Collien Fernandes

Collien Monica Fernandes (previously Collien Ulmen-Fernandes; born 26 September 1981) is a German television presenter, VJ, and actress.

Early life Fernandes was born in Hamburg to an Indian father of Portuguese and Indian descent and a Hungarian German mother. She grew up with her little sister in Schenefeld.

Modelling Fernandes has modelled for a number of companies, including Otto, Neckermann and BeeDees. She has also been in television advertisements for Ferrero's Kinder Bueno and Mercedes-Benz.

Fernandes was elected "Woman of the Year" in 2003 and 2006 by the readers of the German Maxim. She has also appeared in other editions of Maximin Russia, Spain, Ukraine and the United States. In 2010, she was elected "Sexiest Woman in the World" by the readers of the German FHM magazine.

Personal life

Fernandes met German actor Christian Ulmen in August 2010 and the couple wed on 22 June 2011. Their daughter was born in April 2012. In 2023, the family moved from Potsdam to Mallorca. In September 2025, the couple announced their separation, and in March 2026, their divorce. Since the separation, Fernandes has been appearing in public as Collien Monica Fernandes.

In March 2026, Der Spiegel reported that Fernandes had filed a complaint against her ex-husband Ulmen with the district court in Palma, alleging, among other things, identity-theft, public defamation, and assault. He is alleged to have created fake social media accounts in her name over the course of several years to distribute fake nude photos and videos of her; she felt "virtually raped". Ulmen hired media lawyer Christian Schertz to take legal action against Der Spiegel. Schertz considers the reporting unlawful because it spreads "untrue facts based on a one-sided account". Without commenting on the validity of the allegations in this specific case, Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig, in response to the publication of the allegations against Ulmen, spoke out about existing gaps in criminal liability and called for harsher punishment for perpetrators of digital violence.