Starting in 2023, Zietlow took on the hosting duties for the highly acclaimed German adaptation of The Traitors on RTL.
She is a passionate golfer and frequently participates in charity tournaments to raise funds for various social institutions.
She flew as a first officer on a Boeing 737, making her one of the few female commercial pilots in Germany at the time. sonja zietlow
Zietlow successfully completed her pilot training at Lufthansa's commercial aviation school.
As television tastes evolved into the mid-2020s, Zietlow expanded her repertoire beyond the Australian jungle. She successfully branched out into psychological strategy formats, proving her versatility. Starting in 2023, Zietlow took on the hosting
The format involves celebrities living in an Australian jungle (fictionalized as the South African jungle due to production logistics) and facing “bushtucker trials.” Zietlow’s role is to present these trials with a famously deadpan, often mocking, tone—asking contestants questions like, “How do you feel right now?” as they eat live insects or are buried with snakes.
This deliberate boundary between public persona and private life has only enhanced her mystique and professional respect. The format involves celebrities living in an Australian
In 2004, RTL launched Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (commonly known as Dschungelcamp ). The show, filmed in the Australian rainforest, became an overnight cultural phenomenon, largely due to the hosting dynamic between Sonja Zietlow and her original co-host, the late Dirk Bach. Dynamic & Tone Colorful, theatrical, perfect good-cop/bad-cop balance. 2013–2022 Daniel Hartwich Cynical, lightning-fast banter, highly coordinated irony. 2023–Present Jan Köppen Fresh energy, maintaining the classic satirical edge.