There are terms that have lost all meaning for us thanks to years of reading gossip magazines.

For example the word "spicy".

"Neue Welt" writes on its cover: "Charlène von Monaco – Spicy Love Confession", and she actually said the following: "My family and the people I love are my rock." You may find that touching or kitschy , but certainly not piquant, but it goes on: "The piquant thing about her surprising, open confession of love: the princess also leaked that she was still not completely healed after surviving her ENT infection and the resulting health problems is.” This may be the first time that an ENT infection has been associated with the word “piquant”.

Jorg Thomann

Editor in the “Life” section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper.

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We would never have thought of our former chancellor when we heard that term, quite unlike “Das Neue”, which is headlined: “Angela Merkel – Spicy revelation – The secret woman by her side”.

But it is only about Merkel's old companion Annette Schavan.

"She touches her shoulder familiarly - small gestures that reveal a lot," says one photo - and to demonstrate the piquancy that "Das Neue" apparently has in mind, the gestures should have been even bigger and more revealing.

"Women's Week" in turn announces at the front: "Daniela Katzenberger – Spicy revelation – What you Lucas really likes".

But we didn't even look at the magazine anymore, because thanks to our Herzblatt experiences we can roughly imagine the answer: with both feet on the ground, probably.

On Brad Pitt's list

Last attempt: According to "Schöne Woche", Wayne Carpendale "told spicy things" about himself and his wife Annemarie in a talk show, namely: "At the beginning of our relationship we made a 'freebie' list." On such a list you obviously wear it Names of celebrities, and when, we read, "you meet this list celebrity and you get the chance .

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— it doesn't count as cheating!” Wayne's list was reportedly headed by Cameron Diaz, Annemaries by Ashton Kutcher, but Fair Week speculates she's switched to Brad Pitt.

Does her husband have to worry?

Probably not, since Pitt apparently has a new girlfriend.

Or maybe, Pitt should also have a freebie list that has Annemarie Carpendale's name on it.

A four-time divorced media mogul also has a new girlfriend.

“Rupert Murdoch got butterflies in his stomach again at 91.

His new name is Ann-Lesley Smith and she is 66 years old,” says “Bunte”.

In the photos from the Barbados vacation together, Smith looks in his early 50s, Murdoch himself in his early 90s, but whatever: we just think it's nice to see that young love is possible so late.

At least for those who can afford a Barbados vacation.

Queuing for Söder

For a surprising number of people, the Munich Residence was a longing for the New Year's reception.

“The invited guests stood in line voluntarily (!) in the residence for around two (!) hours to shake hands with Prime Minister Markus Söder and his wife Karin Baumüller-Söder,” informs us “Bunte”.

Before Söder takes off again like Engel Aloisius: People queued for four days for the Queen in September.

And you couldn't even shake his hand.

Friedrich Merz distances himself from Söder in the "Frau im Spiegel" interview.

While Söder's youth room was once adorned with a poster by Franz Josef Strauss, at Merz's there were "posters of pop bands.

For example The Who or Abba.” Interestingly, Merz has always mentioned Jimi Hendrix in addition to The Who in earlier interviews, but by now committing himself to Swedish poppers alongside British rockers, Merz may be trying to present himself as capable of winning a majority: the man likes it also softer.

At the same time, this can be interpreted as a nasty little greeting to Olaf Scholz: unlike his cabinet, Abba has equal representation.

Dieter Bohlen, who is quoted by "Die Aktuell" as saying: "I'll pay for the purchase of every grandma who stands in front of me at the bakery," also seems to be trying to improve his image wait at the confectionery in Tötensen until Bohlen turns the corner.

And if he suddenly doesn't want to hear anything more about what he said: you have it in writing, ladies.

In turn, “Bunte” has long been trying to improve the image of its publisher.

Already in 2019 we were amused that only two people are named with their doctoral title in the whole issue, namely “Dr.

Hubert Burda” and his wife “Dr.

Maria Furtwangler".

In the current sheet there are still two: “Dr.

Hubert Burda” and “Dr.

Jacob Burda", his son.

Burda's wife, who is now separated from him, also appears, but only as "actress Maria Furtwängler".

And we find that very spicy.