Ella Leyers has been working on the satirical actua program for two years now. For example, she was allowed to call herself Jan Jaap’s sidekick. In addition, Ella has made dozens of hilarious videos in recent years, and she also showed her humorous talent in the most popular DIW video clip on Facebook. For example, the skit ‘Since I drink every day’ reached 1.5 million people online. For Lotte Vermeir, network manager of One and Canvas, Ella Leyers is the perfect successor to Jan Jaap. “She is one of the smartest people in the world and also funny, witty and smooth. She follows current events like no other.”
For Ella Leyers herself, it is already an opportunity that she does not want to miss. “I’ve been enjoying myself as an actress at ‘The Ideal World’ for two years now, so when they asked me to also present, I knew where I would end up. Then I asked myself, “If I don’t do it, will I be jealous of my replacement?” The answer was yes, so I jumped.” It was previously announced that Jan Jaap would stop as host after this season. On Thursday 5 May he will say goodbye to ‘The ideal world’ with a clear conscience. Jan Jaap has nothing but praise for his successor. “I am very honored that one of the funniest people I know is going to take over the torch from ‘The Ideal World’. Ella can kick the show in a different direction with her style and ideas and that seems very healthy to me. I think we are taking a serious step towards an ideal world.”