Vienna, 26 June 2026
Therese Frank, a lawyer who married ORF weather presenter Marcus Wadsak last week in Vienna's Prater, has used an Instagram video to push back against derogatory comments about her appearance that followed the couple's wedding photo posts.
Update, 26 June 2026: Frank's Instagram video and accompanying caption have drawn broad support across social media, with users rallying around her appeal to stop judging women by their appearance — a development that has shifted the conversation from the original comments to a wider debate about online misogyny. Below is the full account of what happened and how Frank responded.
What's new since 26 June
Marcus Wadsak, who presents the weather for the Austrian public broadcaster ORF, married lawyer Therese Frank last week at a ceremony in the Wiener Prater in Vienna. After the celebration, the couple published photos from the wedding on social media. Alongside a flood of congratulatory messages, Frank received a number of derogatory remarks about her appearance.
Two of those comments, which Frank read out in her video, targeted her age and her looks. One wrote, 'Is that his grandmother?' — the German original being 'Ist das seine Großmutter?' A second said: 'She looks like his mother, she could at least have dyed her grey roots for the wedding,' or in German: 'Sie sieht aus wie seine Mutter, wenigstens den grauen Haaransatz hätte sie für die Hochzeit färben können.'
The comments Frank read out
Frank responded by publishing an Instagram video in which she read several of the comments aloud. She framed the post with a caption that explicitly referenced the 'POV' — 'Point of View' — format popular on social media. Her caption read: 'POV: You're 42 years old and marrying a man 14 years older than you and at the same time dare to stop dyeing your hair, and these are the internet's reactions to your wedding photos.'
Frank is 42 years old, while Wadsak is 14 years older than she is. In her caption and her video, Frank highlighted the gap in ages and her decision not to dye her hair as the apparent triggers for the comments she received.
Frank's appeal to followers
At the end of the video, Frank addressed her followers directly with an appeal: 'How about we just stop judging women and their appearance with the same misogynistic prejudices,' or in the German original: 'Wie wär's, wenn wir einfach aufhören, Frauen und deren Aussehen immer mit den gleichen misogynen Vorurteilen zu bewerten.'
The reaction to Frank's response was largely positive. According to reporting on the episode, she received considerable support on social media, with users backing her decision to call out the remarks publicly rather than let them pass.
Wadsak is best known to Austrian audiences as a weather presenter for ORF. Frank works as a lawyer, a professional detail she has referenced in connection with the broader conversation about how women in public-facing roles are treated online.