Markus Moerl
“Overall situation in the jungle is difficult”
Markus Mörl is “frustrated” after his exit from the RTL jungle camp.
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Markus Mörl is no longer part of the jungle camp. In an interview, the singer explains why he reached his limits on the RTL show…
After Verena Kerth (41) on Friday evening, Markus Mörl (63) was the second celebrity to visit the Australian jungle camp (on RTL and RTL+) leaving. In an interview with the news agency spot on news, the pop singer talks about the difficult conditions in the camp and once again explains his emotional outburst when he cried for his recently deceased sister.
Mr Mörl, was it a shock for you that you were voted out?
Markus Mörl: Immediately after the election I was a bit frustrated. I would have liked to have spent the week at camp. But you have to accept that. When I arrived here at the hotel after a three-hour drive and my dear wife was waiting for me, everything was fine for me again.
In your eyes, why wasn’t it enough for more?
Mörl: Apparently because not enough people called. Of course you have to say that my fans are mostly fans of my music, the 80s. Maybe they won’t see me in the jungle camp. Some of them will surely say to themselves: “It’s not for those who should rather be on the stage.”
You were just yesterday in the jungle test. Is that as gross as it comes across on TV?
Morl: Oh yes! It was a great trip and nice to get out of the camp. But when I saw the butcher shop there, I already suspected the worst. There was half a cow hanging behind us, which had probably been there half the day and smelled. And all the flies everywhere… But I accepted the challenge and did my best.
Was that also the most extreme challenge in the jungle?
Mörl: You have to be honest: The overall situation is difficult. You are constantly under surveillance, have sleep deprivation, little food and constant hunger. This is a challenge for everyone and very exhausting. You reach your limits and it’s more strenuous than I thought it would be.
They showed emotions during Jana’s meditation exercises and cried for their sister, who had died shortly before, when it came to dealing with grief…
Mörl: I’m actually not someone who does something like that in public. But it just caught up with me at that moment. In Germany there was simply no more time to mourn.
Is that how you imagined the camp or were you surprised on the spot?
Mörl: I already knew that from television. I have completely lost track of the time and the days. In the end we made a little calendar so we know what the date is. You lose contact and live in your own world. This is only interrupted in the morning, when Sonja and Jan come to the camp, from the jungle test and dinner.
In the end, who do you trust to take the throne?
Mörl: Everyone deserves it and everyone has the chance to do so. Viewers will make a fair judgment at the end. My favorite at the moment though is Papis Loveday.