September 1st saw the broadcast of De Motor Podcast about motorcycling, including Chimène van Oosterhout as a guest. The media personality was interviewed by Dennis Kuzee and Peter Kroon. She has always been a huge fan of motorbikes. In 1999, she rode the iconic Route 66 on a motorcycle for Veronica's TV show "Back to the US of A". She described it as a great learning experience. In the early 2000s, she hosted "Motor TV", a motorbike program on Veronica. Chimène's favourite motorcycle is Harley Davidson.
When asked if she was a "lady rider", "motorbabe", or a simple rider, the former Luv' singer answered: "I'm a rider. Once I was asked to take part in the nomination for the "Black female entrepreneur of the year" award, and I refused it. I'm dark-skinned. I don't like labels. I refuse to be categorized because of my skin colour. I am not a babe. I am a woman. But I consider myself a rider".
Chimène chose "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan as the best song for motorcycling.
Source: Chimène van Oosterhout on social media, DeMotorPodcast.nl
* Columnist for WendyOnline.nl
Chimène writes columns about her life as a breast cancer patient for WendyOnline.nl (Wendy van Dijk's online platform specialized in women's issues).
Click here to read the first column posted on August 4th: the day Chimène knew she had breast cancer for the third time.
Click here to read the second column posted on September 5th: yoga during breast cancer.
Source: WendyOnline.nl, Chimène van Oosterhout on social media
* Phone interview on 100 uur voor KWF (NPO Radio 2)
Yesterday, as a goodwill ambassador for KWF Kankerbestrijding (a Dutch cancer charity), Chimène gave a phone interview on Gijs Staverman's radio show "100 uur voor KWF" on NPO Radio 2. Click here to listen to it (the interview starts at 19:36). The multitalented lady discussed cancer. When asked how she felt, she answered: "Well, I'm okay. But earlier this year, I was informed that my father suffered from leukaemia. On Monday, I have to go back to the hospital for exams. I support my father. I help him with doctors' appointments. Being myself ill, I know what he's been through. In March, they told him he had just 3 weeks or 3 months to live. Six months later, he's still alive. I'm tired. My body aches. I've talked to other breast cancer patients. It's not an easy situation. I'm still alive. I was first diagnosed with breast cancer at age 27. So my life changed completely. Thirty years ago, it ended well. But now I'm asking myself: "Why am I ill again? what did I do wrong?".
Chimène mentioned her documentary series "K*T Kanker" on YouTube.
Moreover, Gijs Staverman asked her: "Playboy magazine wanted you to pose nude, and you refused five times. But I read somewhere that now you wouldn't be opposed to it. Why?". "I still don't want it. However, if my tits have to be amputated, I'll do the photo shoot for Playboy as a tribute to women. I may change my point of view," Chimène replied.
Source: NPO radio 2, Chimène van Oosterhout on social media
* Recent photo shoots
The beautiful Dutch celebrity posted pictures and videos of recent photo shoots on Facebook and Instagram.
Chimène on an Emmanuelle-like rattan chair - photo by Sandra Zeilstra posted on September 7th on Facebook
Photo by Sandra Zeilstra / Hat: KeK Stores - posted on Instagram and Facebook on September 8th
* Chimène van Oosterhout graced the cover of last week's issue of Vrouw (a women's magazine, supplement to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf). She discussed her cancer, her documentary and other subjects.
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When asked what her future plans were, the ex-Luv' singer answered: "I think now it's time for plan C. I've always lived according to the desires of other people. I appreciated my work on television because I was a sought-after TV host. As for Luv', I was asked to join the group. I earned a good living but now I'm not interested in a musical solo career. All these good opportunities came to me. I've never done anything with my whole soul. 2020 was the year of introspection due to the coronavirus. I've always been a free spirit. If I had the chance to be on TV again, I would host a psychology program. My documentary is a new departure. I've been busy lately with a book about narcissism and its consequences on women. I've also been the victim of narcissist people".
Source: Vrouw/De Telegraaf, Facebook, Instagram
* On July 14th, Chimène van Oosterhout was interviewed by Dennis Kuzee and Peter Kroon for De Motor Podcast about motorcycling. She has always been a huge fan of motorbikes. In the early 2000s, the multitalented TV personality hosted Motor TV, a motorbike program on Veronica.
Source: Chimène van Oosterhout on Facebook and Instagram
* On July 16th, the third episode of K*T Kanker (Chimène's documentary about her breast cancer) was posted on YouTube. The courageous media personality discussed her chemotherapy, genetic factors and her preparation for surgery.
Recently, radio DJ Patrick Kicken interviewed Chimène van Oosterhout for his podcast "Leven Zonder Stress" (available on PODNL/Radio.NL). A YouTube video of this talk was posted on June 11th and an article about it was posted on the Radio.NL website on June 18th.
The fans all know that Chimène is a multi-talented media personality: TV presenter since the 1990s, briefly involved on the radio, actress, a former photo model, psychologist, yoga teacher, writer, an ex-Luv' singer, host for public events, PR manager...Her résumé is impressive.
Following the announcement of the new programming of Veronica, Patrick Kicken talks with professionals who worked for this broadcaster in the past. The latest episode of his podcast features Chimène who was a host on Veronica between the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Here's how Chimène described her debut on the small screen: "I started to apply for a job as a TV host on TROS in 1991 after my studies in psychology. At first, I didn't succeed. But then years later I said to myself: "I sent a letter which is one-dimensional and it was not successful. I should better send them a videotape mentioning my hobbies as it has got to do with television. A TV executive at TROS got my tape and the following day I had screen tests. And then I was hired. I stayed three years on TROS as a host. Then I wanted to be more involved on TV. In late 1998, I moved to Veronica and I started to present my own shows in addition to my regular job as a host. I did a program on a motorbike riding on Route 66 in America".
