Natascha Kampusch has given her first TV interview, which was shown on Austrian national television tonight.

During the interview Natascha smiles a lot and went from being quite relaxed and happy to tenser, when questioned about Priklopil, and back to relaxed and joking. Because of the bright lights and her sensitive eyes she spends a lot of time with her eyes shut. There is something strange about the way she talks, difficult to put your finger on, but she speaks almost with the exaggerated care of a deaf person, though she is obviously articulate. Throughout the interview she looks over at her advisers often for advice or the right word.

Before the interview started the presenter, Christoph Feurstein said he wanted to make three things clear.

1. The interview was made with the agreement of Natascha’s doctors.

2. Her psychiatrist and media advisor were present

3. She had a major cold and her eyes are still sore.

The interview started with Natascha being asked who she trusts at the moment.

“Right now I trust Dr. Friedrich the most for example and all the psychologists, but mainly I trust my family and myself.

When asked about the relationship with her psychological team she said: “Sometimes it was difficult, for example the first nights they tried to make me go to sleep, and they didn’t understand why I was wandering around at 4am. But I explained I can control that myself without sleeping pills or whatever.”

“I haven’t been shopping yet though I went to eat ice cream ‘incognito’ on the Waehringerstrasse with Dr. Berger. I had sunglasses and a head scarf on and I went by tube, and it was great to smile at all the people and with none of them recognising me.

“The strange thing about seeing my parents again for the first time was that they cried and hugged me and squeezed me and me, I don’t know, in that moment, I was a bit overcome and I felt a bit constrained.”

Answering the question of whether she follows the current media reports, she said: “In principle I don’t want to be burdened with such slander, defamation and humiliation. Its too much. I have so many medical examinations, talks, all sorts of things.”

When asked what things annoyed her the most, she said: “Things that simply are untrue, like the abuse... above all, I’m annoyed about the pictures of my dungeon, because it is nobody’s business. I also would not look into the living rooms and bedrooms of other people. Why should people be able to open up a newspaper and look into my room?

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