Marlayne Sahupala was surprised last night during the live broadcast of Hart van Nederland by her colleague Sandra Schuurhof: she has been with SBS 6 for twenty years. Is she getting too old now?
According to Noa Vahle, the daughter of Linda de Mol, there is a great lack of elderly TV women. The funny thing is that her uncle John de Mol is one of the causes of the problem: in 2019 he admitted bluntly and live on the channel that women on television simply have an ‘use by date’.
Marlayne surprised
It happened in De Wereld Draait Door, where John was addressed about the dismissal of a number of Hart women of age. His statements led to fierce criticism, for example from Beau van Erven Dorens: “You must be gloomy about it, right? That you are put aside in such a way. That someone says: ‘You’re too old, you have to leave.’”
Should Marlayne Sahupala be worried now too? Yesterday she was surprised live on the Hart van Nederland broadcast with the fact that she has been working at SBS 6 for twenty years. Hopefully John wasn’t watching, because how old must that woman be? Well, 52 years. Or, according to John’s calculations, 86…
Pause briefly
Sandra Schuurhof paused the broadcast for a moment: “I would like to briefly reflect on this special day, because you, Marlayne, are presenting Hart van Nederland for exactly twenty years today. You’ve been with SBS for twenty years and look what a guppy you were then! I say cheers, darling, to many, many more wonderful years at Hart!”
Marlayne to that: “Thank you!”
Fear for John
The big question is: when will John see this again? And how long will it take before Marlayne has to wiggle? Or isn’t she afraid that the same thing will happen to her as to all those other Hart women?
No, Marlayne recently said in the Party. “No, I’m not afraid of that. I turned 52 in July, but I don’t think there’s anything like that going on. And if it is, then so be it. Look: I don’t think you should want to be somewhere where you are not wanted for whatever reason. But I don’t feel that way at all.”
Station voice
Marlayne would really find it very unexpected if she had to leave Talpa. “I also coach young talents for Talpa and I am Talpa’s station voice, so I record all promos.”
No, Marlayne thinks she can stay for a while. “I’m not into it either, to be honest. I don’t like it theme.”