“The Big Celebrity Penance”
Start of season two and participants announced
Presenter Olivia Jones with the candidates of the second season.
© ProSieben/Nikola Milatovic
For the second time, the sinners answer questions from moderator Olivia Jones. Who will take advantage of their chance in front of the TV audience?
In the format, the drag queen confronts the prominent candidates with their big or small sins – and speaks to their conscience. Twelve stars will sit in the confessional this year. Together they move to a camp away from luxury and publicly confront their past. In the “Round of Shame,” Olivia Jones reflects on her missteps with them. It quickly becomes clear: who can handle criticism well? Who takes the opportunity to show a new side of themselves and who doesn’t?
Season two: These are the candidates
In the first season, well-known reality TV faces such as Helena Fürst (49) and Giselle Oppermann (36) entertained viewers. This time too, the station has hired a number of polarizing personalities such as Yvonne Woelke (41). Seen next to her are Emmy Russ (24), Danni Büchner (45), Steff Jerkel (54), Patrick Romer (27), Mike Cees (36), Lisha Savage (37), Jürgen Trovato (61), Eric Sindermann ( 35), Christin Okpara (26), Leon Machère (31) and Gloria Glumac (28). They all want to process events from the past in front of the TV audience.
“I think I’ve had to atone for quite a lot since I was very young,” ProSieben quoted Emmy Russ in a press release. “Whether I want to atone is another matter, I regret a few things inside of me.” Yvonne Woelke also emphasizes that she is involved in the “celebrity penance” because she is said to have destroyed a marriage. “But I don’t entirely agree with the fact that I should have done that.”