After she graduated from school and before her media-career began in 1993, she worked as first officer for the German airline Lufthansa.
More-recently, she has hosted several RTL-shows, most-notably Der Schwächste fliegt!, a German adaptation of the hit BBC quiz-show The Weakest Link.
Since 2004, she hosts Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!, the German adaption of I'm a Celebrity...Get me out of here!.
In 2004, she was awarded the title "Woman of the Year (Moderation)" by Maxim Deutschland.
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