Andrea Kiewel

Kiewel at ZDF Fernsehgarten

Andrea Kiewel (née Mathyssek, born 10 June 1965 in East Berlin) is a German television presenter and former competitive swimmer. She is the current presenter of ZDF Fernsehgarten and ZDF Fernsehgarten on Tour.[1][2] Kiewel usually presents Willkommen, the ZDF new year open-air show live from Berlin.[3] Her son Maximilian Kiewel (born 1986) is a journalist who worked as chief reporter for Bild and television presenter at BILD TV for the television show Achtung Fahndung! and now as Director for Defense & Military at Lufthansa. [4][5]

Controversy

During a July 2026 episode of ZDF Fernsehgarten, a segment on Pokémon cards featured two collectors showing Kiewel several cards, one of which was written in Japanese. While looking at the Japanese card, Kiewel called it "Chinese", then said "ching chong chaang" while laughing.[6][7] The remark was widely criticized as racist and described as an example of everyday racism.[7][8][9] Kiewel later apologized for the remark through ZDF, saying she regretted her words. ZDF also apologized and said that it explicitly opposed all forms of racism.[6][7] One of the Pokémon collectors later distanced herself from Kiewel's remark on Instagram, saying that she had been too shocked to react quickly enough.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrea Kiewel – News von DIE WELT". Welt.de. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "ZDF-Fernsehgarten 2015: Böser Vorwurf: Andrea Kiewel beleidigte Behinderten". News.de. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Kiewel feiert Silvester am Brandenburger Tor". SCHLAGERportal.com (in German). 31 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wechsel zur Lufthansa: Bild-Chefreporter Maximilian Kiewel macht den Abflug". medieninsider.com (in German). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Aus erster Ehe: Das macht der Sohn von Andrea Kiewel heute". t-online.de (in German). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Nach Rassismus-Vorwürfen: „Fernsehgarten"-Moderatorin Andrea Kiewel entschuldigt sich" [After racism accusations: "Fernsehgarten" presenter Andrea Kiewel apologizes]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 13 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Alltags-Rassismus-Vorwurf im „Fernsehgarten": Andrea Kiewel entschuldigt sich" [Everyday racism accusation on "Fernsehgarten": Andrea Kiewel apologizes]. Focus Online (in German). 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Rassistische Aussagen im "Fernsehgarten": Andrea Kiewel in der Kritik" [Racist remarks on "Fernsehgarten": Andrea Kiewel under criticism]. T-Online (in German). 13 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Märländer, Robert (14 July 2026). "Pseudo-Chinesisch: Rassismus im ZDF-Fernsehgarten? Kiewel lässt Entschuldigung ausrichten" [Pseudo-Chinese: Racism on ZDF-Fernsehgarten? Kiewel conveys an apology]. Trierischer Volksfreund (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  10. ↑ ""Ich war so schockiert": Pokémon-Sammlerin meldet sich nach "Fernsehgarten"-Eklat" ["I was so shocked": Pokémon collector speaks out after "Fernsehgarten" incident]. T-Online (in German). 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
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