As she hosted Motor TV on Veronica in the early 2000s, she briefly got in touch with the Hell's Angels.
Chimène also expressed her love for horse riding and she was shortly involved on Talk Radio 1395 AM. "I prefer radio to television. It's more magical. You are more relaxed because on TV there are cameras and lighting. I would love to do radio again but to this day I haven't received any proposal yet. It's strange," she told.
When asked what she thought about the Veronica trademark and history, she answered: "The magic has gone. When I started to work on Veronica, the pirate years on the boat were over. It was already commercial. I did "The Young One" campaign on Veronica and later Yorin. Then it became a mess. What a pity! I spent a good time on Veronica. My image matched the channel. I was 3 or 4 times on the cover of Veronica magazine. I was a Veronica babe."
The experienced media personality explained that she used to find pictures of herself on Google and was shocked by the reactions of some people: "When I did "Vliegende Hollanders: Sterren van de Schans" (a celebrity ski jumping competition on SBS6), I was 49 years old. Some mean viewers wrote: "She looks good. It's because she had botox injections. Actually, I never had plastic surgery. I have good genes. People can be stupid and cruel. I tried to forget their remarks".
Chimène refused to pose nude for Playboy magazine: "They asked me five times to do it and I refused. It's maybe ridiculous but I am too emancipated for that. It was too sexist even if I was flattered that they wanted me. This kind of pictures can easily be found on the internet. It leaves an indelible mark. I have an 18-year old son and I don't want people to bother him with that. However, if Playboy asked me to do it as part of an item about female cancer patients, I would do it as a tribute to women who suffer from this disease. Recently, I did a photo shoot as I was shirtless with marks on my breast".
Despite her illness, Chimène tries to be positive. Last year, due to the Covid-19, her cancer treatment took six months to start as her situation was not urgent enough.
The courageous lady told her years in Sweden: "I studied communication. That's why I learned Swedish so I could bond with people there. I went there because I had a Dutch boyfriend named Olaf. He went there to work and I followed him. It was 10 years ago. My TV career was at a standstill...The Swedish people are bipolar and racist. I know I don't have to generalize. In the daytime, people were walking the dog and were depressive. At night, they were drinking a lot of alcohol. It was Sodom and Gomorrah. There is a lot of alcoholism there".
Chimène also talked about narcissism. Last last year she was busy writing a book about this issue. She had to shelve this project due to her cancer. She lost her creativity and focused on her health.
Here's what she said about Curaçao where she was born: "It has changed a lot over the years. It used to be a nice place but now it's more commercial. I prefer to go to Bonaire because it's more relaxed".
Moreover, she took yoga lessons after her first breast cancer was diagnosed thirty years ago. She later became a yoga teacher.
Chimène mentioned Luv': "It was stressful. José was the first to have health problems. When I arrived, I was very energetic. I had a lot of ideas for the group. I said: "We are going to do this and that! We are going to vlog. We are going to film a documentary. We are going to record a podcast". I didn't realize the situation within the group. Marga is very ambitious and she wanted to go on. But José could not follow due to her severe health issues. I took the place of Patty who didn't like it. Patty doesn't appreciate Luv'. But now it's over. Everybody said I was a good member of the group".
She also told a sad story that happened to her one year and a half ago on Bonaire: "As I was partying with friends on New Year's Eve on Bonaire, a drama occurred. We were dancing and jumping. We had fun. But then I fell from the dancefloor. I suffered a concussion. I was unconscious for several minutes. The next day, I had two scans. A nurse namedChimène like me took care of me".
The former Luv' singer was surprised when the tabloids got in touch with her to know if she had cancer: "One day, a journalist from a celebrity gossip magazine called me and asked: "So you are ill? What's going on? We've heard you were not okay. Someone talked to us". I replied: "Do you know what you are going to do? You're going to talk to the person who contacted you and ask him/her what happens. If you publish something wrong, I'm going to respond". I felt betrayed. I know it wasn't someone from my entourage as my friends know I had cancer twice before. It must have been someone from the hospital".
Chimène also discussed the breast cancer of Dutch actress Sylvia Millecam. Her death in 2001 caused nationwide controversy as she had refused treatment that could possibly have saved her life. In doing so, she was advised by Dutch healing medium Jomanda.
The larger-than-life celebrity referred to discrimination and inclusivity: "I'm about to take part in the "Share the Mic" campaign with Fabienne de Vries. Black and white women talk about discrimination and racism. When I listen to Sylvana Simons, I say: "Girl, when you talk like that, it brings more violence!" When I look at you, I see a person, a human being. No matter if you are white, brown, yellow, purple...The last time I felt discriminated against, it happened in Sweden. Before 1992, when Apartheid existed, I refused to go to South Africa. It was abolished on my birthday on February 11th. What a coincidence! Visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg was very emotional. I rarely suffer from racism in the Netherlands. In Sweden and South Africa, it happened often. My son doesn't suffer from racism. He looks like a Moroccan boy. I'm not allowed to say it. Haha".
When asked what the reason for her victory on celebrity TV competitions was, Chimène answered: "I want to win! On Pekin Express, you have to be clever and you don't need much to win. As for the ski jumping competition, I am very sporty!"
