In recent days, various stories have been circulated about sexually transgressive behavior within the program ‘The voice of Holland’. Two former candidates joined ‘BEAU’ tonight, who painted a shocking picture of what really went on behind the scenes.
One of the former candidates is Nienke Wijnhoven, she participated in season 8 of the program in 2018 and managed to make it to the final under the guidance of coach Anouk.
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Nienke was only 19 years old at the time and soon had to deal with Jeroen Rietbergen, the band leader of the program and also Linda de Mol’s ex-partner. At first she had a positive impression of him. “He’s also just a very charming man, he’s so sweet.” For example, she tells about the time she received an app from him after a recording on the train home, asking if she had come home okay. “You build such a bond that you can no longer see the moment when it crosses borders, that point is missing.” At one point Jeroen made a rather inappropriate remark when Nienke had to lie on the floor for a singing lesson from the singing coach. “He then said, ‘I’d like to lie on it.'”
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And that’s not all. “I wasn’t sure if I should say this, but I’ve got nothing to lose. There was a situation where he said there were all studios upstairs and I could see them.” Nienke says that afterwards she thought that there was wrong communication, because when they were upstairs ‘he started to feel’. From that moment on, she visibly struggles in the studio. “I don’t want to cry at all,” she says, sobbing. Marc-Marie Huijbregts immediately agrees. “You can’t do anything about that, can you?” Kees van der Spek does not ignore it either. “That’s just punishable!”
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Someone who also had several bad experiences with Jeroen is Kirsten Berkx, she participated in the program in the spring of 2017 and eventually became eighth under the guidance of coach Sanne.
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She also had a good impression of him at first, although she heard rumors about him in the corridors. “As a musician he was pleasant to work with. And until the moment he made a nasty remark to me, I never had a weird vibe.” When Kirsten walks down the hall in a kind of ‘pyjamas’ after a rehearsal, she gets an annoying remark from him. “What horny pants you have on, he said”. Looking back at this comment, it still makes her angry. “You have no right as a man to say such a thing to a girl. Only my love can say such a thing.” Yet she dared not do anything with it at the time. “I probably laughed it off stupidly.
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Both women found it very difficult to say anything at the time. “At that moment you first put the blame on yourself,” explains Nienke. It was only after several therapy sessions and conversations with her mother and boyfriend that she found out that Jeroen’s behavior was actually unacceptable. The very thick contract at the time also made a big impression on the women. “You have signed a contract of which you no longer know what it says with God,” explains Nienke.
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Not only Jeroen Rietbergen, but also Ali B. is currently under a magnifying glass. There is even a complaint ready against the rapper. His wife, however, said that what is happening now has no influence on their relationship.
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