Sébas Diekstra is extremely crushed on Philip Freriks. He believes that the former presenter of De Slimste Mens has ever behaved very disrespectfully in a talk show. “That’s why I was never in the smartest person.”
It is obvious that Sébas Diekstra is a lawyer who is not averse to the spotlight. At a certain point we even saw him sitting in Ranking the Stars. Yet he says no more often, he emphasizes in the Weekend. “I have rejected many programs. Like the smartest person, that was mainly because Philip Freriks presented it.”
Nasty experience
Why does Sébas hate Philip? “I once had a nasty collision at a talk show table with him about the Ivana Smit case. So when they invited me for that program, I thought: as long as he is there, I won’t do that.”
The criminal lawyer cannot get it out of his memory. “He was only concerned with himself at the time and showed little respect for a too young a woman.”
Regret ranking?
Anyway: does Sébas regret ranking the stars? No, he says. “I always liked ranking, and so does my wife. It has a perspective. So why not? Then people think something about it.”
Does it taste like more? “Not necessarily. It is also a culture that you should keep. Victor Vlam said it striking:” People on TV become monkeys. And that’s how it feels. I enjoyed participating once, but I am a victim lawyer. That remains my focus. “