"Donnschtig-Jass" referee Sonia Kälin: "I had no choice but to smile like a good girl"

Carlotta Henggeler

29.6.2024

TV referee Sonia Kälin is going on a summer tour with "Donnschtig-Jass". blue News met the former wrestling queen at home and talked about TV mishaps, Jass and her garden paradise.

29.6.2024

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  • "Donnschtig-Jass" referee Sonia Kälin is something of an "old hand" at the TV show. On Thursday, July 4, 2024, the 41st summer tour will kick off in Seengen AG.
  • blue News visited the former wrestling queen at home in Giswil OW and spoke to her about her biggest TV mishap, her wrestling career and her green thumb.
  • The TV referee also reveals who comes up trumps at Kälin's home when playing Jassen.

Ripe blueberries, blackberries and summer-sweet strawberries are waiting to be picked in Sonia Kälin's garden.

It smells wonderful in Sonia Kälin's green oasis in Giswil. The garden is home to old fruit trees and countless different varieties of roses. And bushes with ripe berries - everywhere. The Kälins love their "Beeri".

The garden invites you to linger and is Sonia Kälin's paradise. One that would look good in "Schöner wohnen" magazine.

Sonia Kälin enjoys spending time here with her husband, personal trainer Stefan Halter, and their two daughters Lena and Noemi.

In the near future, the former wrestler will be seen a little less in the dream garden. This is because from July 4, Sonia Kälin will be back as a TV referee on the popular SRF show "Donnschtig-Jass" with her companions Rainer Maria Salzgeber and Stefan Büsser on a summer tour across Switzerland.

Sonia Kälin is also currently expanding her self-employment, giving talks, presenting and organizing events. Things are going well for the four-time wrestling queen.

In an interview with blue News, Sonia Kälin reveals what her biggest TV mishap was, who in the family is an ace at cards and whether her daughters - just like their mother - are enthusiastic about wrestling.


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