Marijke Helwegen: ‘Lovely, such a quiet husband’ | Stars

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The secret of their almost golden marriage

She started her career as a figurehead of the cosmetic world, but managed to grow into a national fame and regular TV appearance. Her ‘breasts out and lips pursed’ have done Marijke Helwegen no harm. With husband Harry, whom she calls her ‘silent force’ and with whom she has been together for 57 years, she leads a fairly withdrawn, but happy life. What is the secret of her love for the man she fell for when she was seventeen, but who also whistles her back regularly?

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