Mermaid Credentials

My journey as “Mermaid Kat” has been an incredible adventure shaped by passion, creativity, and a deep connection to the ocean. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of diving into meaningful events and projects around the world, each one adding to the magic that fuels my work.

From performing at memorable gatherings in Germany to sharing unforgettable moments across Europe and beyond, I’ve embraced every opportunity to bring the wonder of the underwater world to life. My work isn’t just about performance—it’s about storytelling, creating connections, and inspiring others to see the beauty hidden beneath the surface.

Every splash, every dive, and every encounter along the way has shaped who I am today. These experiences are more than just milestones—they’re part of a journey that continues to evolve with every person I meet and every place I visit.

Professional Mermaid Katrin Gray in Spirit Live Magazin
Professional Mermaid Kat in That's Life Magazine Australia
Mermaid Kat on cover of Andaman 360
Underwater fashion model and professional mermaid Katrin Gray in Closer Magazine

Magazines & Newspapers

Australia: Sunday Times, Joondalup Times, Daily Mail, The Parent’s Paper, That’s Life Magazine, ABC News Australia, STYLÉCRUZE Australia Magazine

Austria: Heute

Canada: Huffington Post, Vigour

China: The Standard, South China Morning Post, The Star, Cruise Industry News, Sina, South China Morning Post

Egypt: El Gouna Magazine

France: Moevir Magazine, GMARO Magazine

Germany: Spirit Live Magazin, SeaStar Magazin, Unterwasser, Tauchen, McDonald’s Kino News, FHM, Für Sie, Focus Online, Die Zeit, Taucher.net, Dive SSI, Mittendrin Magazin, Penthouse, Bild der Frau, Bella, Closer, Courage

Italy: Apnea Magazina, Rai News, Scuba Zone

Malaysia: The Star, Marie Clair

Netherlands: Selin Magazine

New Zealand: The New Zealand Herland

Philippines: Weekend

Poland: Divers 24 Magazine

Singapore: The Star, Young Parents, iWeekly Magazine, 8 Days Magazine

Spain: Vous Magazine, Artells Magazine

Switzerland: Bluescape Magazine, Schweizer Tageblatt

Thailand: Phuket Gazette, Phuket News, Window on Lifestyle, Phuket Francophone, Thailand Professionals, Say Cheese, Bikinis and Martinis Magazine, Farang

UK: Divers, Times, Undersea Journal

USA: Boomerang News, GEZNO Magazine, LE’COEUR Magazine, Mermaid Hunter Magazine, Lo’Ammi Magazine, Photos Unboxing Magazine, KNOW Magazina

Mermaid Kat invites you to Mermaid Week Maldives
Mermaid courses in Perth
Mermaid Meet Up in Perth

Workshops

Australia: Several mermaid courses at Aquamotion Wanneroo since 2015, mermaid training with the show mermaids at AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia) in Perth 2017, several mermaid courses at Aqualife Victoria Park since 2018

Austria: Premiere Mermaid Courses at the Austrian Mermaids 2014, mermaid courses for Nixentraum 2015

Egypt: Mermaid Course with the Finalists of Miss Scuba UK Pageant 2014, mermaid courses at Tornado Marine Fleet 2014, mermaid courses at Colona Divers 2014, Mermaid Week Egypt 2022, 2 Mermaid Weeks in Egypt 2023

Germany: Underwater Modelling Workshops, opening of Mermaid Kat Academy Germany in 2014, regular mermaid courses in several cities all across Germany on a monthly basis – still ongoing, premiere mermaid courses at “German Mermaids” 2014, mermaid courses with “Abenteuer Nixe Mel” 2014

Indonesia: Professional Mermaid Workshop 2013, Flying with Mantas

Hong Kong: Mermaid Courses on-board Genting Dream 2017 – 2019, mermaid courses on-board World Dream 2018 – 2019

Malaysia: Professional Mermaid Workshop at Dolphin Lee’s Aquatic Centre to train the new “Mermaid Mission” 2013

Maldives: Mermaid Week Maldives 2019, Mermaid Week Maldives 2021, 2 Mermaid Weeks in the Maldives 2025

Philippines: Professional Mermaid Workshop 2013

Singapore: Mermaid Courses on board Dream Cruises 2017 – 2019

Switzerland: Premiere Mermaid Courses at Aqua Vision 2015

French Polynesia: Mermaid Week Tahiti 2019

Thailand: Mermaid Kat’s International Mermaid Workshop 2012, Professional Mermaid Workshop 2013, Farewell Professional Mermaid Workshop 2014, Mermaid Week Thailand 2023, Mermaid Week Thailand 2024

Mermaid on German TV Show RTL Explosiv
German Mermaid from Perth
Mermaid Kat in TV commercial for LEXWARE

Movies, Film & TV

2024: Die Beni Challenge (Disney Channel, Germany)

2023: Wir sind Dorf (NDR, Germany), Nordtour (NDR, Germany)

2022: Volle Kanne (ZDF, Germany), Morgenmagazin (ZDF, Germany), Byron Baes (Netflix, Australia), Daniela Katzenberger (Germany), Music video „Let’s have fun tonight“ by Tim Rock (Germany), LEXWARE TV Commercial (Germany), Astro TV (Germany)

