Bridget Maasland has the idea that Wilfred Genee is a bit jealous of Hélène Hendriks’ success. “A bit childish, huh? They make themselves known very much.”
Hélène Hendriks proved in the summer that the men of Today Inside are not indispensable. If Johan Derksen quits, SBS 6 can easily choose to put Hélène forward, because she knows how to create the same atmosphere with the regular guests of VI. The viewing figures for her summer talk show were very good.
Jealous of Hélène
According to ratings authority Tina Nijkamp, De Oranjezomer was even the ‘viewership surprise of the year’. “Because that unexpectedly scored very well. I thought that was funny too, that someone could even compete with those men in terms of viewing figures,” she says in the end-of-year special of the BLVD Podcast.
Presenter Luuk Ikink then notes: “I had the feeling that they might be a little jealous sometimes, the men of VI of Hélène.”
“I did too!”
Tina thinks the same way. Does Wilfred Genee feel Hélène’s hot breath on his neck? “So I had that too! I had that a bit at the beginning of the season, because yes, they were a bit frugal about it. Like: oh yes, that Orange summer. And then she was also nominated for that Televizier Ring.”
Wilfred hardly campaigned for this, according to Tina. “I think: well, now there will be a very big campaign and then of course they will advertise it every day in VI style, but that didn’t happen a bit. I noticed that too.”
Childish
Bridget Maasland thinks that is not sporty of Wilfred. “A bit childish, huh?”
Tina: “Yes, I thought so.”
Bridget: “They’ll make themselves known then.”
RTL’s TV expert Rob Goossens: “Yes, I think so too, because they can’t even participate themselves, so of course it’s not that they were defeated or anything, because they weren’t in the same competition. And if someone who has also achieved greatness in your own program, then yes, then you also have to be a good mentor in that.”
Pride
Bridget believes that Wilfred has not been a good mentor in this regard. “Yes, then you should be proud.”
Tina: “Yes, but those viewing figures also showed… Yes, it was of course also striking that she could compete with that. Of course that was hilarious too. And of course very good news for SBS, because that means if those men fall over, there will be a good replacement.”