Purple towels as a Christmas present Jenny Elvers: "That's why he's my ex-husband now"

Vanessa Büchel

11.12.2024

Jenny Elvers likes to go to church alone at Christmas.
Jenny Elvers likes to go to church alone at Christmas.
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How does Jenny Elvers spend Christmas? In an interview, the German presenter revealed that a solo tradition is close to her heart and what the worst present she has ever received is.

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  • Jenny Elvers traditionally goes to church alone at Christmas because her family is not religious. The reality show participant revealed this in an interview with "Gala".
  • The actress recalls funny incidents such as a fallen Christmas tree and describes lilac-colored towels as the worst present she ever received.
  • With a wink, Elvers explains that the towel gift from her ex-husband Goetz Elbertzhagen was a symbol of the end of her marriage.

Every year, Jenny Elvers (52) goes to church alone at Christmas, as she told "Gala" at the Reality Awards in Cologne. "None of the family comes along, none of them are believers, just me," says the former "Dschungelcamp" participant in the interview.

But apart from that, she spends a lot of time with her family during the festive season. And that is also what she values most about Christmas: the moments spent together with her loved ones.

Towels as a Christmas present - a no-go for Jenny Elvers

As the 52-year-old goes on to admit, there have been the odd incident now and again. "From the Christmas tree that fell over all decorated because the puppy said, yay, I'll jump in there, to really terrible Christmas presents - not much shocks me anymore," Elvers reports in an interview with "Gala".

At the top of the list of terrible Christmas presents are lilac-colored towels. Elvers received them from her former husband Goetz Elbertzhagen (65), to whom she was married from 2003 to 2014.

"That's why he's now my ex-husband," jokes Elvers. At that moment, she realized: "The marriage is over." Elbertzhagen was her manager at the time.


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