Henny Huisman is disappointed that he is always portrayed as someone begging for a TV comeback. The strongest criticism came from Johan Derksen. Is that why he hates the VI star?
The TV career of Henny Huisman (74) suddenly ended when RTL 4 decided to take his musical programs off the air and exchange them for the then internationally successful Idols. He has now been begging for a TV comeback longer than he was on TV at all. Sad, says Today Inside star Johan Derksen (76).
Soulpaw
Johan went really hard on Henny this year. “Of course he has to be careful… He comes across as a soulless person. He is an old soulless person who can’t miss the TV. That’s just true. That lady we have here is the female edition of Henny Huisman. What’s her name? That older woman of my age here. Catherine Keyl, yes. She has the same thing!”
The VI star responded at the time to the news that Henny was working on a soap about his life. “Look, there’s one thing someone in their right mind would never do and that is have a soap film filmed at his home. That’s too embarrassing for words and Henny is not fun at all. He’s only fun when he plays the drums, because he can’t do that.”
It’s your turn
What does Henny think about that? He responds in the latest Weekend: “Everyone has their turn there sometimes. When it is your turn, it is of course less fun. On the other hand, that is also the format. When everyone at VI shouts: ‘Nice, great and what a nice guy Henny is’, no one looks.”
He continues: “Johan is quite a sweet grouch. Only, he sometimes shouts too much. Even though he caught me once, I still like to watch Vl. Look, at VI you are more of a shitty goalkeeper than a very good goalkeeper.”
The end is approaching
Henny and Johan are approximately the same age. Is the former Sound Mix Show star disappointed that there is a good chance that he will die within about ten years? “I can’t say: ‘Hi, how nice to get older!’ You know that the end is in sight, of course. Not that I think about that every day, but it would be nicer if you could stand still for a while.”
He concludes: “I notice that many older colleagues suffer from hearing problems and then you know that you have reached that final phase. On the other hand: it is just the way it is. Lia and I sometimes have conversations about who would go first. I am selfish enough to say: ‘I hope I go first.’ She will be fine without me.”