"Celebrity Big Brother" is over for Aaron Königs. In the interview he talks about the experience and the tensions between the candidates.
This year's season "Celebrity Big Brother" has reached the hot phase. Only eight candidates can hope for victory on the Sat.1 reality show. On Monday evening (August 24th), Aaron Königs (25) had to leave after about a week. In an interview with the news agency spot on news, he talks about his time in "fairy tale land" and about whether "Big Brother" should crack down on him. He also reveals whether his participation in "Celebrity Big Brother", the dating format "Prince Charming" or the adventure show "The Mole – Whom Can You Trust?" was more exhausting.
How are you after moving out?
Aaron Königs: I'm fine – I think. It all happened extremely quickly. As a successor, I didn't even know when and if I would move in – and before I knew it, I was in it. It was all so fast-paced and intense that I first have to sort and organize it in a quiet second to get access to my feelings again.
What did you do first when you were out again and Celebrity Big Brother – The Late Night Show was over?
Königs: There were friends of mine in the audience who picked me up. Actually, I didn't do much more than squeeze her first and then, so to speak, recharge myself a little with her love. I was a bit on withdrawal because they were all strangers.
After you left, you appeared very composed. Weren't you disappointed at all?
Königs: I was in a special position right from the start and quickly realized how difficult it is for me to get a foot in the door – especially into the already existing group dynamics with all the emotional connections. And the viewer had known the others ten days longer than me. Accordingly, I quickly realized that there was nothing for me to win. I just wanted to make the most of it and have a good time. But sooner or later it would hit me. Now it was already in the hot end phase, when one was kicked out every day. I had already prepared myself mentally for it.
Did you still feel accepted by the troops?
Königs: In the end, I felt integrated. But even within the group there are some who actually couldn't stand each other at all. I got on really well with many people and finally no longer had the feeling that I was on my own. That was already fitting.
Which candidates are the worst tensions between?
Königs: It is no secret that Simone Mecky-Ballack and Katy Bähm really didn't like each other and more or less just came to terms with each other. The two won't look at each other with their asses when the show is over. Simone probably doesn't really have much to say to Katy after this madame scandal. She just bites her teeth so as not to come across as the bitchy ex-player's wife in the last few days.
You have described collusion in the nominations as unfair. Should "Big Brother" crack down on such violations of the rules?
Königs: "Big Brother" took a harder line in the end. Actually we, the castle area, were punished for violating the forest area. But how do you want to punish the people who are already sitting and starving in the forest? It's hard to chop off a leg. However, I would have liked "Big Brother" to sanction this a little faster and harder. De facto, the forest area ultimately had an advantage in that they somehow indirectly agreed and nominated Sascha. None of this would have happened if there had been no communication. I am very surprised that it went through like this.
What was more challenging for you, attending "Celebrity Big Brother", "The Mole" or "Prince Charming"?
Königs: The hardest thing for me personally, even though it was only a week, was actually "PBB". Because, unlike the other candidates, I was simply extremely disadvantaged. And before I could enjoy the format to the fullest or really get started, I was occupied with a completely different challenge – first of all, to get connected, to get involved somehow. And of course I didn't have that with "The Mole" and "Prince Charming". That was really tough. "Celebrity Big Brother" was the most extreme and intense.
Who will win and who will you win?
Königs: I answer Werner Hansch to both questions. I believe that through his history and his past, his gambling addiction and the money problems that he deals with so openly, strongly and reflectively, he has great potential for winners. He can use the money well and has the hearts of the audience on his side. Not least because of his great career spanning decades, he has a huge fan base that he can look back on. I believe both that he will win and that I will give him it. That would be a fairytale ending that would fit the theme of this year's season.