Lale Gül will be one of the faces of the new six o’clock news on SBS 6. And that makes a difference, because if Good Morning Netherlands had asked her, she would have refused. “Ghetto!”
The time has almost come: just after New Year’s Eve, SBS 6 will start a new conservative six-hour news, entitled News of the Day. The presentation is alternately in the hands of Art Rooijakkers and Malou Petter, and more and more is becoming clear about the permanent pool of guests. There is a promotional video on John de Mol’s TV station.
Lale on SBS 6
Who is involved in each case? Sander de Kramer, Raymond Mens, Mick van Wely, Merel Ek and Lale Gül. “A striking number of Oranjezondag and VI guests in the promo,” notes Tina Nijkamp on her analysis channel.
It is a great step for Lale, because she clearly has TV ambitions and this is also a good time for her. For example, she hates the morning and would therefore have refused Good Morning Netherlands. “I hate the morning and getting up. I have been a night owl all my life, I live my life in the evenings,” she says in the &C.
Dating app
What does she do in the evening? “I don’t know what it is, but at night my energy spikes. Then I start writing, think about my future or suddenly have a nice conversation with someone on a dating app. I prefer to eat instant noodles as a late-night snack.”
Which one exactly? “I usually buy the one from Yum Yum, I add extra herbs and sometimes a poached egg. I often don’t sleep until around three o’clock because I worry a lot. For example, about a column that I have not submitted or about the fact that I no longer have contact with my parents.”
Half past ten
Finally, Lale wakes up very late. “Because I sleep so late, I usually don’t wake up until around half past nine. If I have to set my alarm early for a work appointment, I can’t be bothered to peek. Then I’m grumpy and three-quarters of my brain doesn’t work. Quite inconvenient, because we live in a nine-to-five society.”
How is her breakfast when she wakes up so late? Or will she wait until lunch? “I don’t eat breakfast, I only eat in the afternoon and drink a cup of coffee or a can of Red Bull Light in the morning. Very ghetto, but I love it.”