“Explosive” farewell to Mareile Höppner
She was “enchanting, colorful and always explosive”
Mareile Höppner led the “Brisant” format for around 14 years.
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After around 2,000 broadcasts, Mareile Höppner is done with “Brisant”. The ARD says goodbye with warm words.
A “Brisant” era is coming to an end: Mareile Höppner (45) led for around 14 years through almost 2,000 programs of the ARD tabloid magazine, but in the future she will no longer moderate the program in the first. The broadcasting association says goodbye including a funny video on Instagram by the longtime presenter of the MDR format.
You want to say “simply thank you”, “because Mareile brings a lot of momentum to the studio”. In the clip, which lasts around two and a half minutes, there is also a brief look back at the time with Höppner as the moderator of the show. She has been leading the TV magazine since 2008 – and it’s “enchanting, colorful and always explosive”.
“Thank you, all the best and hope to see you again”
Apparently, ARD hopes that Höppner might change his mind. Because the attached comment also includes the hashtag #wiedermachenmachtfreude. “Thank you, all the best and hopefully see you again,” it also says.
Höppner also thanked Instagram. In a comment on the video, she wrote: “Thank you for this wonderful time. Thank you for making TV with heart and for being friends.” She published it on her account also, among other things, a clip with impressions from behind the scenes.
It was already known in August that Höppner would leave “Brisant”. Instead of the presenter, Marwa Eldessouky joined the team, according to a press release. At the time, RTL announced that Höppner would become the new presenter of the “Extra” format in the fall. She will also support Dieter Könnes (50) and Steffen Hallaschaka (50) on “stern TV” and “stern TV am Sonntag” for the broadcaster.