interview
Moritz Bleibtreu
“It matters if the woman bears your name”
Saskia and Moritz Bleibtreu
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Moritz Bleibtreu and his wife Saskia have only been married for four months. But you can already see how much she has changed him.
No matter where you meet Moritz Bleibtreu, 51, in the last few months, he always has a permanent grin on his face. The actor looks happier than ever. The reason? Obviously his wife Saskia, 31.
Moritz Bleibtreu: He raves about his marriage
The couple got married in Reinbek near Hamburg in July. And Bleibtreu finally seems to have arrived. As a husband, he is doing “very, very well,” he tells GALA on the sidelines of a champagne dinner in Berlin and enthuses: “I wouldn’t have thought it, but it makes a difference if the woman bears your name.” Outsiders witnessing the couple can understand their pride and enthusiasm. He and his wife are a perfect match.
This connects the actor with his wife
As a key account manager at Shell, Saskia is used to a stressful life with lots of travel and is considered cool, down-to-earth and loving. You hardly notice the age difference of 20 years between the two, instead you meet a couple who have a lot in common: Both are absolute language talents, the actor speaks four languages - German, English, French and Spanish, his wife is currently learning hers seventh, Portuguese.
Bleibtreu about his Saskia: “She is a strong woman who helps me a lot”
What does Moritz Bleibtreu appreciate most about Saskia? “Above all her strength, she is a strong woman who helps me a lot.” Forgotten are the bullying times when Moritz sometimes got offended with the law: Since Saskia came into his life, things have been going well with the “Faking Hitler” star. His lucky formula? “You just have to be in the mood for each other and just want each other, that’s the most important thing,” he explains in his usual cool Bleibtreu tone. Saskia adds: “We tick similarly and both know the gypsy life with a lot of travel.” She still doesn’t want to walk the red carpet with Moritz: “That’s his stage, I’ll leave it to him.” Many women would handle it differently. “But then Moritz wouldn’t have married me either,” she says with a smile.