Nazan Eckes was born on May 9, 1976 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Nazan Üngör. She is an actress, known for Let's Dance (2006), Happy Otto! Wir haben Grund zum Feiern... (2008) and Die Pool Champions - Promis unter Wasser (2013). She has been married to Julian Khol since June 30, 2012. She was previously married to Claus Eckes.