Veteran Hooker Becomes Local Landmark
July 17, 2006
Come pouring rain, bitter cold, baking sun and everything in between, Brigitte -- no last names please -- practices the world's oldest profession and everyone in Koblenz knows her.
"I still have fun doing it," said Brigitte, who, like many ladies of a certain age, declines to reveal the exact year of her birth, although she'll admit she's somewhere in her mid-sixties.
She's become such a fixture in the city, that recently she had a role in an ironic film about the region, entitled "You Are Koblenz" along with other local celebrities.
"Hello you Koblenz people, this is your Brigittchen," she says on camera. She need say no more.
When she was younger, Brigitte trained to be a hairdresser, then worked in a police academy cafeteria and the hotel business. Finally, she decided to pursue a more horizontally-oriented profession. She's keeping mum about why.
Brigitte has become such a fixture in the town that tour guide Manfred Gniffke often takes visitor groups by her favorite spot.
After almost half a century, Brigitte still has her energy, although she says after about another decade she might decide to finally call it a night. She doesn't appear to be worried about getting lonely after she stops seeing clients, even though she's single. In fact, Brigitte says she's never wanted a husband.
"Rather than having a man to myself, I'd rather have a new one every 10 minutes," she said.