Désirée Gerda Saskia Pamela Amneris Aida Nick (born 30 September 1956 in

West-Berlin West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...

) is a German reality television personality, actress, dancer, and author.

Biography

Born in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

, Nick studied

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

at ''Berliner Tanzakademie''. She became a member of the ensemble of ''

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the D ...

'' and later of ''

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'' in Munich. Between 1982 and 1985 she lived in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

and studied Roman Catholic

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. She then worked as a teacher for a few years. In the 1990s, Nick worked as an actress. Her first film role was in '' Neurosia'' (1995) by

Rosa von Praunheim Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, painter and one of the most famous gay rights activists in the German-speaking world. In ov ...

. In 2000 she wrote her autobiography, ''Bestseller einer Diva – Seit Jahren vergriffen''. In 2004, Nick had a legal issue with actress Anouschka Renzi. That same year, Nick became popular in Germany, when she won the TV show ''

Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! ''Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'', also known colloquially as the ''Dschungelcamp'' (''Jungle Camp''), is a German reality television show, based on the British reality television show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. The ...

'', the German version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Nick1999

Since 2005, Nick wrote several books. In one of them, ''Eva go home'', she faced the controversial claims on her motherhood and family, published by former TV presenter Eva Herman. Nick was in a relationship with

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for seventeen years; they have one son together, Oscar Nick (29 September 1996 in Berlin). In 2017 he became a British citizen, his new title is His Royal Highness, Oscar Julius Henry Prince of Hanover. In the 2020 film ''

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'' about the life of filmmaker

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's main ...

, directed by

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

, Nick plays the role of

Barbara Valentin Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Biography Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. He ...

Desiree Nick vs. Eva Habermann

The Goblin film cast and the director Eric Dean Hordes claim the actress

Eva Habermann Eva Felicitas Habermann (born 16 January 1976) is a German actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV series. She is best known for playing the role of Zev Bellringer in the television series ''Lexx''. While studying for (the German eq ...

stole the Goblin film and recut it. Nick claimed, Habermann offered her €500 to sign a paper that states Habermann owns the movie rights. Habermann now wants to ban the film.

Works

* 1997: ''Bestseller einer Diva: Seit Jahren vergriffen.'' Droemer Knaur, Munich 1997. (together with Volker Ludewig) * 2005: ''Gibt es ein Leben nach vierzig? Eine Anleitung zum Entfalten in Theorie und Praxis''. Gustav Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 2005. * 2006: ''Was unsere Mütter uns verschwiegen haben. Der Heimtrainer für Frauen in Nöten''. Krüger, Frankfurt a.M. 2006. * 2007: ''Eva go home! Eine Streitschrift''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt a.M. 2007. * 2008: ''Liebling, ich komm später: Das große Buch vom Seitensprung''. Krüger, Frankfurt a.M. 2008. * 2011: ''Gibt es ein Leben nach fünfzig? Mein Beitrag zum Klimawandel''. Marion von Schröder, . * 2012: ''Fürstliche Leibspeisen. Gerichte mit Geschichte''. Lingen Verlag, . * 2014: ''Neues von der Arschterrasse''. Marion von Schröder, . * 2016: ''Säger und Rammler und andere Begegnungen mit der Männerwelt''. Heyne Verlag, . * 2018: ''Nein ist das neue Ja''. Eden Books, . * 2020: ''Der Lack bleibt dran!'' Gräfe und Unzer, .

References

External links

Official website by Désirée Nick

''Tagesspiegel'' interview 2006
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