LIB Germany season 1 Shella revealed her ethnicity first pod date

I have never created a post on Reddit! I've only ever commented. Nervous. Anyway!

I am currently watching season 1 ep. 1 of LIB Germany and I saw Shella's first date. She was in a pod date with Pascal and she tells him she is originally from Togo. I was really surprised. On the other 'diverse' LIBS I have never heard a participant say where they are from originally if it wasn't from the country that the experiment was being conducted in. Saying you were "originally from" or born in Togo kind of spells out that one is black (unless they are actually a white or other background person born in Togo).

Shella's voice is not easily identified as one of a black woman so maybe she feels the need to give people a heads up. I kind of wonder why it would though? I have only heard very good things about living in Germany and as a POC as well. Curious about this.

Again, I am mostly curious because usually people on the show don't disclose their background from what I have seen (I'm sure some people do but they never select those people to go forward in the experiment).