Dutch celebrities mourn Piet Paulusma: “The hardest working weatherman”

William Rutten

William Rutten looks back on a cheerful photo shoot with perhaps the most famous Dutch meteorologist. “Rest in peace, dear Piet,” he writes with the images.

Helga van Leur

Colleague Helga van Leur writes a message to Piet Paulusma on Instagram. “I have no words for it.”

Justine Marcella

Journalist and royal family expert Justine Marcella also shares a memory of Piet. “My cameramen were always so happy when they were allowed to go to Piet, to Friesland,” she posts on Instagram. “Everything was good there. Until now!”

Viktor Brand

“Never oant moarn again,” Viktor Brand posted on Instagram. His message is accompanied by a photo of a smiling Piet Paulusma, as everyone knows the cheerful weatherman.

Sipke Jan Bousema

Fellow Frisian Sipke Jan mourns his fellow provincial and colleague, whom he describes as “an iconic and trusted weatherman who was always there.”

Patty Brard

Patty Brard has been able to work with Piet Paulusma for many years at sbs and looks back on some great moments with the colleague who “was always up for a joke” but always took his work “deadly serious”. “It’s officially spring,” she captioned her message, “but the wind chill is anything but spring-like.”

Evelien de Bruijn

Evelien remembers her early days with Heart of the Netherlands, when Piet Paulusma took her under his wing as a true paterfamilias and helped her with her first footsteps in the television world. “Oant sjen,” she says to her beloved colleague. In other words: goodbye.

Maurice Wines

Television colleague Maurice Wijnen remembers Piet Paulusma as the whole of the Netherlands sees him: the hardest-working and always friendly weather forecaster.

Source: Instagram, Twitter.