10th anniversary of Patty Brard on SBS 6

Exactly ten years ago on January 11th, 2007 Patty Brard's participation in the celebrity ice-skating show "Sterren Dansen Op Het Ijs" on SBS 6 was a milestone in her career. It even relaunched it. More than 1 million Dutch viewers watched her doing the splits. This funny performance generated lots of publicity in Holland. Prior to this competition, La Brard had been dismissed by RTL Nederland for not being "relevant enough". In other words, the larger than life media personality was accused of being too old for commercial television.

Patty on "Sterren Dansen Op Het Ijs" (2007)

On SBS 6, Patty took her revenge. Due to the media circus of "Sterren Dansen Op Het Ijs", SBS 6 gave her the opportunity to be a showbiz expert on the entertainment news program "Shownieuws" next to the anchor Viktor Brand. The viewers really appreciated this duo and their TV ratings were satisfying. 

Viktor Brand & Patty Brard on Shownieuws (2009)

In the following years, Patty was involved in other shows on SBS 6.

* "De Nieuwe Uri Geller" (the Dutch version of the Israeli paranormal talent contest "The Successor" (which was high in the ratings in 2008-2009). She was a regular guest on the first season, co-hosted the second season with Tooske Ragas and the third edition with Beau van Erven Dorens. She was also part of a jury on the 2010 edition.

Hayashi's cucumber act with Patty on "De Nieuwe Uri Geller" (2008)

* "Wie Ben Ik?": She was team captain on this game show with Gerard Joling in 2008 and 2009.

* "K2 zoekt K3", a talent show with Patty in the jury and whose aim was to search the new member of Flemish girl group K3.

* The second season of "Coming to Holland: Prins zoekt vrouw", the Dutch version of "Undercover Princes" aired between November 2010 and January 2011.

In April 2011, Sanoma and Talpa took over SBS Nederland. One month later, Patty's deal was not extended. 

The "enfant terrible of Dutch showbiz" bounced back rapidly and appeared on RTL 4's reality show "Diva's draaien door" with Patricia Paay and Tatjana Simic in September and October 2011. But at that time Patty often explained in interviews that she missed the conviviality of SBS.

Another event put her in the limelight again: her failed dive on SBS 6's celebrity diving competition "Sterren Springen" caused a sensation in late August 2012. It was even used as a publicity stunt to promote "Celebrity Splash" (the international name of "Sterren Springen") and to sell the format to 25 TV networks around the world. 

In 2013, the diva worked as a freelance TV host between RTL 5 (on reality shows "Wie is de Reisleider?", "Echte Meisjes op de Prairie" and "Lust, Liefde Of Laten Lopen") and SBS 6 (on "Shownieuws" and as a judge on the ski jumping competition "Vliegende Hollanders: Sterren van de Schans"). 

Since late August 2013, Patty has a exclusive deal with SBS 6. In addition to Shownieuws (which is still popular), she scored a string of hits and flops on the channel:

• Show Vandaag (2013-2014) - infotainment program
• Bonje Met de Buren (2014–2016) - a reality show hosted with Jochem van Gelder to solve problems between neighbours
• Patty's Big Fat Ibiza Wedding (2014) - a reality show which showed the preparations for her wedding with Dutch architect Antoine van de Vijver
• Mindmasters Live (2015) - paranormal show featuring Uri Geller and Patty as a pannellist
• Thuis op Zondag (2016) - Sunday talk show
• Met de Deur in Huis (2016) - comedy panel game show hosted by Kees Tol and Tineke Schouten with Patty as a pannelist
• De Wereld Rond In 6 Stappen (on SBS 6's sister channel Net 5, 2016) - reality program about the theory of "six degrees of separation" with Bridget Maasland 
• Mud Masters VIP (2016) - challenging obstacle course based on military training with celebrities
• SBS Sterren Surprise (2016) - a Christmas program featuring TV personalities who fulfilled the dreams of people

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