Jon Almaas (54) was able to stretch his arms in the air during Saturday’s Gullruten award ceremony when he, together with co-host Solveig Kloppen (50), won the award for best host in entertainment for the effort in the program “All against all” on TVNorge and Warner Bros. Discovery.
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In recent years, however, Almaas has received the most attention in reality TV. In 2020 he won namely «71 degrees north – Norway’s toughest celebrity» on his own channel, while he this spring made a comeback in the program «71 degrees north – team».
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– Not allowed
On the way into the hall, to a voice over the loudspeaker that shouted “Two minutes until the doors close”, before Saturday’s Gullruten award ceremony, the cheerful 54-year-old made no secret of the fact that reality participation has fallen in love so far.
– The reality concepts I have made have just been fun. “71 degrees north” is first and foremost a physical toil. There are few quarrels and little intrigue, which suits me well. Had I been asked to join again, I would have done so. But it will probably not happen again, he says with a smile to Dagbladet.
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When asked if not the super success «Kompani Lauritzen» could have been something for him, he answers the following:
– Yes, absolutely. But I’m not allowed to.
This happens with the prize
Tempted
– You are not allowed?
– No. Because the recording period is too long, there are many episodes. Which is also broadcast on another channel. So it simply does not work, says Almaas, who aims that he must also produce TV for his own employer.
WON PRIZE: Solveig Kloppen and Jon Almaas won an award for the work they have done in “All against one”. Photo: Eivind Senneset / TV 2
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Nor “The farm celebrity” would have been relevant – if he had been interested at all, the TV profile reveals.
– No, it probably would not have worked, admits the host, who thus does not hide that he could imagine participating in more reality – if so with the competitor TV 2.
– Especially “Kompani Lauritzen” looks very fun. But it is far from certain I would have won. I’m struggling with a bad back I, you know, he asserts.
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– Can not be done
Warner Bros. Communications Director Discovery, Hanne McBride, tells Dagbladet, on a general basis, that the TV company wants as much good TV to be made as possible in this country – regardless of which channel makes it.
– The co-operation climate between the channels is generally very good. We want “our people” to do things they think are fun, and that profiles that are mainly connected to other channels should also be able to frolic on the screen on TVNorge and discovery +.
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She emphasizes that Almaas, which is considered by many to be one of the channel’s biggest profiles, is a workhorse with an extreme capacity.
– He is already doing around 100 episodes for us this year, and it is incredibly fun, but it is also a lot. Locking yourself into other time-consuming productions is simply not possible. But we make assessments in each case when we receive requests, and sometimes it gets thumbs up and other times not, McBride says.
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TV 2: – Welcome to call
Program director in TV 2, Kathrine Haldorsen, is secretive to Dagbladet about whether they have offered Almaa’s place in one or more of their reality concepts.
– We do not want to comment on who has been involved in casting processes or has been offered to participate in various programs on TV 2, but who for various reasons do not end up in the final cast, says Haldorsen.
She adds that they rarely experience problems when they try to pick up participants who are affiliated with competing channels.
– Had some prejudice
– We experience this as unproblematic.
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– Does it often happen that you refuse your own profiles to participate in programs such as the celebrity version of “71 degrees north”?
– As long as it fits with the profile’s second assignment for TV 2, we try to be flexible to achieve this, says Haldorsen, who also uses the chance to “flirt” with the former “New again” star, who of course admits that he would have liked to do «Kompani Lauritzen».
– We would like to see Jon Almaas in this production, and he is very welcome to call me at any time – then we will have a chat, she says to Dagbladet.
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Gave up the “flu dream”
Jon Almaas was thus nominated for – and won – an award for this year’s entertainment presenter. On the red carpet ahead of the award ceremony, he pointed out that it was a long time ago.
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– This is far from the first time I’m on the Golden Route, but it’s been a long time since now. I have been nominated, and probably won a Gullruten award in 2001 and one in 2011. And then I am nominated again this year, it is a whole age we are talking about here – a whole life.
Won the Honorary Award
Almaas became seriously known through the NRK program “Nytt på nytt”, which he led for a number of years – a full 17 years. But in 2016, he announced the transition to Discovery.
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