Who are “De Verhulstjes” and why do they matter?
Nieuw seizoen van De Verhulstjes op Videoland
A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
De Verhulstjes is the Belgian reality show following Marie and James, the children of Studio 100 co-founder Gert Verhulst. Gert built the empire behind K3, Samson, Plop, and Maya the Bee; his kids built parallel careers as a former K3 member (Marie) and a comedian-and-host (James). The show drops the camera into a Flemish-celebrity household where parents-grown-rich navigate adult kids who won’t outgrow them. Videoland streaming, Flemish-press fixture, gossip-magazine fuel.
In this announcement clip, the siblings deliver the new-season news: *“Wij komen terug. Binnenkort zijn de Verhulstjes terug te zien op Videoland.”*
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- ▸In Belgian celebrity press (Het Nieuwsblad, Het Laatste Nieuws, Dag Allemaal)
- ▸On Studio 100 and the Verhulst family (Studio 100, Plopsa, Marie Verhulst on Wikipedia)
- ▸On Videoland and Flemish streaming (Videoland, VTM GO, Streamz)
- ▸In Flemish entertainment journalism (Knack, Humo, De Standaard)