Engaged in the new year
Swiss lion tamer Dean Schneider is getting married!
In February 2022, Dean Schneider made his love for girlfriend Eli public. Now the Swiss influencer announces that he and his sweetheart are engaged.
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In February 2022, animal rights activist Dean Schneider made his love for girlfriend Eli public on Instagram.
Berit-Silja GründlersEditor People
Animal rights activist Dean Schneider (30) starts the new year with big plans. The Swiss influencer got engaged to his partner Eli on New Year’s Eve. It was not until February 2022 that the former banker made the relationship public, which is said to have existed since summer 2021, and now the couple is planning their future together.
Schneider’s partner is also from Switzerland, but lives with her fiancé on the Hakuna-Mipaka range in South Africa. The 360-acre property is home to wildlife such as lions, hyenas, cheetahs, capuchin monkeys and meerkats, with whom Schneider regularly gets up close and personal.
Serious words to the fans
Dean Schneider posts a picture of himself and his fiancee on Instagram, both smiling, she shows her silver engagement ring. The lion tamer writes: “She said ‘yes’!” Despite the great joy, Schneider also sounds serious tones in his engagement post and informs his 10.1 million followers about how his past year was: “At first I thought: ‘Wow, 2022 was full of challenges and obstacles on so many levels and I hope that 2023 will finally bring some comfort into my life.” But he is aware that every year brings difficult moments. “The goal is not to eliminate problems or challenges, but to learn how to deal with them better,” writes Schneider.
Many celebrities are among the well-wishers for the couple. For example, ex-“GNTM” model and entrepreneur Sarah Leutenegger (28) writes: “Congratulations!” and the former bachelor Janosh Nietlispach (32) is happy: “Awww, so beautiful. Congratulations.” The wedding will certainly also be shared with Dean Schneider’s large Instagram community. His success as an influencer is impressive: When Blick first met him in March 2019, he still had 600,000 followers. Today there are already over 10 million followers who follow his life. After soccer player Ivan Rakitic (33), he is the second largest Instagram user in Switzerland.
Lion Tamer and Influencer: This is how Dean Schneider enjoys the time with his girlfriend(01:02)