Actress Saskia Vester: Merz held my hand in the flight panic moment!

Actress Saskia Vester: Merz held my hand in the flight panic moment!

Actress Saskia Vester has over 40 years of experience in the cinema and TV industry and has appeared in more than 140 film and television productions. In a current MDR talk show, “Riverboat,” she talked about a special encounter with Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a flight. Vester, who suffers from fear of flying, was frightened when the plane fell into an air hole. Merz, who sat next to her, held her hand throughout the flight and spoke soothing words to her. She described the experience as “charming.” Despite this positive encounter, she emphasized that she would not vote for Merz merkur.de.

Vester was born on July 24, 1959 in Saarbrücken and now lives in Munich with her husband, television producer Robbie Flörke, and two children. She began her career as a theater actress after training at the New Munich Drama School, and she played at various stages, including the Augsburg and Nuremberg municipal theaters and the Ingolstadt Theater. She made her feature film debut in 1983 in the television film “Dingo” and is best known for series such as “The Country Doctor”, “Tatort” and “Der Bergdoktor”. wikipedia.org.

Fear of flying as a challenge

As she revealed on the talk show, Vester suffers from a fear of flying, which often makes her travels for film projects difficult. To cope with long-haul flights, she takes medication prescribed by a doctor. However, these are not suitable for short-haul flights, otherwise she would be sedated. Merz's support during the flight shows that such fears can be overcome in challenging situations as long as you can rely on compassion and human closeness.

Over the course of her career, the actress has also made a name for herself as a radio play speaker and author. She received the Bavarian Television Prize in 2007 for her convincing portrayal as a lesbian senior detective in the series “KDD – Criminal Permanent Service”. Today she continues to be visible in various series, including playing the title role in “The Nanny” since 2017. Her versatility and passion for acting characterize Vester and make her a fixture on German television wikipedia.org.