Lukas Podolski will judge small artists in the 15th season of Germany’s most popular talent show: “You can’t always make everyone happy.” He always wants to be honest – but also fair.
Berlin – Footballer Lukas Podolski joins the jury for the RTL show “Das Supertalent”. The 36-year-old had “signed for several years,” said the private broadcaster on Tuesday. The former Bayern Munich player will participate from the next season.
“You grew up with it. You watch it with the children, ”said Podolski about the show. “You definitely need a bit of start-up time. But then it’s not a problem. ”He was impressed by the constant new achievements of the candidates. “I always wonder how much talent can people have? But there are always new surprises. ”His motto as a juror:“ In the end you have to be honest, ”said“ Poldi ”. “You can’t always make everyone happy.” You also have to be able to criticize, “but in a fair way”.
Most of all, Podolski looks forward to the show moments with kids on stage. “I’m a person who likes to be with children. I’m just looking forward to having children. ”The former national player found words of praise about his jury predecessor Dieter Bohlen:“ Dieter Bohlen comes from a completely different direction than me. You can’t compare them either. And I don’t want to replace him in any way, ”said Podolski. “I think what he has achieved here over the past few years was great. Nobody else will get hold of him and nobody will be able to do it better. So I don’t want to compare myself with him either, but now it’s going in a different direction. There are new people at the desk. “
In March of this year, RTL announced that it would not only re-establish the casting classic “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” (“DSDS”), but also “Das Supertalent”. Permanent juror Dieter Bohlen flew out of both shows. They want to become more family-friendly, said RTL managing director Henning Tewes about the new strategy and promised “campfire moments for young and old, for old and young”. The broadcaster plans to announce another name for the new line-up of the “Supertalent” jury next week.
“Das Supertalent” has been around since 2007. Participants present their talents of all kinds. Some sing, others are acrobats or have other unusual skills. For the past season, between 2.60 million and 3.0 million tuned in on Saturdays. dpa
