‘The smartest person is starting to take its toll’: What’s happening to Eric Van Looy’s voice? | The smartest person in the world

It seemed that no one was happier on Monday evening than Manu van Acker. Because with three appearances and one victory, his place in recent weeks remained uncertain until the last minute. “But I’m very happy to be here,” he said sincerely.

look. The final weeks begin with Manu, Elizabeth and Maureen

We also learned in those first minutes of the audition that jury member Steven Van Herweghe once landed a movie role thanks to James Cook. “My children were fans of Nachtwacht, which is a very popular and exciting horror series,” Stephen explained. “Then James said they were looking for someone for the movie. I thought: ‘Great, great, then I can surprise my kids.’ Then they sit in the cinema when the movie comes out and they see their dad. Then they think they have the best dad in the world. So I thought I’d play the werewolf.” The Magnificent, or the bloodthirsty monster. In the end he becomes a dwarf and thus falls in love with the elves of the same race. To which James – who can hardly contain his laughter – once again assures him that he was the one who arranged it.

Also great story from Maureen VanHerbergen in this podcast. She said that after her first episode, she received a strange message. “One of them asked me if I wanted to shoot him for five hundred euros,” he said. James Cook saw his chance to make a joke, and asked audition director Eric Van Looy to apologize for it.

Furthermore, Eric van Looy was again good in several attacks today. For example, James Cook had him admit that he was a bartender. “You inside Legs, huh?” he said. “All your loved ones have legs that reach their chin. You usually look at the legs, right? Eric had no choice but to respond with: “Yes, of course.”

Shortly afterwards, the test administrator’s unusual eating habits were discussed again. He said a while ago that he wasn’t eating green things, and this time his preference for fish fingers was analyzed. “I really like eating that, but you rarely find it in a restaurant,” Van Looy says. “And if I find it, it will be on the kids’ list. Sometimes they want to do it because I’m famous (laughs) but usually they say it’s not possible.

Although attentive viewers mainly heard that test director Eric Van Looy – as the episode progressed – increasingly suffered from sound problems. However, no statement was issued on this matter. “Like many other Flemish people, Eric caught a cold,” Bligh says now. “Although it was nothing to worry about, it did affect his vocal cords. This made it sound worse than it actually was. So the test recordings were not compromised at any time.” Eric rested a lot during treatment, and maintained his voice As much as possible and… Putting the cola aside for a while to drink a lot of tea. This will be heard in Tuesday’s episode, but as of Wednesday, Eric is back on track.

During the match, the candidates continued to advance until the video round. Elizabeth Lucy Payten found her five keywords in record time during her segment and won. “It’s been intense, but I’m glad I’m going to continue,” he said with relief.

For Maureen and Manu, it was a matter of biting their nails in the final. It was tied again, but at 65-80 minutes the game turned in Maureen’s favor. She had to come up with four correct answers about Victor Horta to bring Manu home, and she succeeded without any problems. So out comes Manu – but not without a big hug from Maureen, a standing ovation from the audience and the promise of getting the radio together.

Jacot Brocken will take over again on Tuesday, on Wednesday it will be Finn Germens’ turn and Jeroen Lijnders will finish out the first final week. Week two begins with Robin Brunt – and then it’s Charlotte Adigiri and Alex Agnew’s turn in the following days. Guga Baúl returns for the last time on Thursday, December 21.

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