Jens Spahn, 41, Federal Minister of Health, can imagine being a good father. “I think we would be good parents”, he told the magazine Colorful about himself and his husband. There are still no concrete plans to start a family. “But if you do, then soon, we’re not getting any younger either.” Spahn has been married to journalist Daniel Funke since 2017. Spahn also criticized the Catholic Church in the interview. “My faith is deeply anchored in me,” said the politician (CDU). But as a gay man he is aware that the Church has “made many mistakes in its long history”. “There are priests who bless guinea pigs and motorbikes. But two loving, believing people who want a blessing for their promise to be there for one another for life are rejected by the church. That is what I address, it bothers and annoys me but that doesn’t make me turn away from my faith and the Church. “
Laura Prepon, 41, US actress, has broken away from Scientology according to her own words. “I don’t practice Scientology anymore,” she said in an interview with the US magazine People. “I’ve always been very open-minded, even as a child,” she said. She was raised Catholic and Jewish, prayed in churches, meditated in temples and studied the Chinese meridian theory. “I haven’t practiced Scientology in nearly five years and it’s no longer part of my life.” She now meditates every day with her husband, actor Ben Foster. “It’s something that helps me hear my own voice and it’s something we can do together,” Prepon said. The Evangelical Central Office for Weltanschauung issues speaks of “sectarian behavior” in the case of Scientology.
Andreas Scheuer, 46, Federal Minister of Transport, and his partner Julia Reuss, 38, got married. That said Scheuer im Interview with the magazine Colorful. “Yes, we got married,” confirmed the CSU politician. “We are very happy and look forward to our future together.” According to the report, the wedding ceremony took place last Saturday in a hut in the Berchtesgaden Alps. Accordingly, the couple wanted to get married in 2020, but had to postpone the celebration because of the corona pandemic. For the politician, who was born in Passau, it is the third marriage.
Pope Francis, 84, captain of a holy team in the Vatican, is sporty. After the general audience on Wednesday, the Bishop of Rome was invited to a game of table football. Recordings distributed via Twitter show Francis playing with a warm laugh at a white foosball table in the audience hall. Opposite him is a man in a white shirt and mask. It was initially unclear who the table came from, which is presumably a gift to Francis. Originally from Argentina, the Pope is widely known as a football fan.
Max Giesinger, 32, singer, is happy with a yoga mat instead of a stage. Despite all kinds of concert cancellations in the past year and a half, Giesinger does not only view the effects of the corona pandemic negatively. “Personally, I had a good time. I noticed that I can also lead a happy life away from the stage,” said the native of the Black Forest Baden’s latest news. “I shifted down a gear, started doing yoga and didn’t check my cell phone and social media right away in the morning.” Giesinger has lived in Hamburg for many years – hundreds of kilometers away from his home in Waldbronn in the northern Black Forest. He could imagine moving back there one day – but only with “the right woman” at his side. “That wouldn’t make much sense as a single,” he said. “But my heart opens when I get home”.