Florian Silbereisen steps in for pregnant Esther Sedlaczek!

Florian Silbereisen steps in for pregnant Esther Sedlaczek!

München, Deutschland - Florian Silbereisen will temporarily take over the moderation of the popular ARD cultural show “The Big Mouse Show”. He takes the place of Esther Sedlaczek, who takes a break due to her pregnancy. Silbereisen, which has changed his shooting plans accordingly, is enthusiastic about this new role, which is a kind of "substitute player" position for him. He is already familiar with the mouse universe, since he himself took part in the show in 2012 reports the crown .

Esther Sedlaczek, who announced pregnancy at the age of 39 in March 2025, not only moderated the "The big mouse show", but also the "Sportschau" on Saturday evening. The WDR has officially confirmed that Florian Silbereisen will take over its representation. Silbereisen is a big fan of the "mouse" and is positive about the challenge

baby break and contract extension

Esther Sedlaczek will record one last show before it goes into maternity leave. Your contract with the ARD was extended on this occasion until 2029. In the past, Sedlaczek has always quickly returned to her TV roles after her two previous pregnancies, 2019 and 2021. When you announced pregnancy, she said that she was expecting a third child, a boy, who is to be born in summer. This news was also commented by Bastian Schweinsteiger, who also works in the ARD and made a joke over her baby bump reports the tz .

In the course of pregnancy, there was already speculation during a DFB Cup transmission, where other moderators pointed out the change in their appearance. Sedlaczek, who has been working for the ARD since 2021 and also moderates the quiz show "Quizduell", remains an important face for reporting on DFB Cup, Bundesliga, World Cup and EM tournaments as well as Olympic transmissions. Her decision to put responsibility for the "mouse" show in the hands of silver iron shows her confidence in the experienced moderator.