Broadcaster Beau van Erven โคDorens is facingโฃ criticism following Wednesday evening’s interviewโค with Lili Genee, wife of television personality Wilfred Genee, during an appearance on โฃRTL Tonight to promote her new book.
The interview โhasโฃ sparked debate over its conduct, with commentators alleging van Erven Dorens repeatedly โinterrupted Genee and failed to provide her adequate prospect to โdiscuss her โฃwork. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between van Erven Dorens and Genee, and raises questions about professional conduct during interviews, particularly when personal relationships are involved. The fallout could impact van Erven Dorens’ reputation and future interview strategies.
Johan Derksen, a panelist on the show โ Today โInside, initiated the discussion, stating, “I โwas looking at Beau and I see your wife sitting there with that book.” Derksen โขcriticized van Erven Dorens’ demeanor, claiming he “is always slouching and he thinks: when those โpeople talk, I don’t get involved, because he doesn’t care. And if your wife said something,instantly: bep-bep-bep in between.”
Accordingโฃ to Derksen, Genee was unable to complete sentences orโค adequately explain the book’s content or where to purchase it – Lili.nl – because vanโฃ Erven Dorens was โ”just having fun all evening.” Renรฉ van der Gijp, also on the Today Inside panel, questioned the motivation behind vanโ Erven Dorens’ โคbehavior, to which Derksen responded, “Well, as he hates Wilfred โขof course!”
wilfred Genee acknowledged a potential personal โdynamic, stating, “There is indeed a chance, yes, haha! Do you think it played a โคrole or not? We are good, aren’t we, Beau and I?” Though, Derksen maintained that professional โcourtesy should prevail, asserting, “Everyone can hate usโฆbut if a woman โof yours is there, you have toโ be able to see it in a businesslike manner. She has nothing to do with it. indecent.”
Genee โขexpressed his disappointment, suggesting โขvan โขErven Dorens โshould โhave directlyโฃ addressedโ him if he had concerns. “I’m sometimes in between,โค so I don’t have much right to speak,โค but I noticed it last night, but then he betterโ tackle โขme. Then he โhas to invite me once and then heโ has to play ball with me.โ That would be better.”
Table guest Goedele Liekens inquired whetherโ Genee’s wife was bothered by the โinterview. โGenee responded, “ehh, well, she found it difficult to tellโ her story. I had that impression indeed.” Derksen concluded, “she just wasn’t given the spaceโค toโ tell it.”
