“Temptation Island VIP”
Why do the celebrity couples participate?
Emmy Russ and Udo Bönstrup face the love test.
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From November 11th, celebrity couples will face the “Temptation Island VIP” relationship experiment. How long have the couples been together?
From November 11th shows RTL + new episodes of “Temptation Island VIP”. Eight celebrities move into a villa, separated from their partner, in which they live for two weeks with a group of flirtatious seducers and face the loyalty test. Which couples are involved and what common history do they look back on?
Emmy and Udo
Emmy Russ (22) from Madrid and Udo Bönstrup (26) from Osnabrück met at “Promi Big Brother” in 2020. In March 2021, Russ made their relationship public, the couple are currently in a long-distance relationship. The relationship experiment is intended to show how things will go on with the two of them. “After the project, I can imagine moving in together and getting married,” Russ explains in an interview with RTL. “I can’t imagine a wedding, that’s modern slavery,” explains her partner. “I love you” both have not yet been able to say to each other.
Sandra and Juliano
Sandra Janina (21) and Juliano Fernandez (22) from Erfurt and Erlangen met shortly before the second lockdown and have been a couple since November 2020. The ex- “Are you the One?” Candidate wants to find out whether his girlfriend is the right one to start a family despite her young age. The former “Love Island” candidate, however, wants to check whether she can really trust her partner. Juliano emphasizes that he still has his own life and therefore does not always tell her everything.
Paulina and Henrik
Influencer Paulina Ljubas and “Love Island” star Henrik Stoltenberg (both 24 and from Cologne) have been together since November 2020 and have been living in a shared apartment since March 2021. He wants to prove his loyalty to his girlfriend, she wants to prove to himself and the public that the relationship is steadfast. “For me, Paulina is the sexy Angelina Jolie of today. I don’t know what I don’t love about her,” enthused Stoltenberg before the show about his partner, whom he met through a mutual friend.
Kate and Jakub
From marriage to separation, everything is possible for this couple after the experiment: Reality TV star Kate Merlan (34, “The Summer House of the Stars”) and soccer player Jakub Jarecki (25) have known each other since March 2020 and have been since November 18 2020 a couple. Both firmly believe that they will pass the loyalty test. However, Kate wants confirmation that the partying Jakub can really remain loyal to her.