"Silly talk"

Steffen Henssler clears up nasty rumors

Never minces his words: German TV chef Steffen Henssler is known for his quick wit.(Bild: Thomas Bühner, Ali Güngörmüs, Lucki Maurer)

Is his TV career about to end? Before TV chef Steffen Henssler takes to the stage in the Salzburgarena tonight, he clears up nasty rumors in an interview with "Krone".

Steffen Henssler is known to rarely mince his words. Not even tonight in the Salzburgarena. He will be making a guest appearance there with "Henssler's Fast Number" and revealing many speedy recipes to his audience. "Anyone who knows me knows that I'm on fire in the live shows and always want to set off the big fireworks both at the stove and verbally. That's my aim," says the 51-year-old.

That's all stupid talk from people who have no idea.

Steffen Henssler

And so, in an interview with the "Krone" newspaper, the German does not miss the opportunity to comment on the nasty rumors surrounding the end of his career. Recently, there has been increasing speculation about Henssler's departure from the TV screen. "It's all stupid talk from people who have no idea and who don't know me," says Henssler. On the contrary: the German is planning big things on German private television from the fall. Preparations are underway for "Deutschland grillt den Henssler" - a further development of the existing TV format. The self-proclaimed cooking king will then have to compete against celebrities and chefs from various regions throughout Germany.

Will the star chef then also take on challenges in Salzburg? There are no plans at the moment. So far, Henssler has preferred to stay in the city of Mozart for private getaways.