Prince Charming (German season 2)
The second season of the reality television series Prince Charming premiered on October 12, 2020 streaming on premium sector of RTL+ and began airing on television on October 26, 2020 on VOX.[1] The second Prince Charming was 29-year-old marketing manager Alexander Schäfer from Frankfurt.[2]
| Prince Charming | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| Starring | Alexander Schäfer |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTL+ (stream) VOX (television) |
| Original release |
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| Season chronology | |
The season ended on December 14, 2020 (RTL+) and on December 21, 2020 (VOX), and Lauritz Hofmann was initially named the winner. In the reunion, Schäfer and Hofmann announced that they didn't become a couple, after filming the final.
Filming
Like in the first season, also the second season of Prince Charming was shot in Greece in Crete in August 2020.
Contestants
This season was featured 20 contestants.[3]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Outcome | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauritz Hofmann | 27 | Frankfurt | Winner | 1 |
| Vincent | 23 | London | Runner-up | 2 |
| Gino Bormann | 32 | Berlin | Week 8 | 3-4 |
| Jakob Koslowsky | 29 | Dortmund | ||
| Andrea Lamanna | 24 | Bayreuth | Week 7 | 5-7 |
| Arne Szalay | 25 | Heidelberg | ||
| Michael LaDelle | 39 | Zürich | ||
| Jan Maik Baumann | 30 | Zürich | Week 6 | 8-9 (quit) |
| Joachim | 29 | Schwechat | ||
| Adrian Saraç | 25 | Berlin | Week 5 | 10-12 |
| David Lovric | 24 | Cologne | ||
| Roman Elyas | 32 | Cologne | ||
| Florian Kunze-Forrest | 39 | Berlin | Week 4 | 13-14 |
| Sascha Vaegs | 30 | Cologne | ||
| Bastian Castillo | 30 | Berlin | Week 3 | 15-16 |
| Benedetto Paterno | 27 | Cologne | ||
| Bernhard Kusznierz | 30 | Düsseldorf | Week 2 | 17-18 |
| Patrick Behm | 32 | Frankfurt | ||
| Erik | 31 | Hamburg | Week 1 | 19-20 |
| Leon | 32 | Zürich | ||
Contestant Progress
| Contestants | Episode/Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| Lauritz | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER | ||||||
| Vincent | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| Gino | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| Jakob | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| Andrea | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| Arne | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| Michael | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| Jan | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | QUIT | |||||||||
| Joachim | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | QUIT | |||||||||
| Adrian | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| David | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| Roman | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| Florian | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| Sascha | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| Bastian | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| Benedetto | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| Bernhard | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| Patrick | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| Erik | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| Leon | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
- The contestant had to give up his tie and was eliminated.
- The contestant was the runner up.
- The contestant won Prince Charming.
Episodes
Episode 1
Original airdate:
RTL+: October 12, 2020
VOX: October 26, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Black tie ceremony | Erik and Leon had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 2
Original airdate:
RTL+: October 19, 2020
VOX: November 2, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Gino, Jakob, Lauritz, Michael and Patrick |
| Single date | Lauritz |
| Black tie ceremony | Bernhard and Patrick had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 3
Original airdate:
RTL+: October 26, 2020
VOX: November 9, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Andrea, David, Florian, Jan and Sascha |
| Single date | Andrea |
| Black tie ceremony | Bastian and Benedetto had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 4
Original airdate:
RTL+: November 2, 2020
VOX: November 16, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Arne, Vincent, Adrian and Roman |
| Single date | Joachim |
| Black tie ceremony | Florian and Sascha had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 5
Original airdate:
RTL+: November 9, 2020
VOX: November 23, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Andrea, Gino, Jakob, Jan and Michael |
| Single date | Jakob |
| Black tie ceremony | Adrian, David and Roman had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 6
Original airdate:
RTL+: November 16, 2020
VOX: November 30, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Gino |
| A night together with the Prince | Joachim |
| Quit | Jan and Joachim quit the competition. |
Episode 7
Original airdate:
RTL+: November 23, 2020
VOX: December 7, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Group date | Arne, Gino, Jakob, Lauritz and Vincent |
| Single date | Vincent |
| Black tie ceremony | Andrea, Arne and Michael had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 8
Original airdate:
RTL+: November 30, 2020
VOX: December 14, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Single date | Lauritz |
| Black tie ceremony | Gino and Jakob had to give their tie back and were eliminated. |
Episode 9
Original airdate:
RTL+: December 7, 2020
VOX: December 21, 2020
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 24-hours with the Prince #1 | Lauritz |
| 24-hours with the Prince #2 | Vincent |
| Black tie ceremony | Lauritz is the winner |
Episode 10 - The Big Reunion
Original airdate:
RTL+: December 14, 2020
VOX: December 21, 2020
In The Big Reunion (German: Das große Wiedersehen) around three months after the shooting in Crete, this year's Prince Charming, Alexander Schäfer, and some of the single men who courted him meet again for the first time and review what has happened since the last episode. In addition to Prince Alexander, guests in the studio are the winner Lauritz, the runner-up Vincent and the candidates Gino, Andrea, David, Michael, Jan and Joachim. The host was Lola Weippert.
Spin-off shows
Podcast
| Episode | Date | Studio guest | Booting out of the week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12, 2020 | Hollywood Tramp | Erik |
| 2 | October 19, 2020 | Ricarda Hofman | Patrick |
| 3 | October 26, 2020 | Aaron Königs | Bastian |
| 4 | November 2, 2020 | Brix Schaumburg | Sascha |
| 5 | November 9, 2020 | Nicolas Puschmann | Adrian |
| 6 | November 16, 2020 | Jo Weil | — |
| 7 | November 23, 2020 | Jochen Schropp | Andrea |
| 8 | November 30, 2020 | Barbie Breakout | — |
| 9 | December 7, 2020 | Alexander Schäfer | |
| 10 | December 14, 2020 | Lauritz Hofmann | |