The broccoli is harvested very early: TV presenter Katja Burkard has been revealed as the first celebrity in the new season of the costume show "The Masked Singer". The 57-year-old - actually known primarily from the competing broadcaster RTL - had to take off her mask in the ProSieben show because she had received too few votes from the viewers. The moderator of the lunchtime journal "Point 12" was in a huge broccoli costume.

"I'm really sad that it's over," said Burkard after leaving the rate show quite early. But the competition was also very strong. In addition, she believes that she has never sweated as much as in her green vegetable costume. As she put it, "I'm broccoli in its own juice." She was visibly happy when she said that none of her RTL colleagues really knew anything about her participation in "The Masked Singer".

Celebrities appear as singers on the show, but hide their identities behind elaborate costumes. The stars are revealed as soon as they don't get enough votes or win at the very end. The seventh season started on Saturday. After the departure of the broccoli, there are still a mole, a walrus lady and a scary werewolf in the running.