The coming and going of the characters is part of a long-running TV show like "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten". It's still difficult for fans to say goodbye to long-term characters they've grown fond of. Like now from Maren Seefeld, whose actress Eva Mona Rodekirchen is leaving the series.
Eva Mona Rodekirchen leaves the RTL series "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten" (GZSZ). She was seen in the successful format for twelve years. The 46-year-old embodied the "Kiez-Kauf" boss Maren Seefeld.
“The last two and a half years have been very challenging for all of us and I felt my strength go,” says Rodekirchen in an interview with RTL. "Since I have very high standards for myself and my job, I will first recharge my battery."
Saying goodbye is not easy for her, Rodekirchen makes clear. She was actually afraid of "bursting into tears during the last few shoots," she explains. In the end, however, she "managed it quite well".
The actress now wants to make time for her family as a matter of priority. "First of all, I want to spend a lot more time with my family and my daughter," she explains. She recently acquired an allotment garden, which is now being "brought into shape". "When everything is ready, I invite everyone. I would like to meet or visit all my friends again. All those whom I have had to turn down again and again in recent years. So a little more time for my loved ones, for me and for something new in acting," she says.
In episode 7,600, Maren Seefeld will go on a world tour with her daughter and leave Kolle-Kiez. But Rodekirchen is hoping for a return: "I wish, and that would actually be the best case, that Maren would eventually have had enough of her trip around the world, and would like to go back to the neighborhood because 100 percent will arrive again and I with the vigor, with the I got on at the time, can continue as an actress at GZSZ. That would actually be the best."
Eva Mona Rodekirchen was seen for the first time on November 16, 2010 as Maren Seefeld in "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten". Already on September 15, the last episode with her will be running for the time being.
(This article was first published on Monday 05 September 2022.)
