Viola Holt hits back at Winston Gerschtanowitz. She finds it laughable that the presenter has talked about her so derogatoryly. “Without me, he would never have been at RTL Boulevard!”
Viola Holt, who was somewhat derailed in corona times – she supported Willem Engel, made the NOS News as a corona protester and was called a ‘sad opperwappie’ by Angela de Jong – makes herself heard again. She reveals which step in her TV career she regrets and lashes out at Winston Gerschtanowitz.
Viola is sorry
Like Viola through the story When asked what she regrets in her life, she answers: “On the day of the opening of our restaurant in Mexico, Leo van der Goot, who was then director of RTL 4, called. He told me there was a new program for me: RTL Boulevard.”
RTL actually had Viola in mind for the presentation before Beau van Erven Dorens. “They were already working on Albert Verlinde and together we were going to present this in the evening. I then said no and for a moment I regretted it. Because, what if…”
Jochie Winston
Albert and Beau turned out to be a golden duo and RTL Boulevard became a resounding success. Finally, after many years, Beau was succeeded by Winston.
Viola: “When I heard that kid Winston Gerschtanowitz say years later: ‘Viola Holt, nobody is interested in that anymore, I thought: if I had said yes, he would never have been there. I was first choice!”
Back on the tube?
Would Viola actually want to go back on the tube? “No, I’m almost 73. I don’t need a TV career anymore.”