2024-08-01 22:08:40
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes dedicates her new podcast to the human body. The topic reminds the presenter of a difficult time in her life.
From 2003 to 2015, Collien Ulmen-Fernandes was one of the faces of Viva. She hosted a number of formats, including “Interaktiv” and “Viva Top 100”. Even after the music channel ceased operations, the presenter enjoyed success on television.
Now Collien Ulmen-Fernandes is embarking on a new project: From July 25, she will be leading the podcast “Body Bits. Secrets of the Body” and explaining biological phenomena in an understandable way. Twelve episodes are currently planned. In an interview, the 42-year-old reveals that many years ago she herself had problems with her body: her legs suddenly no longer wanted to support her.
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes revealed to RTL that she suddenly couldn’t walk any more twenty years ago. “It was crazy because nobody knew what was going on. And that was actually the scary thing about it,” she remembers. Her health problems appeared very suddenly. “It was a completely normal day and from one moment to the next I couldn’t walk anymore,” the actress reports.
At first, no doctor could help her. “Nobody could explain it,” says Collien Ulmen-Fernandes. To this day, it is not clear what the illness was. As RTL reports, the Hamburg native had to sit in a wheelchair for a while. An operation finally helped her. Since then, the Hamburg native has valued her health even more: “This experience also ensures that I have great respect for the processes that interact in our body.”
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes has been married to actor Christian Ulmen since 2011. Their daughter was born about a year after they said yes. The family has lived in Mallorca since 2023. The couple protects their private life from the public as best they can, and joint red carpet appearances are also a rarity.