Evert Santegoeds and Guido den Aantractor hate each other. The bosses of Privé and Story therefore never sit together at the Shownieuws desk. Which of them performs best? “Guido!”
It’s no secret that Private boss Evert Santegoeds and Story boss Guido den Aantrekker don’t get along with each other. That is mainly due to Evert, because he thinks Guido is a ‘terrible man’. He regularly hands out sneers at him; for example, he recently had some inner fun about the fact that Guido’s book about André Hazes Jr. would not sell very well.
“Guido’s good!”
Which of the gentlemen actually does better in Shownieuws? Media connoisseur Victor Vlam is firm in his podcast The Communicados: “I am actually quite enthusiastic about Guido den Aantrekker. I notice that he’s been doing really well lately. He’s real on a roll. He has expressed many high-profile opinions in recent times.”
Guido ensures that Shownieuws is much discussed, says Victor. “His specialty is a little bit of saying something that everyone at the table will completely disagree with, so they all go against him and he starts defending himself. I have to tell you honestly: it is quite a nice television.”
Compulsory education issue
Guido recently started bashing the school attendance officer who got André Hazes Jr. into trouble. “I don’t think I completely agree with it, but I do think it’s a stimulating opinion. And that is what you need as an entertainment talk show. You need provocative opinions that are also a little bit contrary.”
His rival Evert is more open-minded, says Victor. “If you compare it with a less interesting opinion, then that is, for example, Evert Santegoeds, who thought that Frans Duijts should not boast so much with his very expensive Ferrari… That is an opinion with which I agree one hundred percent, but it is still one less interesting opinion.”
Default opinion
Evert is not surprised with such a statement, says Victor. “You know, it’s just stock opinion. Eight out of ten people have that opinion.”
Co-host Lars Duursma: “Yes, hate people who boast about their wealth.”
Victor: “Yes, in the Netherlands we don’t like that and in America that is more possible, but in the Netherlands it is less possible. We just don’t accept that from our stars. So if you say that, that is an opinion, it is also discussed, but it is a less interesting opinion.”
‘Guido outclasses Evert’
Guido often has more interesting opinions, says Victor. “That’s what his strength is. That in itself is commendable and I appreciate that about him. I actually think that he is currently outclassing Evert Santegoeds.”
He concludes: “Evert is his great arch-rival. They are really at odds with each other. Actually, Evert is the biggest male star of Shownieuws, he has been there since 2008, so for a very long time, and he is now outclassed by his rival Guido den Aantractor.”