Malou Petter confirms that her wallet is becoming considerably thicker due to her switch from the NOS Journaal to Talpa. “I have improved, yes,” said the 34-year-old presenter.
After New Year’s Eve the time has come: SBS 6 will start every evening at six o’clock with the new conservative news section News of the Day. One evening Art Rooijakkers presents it, the next evening Malou Petter can chat happily with Telegraaf celebrities such as Wierd Duk. The newspaper is exclusively linked to this TV project.
Progressed
Malou shows his true colors with this. It comes from the NOS Journaal, which claims to be neutral. “Have you made any progress?” Wilfred Genee asks her in the column In The Walkways.
Malou then says: “Yes, certainly.”
Wilfred: “Significantly too?”
Malou: “I have improved, yes.”
Grand prize
Wilfred isn’t surprised by that. “That quickly becomes the case at NOS, because of course you don’t deserve the top prize there.”
Malou: “No, those NPO budgets really don’t go to the NOS presenters.”
Wilfred: “No, and of course there is also a kind of risk premium that you received, right? Or not?”
Malou: “Yes, it is also true: if you make a switch, it is logical that I will not continue to earn the same.”
For money
Wilfred thinks Malou did it for the money. “No kidding: you also chose the money? That’s actually what you’re saying?”
Malou: “No, really not. No, that’s what people say, but it’s really not true. I’m thrilled that I’m going to earn a little more. I’m not going to deny that.”
Wilfred: “Then why did you say yes?”
Malou: “Because I really wanted to learn new things.”
Comfort zone
Malou wanted something different. “I had been working at the NOS for fourteen years, and I really enjoyed it, but I also felt like I was a bit out of my comfort zone, I was really looking forward to that. I now fully do that and it is exciting, has risks, but I also really enjoy it. That’s not very strange, right?”
Wilfred: “No, you are 34. Life is still ahead of you. There is a chance that it will fail and you could see that in Merel Westrik. Then suddenly there was nothing anymore.”
Westrik syndrome
Merel Westrik’s TV career died due to her switch to Talpa. Malou: “No, that can happen of course. Agreements have been made about this.”
It is unclear what agreements these are, but Malou feels like a fish in water with Talpa. “I really like you all. I have already met a lot of people and everyone is very collegial.”