Geert and Victor Verholst surprise Holland in The Masked Si…

The hit TV format “The Masked Singer” is currently being played in the Netherlands as well. Last night, the unmasking of the duo led to a lot of backlash, because no one expected Belgians Gert and Victor Verholst to look like the Dutch. “I trained for a long time,” Victor said.

At the unveiling ceremony, members of the jury, including Nicolette Van Damme – who was herself the Tiger on the show – and her husband Bas Smit were surprised when they saw the faces of Father Gert and his son Victor Verholst. “The epilogue is great,” said the Studio 100 director with a laugh. Father and son also had to laugh at the committee’s suggestion that they would do nothing for the entertainment anyway. What did the two Dutch look like? “I trained for a long time,” Victor says.

There is an enthusiastic response on Twitter. “This really makes my week, dutch-speaking Gert,” one wrote and another tweeted: “Gert who speaks with a Dutch accent, I’m screaming.”

Nicolette and Bass joined the committee as guests to start a fundraising project for Orange Children’s Hospitals. Nicolette and Bass have been committed to this charity for a long time. In the coming weeks, Project Smile will dominate RTL, a fundraising campaign in association with Stichting Kinderziekenhuizen van Oranje. The money raised is intended for research and projects that reduce anxiety, pain and stress in children during hospitalization.