Rosalia, rosalia: Brit triumph and GNTM headlines
rosalia delivered a show-stopping Brit Awards performance and later won International Artist Of The Year, while Germany's Next Topmodel continued with an angel shoot in episode six and mounting pressure on its male contestants. The week combined a high-profile music moment with reality-TV moments that ranged from a ratings stumble to intimate contestant confessions.
Rosalia's Brit Awards moment
The Brit Awards lineup included names such as Harry Styles, Raye and the night’s top winner Olivia Dean. rosalia’s performance stood out: she staged an elaborate presentation of material from last year’s theatrical album Lux, bringing classical and operatic influences into conversation with hip-hop and Spanish-infused sounds she had already used.
Lux, Berghain and Björk
On Saturday night she performed Lux’s lead single Berghain with elaborate sets and a live orchestra at the centre of the staging, backed by her vocals. The set also featured an unbilled appearance by Björk, who performed her Berghain verse live. It was Björk’s first time on the Brits stage in more than 30 years.
International Artist Of The Year
After the performance rosalia was awarded the International Artist Of The Year prize, beating competition from Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga. She reacted on stage: "I was so grateful just to be here tonight, just to perform, so this is insane, " and added: "Let’s keep celebrating the ‘other’-ness. Let’s keep celebrating different music, different cultures and different languages. " Comedian Jack Whitehall later heaped praise on her performance during a playful segment between them.
GNTM Folge sechs: Engel-Shooting
On the Germany’s Next Topmodel side, episode six gave most candidates an assignment many welcomed: a shooting with Engelsflügel. Not everyone understood the task. The outfits came with wings in Schwarz or Weiß and contestants looked like "Victoria’s Angels mit Pink-Allergie, " which pleased almost all participants — except Vanessa, the eighteen-year-old, who opened the episode’s memorable lines with: "Ich freue mich auf das Shooting, weil ich da Face serven kann!" Her confusion about white wings was plain: "Weiße Flügel? Lernen wir jetzt Klavier, oder was?"
Ratings, Zoe Saip and guest icons
The first quota check after three weeks found viewing figures weak. Early episodes drew significantly fewer attitude-seekers than the previous year. A companion documentary, "On & Off the Catwalk by Heidi Klum, " was positioned as a supporting element but failed more thoroughly than a notorious forced makeover of former contestant Zoe Saip. Zoe Saip, who had appeared in 2018 as a young version of Abbey Lee, was later given a compulsory makeover into a Dolly-Buster look and then eliminated shortly after.
Peter Lindbergh homage and jury
Hope that Igor Levit might guest briefly evaporated; instead Heidi Klum announced two fashion icons for the shoot and Nadja Auermann and Armin Morbach entered the Modelloft. Auermann declared: "Heute geht es um eine Hommage an Peter Lindbergh. " That announcement surprised many contestants; only Bianca, 47, and Ursula, 54, showed any awareness of Lindbergh. Vanessa later summarized her partial understanding: "Einer davon war ein Fotograf und eine ein Model, und die haben darüber gesprochen, dass ein anderer Fotograf gestorben ist und wir jetzt ein Shooting in seinem Stil machen!" Morbach took the photographs while Auermann and Klum observed. Morbach gave the first tip to Bianca, and Klum habitually rendered his name as "Ahmiiiehn. "
Männer-Models unter Druck: frühes Umstyling
The male models faced their first large photoshoot the same week. Heidi Klum teased the selection with a laugh: "Ich werde heute schon mal auf das komplette Paket achten, " as the chosen male models posed in knappe Shorts on a boat. Photographer Andreas Ortner was tasked with shooting retro Bademoden in a 50er-Jahre style on the Spree.
Contestant struggles and moments
Yanneck said: "Ich habe einen recht ansehnlichen Körper. " He displayed his physique but still needs practice. Hyan admitted: "Ich schäme mich schon so ein bisschen über meinen Körper. " Having been thin before and then gaining weight, he found the shoot overwhelming: "Es fällt mir sehr schwer. " Trans man Jill described long-term distress tied to female sex characteristics: "Ich habe wirklich sehr, sehr versucht, das gute, schöne Mädchen zu sein und das Frausein zu akzeptieren. " He added that the pressure became unbearable: "Irgendwann war es so schlimm vom Leidensdruck, dass ich mich bewegen musste, weil sonst hätte ich das nicht überlebt. " Jill also worried about hair thinning due to testosterone, saying: "Ich hätte gerne bisschen volleres Haar. " Heidi offered to mitigate that insecurity with a hair system: "Ich finde es natürlich schon bisschen traurig, dass er sich schämt, dass er so starke Geheimratsecken hat. "
Alexavius and Godfrey under scrutiny
Alexavius told Heidi, who has a new documentary, about a large birthmark on his leg that he always hides: "Leute machen sich darüber lustig. " Heidi responded: "Das macht dich aber auch einzigartig. " Alexavius called the reaction: "Das zu hören, war ganz krass. " The photographer praised him: "Fand ich sehr gut. " Godfrey framed shoots as his strength: "Shooting ist meine Stärke. Das ist für mich wie ein Universitätsabschluss, den ich abgeschlossen habe, " and repeated: "Fotoshootings ist mein Zuhause. Da muss mich erst mal jemand hier besiegen. " But the photographer pushed for a different tone: "Ganz natürlich, nicht zu gepost bitte!" Godfrey said: "Dann kam schon mal die erste Ohrfeige. " Andreas Ortner instructed: "Nicht so hart, ganz locker, 50er-Jahre, sehr relaxt. Entspann dich ein bisschen. " Godfrey reflected: "Das war schon eine große Drucksituation für mich, weil ich es auch nicht gewohnt bin, als Model kritisiert zu werden. "
Catwalk, Baptiste Giabiconi and unfinished note
At a Wasser-Catwalk with a Berghain-Kulisse, guest juror and Lagerfeld muse Baptiste Giabiconi gave catwalk tips to the boys. The show later presented futuristische 80er-Klamotten to Rave-Beats from a live DJ in knöchelhohem Wasser. The episode closed with Heidi celebrating change: "Es wird Zeit für mehr Plus-Size-Männer" and a fragmentary line in the source ending "Carstens c" — unclear in the provided context.
Closing: The week intertwined a headline-making Brit Awards moment led by rosalia with the granular realities of a long-running modelling show — from ratings and remakes to candid contestant confessions and mounting pressure on male models.
