2024 - Angelina Kirsch: “Don’t be afraid!” She has been living with facial paralysis for 7 weeks

The star news of the day in the GALA ticker: Angelina Kirsch gives an honest health update +++ Marlene Lufen shares emotional posting +++ Julian and Sarah Engels enjoy togetherness.

The star news of the day in the GALA ticker

September 12, 2023

Angelina Kirsch: “Don’t be afraid!” She has been living with partial facial paralysis for seven weeks

On July 24, 2023, Angelina Kirsch, 35, literally lost her face after waking up. The “The Taste” presenter was suddenly able to use her left half of the face don’t move anymore. The diagnosis in the hospital: idiopathic peripheral facial palsy, a sudden, unilateral peripheral facial nerve paralysis, usually caused by bacteria and viruses. The stressful condition has now lasted seven weeks. The model now gives a surprisingly brave and optimistic update on Instagram. “Today I’m celebrating my seven-week anniversary with my facial paralysis and yes, you heard that right: I’m celebrating!”, she comments on a post that shows her in a first selfie with significantly limited facial function, and in the other self-portrait with her mouth closed and almost unimpaired .

“The smile is still crooked, but my left side is doing a lot better than it was a few weeks ago. And my smile doesn’t show that everything isn’t completely straight,” she announces, noticeably relieved. Nevertheless, she was recently repeatedly asked whether she was afraid that her face would remain in this condition. “My answer is: NO!” says Angelina resolutely. “First of all, I think there’s still a lot to be done, but I think there’s something about that special laugh too. We’ll see what happens next, but I’m not afraid.” The “Let’s Dance” candidate from 2017 remains refreshingly positive: “What would that do? I couldn’t change it anyway and what’s going on in life right now?!”

Marlene Lufen: Family vacation with her sister

“My sister and I grew up with a lot of love,” Marlene Lufen, 52, begins her emotional post on Instagram. In the first of three shots she can be seen beaming next to her sister. The two women stand on the beach, nuzzling their cheeks together. The second photo shows her hand in her mother’s. These are rare private recordings that show the presenter’s close relationship with her family. And that is also evident from her lines.

“Our parents naturally gave us the confidence to just do what we wanted to do in life. When we had children of our own, our mother became the best, most beloved grandma. That’s why all four children today feel the need to have this love of theirs “To give back to grandma,” she continues. She had just had a “really nice family vacation on Sylt,” “all together at the breakfast table, holding grandma’s hand in the beach chair, persuading her again to put her feet in the sea.” They are small, normal moments that suddenly become very valuable, she reflects. How true!

September 11, 2023

Julian + Sarah Engels: Here, of all places, they enjoy time together

Last weekend the Engels family’s motto was: “Attention, two released parents!” Julian, 30, and Sarah Engels, 30, treated themselves to a child-free day – and spent it in, of all places, an amusement park! The couple had fun on the water slides and roller coasters even without Alessio, 8, and Solea, 1. And how! In their Instagram stories, Julian and Sarah share cheerful insights and funny photos from the roller coasters.

Of course, Julian Engels doesn’t want to withhold the funny snapshots from the roller coaster from his fans.

“Beautiful day with you,” writes the singer about a compilation of the most beautiful moments on her account. And reveals her personal favorite tip for the water roller coasters: Crocs! “These are simply the best shoes for wind and weather,” laughs Sarah.