Stefan Braun exclusively about Aus with Iris Katzenberger“We both don’t feel understood by the other person at the moment”
Now HE gives an insight into his inner life!
In the Palatinate they planned their love and future and even had wedding plans. But since Thursday the great happiness of Iris Katzenberger (58) and Stefan Braun (48) has been over. Daniela Katzenberger's mother announced the separation in a long statement on Instagram. On RTL.de, Stefan Braun speaks for the first time about the painful end of love.
Stefan Braun talks about separation with Iris Katzenberger
It immediately becomes clear: The end of Iris by no means leaves him unscathed – on the contrary. “From my point of view, Iris and I STILL have the same idea of partnership and relationship,” he begins his message that he sends to RTL.
On Thursday (April 9th) Iris announced the separation on Instagram and at the same time explained that they had realized that “they have different ideas about life and a relationship”. “Our values are loyalty, humor, honesty and cohesion… we didn't come together for nothing, in a difficult phase of our lives, and we have created many beautiful and unforgettable moments for both of us,” Stefan looks back on the relationship.

Reading tip: Separation between Iris Katzenberger and Stefan Braun!
In February 2024, Iris made her relationship with Stefan Braun public after they met on Facebook. In the months that followed, the couple seemed inseparable: they moved in together, planned a future together and even appeared on television in the “#CoupleChallenge” format. Afterwards they appeared in public again and again – in love and happy. In February they attended the Aachen Media Night together. Here Iris told RTL full of anticipation about their upcoming vacation together on Lake Garda. “I’ve never been to Lake Garda,” she said.
A vacation that now seems to have turned into a fateful separation vacation.
Stefan Braun: “Iris is a really great, lovely woman”
And even though the vacation led to a separation, Stefan's sympathy for Iris still seems to be there. “Iris is a really great woman with her heart in the right place,” he emphasizes. “But due to the recent lack of communication and the resulting “non-understanding” for each other… a very important pillar was crumbling: COHESION and real togetherness. We both don't feel understood by the other person at the moment. Hence this amicable separation“, he explains.
By the way: In the summer of 2025 there was speculation for the first time that the house blessing could be wrong for Iris Katzenberger and Stefan Braun. At that time she deleted all of the shared photos on her Instagram account. He again admitted in a video to a crisis of trust in the relationship. Now probably the final end.
But maybe they'll give their love another chance with a little distance. When asked by RTL, Iris Katzenberger has not yet commented further.
Sources used: own RTL research, Instagram





