Bas Nijhuis sat pontifically at the talk show table in the summer VI replacement De Oranjezomer, but at Today Inside he has to settle for the barstool again. “You have to know your role.”
A number of guests who always sit at the bar in Today Inside were suddenly allowed to sit at the table in De Oranjezomer. In addition to Bas Nijhuis, also think of Raymond Mens, who is now shouting almost everywhere that he should receive three hundred thousand euros from John de Mol. As a result, he has even been called a ‘commercial dog’ on live television.
Back on stool
Johan Derksen was not too enthusiastic about the musical chairs at De Oranjezomer. “The only thing I could say about that is that not every bar guest is also a success at the table, because they are such specialized people who have to stick to their specialization. “If they sit down and talk, it won’t make me happy.”
Johan wisely kept to himself who he was talking about, but it could just be referee Bas Nijhuis. He is now sitting on the barstool again at Today Inside.
Promotion
Wilfred Genee against Bas in the section In The Hallways: “I saw you sitting at the table. You have been promoted. What’s it like to be back at the bar?”
Bas: “Yes, better. This is just okay. I like this at the bar.”
Wilfred: “I saw people flourish. Raymond Mens kept getting bigger and bigger.”
Bas: “Yes, but you have to be careful that you don’t start believing in yourself at a certain point.”
‘Must know your role’
Wilfred stokes the fire: “Yes, did that happen? Did you see that in people?”
Bas: “Yes, you saw that with people. I also saw a difference with Rutger Castricum. He is very calm at your table and very present there. I think: you have to know your role and I think the bar is a really great position. You make it with the three of you and there is always one guest who also has some input. That is what it is all about and then you have to know your role.”
Yellow sweater
Bas’ performance in De Oranjezomer made the headlines because Hélène Hendriks had to put on sunglasses because of his bright yellow sweater.
Bas: “No, I don’t do that anymore. I did it for the sponsor and then I was allowed… Everyone was very happy.”
Wilfred: “Sent twenty sweaters?”
Bas: “Sent twenty sweaters, haha! Yes that’s right! Just like you always with that watch like that, right?”