Inka Bause: “The international farmers are very different”

Inka Bause (56) presents the seventh season “Bauer sucht Ms. International” (from Monday, June 16 at 8:15 p.m. at RTL, also available). In an interview with the news agency Spot on News, she reveals how farmers differ from the candidates at “Bauer sucht Frau” in the spin-off and what challenges the filming bring.

In addition, the moderator tells how she reacted to a long-married candidate of the past “Bauer sucht Ms. International” relay how difficult the search for suitable farmers has become and how she looks at the turbulent relationship history of the “Bauer sucht Frau” couple Anna (34) and Gerald Heiser (40).

Inka Bause: These pictures from a wide variety of countries, the distance, the longing to be somewhere else, to live, go on vacation. Perhaps also to play with the idea that we would all like to emigrate, but we are all too cowardly (laughs). And of course love. This beautiful energy that holds everything together. Especially in times like these, when it often seems difficult worldwide, it is good that you know what you are about with our familiar broadcast. No nasty surprises – instead real people, exciting characters who live and work with a lot of effort, heart and respect. For animals, for others, for themselves. I am very grateful that I have been able to accompany this format for so many years. It has become part of my life. I am very lucky that I have found a task that fulfills me that enjoys me, guided me around and expand my horizon.

Bause: The international farmers are very different from our domestic ones. We often encounter real adventurers – people who have emigrated and have built up a new life in another country. Of course, this is a completely different story than when you meet a farmer in Bavaria who already manages his farm in a seventh generation – which is just as exciting because there is often a tradition, down -to -earthness and lovable peculiarities. In the international stories, however, there is an additional, exciting level: How do German emigrants live abroad? How does integration succeed? The love story becomes almost secondary for the viewer, because so much around it just happens. The applicant becomes the spectator’s extended arm who moves into her: “How would I behave in this foreign culture in this foreign culture?”

Bause: And unfortunately I can’t go everywhere. In terms of time, we do not do this from the rotary sequences, because there is always very little time between the application of the farmers, their presentation and application of women and men. But I can get around a bit and this time was also in Tuscany. Before that I was already in Australia and Costa Rica. It is a bit of a shame that I cannot build a close relationship with the international farmers as with our national farmers. This is a big community, we meet at weddings and other festivities. They are much narrower in contact with me because we have seen each other much more often in our lives. This is usually not the case with international farmers. And they don’t have these friendships with each other either, it is difficult from one continent to another.

Bause: I am really enthusiastic about our two farmers. Iris from Florida is about my age and has built up a mercy farm after her divorce. Totally admirable. A great woman. And then we have Martin, a landowner in Italy. A real charmer, almost a bit like a Bachelor type. No wonder he received many applications. Our two farmers in Namibia are also super personable. I got to know them at the “Women’s handover” in Germany and immediately built a tight connection to them.

Bause: It is incredibly exciting for our applicants to start this trip. They sometimes have 40-hour arrival. And then to arrive in a completely different world and to get to know a completely stranger with a foreign camera team, these are all big challenges and of course I feel the same way. I don’t know the world like my west bag either and a lot is new and unknown. Except that we have farmers from the German community in Namibia for many years and I really feel at home when I end up in Windhuk.

Bause: With my job, I have been able to see a lot of the world in the past 20 years – I was constantly on the move for five years and saw a lot for five years. That’s why I no longer feel this great desire to travel today. This is certainly different from people with an office job who use every free minute to get out, whether by bike, the plane or bus. I enjoy being at home and calm down. My daughter now lives in Sweden, so I’m there regularly. And I am happy every time I can go and RTL says: We would like to have you with us. No matter where.

Bause: I was really disappointed and I am still. My grandma would have said: Schofige behavior. To let the women dance there who have taken on such a long way. And then he pulls a number like this. But in the end we have to trust people. Even with a great casting team and psychological support, we cannot look at anyone. We believe the stories that are told to us. Of course, we are now trying to create more security through conducers or Schufa information. But that’s also a narrow ridge, because that takes romance to the whole thing.

Bause: There has been a lot of work behind the scenes for many years. It is time -consuming, complex – also financially. But we have a great team that researched with a lot of passion and great care. Today it is no longer enough to only trust in classic ways – social media plays an increasingly important role, and we have colleagues who specifically deal with how credible the stories really are. Of course, there are also cases in which we have to clearly differentiate ourselves if someone is only a promo, does not honestly show or simply does not take participation seriously. We also take a close look for the applicants for our farmers: Who is really interested and who only sees this as a free vacation week? Our greatest strength is the trust of our audience. And if we gamble or become negligent, then our viewers really cost us.

Bause: Definitely. A particularly beautiful example are Ulrike from Brazil and Heiko from the last season. The two really fell in love with each other and have entered into a marriage -like connection. I find it absolutely admirable that Heiko took this step to simply pull the other end of the world. He is no longer in early 20th. At that age, such a departure is no longer a spontaneous colored blob, but a conscious decision. Exactly such stories make up our format and show what can happen if you give love a chance.

Bause: Of course I follow it. Anna is very open to her way. And I find it absolutely understandable that she uses her content so actively. For many, this was especially the only source of income for many. I keep my fingers crossed for the two that they master this challenge well – and above all that they remain happy as a family. At the moment, I can hardly imagine that you want to leave Namibia and go to Poland. Gerald was born and grew up there – whether he feels just as comfortable in another country? But maybe it is time to break new ground right now.

Bause: I was surprised myself, where all these great farmers suddenly come from (laughs). There are so many different personalities: young and older, very different farm sizes and specializations, from the organic farm to family business. I am very excited myself and look forward to getting to know them all better. I actually only see many for the first time at the barn festival in summer. What is striking: More and more of our farmers are facing real challenges. They fight with external influences- be it through nature or climate protection, such as through wolves or by the construction of wind and solar systems. This does not only affect you alone – this also has an impact on all of us. Because if we want to continue to rely on regional food in the future, we need functioning, diverse agriculture in our own country. Maybe our show can also open a small window and show what is done behind the scenes of a farm.