Jörg Pilawa and still-wife Irina: A divorce is “only consistent”

TV presenter Jörg Pilawa (59) spoke publicly about his upcoming divorce for the first time. The quiz specialist and his wife Irina have been living separately for three years. “We have never lost contact throughout the time and always got on well. But a divorce is only consistent after a separation, “.. It is “also a form of luck that everything runs like this despite separation,” added the Hamburg moderator.

It is particularly noteworthy that Pilawa continues to maintain a very good relationship with his ex-partner despite the separation. This is also possible if new partners are involved, he says. “But even that was never a reason for me not to have contact with my wife,” emphasizes the TV star. “And we will certainly benefit: new partners were not the reason for the separation.”

Pilawa is a fixture on German television and is one of the most popular quiz moderators in the country. He has been in front of the camera for over 30 years.

Pilawa almost became a doctor. , the moderator actually wrote down for medical studies after graduating from high school. “If I’m honest, I never wanted to become a doctor. It was more my mother’s wish,” said Pilawa in the podcast interview. The early death of his father – at that time Pilawa was only 20 years old – and the many hours in the clinic shaped this career decision.

His media career began in 1987 as a sports reporter at Radio Schleswig-Holstein. Seven years later, he switched to Prosieben as a moderator.

Jörg Pilawa has a total of four children from previous relationships. He has been married to his third wife Irina since 2006. The two had given each other twice – first in the Congo and later officially in Germany in summer 2006, as can be seen from previous media reports.