By Jasmin Kayser
This year, too, 14 celebrities willing to learn dance for victory in the dance show “Let’s Dance”. A candidate had already left the show: “Germany’s Next Top Model” winner Alex Mariah Peter (25). What many viewers noticed: Since her GNTM victory in 2021, the model has changed a lot visually.
She didn’t really seem comfortable on the dance floor. She only hinted at the sad story behind her weight gain, then she was happy to talk in detail about the relief after her “Let’s Dance” end.
In the TV dance show, Alex Mariah Peter revealed that she had an unpleasant incident after her participation in “Germany’s Next Top Model”.
In front of an audience of millions, she did not want to go into further detail, but said that she was sexually harassed. This is also the reason why Alex, who currently weighs around 95 kilos, gained around 40 kilos after participating in the model show.
Alex Mariah Peter with dance partner Alexandru Ionel Photo: dpa
“I really ate myself fat,” says the 25-year-old. “I realized that I no longer wanted to be attractive to the outside world.”
The 25-year-old doesn’t feel uncomfortable in her new body, as she now tells in her podcast “Yum Yum Hustlers”. In the meantime, she has worked through the whole thing quite well and sees her participation in the dance show as a kind of “shock therapy”.
After her victory in “Germany’s Next Top Model”, the early end for Alex came as a shock to many of her fans, but for the model it was more of a relief. Why?
“We all know that I don’t like to dance that much now. But this is something where I could jump over my shadow. The moment it’s my job, it’s detached from my private life,” explains Alex. “But anyone who knows me saw how uncomfortable I felt during the live shows. It was different in the training sessions.”
She would like to make it clear that her discomfort had nothing to do with her dance partner Alexandru Ionel (28). “It wasn’t the collaboration,” says the model. It’s more about the format that caused her problems.
“The viewer also expects a lot of private things. I’m reluctant to reveal things about myself that I might not want to reveal. That’s why I always beat around the bush.” During the show, Alex said she felt constantly under pressure. “I had real panic attacks.”
The model continued, “After my dance, I went crying for a moment, which certainly had something to do with my implying that there was sexual assault.”
Your dance partner is also in the 2nd episode!
Despite the early departure of his celebrity dance partner, dancer Alexandru Ionel is allowed to pass on his professional knowledge in episode two. This time to ex-Bachelorette Sharon Battiste (31).
The reason: your actual dance partner Christian Polanc (44) is absent due to illness.
Maybe it’s a small consolation for Alex, who, after her dance break, keeps emphasizing how sorry she is for her dance partner, not being able to continue presenting his talent. Now he can.