Laura Papendick

Laura Papendick
Papendick in 2022
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
OccupationsTelevision presenter, journalist
Notable credit(s)Sport1 (2019–2021)
RTL Group (2021–present)

Laura Papendick (born 21 January 1989) is a German television presenter and journalist.

Early life and education

Laura Papendick was born in Bergisch Gladbach and studied sports journalism in Cologne. She gained her first experience as a reporter and editor for DFL Digital Sports GmbH, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, which is responsible for its digital content.

Papendick was a competitive swimmer in her youth and qualified for the German Championships. She cites Franziska van Almsick as a sports role model.[1]

Television career

Papendick worked as a presenter for the Bundesliga football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the club channel Bayer 04-TV. From 2015, she worked as a reporter for Sky Deutschland. In 2016, she joined the presenting team of Sky Sport News. Her performance there earned her a nomination for the German Sports Journalist Award in the Newcomer category in 2017. She was ranked second after Marco Hagemann.[1]

In 2019, Papendick joined the Sport1 presenting team.[2] She hosted the programs Bundesliga aktuell and Bundesliga Pur, and co-hosted Doppelpass, alternating with Jochen Stutzky and Ruth Hofmann.[3] She also hosted the program Fantalk, alternating with Thomas Helmer.[4] She also hosted the program Sport1 News.[5]

Papendick joined the RTL Group in May 2021. For the channels RTL and Nitro, she became a presenter for the UEFA Europa League and Formula One.[6]

Private life

Until the beginning of 2021, she was in a relationship with television sports presenter and commentator Olivier Zwartyes.[1][7] Since August 2021, she has been in a relationship with television actor and reality TV contestant Alexander Hindersmann. They only publicly announced their relationship on their first anniversary.[8][9] In early February 2023, she announced her first pregnancy.[10][11] In June 2023, they became parents of a son.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laura Papendick privat: Treuer Begleiter und Hobbys! So lebt die Moderatorin abseits der TV-Kameras" (in German). News.de. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Es ist mir nicht wichtig, vor der Kamera zu stehen". Prisma (in German). August 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nächste Sky-Schönheit weg - hier ist Laura Papendick ab sofort zu sehen". tz (in German). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Revolution bei Sport1: Eine Frau moderiert dieses bekannte TV-Format im Wechsel mit Thomas Helmer". Merkur (in German). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Laura Papendick: 'Der Start hat definitiv Lust auf mehr gemacht'" (in German). Quotenmeter.de. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Laura Papendick verstärkt das Sport-Team von RTL" (in German). RTL. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Im Bikini auf Balkonien: Sport1-Moderatorin nutzt Corona-Pause für sexy Sonnen-Bad". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alexander Hindersmann und Laura Papendick: "Bachelorette"-Sieger ist mit RTL-Moderatorin zusammen". Focus (in German). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Alexander Hindersmann: Er datet Moderatorin Laura Papendick". Stern (in German). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Laura Papendick: RTL-Moderatorin ist schwanger". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "RTL-Moderatorin Laura Papendick schwanger: Bachelorette-Sieger ist der Vater". tz (in German). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Das Baby ist da! RTL-Moderatorin Laura Papendick und Alexander Hindersmann sind Eltern geworden" (in German). RTL. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.