It is indeed a ‘premeditated game’ that Linda de Mol ended up on the cover of the Weekend with her five Ukrainian refugees. That’s what showbiz connoisseur Farja Farvardin says in De RoddelLoog.
The Weekend has been on the magazine rack for almost a week now with a noble photo of Linda de Mol. It shows how she walks into her castle with Ukrainian refugees. It was soon suggested that this was a charm offensive, but editor-in-chief Bart Ettekoven denies a one-two punch with the presenter.
Preconceived game
However, showbiz connoisseur Farja Farvardin, also known as FawryNotSawry, agrees with Yvonne Coldeweijer. She thinks Linda is using the refugees to benefit herself.
Farja says in The GossipLoog: “Linda de Mol has taken in five Ukrainian refugees. So when those people came in, coincidentally, very coincidentally (cynically, ed.) a paparazzo photographer was standing outside the door to capture it on camera. Yes, that is of course all a bit of a set up, we understand that of course.”
Good action
It’s a PR tactic, explains Farja. “Linda has been so badly in the news that she thinks: hey, I need to do something positive. Of course, that does not alter the fact that this is a very good action by Mrs De Mol.”
He continues: “On social media everyone is complaining again: ‘Yes, she does it on purpose because she has to be positive in the news, blah blah.’ That’s all true and I don’t think that… I personally think she did this a bit out of good will and let’s not forget that this is just a very good action from Linda.”
Orphanage
Premeditated or not: Linda is doing a good deed, Farja wants to say. “Because a lot of people just don’t do it, take in a refugee. She does, but well, she also has such a huge house, I think she can take care of an entire orphanage. So yeah, I think it’s just respect that she’s doing this.”
“Let’s also look at the positive side. She does and a lot of people don’t. At least those people have shelter, that’s what matters,” he concludes.
Jan Dijkgraaf
The dreaded columnist Jan Dijkgraaf also aims that this is a PR strategy. He points to Linda’s German manager Xenia Kasper, who normally invariably sells ‘no comment’ to the press. However, as soon as she is asked about the Ukrainian refugees, she shares all the ins and outs. Only their passport numbers are still missing.
Jan crawls in his newsletter in Xenia’s skin. He comes up with a fictional transcript of her conversation with the Weekend. After a long story about Linda’s refugees, ‘Xenia’ closes as follows: “It’s just a shame it was in Weekend, because Linda would have liked to keep this quiet. And I.”
Weekend
The Weekend cover in question: