Catherine Keyl and Jan Slagter Meet Again, ‘Water Under the Bridge

Catherine Keyl and Jan Slagter sat face-to-face on Thursday evening for the first time in nearly two years following a televised dispute, appearing together on the talk show hosted by Renze Klamer.

The two media figures previously clashed in January of last year on the same program, where Keyl accused the Omroep MAX director of spreading falsehoods during a radio appearance with Wilfred Genee. Slagter had claimed that Keyl never approached him with television proposals, a statement she disputed by pointing to mobile messages sent to him.

Klamer raised the prior confrontation while discussing the media week on his show, asking the guests if they remembered the tense encounter. “It is also good to mark that the two of you are sitting here together at the table again,” Klamer said. “The last time that was the case is really quite a while ago, but then it went pretty fiercely. Do you remember that?”

“Well, we had a bit of a disagreement, but surely that must be possible?” Keyl replied.

Slagter added that they had run into each other afterward, leading Keyl to confirm they had gone out to lunch. Keyl explained previously that she felt ambushed by Klamer during the initial dispute because she was not informed in advance about Slagter’s presence, noting she would have stayed home had she known. She subsequently invited Slagter to a meal at her expense.

During Thursday’s broadcast, Klamer offered to replay footage of the original argument. “Shall I just show what happened then?” Klamer asked.

“No, that’s not necessary,” Slagter said.

“Do you have images of that?! Hahaha,” Keyl responded.

“He thinks that’s nice, you know, he thinks that’s nice,” Slagter said.

RTL Boulevard reporter Aran Bade, also seated at the table, commented on the follow-up meeting after viewing the playback. “That must have been a nice lunch with you two!” Bade said.

“That was a very cozy lunch,” Slagter said.

“It was very cozy. Yes indeed! Certainly,” Keyl added.

Addressing Klamer regarding the rebroadcast, Slagter said, “He likes to show that for a moment, doesn’t he?”

“Water under the bridge?” Klamer asked.

“All for the ratings, right?” Slagter said.

“All for the ratings! That’s it!” Klamer agreed.

Toward the end of the segment, Keyl joked about the dynamic, leading to a brief exchange when she remarked, “It now seems like I have something with old men, right?”

“Hello, are you going to compare me to Harry Mens?” Slagter asked.

“Oh, excuse me! A new feud!” Keyl laughed.