2021: RTL Nord (RTL, Germany), Nachtcafe (SWR, Germany), Täglich frisch geröstet (RTL, Germany), Byron Baes (Netflix, Australia), Punkt 12 (RTL, Germany), Explosiv Stories (RTL, Germany)

2020: NTV (Germany) Hier und Heute (WDR, Germany), Das (NDR, Germany), Goodbye Deutschland (VOX, Germany), Taff (Pro7, Germany)

2019: Nordtour (NDR, Germany), Sat.1 Regional (Germany), Grünbeck video commercial (Germany), Indonesian Travel News, CNN Indonesia

2018: Goodbye Deutschland (VOX, Germany), KIKA Live (Germany), RTL Explosiv (Germany)

2017: The Morning Show Live (Australia), The Couch (Australia), Perth Now (Australia), Perth Now (Australia)

2016: Yolo (Germany), Mare TV (Arte, Germany)

2015: Kaum zu Glauben (ZDF, Germany), Hallo Niedersachsen (Germany), Soko Wismar (Germany)

2014: Sat.1 Frühstücksfernsehen (Germany)

2013: PHILIPS TV Commercial (Aired in France), Auf und Davon (VOX, Germany)

2012: Goodbye Deutschland (VOX, Germany)

Freediving Instructor Mermaid Kat is Model for Mono Fins
Professional underwater model Kat for LYN
Professional Mermaid and Unterwater Model Mermaid Kat in Truk Lagoon
Underwater Model Katrin Gray in Waterproof Magazine - Photo by Konstantin Killer

Photo Shoots

2025: GMARO Magazine (France)

2024: Imirage Magazine (Canada), Know Magazine (USA)

2023: Photos Unboxing Magazine (USA), Vous Magazine (Spain), Imirage Magazine (Canada), Artells Magazine (Spain)

2022: Moevir Magazine, Lindener Narrenspiegel (Germany), STYLÉCRUZE Australia Magazine, Dolce (Spanien), Lo’Ammi (USA)

2021: Davosa Watches, Nanna Kuckuck, Fatima Halwani, Ilona Matsour, Selina Hartzsch, Selin Magzine, Vigour Magazine, Gezno Magazine, LE’COEUR Magazine

2020: Commercial video for Zellulin, Underwater shoot for DAVOSA watches

2019: Underwater Shoots for Mermaid Week in Tahiti, underwater Shoots for “ScubaSpa” in the Maldives, body-painting shoot for “Reefcalender”, “Dream Cruises”, product shoot for “Ringana”, underwater fashion shoots in Mexico

2018: Filming for documentary on Discovery Asia (Singapore), underwater Shoot for AQWA (Aquarium of Western Australia), photo shoot Princess Tail Collection (Mermaid Kat Shop), underwater fashion shoot for Filia-Design​ with Konstantin Killer (Belgium), underwater mermaid shoot for PETA (Mexico), underwater fashion shoot for Fila-Design (Mexico), underwater shoot with wild American Saltwater Crocodiles, Baskin Robbins Australia

2017: Underwater shoots for Waterworld.at at Truk Lagoon (Micronesia), filming for German TV Show Goodbye Deutschland (Australia), Greenbatch Campaign (Australia), advertisement campaign Dream Cruises (Singapore)

2016: Underwater shoot Mermaid Tail Collection for Mermaid Kat Shop (Germany)

2015: Underwater shoot with Tiger Sharks for Facing Grace, Ocean Geographic’s Campaign (Bahamas), underwater shoot with Jan Langmaack (Germany), underwater shoots with Harald Slauschek (Maldives)

2014: Underwater Shoot LYN Advertisement Campaign (Thailand), Phuket Bulletin (Thailand), Keep our Oceans Clean Campaign (Thailand), cover shoot for Russian Magazine Charoit (Thailand), underwater shoot (Egypt), Diver Magazine (UK), Underwater Model at Photo Workshops with Alex Mustard (Egypt), Underwater Model at Photo Workshop with Martin Edge (Egypt), underwater shoot with wild Dolphins (Egypt), underwater shoot for Czech dive magazine Buddy (Egypt), underwater shoot Music Video The Knechtsand “Mädchen am Meer” (Egypt), underwater shoot for Elite Magazin (Austria), underwater shoot with Marc Hillesheim (Germany)

2013: Project AWARE Campaign “Dive against Debris” (Thailand), underwater shoot PHILIPS TV Commercial (Thailand – Aired in France), underwater shoot with mantas (Indonesia), underwater shoots with whale sharks (Philippines), Thailand Professionals (Cover Shoot), Asian Bride Magazine, Scuba Zone cover shoot (Italy), shoot against Dolphin Slaughter (Thailand)

2012: Gull 2013 Dive Equipment Catalogue Shoot (Thailand), Filming with German TV Show Auf und Davon (Thailand)

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Events

2025: “Funmantle” (Australia), Aquamotion Family Fun Day (Australia), Make a Wish Foundation Event at Perth Zoo (Australia), WA Day Festival Fremantle, Little Italy Festival Perth, Grandies Big Day Out!

