“Kick my ass, that’s really such a natural talent!” a companion thinks when he sees old presentations by Heike Makatsch. The actress started her career at the music channel Viva.
Companions at the former music station Viva raved about the talent of the then presenter Heike Makatsch (52). Nilz Bokelberg told the German Press Agency about his former moderation colleague in the 1990s that he was already impressed by how she had forgotten the camera from day one and was authentic.
The 47-year-old added: “And when I see Heike’s old moderations today, I still think: Fuck my ass, that’s really such a natural talent!” You have to acknowledge that without envy, “she really has it in her genes.”
“Absolutely Heike”
Elmar Giglinger, born in 1965, who was part of Viva’s founding editorial team at the time and who played a key role in shaping the program over the years, also mentioned her name, among other things, in the dpa interview when asked who was particularly talented: “Absolutely Heike.”
Giglinger and the former Viva and MTV presenter Markus Kavka recently published the book “MTViva loves you!” at Ullstein Verlag. released on music television in Germany. The ARD is currently showing the documentary “The Viva Story – Too cool for this world!” in its media library. with companions.
The channel went on air on December 1, 1993 – 30 years ago. With its colorful studio rooms and yellow and blue logo, it was a competitor to the international broadcaster MTV. At the end of 2018, Viva was discontinued again.
For many of the young presenters at the private broadcaster in Cologne, the pop music phenomenon was a springboard. Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Stefan Raab, Matthias Opdenhövel, Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, Oliver Pocher, Gülcan Kamps and Mola Adebisi came from the Viva stable – and also Heike Makatsch, who was one of the first faces of the station.
Makatsch, who was born in Düsseldorf, gradually became known to millions with her cinema and television films. For example, she starred in the film “Männerpension” or in international productions such as “Actually… Love”.
Source: Stern
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