Iris Hond reacts for the first time to the rumors that she has been in bed with another married celebrity next to Marco Borsato: Ali B. “I have not even seen him half the time.”
Shortly after Ellen ten Damme revealed in April that something cross-border happened eight years ago during the recordings of Ali B and the Muziekcaravan, a rumor was also launched about Iris Hond. The pianist was also a guest in that program at the time and, according to Yvonne Coldeweijer, she was also intimate with Ali. In her case voluntarily.
BN’er mistress
The manager of Iris would neither confirm nor deny that in May, but image expert Zabeth van Veen was sure: Iris simply enjoyed the adventure with Ali. “I think Iris is not so concerned with her own image: she has made her choices based on her own needs.”
The only annoying thing for Iris is that nowadays she is mainly known as a celebrity lover instead of a pianist. “Iris will have to deal with the fact that some can’t disconnect from her during a performance that she has had wild adventures,” said Zabeth.
Iris reacts
Iris is now reacting for the first time herself to the rumors about an adventure with Ali. “I have also said what I want to say about that. I was on an Ali B program once, and then I didn’t even see him half the time,” she says in conversation with The watchword.
Obviously, Iris can’t seem to deny it. She remains blunt: “I don’t want to go into that too much, because everything I say can be transformed into something that doesn’t make sense.”
Frightening
It is not pleasant for Iris that so much is written about her. “What I have experienced is that a lot is said and filled in and written, of which nothing is true at all.”
She concludes: “I don’t see it as misogynistic, but it did scare me. It’s like watching a crazy movie.”
Ellen about Ali
In addition to the large Parool interview with Iris, a large one also appeared this weekend Woman interview with Ellen ten Damme. She clarifies one more time why she came out with her story about Ali. “I decided to wait for the broadcast of Boos. Then I thought: I recognize this, I want to help those girls!”
Actually, she did not want to tell that in the media, according to Ellen. She did it anyway, in The Cut Guest by Özcan Akyol. “Everything was asked about, including my experiences with transgressive behavior in the media world. That had not been agreed in advance, so I was speechless. I even stopped recording and wanted to walk away.”
Ultimately that didn’t happen. “This is the momentum to stop certain behavior.”