Earlier today, Dutch celebrity gossip sites RTLBoulevard.nl and Ditjesendatjes.nl announced that Patty Brard would be part of the new season of BNNVARA/NPO 3's reality show "Vier Handen Op Een Buik" featuring female celebrities supporting teen mothers. The first episode of the 2021 season will air on May 4th at 9.30 pm on NPO 3.
Since late 2015, the SBS6 star has been participating in previous episodes.
Source: RTL Boulevard, Ditjes en Datjes
Jan Roos & Dennis Schouten
Dutch media personality Jan Roos and his sidekick Dennis Schouten diss every week Patty Brard in the "Patty Patty Patty" section of their RoddelPraat show on YouTube.
On the April 14th broadcast of the entertainment news show, the RoddelPraat guys talked about the ex-Luv' singer's mobile phone number that had been leaked (see news posted on April 8th, 2021).
On the April 21st broadcast, the RoddelPraat duo discussed Patty's forthcoming bunionectomy (see news posted on April 17th, 2021). The diva posted a picture of her hallux valgus on Instagram. She will be operated on May 19th. During the broadcast, Jan and Dennis also explained that their RoddelPraat show was in danger as they didn't follow YouTube guidelines. According to these mavericks, the end of their program might also be due to the cancel culture. That's why they urged their viewers to donate so that they could go on.
The following week, on April 28th, the gentlemen announced that they were allowed to continue RoddelPraat thanks to their fans' support. During this broadcast, they mentioned a recent video of Patty and her new dog Bobbie on Instagram. Jan couldn't stand the way the Shownieuws star used a childish voice to talk to her puppy as she weighed him.
Source: RoddelPraat (YouTube)
Here are the latest viewing figures of SBS6's entertainment news program "Shownieuws" (featuring Patty Brard as a showbiz expert):
On April 25th, the multitalented Chimène van Oosterhout hosted the Dutch Beauty Awards 2021, the prestigious ceremony that rewarded beauty specialists from the Netherlands.
Prior to the award show, the former Luv' singer posted on social media a video of herself wearing a face mask and proving that she tested negative for Coronavirus. Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic were respected. The (online) ceremony took place at DeFabrique in Utrecht and was broadcast live via Onlineevent.nl. The Originals were the house band during the evening.
Photo edited by Co Rnz
Top row (from left to right):
Anita Heilker (Dolly Dots), Deborah Jenner (Doris D & The Pins), Ria Brieffies (Dolly Dots), Karien de Vries (Maywood), Clari Horsmeier (Deuce), Margot van der Ven (Babe), Alice de Vries (Maywood), Rita van Rooy (Babe), Patty Zomer (Dolly Dots), Ingrid de Goede (Doris D & The Pins), Gemma van Eck (Babe), Angela Groothuizen (Dolly Dots)
Bottom row (from left to right):
Yvonne Mehagnol (Doris D & The Pins), Angela Kramers (Dolly Dots), Irene Verhoeve (Doris D & The Pins), Anja Horsmeier (Deuce), Esther Oosterbeek (Dolly Dots), Donna Baron (Doris D & The Pins)
40 years ago exactly, on April 27th, 1981, Holland's most-read newspaper De Telegraaf published a short article about Doris D. & The Pins, Dolly Dots, Babe, Maywood and Deuce. At the time, these girl groups took part in the taping of a special TV show "We Love You" broadcast on TROS/Nederland 1. This item was illustrated with a beautiful group photograph of the girls. The major absentees were the Luv' singers who had broken up a few weeks earlier. The soundtrack of this TV program entitled "Ladies Night (We Love You)" was released on vinyl and cassette and even entered the Dutch Albums Chart. Let's celebrate the 40th anniversary of this unique moment that proved that due to Luv's triumph, the Netherlands were at the time the Promised Land for female pop groups.
Background
In early March 1981, Luv' broke up after four years of success (see article posted on March 4th, 2021). The trio had a brief and intense international success story: 12 singles, 4 albums, two compilations, 14 gold and platinum records, a string of hits that charted in seventeen countries, one Dutch export award (Conamus Export Prize), 7 million records sold, TV shows, songs played in heavy rotation on the radio, countless magazines covers...The Luv' singers didn't know that they would make several comebacks in the future. Hans van Hemert's brainchild was a trendsetter and inspired other record producers who launched their own girl groups: Girlie, Snoopy, Babe, Benelux & Nancy Dee, Dolly Dots, Maywood, Doris D. & The Pins and Deuce.
Luv' 1980-1981 line-up: Ria Thielsch, Marga Scheide & José Hoebee
Patty Brard (who left suddenly Luv' in July 1980 and was replaced by Ria Thielsch) started a solo career just before the trio's dissolution. In March 1981, her debut solo single "Hold on to love" peaked at #19 on the Dutch Top 40 and #14 on the Nationale Hitparade (currently Single Top 100) in the Netherlands. It reached #4 on the BRT Top 30 and #7 on the Ultratop in Belgium as well as #12 on the South African charts (see article posted on February 6th, 2021). Her first album "All This Way" reached Nr. 35 on the Nationale Hitparade LP Top 50 in Holland.
To celebrate the emergence of "Meidengroepen" (girl groups) as a Dutch pop phenomenon, a unique project was set up: the broadcast of a special TV show featuring five female formations combined with the release of a compilation of their hits.
In April 1981, four well-established acts Doris D. & The Pins, Dolly Dots, Babe, and Maywood as well as newcomers, the duo called Deuce took part in the taping of the special entitled "We Love You" for TROS/Nederland 1 at the Theater De Vest in Alkmaar. The show was hosted by Ron Brandsteder (Patty Brard's ex-husband). Between the performances, the program included short sketches involving the girls and the TV host.The April 27th, 1981 edition of De Telegraaf mentioned the broadcast of We Love You in its Privé (entertainment news) section.
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Other articles about this TV special followed in the press.
Algemeen Dagblad - May 29th, 1981
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Het Parool - May 30th, 1981
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On May 30th, 1981, "We Love You" aired on TROS/Nederland 1 to the delight of the viewers. The fans of Dutch female pop music missed Luv' that were the ones who started this phenomenon. Click here to watch the show.
Govert de Roos was honoured for his "long and successful international career" and because he has volunteered for several charities over the years. Actress Angela Schijf, theater and television personality Maurice Wijnen, curator Sidney Brandeis, as well as other VIPs nominated the talented photographer.
"It comes as a complete surprise," De Roos said. “I thought I had a meeting for an exhibition and suddenly I was led to mayor Femke Halsema. Only then did things start to dawn. But so much emotion went through my mind that I still have to recover. I am proud and deeply honoured that this has happened to me. I love the people who made this possible,” he added.
Govert de Roos has photographed many pop and rock artists including David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, Sade, David Bowie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, André Hazes, Rob de Nijs, Dolly Dots and Patricia Paay in his studio in the Jordaan district in Amsterdam.
De Roos is considered the father of Dutch glamour photography. “Because of his way of photographing, he made the Netherlands look differently at glamour and stars. He took it to an international level,” Maurice Wijnen told about the Maestro.
Moreover, Govert de Roos has been an ally of the Luv' ladies since the late 1970s as he collaborated with them on several occasions.
His work with Luv' started in the late 1970s during the trio's heyday.
Luv' in 1978: Marga Scheide, Patty Brard and José Hoebee
Luv' in 1980: Ria Thielsch, Marga Scheide, José Hoebee
When José Hoebee went solo in the 1980s after Luv's first break-up, she often had the honour to be photographed by Govert de Roos.
