As KATSEYE continues promoting upcoming EP Wild, Manon — who is currently on hiatus from the girl group — is having her own top-model adventure.
The Swiss Dream Academy alum will make an appearance on Germany’s Next Topmodel, Billboard has confirmed. The news comes after a snippet of what appears to be a teaser for the cameo started circulating on Thursday (May 7) on X, showing Manon strutting down the catwalk while making her entrance onto the set as host Heidi Klum greets her.
Like the original America’s Next Top Model series on which it was based, the German reality show is known for having celebrity cameos and guest judges. The next episode is expected to premiere on Thursday (May 14).
Right now, KATSEYE is operating as a quintet after announcing in February that “after open and thoughtful conversations together … Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and well-being.”
Led by single “Pinky Up” — which arrived alongside an eclectic music video sans Manon and later debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the girl group’s five-track Wild EP is set to drop on Aug. 14. Daniela, Lara, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae recently made their Coachella debut with sets on back-to-back weekends in April.
Ahead of their performances in the desert, the remaining KATSEYE members expressed their love for Manon in an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe in April. “Manon has been on hiatus, and we love her so much, and we know that she’s doing well,” Sophia said at the time. “We’ve gone through so much with each other.”
“I think we also want to say she’s our sister forever,” added Lara. “We love her so much, and we built this together. So we just want to give her all the space and love she needs right now.”
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