Kees Tol Opens Up About American Love in “Fortunately We Still Have The Photos”: โ’It’sโ Complicated’
Dutch entertainer Kees Tol has โคrevealed he โis in a โขrelationship withโฃ an American โคman, namedโ Buddy, during a recent appearance on the popular travel program Fortunately โขWe Still Have The Photos. The โขconfession came withโ a degree โขof vulnerability, as Tol admitted the logistical challenges and emotional anxieties surrounding a long-distance romance.
“I met someone a while back and I fell in loveโ with him,” Tol shared with host Humberto โขTan, visiblyโฃ blushing. “His name is Buddy and he is an American.” He acknowledged the complexity of the situation, stating, โ”It’s complicated โbecause he lives โon the other side of the world.”
Tol, who residesโค in โขtheโ close-knit village ofโ Volendam, Netherlands,โ expressed his commitment to โremaining โin his hometown. This presents โฃa โฃsignificant hurdle for the couple, โrequiring them to navigate a relationship across continents. When โpressed for furtherโค details by Tan, Tol confessed, “Itโฃ scaresโ me to deathโ that I’m telling all this now,” and later, “I’m terrified that I’m telling โall this now.”
Despite the distance, Tol โฃexpressed excitement about Buddy’s upcoming visit to Volendam. “Heโ willโ soon be in Volendam,and Volendam is a village where everyone knows โขeach other,and everyone knows me,” Tol explained. He pondered Buddy’s โreaction โto the small-town atmosphere, contrasting โit with his life in a largeโค Americanโ city. “He comes from a big city, and then you end up in Volendam. I find that very exciting.”
Tol highlighted โคthe appealโข of their โฃdifferences. “Even thoughโ they โare both completely different from each other, that is what appeals to him,” he โsaid,โ adding, “He is also a darkโ man.”
Fortunately We Still โขHave โคThe โPhotos follows presenter Humberto โTan as he travelsโค the globe with celebrity guests,documenting their โขexperiences and the โstories of each location through photography. The show aims toโ capture the essence of each country visited.
Furtherโข details โaboutโข the episode and upcoming โคjourneys can be โคfound on the show’s official platforms.โ