In the podcast, the artist raves about his new friendConchita Wurst is newly in love!

Conchita Wurst alias Tom Neuwirth in February 2026
ESC winner in chat mode.
He's taken again! ESC winner Tom Neuwirth, alias Conchita Wurst, tells in a joint podcast with Johannes “JJ” Pietsch that he is currently “very much in love”. We don't find out who the lucky one is at his side, but there are a few exciting details.
Conchita Wurst: The love bomb explodes rather casually
Tom Neuwirth (37) is happily married. “I would like to announce: I am very much in love,” said the artist, who won the ESC in 2014 as Conchita Wurst, in the podcast “Bussi Bla Bla”. the singer JJ (24). There the two Austrians and ESC winners talk about their everyday lives. Neuwirth rarely reveals intimate things in the podcast.
But in the current episode, Tom Neuwirth dropped the bomb rather casually. It was about first dates, and the drag artist reported on the very first meeting with his partner. This took place at his home, with home-cooked food.
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“He cooked me up on the first date”
Neuwirth's lover apparently brought the food with him: “He cooked me up on the first date,” revealed the man behind Conchita Wurst. There was “Hendlgatsch with chestnuts and a delicious salad”, a kind of stew. Since then he has had the “best food in the world”. But that's not all: the man is also so “fantastic”.
The first date was over half a year ago. Because Tom Neuwirth revealed that he has been in a relationship for six and a half months.
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Tom Neuwirth is on cloud nine
Neuwirth does not reveal his partner's name. He only said that he was already friends with the man before the relationship. “It's nice to be in a functioning relationship,” is Neuwirth's conclusion. “I didn’t know what I’m experiencing now.”
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Tom Neuwirth recently made headlines with his announcement that he would be withdrawing from the ESC. He wanted to concentrate on other projects, he wrote on Instagram in January 2026. The statement said the withdrawal was for personal reasons. Since his victory with “Rise Like A Phoenix” in 2014, he has repeatedly appeared as Conchita in connection with the Eurovision Song Contest. (spotonnews/ajo)
Sources used: Spot On News, Podcast “Kiss Bla Bla”