2024: Underwater tank performance at Aquarium of Western Australia “AQWA” in Perth (Australia), “Funmantle” (Australia), Aquamotion Family Fun Day (Australia), Aquafest Bilgoman Aquatic Centre (Australia), Dragon Boat Festival Fremantle (Australia)

2023: Underwater tank performance at the dive show Boot in Düsseldorf (Germany), Splash Fest in Perth (Australia)

2021: Performance for “Beyond Coral” event in Byron Bay (Australia)

2020: Swimming performance onboard Explorer Dream in Melbourne (Australia), underwater tank performance at the dive show Boot in Düsseldorf (Germany), public talks for the German Sea Foundation on ocean conservation (Germany)

2019: Performance for launch event of “Explorer Dream” in Sydney (Australia), several performances at the German dive show “Die Boot”,
interview at “Water Pixel World” about “Underwater Modelling” (Germany), presentation together with German Sea foundation “Deutsche Meeresstiftung” (Germany), Coogee Life Event (Australia), performances on cruise ship “Genting Dream” (Singapore), performances on cruise ship “World Dream” (Hong Kong), performances on cruise ship “Explorer Dream” (China & Japan)

2018: Publication of Mermaid Kat’s first book about “Mermaiding” (Germany), performance at Aqua Marine Gala (Hong Kong),, erformances on-board World Dream (Hong Kong), performances on-board Genting Dream (Singapore), performance at 25th Anniversary of Genting Cruise Lines (Singapore), stage show with Eco Faeries at Fringe World Festival Perth (Australia), performance at Coogee Live Event (Australia), performance at Water Ford Plaza (Australia), performance at GLOW Exhibition Berlin (Germany), performance at Medial Event in Berlin (Germany)

2017: Performing on-board Genting Dream (Hong Kong), launch event Dream Cruises in Singapore, performing on-board Genting Dream (Singapore), Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign (Australia), Teddy Bears Picnic Perth, Australia
War on Plastic Event Perth (Australia), stage performance at Little Feet Festival with Eco Faeries (Australia)

2016: Make a Wish Foundation Charity Event (Australia), Earth Hour Event (Australia), Tropicool Festival (Australia), Media Saturn Congress Berlin (Germany), Maschseefest Hannover (Germany), Derrick Ernst Neighbourhood Centre (Australia)

2015: Underwater Tank Performance at ADEX (Singapore), Public Speaking at ADEX (Singapore), Rendezvous im Stadtpark (Germany)

2014: Shangri-La Hotel (Chiang MaiI, Thailand), Finathon – Swim against Finning (Egypt), judge and trainer at Miss Scuba UK Pageant (Egypt), Europäischen Woche der Abfallvermeidung (Germany), Boot und Fun Berlin (Germany)

2013: Swimming for Sharks Event – Swimming in Shark Tank of Underwater World Pattaya (Thailand), Save our Fins Campaing – Swimming in Shark Tank of Aquaria KLCC (Malaysia), Flying with Mantas (Indonesia), Royal Phawadee Village (Thailand), CC’s Hideaway Phuket (Thailand), Sharaton Hotel Hua Hin (Thailand), opening event Iniala Luxury Residence (Thailand), Asia Superyacht Rendezvous (Thailand), Kata Rocks Phuket (Thailand), Trisara Risort Phuket (Thailand), Foto Hotel Phuket (Thailand), Cleaning Day with Mermaids and Divers (Philippines)

2012: Bliss Beach Club – “Phuket has Been Good to Us” Charity Event (Thailand), La Terrazza Opening Party (Thailand), Underwater World Pattaya – Clean Ocean Campaign (Thailand), The Birds & The Bees Resort – Ocean Awareness Event (Thailand)

Professional mermaid Katrin Gray is certified cave diver

Training – In Diving

  • PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
  • TDI Decompression Procedures Tech Diver
  • TDI Advanced Nitrox Tech Diver
  • IANDT Intro to Cave Diver
  • PADI Freediving Instructor
Mermaid Kat Academy Mermaid Instructor Trainer

Qualifications – In Mermaiding

  • Mermaid Kat Academy – Mermaid Instructor Trainer
  • Mermaid Kat Academy – Mermaid Instructor
  • SSI – Mermaid Instructor
Mermaid Kat is a qualified SSI Unterwasser Model and Underwater Dance Instructor

Qualifications – In Underwater Modeling and Underwater Dance

  • Mermaid Kat Academy – Underwater Modeling Instructor
  • Mermaid Kat Academy – Underwater Dance Instructor
  • SSI – Underwater Model Instructor
  • SSI – Underwater Dance Instructor
Model Kat as Queen of the World Germany

Awards – As a Model

  • Miss Germany International 2006
  • Germany’s Bridal Model 2006
  • Queen of the World Germany 2007
  • Sea Star Girl 2008
  • Voted to “Best Models of Asia” by Think Design Magazine 2013
  • Miss Western Australia 2020 – First Runner Up
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