Erica Meiland is stunned by the criticism she has received from reality star Willem Reimers. She had not expected that from Herman den Blijker’s colleague at all. “He’s gay, isn’t he?” she shouts.
Willem Reimers, known for the programs of Herman den Blijker, does not like to watch the programs of Erica and Martien Meiland. “I am not charmed by the Meilandjes”, he said earlier in the Weekend. “I don’t look at it, because I think the blaring is so terrible. I think that Martien is the worst of the family.”
“How rancid?!”
So what’s so bad about Martien? “I get sick of ‘wines, wines, wines’ and ‘how good!’. He became Television Talent of the Year, well, I didn’t know what I heard then with the Televizier-Ring.”
He does not understand at all that he is married to Erica. “I don’t understand that relationship. Married, while they can both have a partner, how raunchy do you want it to be? I’m a little too old-fashioned, I’m afraid. But if that’s their solution, they should know for themselves, and they’ll make money from it. I wish I had been as smart as she was.”
Erica responds
What does Erica think of Willem Reimers calling her relationship with Martien rancid? It totally pisses her off. “But he’s gay, isn’t he?” she says, also in the Weekend.
It is precisely then that he should understand how their marriage works, says Erica. However, Willem has been married to his wife Jenny for fifty years. “What are you saying, is he married to a woman?! Then I don’t understand his clothes. And if he doesn’t understand it by now, he should read my book, then it will all become clear to him.”