Denise Kappès

Denise Kappès (born Denise Temlitz on July 10, 1990, in Berlin, Germany) is a German reality television personality, digital content creator, and social media influencer. She gained national recognition in Germany after competing on the sixth season of the hit RTL dating show Der Bachelor in 2016. Known across German media under her birth name as well as her married names Denise Kappès and Denise Merten, she has established herself as a prominent figure in lifestyle content and television entertainment.

Television Career

Before achieving national fame, Kappès made early television appearances on the RTL Zwei scripted series Detektive im Einsatz in 2013 and 2014. Her major breakthrough occurred in early 2016 on the sixth season of Der Bachelor, where she competed for the affection of bachelor Leonard Freier and advanced to the final four candidates. In 2020, she expanded her reality television resume by co-starring in the fifth season of the RTL celebrity reality contest Das Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare.

Digital Presence and Media Projects

Following her television successes, Kappès transitioned into full-time digital content creation and influencer marketing. Operating primarily under the name Denise Merten on social media, she shares family updates, beauty tips, fashion inspirations, and daily lifestyle vlogs. She regularly collaborates with major retail and consumer brands. Together with her husband, she also runs the YouTube channel and accompanying podcast Die Mertens, where the couple shares behind-the-scenes vlogs, travel experiences, and personal discussions with their audience.

Personal Life

Kappès was raised in Berlin and trained as a retail saleswoman before entering public life. In 2018, she married actor and TV personality Pascal Kappés, with whom she has a son born in September 2018. Following their divorce in 2019, she began dating singer and fellow creator Henning Merten. The couple married in July 2021, and she officially took the surname Merten. Based in Berlin, Germany, she frequently shares insights into parenting and managing a modern patchwork family.