Patty remembers well the moment she was confronted with her weight. That was because someone behind the scenes. “I have experienced that you are suddenly ‘too fat’ and that you are not fresh and fruity enough for television. On the other hand: I also experienced that as a lesson. Actually I went to look at myself and I thought: yes, maybe I should do something about myself. So, whoever reproved me: I hereby thank them.”
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However, the presenter does not receive a warm welcome after her return to Talpa. John de Mol had included in her contract that Patty would be fired if she did not maintain her weight. The diva revealed this in her biography that she released in honor of her 65th birthday. She would have “two months to get back to her old weight or the contract will be terminated.”
Patty blinked twice as she read these terms. “I think it’s insane. It’s outrageous. But he’s really unlucky, because of course I’m not signing this. What is he thinking? (…) He just looks at it, I didn’t even continue reading.”
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