Jessica Wahls speaks out: "I was in absolute ruin" – despite No Angels success

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"I was in absolute ruin" – with this sentence, Jessica Wahls, former member of the No Angels, caused a stir on the talk show "3nach9." The singer, who became a star with her band, spoke there as openly as she rarely has about her financial situation after the end of the band's great success – breaking a taboo that rarely becomes public in the pop world.

That despite her fame, she was not financially secure by her own account is reported by both Focus and Bunte. Focus highlights that Wahls recounted on the show "how quickly her money was used up." Bunte adds that she did not spare the topic of "insolvency" and explained "why the early success did not last financially."

What lies behind the confession – and what circumstances Wahls specifically describes – can only be reconstructed in outline from the available reports. What is clear, though: here speaks someone who got to know the glamour of the pop business from the inside – and from a side that is usually edited out in tabloid reports.

What both sources report

Both Focus and Bunte pick up on the same appearance on "3nach9" and quote the sentence "I was in absolute ruin." Both sources agree: Wahls spoke "unusually openly" (Bunte) about the topic of money – about earnings, losses, and what remained in the end.

While Focus emphasizes that despite her star status she was "not financially secure" and her money was apparently quickly used up, Bunte adds with the reference to the insolvency and the question of why the band's success was not lasting. Concrete figures, contract details or time references from the show are given by neither of the two available sources – here the full "3nach9" episode is the next place to look if you want more precise detail.

What remains – and what remains open

What is clear: a singer who had success with one of Germany's best-known girl groups today looks back on a phase in which, by her own admission, she stood before nothing. Her confession shows how fragile pop success can be – even when the career shines in the media.

As for the exact background – performance fees, band contracts, management, later solo paths – the available reports remain vague. Both sources, however, indicate that Wahls herself offered an explanation on the show for why the early success did not last. What exactly she said will be shown by upcoming reports and presumably the episode itself.

Either way: anyone who, after this appearance, still believes stars are automatically financially secure has heard a clearly different story on "3nach9."