declined to comment on the specific reasons for the broadcast delay, as reported by t-online.de.