She previously worked as an actress in short films, a free-lance disc jockey, and was a writer for the German fashion and lifestyle magazine I Love You.
Through her father, Count Franz, Tessa is related to King Charles III and the British royal family, sharing mutual ancestry from Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and his second wife, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf.
[9] As a child, Walderdorff spent a lot of time at Schloss Höfling, an 18th century castle near Regensburg, Bavaria on lease to her family by the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.
1936), daughter of Princess Therese zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1909–2000) and a granddaughter of Aloysius, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife, Countess Josephine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1874–1946), who in turn was a great-granddaughter of Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, aunt of Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert, Prince Consort.
[8] Walderdorff has written two compilations of short stories and is publishing a series of children's books with Full Cycle Publications.
[14] In September 2018 Walderdorff modeled for Marcel Ostertag's Spring 2019 collection at his show during New York Fashion Week.