We really know very little about Oertel. She’s notoriously private and, other than a number of controlled TV appearances, doesn’t court the media (at the time of going to press, even her Wikipedia page read ‘This article has been proposed for deletion’). Her political affiliations aside (and the fact she’s divorced - hardly scandalous), there appears to be nothing controversial about her. Supporters are calling her the 'clean wife of Pegida'.