Rúrik Gíslason (35) wanted to prove his acrobatic skills to the German TV audience in the Sat.1 program “Stars in der Manege”. But things turned out differently: During rehearsals for a daring acrobatic number, the Icelander injured himself a few days before the recording at the beginning of December and had to go to the emergency room. In an interview that is available exclusively to spot on news, he now reveals how this came about – and what happened next for him on the show.
“I broke my hand,” remembers Gíslason. “It happened in training. I even have a video of it – you can hear it very clearly that my bone was broken.” At the time of the interview, the athlete was still suffering from the injury: “So when I squeeze my hand, it hurts a lot. Of course I have a splint. But today it’s all about the pain.”
Nevertheless, the ex-football player and TV star, who won “Let’s Dance” in 2021, will be seen on the Sat.1 show on January 2nd from 8:15 p.m. “At first I thought I was completely out,” explains Gíslason. “But together with my team – they’re really cool guys – we decided we had to try something.” Originally the plan was to do hand-to-hand acrobatics, but now “we’ve come up with something new. And now it’s my turn to learn all of it.”
But the 35-year-old’s will is unbroken: “All I can say is that I will give everything I can. I’m not a quitter. And I still want to inspire people. I don’t want people to feel sorry for me have with me.” Gíslason wants to “make the circus audience and the television viewers happy – they should see that I am doing everything that is possible at the moment – namely performing and delivering my act.”
In the broadcast from January 2nd, Sarah Harrison (32), Michael Mittermeier (57), Cheyenne Pahde (29), Paul Janke (42), Hardy Krüger Jr. (55), Jeannine Michaelsen (41), Fernanda Brandao ( 40) and Gíslason in the ring of the Circus Krone to show various circus tricks between acrobatics, magic and comedy. Moderator Jörg Pilawa (58) hosts the show.
The channel will show a total of four primetime shows in which 32 celebrities will appear.
